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  • Pepco: British Poundland veteran parachuted in to save struggling European wing

    Retail

    A retail veteran, who was instrumental in driving UK growth for budget outlet Poundland, has been reshuffled by Pepco to head up its struggling European division. The move comes as the arm posted its second profit warning in three weeks.  Barry Williams, who served as managing director of Poundland and Dealz, in the UK and [...]

  • Mitchells & Butlers: All Bar One owner toasts soaring sales as costs ease

    Pubs

    All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) said total group like-for-like sales were up 10.4 per cent on last year, as the bar and restaurant chain sees costs easing.  M&B, which also owns Toby Carvery and O’Neill’s, said that food sales on a like-for-like basis grew 8.6 per cent wile drinks sales were up [...]

  • Bad day for the bookies: 888 shares slide after slashes outlook

    888

    Gambling giant 888 has slashed its targets for the year today after a bumper run of results for sporting favourites in September helped bruise its bottom line.

  • Morrisons picks former Carrefour France boss as its new chief

    September 27, 2023

    Morrisons has appointed former Carrefour France boss Rami Baitiéh to take over as the supermarket's new chief executive.

  • H&M: Sales to drop 10 per cent due to unusually hot September and Russia pull-out

    September 27, 2023

    H&M has warned that its sales are expected to decrease by 10 per cent in September, as unusually hot weather and discontinued operations in Russia have dampened trade.  The gloomy forecast puts a damper on the Swedish fashion giant’s latest third quarter update, revealing a six per cent rise in net sales to SEK 60,897m [...]

  • Everyman posts five-fold drop in losses to £4.3m but Oppenheimer effect offers hope

    September 27, 2023

    British cinema chain Everyman has reported a fivefold increase in losses due to weak ticket sales. Everyman, which has 41 cinemas, posted pre-tax losses of £4.3m for the first six months of the year, five times the £798k lost in the same period last year. Shares dipped over one per cent on Wednesday morning. Admission [...]

  • Shepherd Neame: Pub chain posts record revenues as inflation woes start to cool

    September 27, 2023

    Britain's oldest brewer Shepherd Neame is toasting record high first-half revenue as inflationary challenges begin to ease.

  • London sees 24 per cent drop in first-time buyers as high mortgage rates bite

    September 27, 2023

    London experienced a 24 per cent decline in the number of first-time buyers entering the market in the last year as high mortgage rates crush home-ownership dreams.

  • Card Factory: Profits leap 72.7 per cent amid ‘challenging’ climate before Christmas

    September 26, 2023

    Card Factory has reported a 72.7 per cent leap in profit before tax to the end of July, as the occasion market showed signs of strength despite the cost of living crisis. The seller of personalised celebration cards and gifts said revenues also grew 11.5 per cent to £220.8m as the company’s affordable products appealed [...]

  • ASOS: Transformation plan on track as firm cuts marketing to ‘least profitable’ customers

    September 26, 2023

    Reduced marketing spend and restrictions on buy now pay later have rooted out Asos' least profitable customers

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