All City & finance articles – Page 89
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NewsPoundland owner Pepco ramps up investment in stores as profits rise
Poundland owner Pepco Group plans to accelerate its store expansion plan after posting an increase in profits.
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NewsMonsoon eyes new store openings as profitability recovers
Womenswear retailer Monsoon is bucking the gloom hanging over retail with plans to open new stores in 2023 after returning to profitability this year.
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NewsTesco begins hunt for new chair as John Allan prepares to stand down
Supermarket chain Tesco is drawing up succession plans for long-serving chair John Allan as he prepares to step down from his role in 2024.
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NewsSuperdry boss Dunkerton in talks over potential buyout
Superdry boss and co-founder Julian Dunkerton has held talks with private equity backers with an eye to a potential buyout of the company.
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Opinion‘Retail’s recent wave of IPO companies look like beached whales’
The performance of the wave of retail initial public offerings (IPOs) in the past couple of years has been the worst advert imaginable for the industry.
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NewsIn the Style launches strategic review as it swings to loss
Fashion brand In the Style has launched a strategic review of the business after its chief executive stood down and the business swung to a loss.
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NewsQuiz swings to profit as sales rebound post-pandemic
Quiz has swung back into the black as sales rebounded in its stores, concessions and online following the disruption of the pandemic.
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NewsMoonpig lowers sales forecasts amid ‘challenging’ pre-Christmas trading
Moonpig has reduced its full-year sales forecasts after turbulent trading conditions hit its top line.
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Opinion‘Dangerous false economies risk limiting retail’s recovery from challenging period’
You can’t manage a retail business quarter by quarter. Short-termism threatens to inhibit innovation and limit retail’s potential when tough times recede, warns True’s Matt Truman
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NewsSainsbury’s pledges to keep prices low with further £50m investment
Sainsbury’s is to plough a further £50m into keeping prices low by March 2023 in a bid to help customers manage the rising cost of living.
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NewsSearch begins for successor to Morrisons boss Potts
Morrisons’ private equity owner is pondering an eventual successor to chief executive David Potts.
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Opinion‘As Next snaps up Joules, expect more retailers to go shopping for distress deals’
The current economic environment means the recent rash of acquisitions could continue, but such deals can turn a crisis into a shared opportunity, writes Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald
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NewsHush poaches former Feelunique boss for chief executive role
Womenswear brand Hush has poached former Feelunique boss Sarah Miles to be its new chief executive.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches £500m rental homes joint venture
John Lewis has partnered with investment firm Abrdn on a £500m, multi-decade partnership to deliver part of its rental homes target.
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NewsNext elbows out Foschini with last-minute swoop on Joules alongside founder
Fashion powerhouse Next has teamed up with Joules founder Tom Joule to buy the retailer, fending off competition for control from Phase Eight owner Foschini.
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NewsPhase Eight owner poised to snap up Joules
Foschini, the owner of fashion retailers Phase Eight, Hobbs and Whistles, is close to buying bust counterpart Joules from administrators.
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NewsHotel Chocolat pins hopes on stores in tough trading conditions
Hotel Chocolat bosses hope the resurgence of stores will help it navigate tough conditions following a year of restructuring.
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NewsH&M to cut 1,500 jobs amid tough retail conditions
Fashion giant H&M is to axe 1,500 roles as it seeks efficiencies and consumers watch their spending as the cost-of-living crisis bites.
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NewsMulberry swings to loss in face of increased costs
Global handbag and accessories retailer Mulberry has swung to a loss as it grapples with factors such as the end of government Covid-19 support and the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsSuperdry confirms £70m refinancing loan talks
Superdry has confirmed it is in talks to borrow up to £70m from Bantry Bay Capital.