All Thorntons articles – Page 8
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NewsThorntons invests in products to reverse second-half losses
Thorntons intends to reduce its dependency on Christmas by investing in products to drive sales in the quieter summer months.
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NewsThorntons sales drop but profits up
Thorntons has reported a 0.7% drop in sales in its interim results but a 24.6% increase in pre-tax profit.
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NewsOverlooked grocers back on City radar
Investor appetite this week for food retailers was keen but general retailers were shunned, despite almost without exception beating Christmas expectations.
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NewsThorntons like-for-likes fall but held margins
Thorntons has reported like-for-like sales fell 4.4% for the 14 weeks to January 9 but said it had benefitted from higher gross margins.
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NewsThorntons in a "good position" for Christmas as sales rise
Thorntons revealed its revenue edged up 2.3% to £46.8m in the 14 weeks to October 3 as it reports it is in a in a “good position” for Christmas.
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NewsInternational the next frontier for Thorntons
Thorntons is exploring export opportunities for its famous chocolate brand, as it seeks to push its business internationally.
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NewsThorntons shows recovery in second half
Thorntons has revealed 4.5% drop in pre-tax profit to £8.1m but showed signs of recovery in the second half.
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NewsThorntons completes refinancing
Thorntons has completed its refinancing, having signed a new revolving credit facility of £52.5m.
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NewsThorntons hires new finance director
Thorntons has hired former Somerfield finance director Mark Robson to take up the same position at the chocolatier.
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NewsThorntons dips in Q4 but remains positive in second half
Thorntons like-for-like sales in its fourth quarter fell by 1.6 per cent but rose by 1.5 per cent in the second half.
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NewsThorntons launches online sweet shop
Chocolatier Thorntons has launched an online sweet shop to tap into customers’ nostalgia for retro sweets.
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Green shoots shrivel as rally grinds to halt
Green shoots shrivelled as, for the third week running, general retailers were in reverse. The sector’s amazing rally over the past few months has shuddered to a halt as a result of profit taking by investors, some nasty shocks and a still uncertain outlook.
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NewsThorntons reveals strong post-Christmas growth
Thorntons has revealed like-for-like growth of 3.3 per cent in the 14 week period to April 18 as it benefited from a longer selling season ahead of Easter than last year.
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Thorntons switches EPoS to cut queues
Confectioner Thorntons has improved customer service with a new EPoS system installed in its 380 stores before Christmas.
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Thorntons finance director to step down
Chocolate specialist Thorntons’ finance director John Wall has announced his intention to step down from the board.
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Thorntons: interim results
The chocolatier suffered a 39 per cent fall in interim profits to 7.3m on sales up 1.3 per cent to 128.4m, but trends have improved in the second half.
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Thorntons reports dip in like-for-likes
Thorntons has reported a dip in like-for-like sales of 6.6 per cent for the 12 weeks to December 27.
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Thorntons sales rise
Thorntons has reported sales growth across its business of 6.4 per cent to 45.7 million for the 14 weeks to October 4.
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Thorntons defies downturn with profits and sales surge
Confectioner Thorntons expects the trend for shoppers to focus on quality rather than quantity to help it ride out the economic storm and revealed gloom-busting preliminary results.
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Thorntons defies gloom with profit jump
Thorntons has bucked the high street gloom to report a pre-tax profit boost of 19.6 per cent to 8.5 million in its preliminary results.