Latest finance news – Page 257
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NewsAgenda: Conviviality, Joules and SCS update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Conviviality, Joules and SCS on the agenda.
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NewsFindel sales rise bolstered by 'record Christmas'
Findel has reported an uplift in sales driven by a strong performance across Black Friday and Christmas and rising customer numbers.
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NewsPets at Home’s shareholder KKR sells remaining stake
Pets at Home investor KKR has sold it’s remaining stake in the business in the wake of the retailer delivering a rise in sales.
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NewsWHSmith reports flat Christmas sales
WHSmith’s growing travel arm offset a poorer performance from high street stores over Christmas.
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NewsHotel Chocolat reports Christmas sales surge
Hotel Chocolat generated a 15% sales rise over the Christmas period.
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NewsPets at Home gets its bite back in third quarter
Pets at Home has reported rising sales across all categories as its new pricing strategy continues to gain momentum.
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NewsN Brown partners with Zalando amid festive sales rise
N Brown’s sales advanced in the golden quarter, during which it penned a new deal with online platform Zalando.
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NewsMamas & Papas reveals festive sales rise
Mamas & Papas has reported an increase in like-for-like sales over the Christmas period, with personal shopping playing a key role.
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NewsPoundland hunted by private equity as Bond eyes buyout
Poundland is being circled by a host of private equity firms amid boss Andy Bond mulling a potential management buyout.
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NewsThe Range founder eyes £2bn listing for discount chain
The Range’s founder Chris Dawson is in talks with investment banks about a £2bn London flotation of the value retailer he founded 30 years ago.
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NewsSelfridges posts record Christmas as stores draw shoppers
Selfridges has unveiled a record Christmas performance, highlighting the polarised fortunes of department stores over the peak trading period.
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NewsAgenda: Dixons Carphone, WHSmith, Asos and more
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Dixons Carphone, N Brown, Pets at Home, WHSmith and Asos on the agenda.
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NewsCarpetright boss Wilf Walsh: ‘It’s not Armageddon’
Carpetright chief executive Wilf Walsh insists that the retailer is “better positioned than most” to survive a prolonged consumer downturn.
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NewsBonmarché sales sink as golden quarter fails to deliver
Bonmarché has reported plunging sales during the golden quarter, with the festive period dragging down its half-year performance.
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NewsCarpetright issues profit warning after poor Christmas
Carpetright has issued a profit warning following a post-Christmas trading period that was “significantly behind expectations”.
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NewsSuperdrug Christmas sales spike spurred by brow kits
Superdrug has recorded an upsurge in its festive sales bolstered by ‘the selfie generation’ as shoppers snapped up highlighter and brow products.
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NewsPrimark like-for-like sales climb over Christmas
Primark has unveiled an increase in total and like-for-like sales over Christmas.
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NewsHalfords posts Christmas sales rise as new boss starts
Halfords has reported an uplift in Christmas sales but cautioned that the trading environment remains subdued.
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NewsBurberry’s UK sales fall as it faces tough comparatives
Burberry group like-for-likes edged up 2% over the golden quarter, but tough comparatives led to a high single-digit percentage sales fall in the UK.
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NewsThe Works celebrates record Christmas performance
The Works has hailed its “strongest ever” Christmas trading performance, notching up record growth both in stores and online.