All City & finance articles – Page 5
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NewsThe Perfume Shop reports sale increase driven by gifts and personalisation
The Perfume Shop has reported a rise in sales over the festive period as gift sets and personalisation services were popular.
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NewsShoe Zone suffers fall in profits in challenging year
Shoe Zone has reported lower full-year profits and cautioned that the new financial year is off to a tough start.
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NewsTHG ‘finishes year on a high’ as seasonal sales climb
Health and beauty retailer THG has posted “strong” sales in the final quarter of its financial year.
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NewsHobbycraft Christmas sales rise driven by festive products
Specialist crafts retailer Hobbycraft has reported growing sales over its Christmas trading period as festive products helped drive sales.
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NewsTikTok Shop reports ‘best-performing’ Christmas trading yet
Online platform TikTok Shop has reported its best-performing Christmas trading period to date as appetite for discovery commerce continues to grow, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsSpace NK sees ‘record breaking’ peak trading with strongest ever Black Friday
Beauty retailer Space NK has seen a “record-breaking peak period” between November and December 2025 with its biggest ever sales week over Black Friday, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsNext executive Jane Shields retires
The company’s group sales, marketing and HR director joined the retailer as a sales assistant in 1985. She will retire from the company and step down from its executive board in May.
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NewsOwner of Very Group to launch £2bn auction of the company – reports
Private equity firm Carlyle, which took control of Very just months ago, is looking to sell the online retailer, according to Sky News.
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NewsMajestic Wine sees pre-tax profits slump by almost 50%
Majestic Wine, the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, has reported a fall in pre-tax profits of almost 50%, according to newly posted accounts to Companies House.
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InterviewQ&A: Greggs boss discusses recent successes, the consumer environment, and weight loss jabs
Greggs reported its fourth quarter and full year results for the 52 weeks to December 27 this morning, with year-on-year sales growing 6.8% to £2.2bn.
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Opinion‘In Primark’s bleak midwinter, one guiding star gives hope’
Despite tough conditions, the UK was the standout performer as Primark’s overseas business slumped. Applying lessons learned at home internationally should help the retailer recover, believes George MacDonald
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer Christmas trading – the City reaction
Marks & Spencer’s Christmas trading update is always among the most anticipated in the industry. How did City analysts view performance?
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NewsTesco sees highest market share in a decade as Christmas sales rise
Supermarket Tesco has recorded its highest market share in over a decade thanks to investments across the shopping journey, while Christmas sales also grew.
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NewsMarks & Spencer sees record number of customers at Christmas
Marks & Spencer has seen a record number of customers shop with the retailer at Christmas as group sales soared.
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NewsGreggs outperforms market as it seeks ‘new opportunities’ in 2026
Greggs has outperformed the market against a backdrop of subdued consumer confidence in the food-to-go market as full year sales rise.
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NewsPrimark reins back expectations after sales in Europe plunge
Value clothing giant Primark has reported tough trading overseas, prompting it to cut sales growth expectations and hit profitability.
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NewsWaterstones close to appointing IPO adviser
Waterstones owner Elliott Management is close to hiring bankers to work on a multi-billion-pound listing of the bookseller.
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NewsTopps Tiles ‘outperforms’ market as sales rise
The eponymous business achieved a 2% increase in like-for-likes in the first quarter to December 27, helped by a 3.7% advance in its trade business and category extensions. The group, which notched up record revenues in its last financial year, posted revenue growth of 3.7% year ...
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NewsTesco joins New York OTC trading platform
Tesco has joined the growing list of UK firms to begin trading on the OTC market in the US.
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NewsNext eyes rescue bid for LK Bennett
Next is reportedly exploring a rescue offer for premium womenswear brand LK Bennett.