• AO (Financials)
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    AO (Financials)

    AO

    AO’s streamlining programme started to show through in the year to end-March 2023 (FY2022), with the electricals specialist moving back into the black at both the operating and pre-tax levels. Refocused entirely on the core UK business, sales fell 16.3% year-on-year to £1,1398.5m as it moved out of non-core channels and loss-making sales.  

  • AO (SWOT)
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    AO (SWOT)

    AO

    AO is an online market leader for household appliances in the UK and amongst the largest retailers of major household appliances. This position allows it to capitalise on further growth in the sector. 

  • AO (Strategy)
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    AO (Strategy)

    AO

    AO boss John Roberts plans to turn things around by continuing to streamline the business, cutting costs and focusing on profits rather than overall growth. This has seen the retailer stepping back from some areas of the business in order to increase profitability.

  • Buy It Direct (SWOT)
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    Buy It Direct (SWOT)

    2021-06-29T11:33:00Z Buy It Direct

    Buy It Direct has pivoted from solely selling electronics and domestic appliances into repairing and refurbishing them. It also offers these services to third-parties for a fee in order to maximise the revenues from its Trojan Electronics business. 

  • Buy It Direct (Financials)
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    Buy It Direct (Financials)

    2021-06-08T16:18:00Z Buy It Direct

    Total sales at Buy It Direct tumbled 16% to £354m in the year to end March 2023 (FY2022), with domestic sales falling 15.7% to £341.3m, and the smaller international business suffering a 22.1% slump in sales to £12.7m.  

  • Homebase (Strategy)
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    Homebase (Strategy)

    Homebase

    Home and DIY retailer Homebase, which has been owned by turnaround specialist Hilco since 2018, emerged from a major turnaround plan at the end of 2020, spearheaded by CEO Damian McGloughlin, former B&Q UK & Ireland retail director. 

  • Frasers Group (Strategy)
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    Frasers Group (Strategy)

    Frasers Group

    Frasers Group is overhauling its digital infrastructure, developing a new group-wide digital platform to “improve the efficiency of its retail operations and the ecommerce experience for customers across its sports, premium, and luxury brands”.