All City & finance articles – Page 259
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NewsTravis Perkins warns on housing market slowdown
Travis Perkins profits plunged 60% in 2016 as it warns that an impending housing slowdown could hit big ticket purchases.
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NewsMike Ashley completes swoop for Agent Provocateur
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has completed his acquisition of Agent Provocateur, Retail Week understands.
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NewsYoox Net-a-Porter reveals soaring profits and sales
Yoox Net-a-Porter has revealed rocketing full-year profits and sales, with boss Federico Marchetti hailing the retailer’s “superiority”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why retailers shouldn’t ignore the silver pound
The latest Family Spending report confirmed one of the most important trends to hit retailers in the past decade: a spending shift to the over-50s.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Morrisons is firmly back in fashion
It would have been almost unthinkable to say so a year ago, but Morrisons is not only back in fashion, but setting trends in UK grocery.
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OpinionBHS deal goes some way to restore Green’s reputation
For the best part of a year, Sir Philip Green has been a near-exile from his own stores.
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NewsMySale breaks into the black as half-year sales jump
Discount fashion website MySale has broken into the black as sales jumped 19% to AUS$127m in the six months to December 31, 2016.
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NewsZalando profits and sales rocket amid expansion
German fashion etailer Zalando has doubled its profits and sent sales soaring in its full year to December 31, 2016.
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OpinionOpinion: Don't hoodwink shoppers over price hikes
Food prices are rising, according to the BRC. Retailers need to treat shoppers like adults and tell them so.
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NewsToday in retail: Sir Philip Green pays up
Ex-BHS owner Sir Philip Green has settled the collapsed department store’s pension debt, agreeing to pay up to £363m.
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NewsPoundland delivers quarterly like-for-like sales rise
Value variety store business Poundland has notched up a quarterly like-for-like sales rise, owner Steinhoff reported.
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NewsJones Bootmaker put up for sale by owner
Jones Bootmaker has been put up for sale by owner Alteri, which bought the retailer two years ago.
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NewsBoohoo profits to come in at top of expectations
Fashion etailer Boohoo expects profits to be at the top of its guided range after strong trading in recent weeks.
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NewsAshley enters the fray as Agent Provocateur sale nears
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct has emerged as a bidder in the race for struggling upmarket lingerie chain Agent Provocateur.
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NewsMcColl’s full-year profits slide despite rising sales
McColl’s has posted a drop in full-year profits after the acquisition of almost 300 Co-op stores weighed on its bottom line.
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NewsPrimark half-year sales spike amid ‘strong’ expansion
Primark expects to post a jump in total sales and like-for-likes in the UK during its first half following a “very strong” store opening programme.
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NewsThis week in retail: Primark's take on fashion market
Value fashion powerhouse Primark takes to the City catwalk this morning with a pre-close update ahead of next month’s interims.
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AnalysisAgenda: McColl's and Primark update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from McColl’s and Primark owner Associated British Foods both on the agenda.
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GalleryIn pictures: 48 hours on Clapham High Street
As he chronicled the life of a south London high street, photographer Jim Grover was surprised by the frightening change that higher business rates may herald.
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NewsToday in retail: Is it a new Day for department stores?
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has snapped up a former BHS site in Wales, which is set to be named after the group’s owner Philip Day.