All Financial results articles – Page 3
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AnalysisThe City’s reaction to AO’s soaring sales, profits, and strongest-ever balance sheet
Online electrical retailer AO posted its full-year results to March 31, 2026, today, reporting its strongest-ever balance sheet as sales and profits leaped.
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NewsMorrisons hails ‘good progress’ as profits and sales jump
Morrisons says it is making good progress against its priorities, after delivering a 14th quarter of like-for-like growth and a jump in underlying profits.
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NewsAO’s balance sheet ‘strongest in history’ as profits and sales soar
Electricals retailer AO has said its balance sheet is the “strongest in our history” as profits and sales in the last financial year soared.
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AnalysisCan Debenhams Group get over its sales problem?
Momentum is building at Debenhams as the PrettyLittleThing owner revealed this morning that it was on track to return to sales growth after more than five years.
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NewsDebenhams Group hails turnaround success as every brand turns profitable
Debenhams Group has hailed its turnaround as “firmly on track”, as EBITDA has risen and all of its brands made a return to profitability.
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NewsThe Cotswold Company hits record sales
The Cotswold Company has posted another record year of sales driven by store openings and new ranges.
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NewsHomewares retailer Dusk eyes London float
Homewares retailer Dusk is reportedly appointing advisers ahead of a potential £300m float on the London Stock Exchange.
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NewsVirgin Wines cuts forecasts, announces new warehouse
The direct-to-consumer wine retailer said “external market pressures” meant EBITDA would likely be negative this year.
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AnalysisWhat the City makes of WHSmith’s capital raise
WHSmith’s travails seem to be going from bad to worse, with the retailer issuing another profit warning today and launching an (ultimately successful) c.£100m capital raise.
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NewsPret a Manger hails ‘encouraging start’ to the year as sales rise
Food-to-go specialist Pret a Manger has reported an “encouraging start” to the year as sales continued to rise following positive growth in 2025.
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NewsRiver Island mulls store expansion after return to profit
River Island has revealed it is actively reviewing opportunities to expand its store estate in the UK and Ireland following its return to profit.
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NewsLululemon trims outlook after weak US performance
Lululemon has lowered its full-year outlook, which interim co-chief executive Meghan Frank blamed on “negative commentary in the media” and product launches that failed to entice shoppers.
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NewsDebenhams ‘back to growth’ following strong May trading
Online retailer Debenhams Group “returned to growth” in the first quarter after the “heavy lifting” of its turnaround strategy began to pay off.
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NewsB&M reports profits fall after ‘difficult year’
Value retailer B&M has suffered a fall in annual profits but its boss says it has “moved at pace” to address problems.
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NewsZara owner Inditex reports ‘solid’ first quarter
Fashion giant Inditex has posted a “solid” first quarter performance after spring/summer collections were ”very well received”.
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NewsM&S chair: Britain has never been ‘less friendly to growth’
Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman has warned that Britain has “rarely in history” been this anti-growth.
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NewsAsda hails turnaround progress as like-for-like sales improve
Asda executive chair Allan Leighton has hailed progress in the brand’s turnaround plan.
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NewsSelfridges jobs at risk in head office restructure
Selfridges is planning to restructure its head office operations in a move that could affect 2% of its total workforce.
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InterviewNew CEO James Bailey on getting tails wagging at Pets at Home
Following Pets at Home’s results announcement, new chief executive James Bailey spoke to Retail Week about why he joined the business, what he makes of its turnaround plan and what success would look like to him.
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NewsNew Pets at Home boss hails turnaround momentum despite falling profits and sales
New Pets at Home chief executive James Bailey said he can see “material progress” being made in the business’ turnaround, despite reporting falling profits and sales.