Snack hack: Tesco follows Sainsbury’s with ice cream meal deal July 25, 2024 Sainsbury’s and Tesco have taken meal deal enthusiasts by storm, with a new item added to their popular lunchtime offer. Now, in addition to your usual sandwich and drink, you can pick up an ice cream or lolly to complete your meal deal at both supermarkets. At Tesco, this could see you set with a [...]
Wayfair profit down despite homeware giant laying off more than a quarter of staff July 25, 2024 The UK arm of online homeware retailer Wayfair has seen its profit dip despite cutting around 30 per cent of its workforce in a bid to save costs, newly-filed documents have revealed. The company, which sells furniture and homeware through its website, saw its pre-tax profit fall to £2.6m in 2023, down from £2.7m in [...]
Unilever shares surge to the top of the FTSE 100 despite sales miss July 25, 2024 Dove and Marmite-maker Unilever missed its sales targets in the second quarter of the year as a turnaround plan from chief Hein Schumacher failed to convince customers.
Mitchells & Butlers: Drink sales help Toby Carvery and All Bar One owner achieve another record period July 25, 2024 All Bar One owner Mitchells & Butlers said its continuing to rebuild its margins as it reports yet another period of sales growth.
Crew Clothing weathers ‘volatile’ retail landscape to rake in record profit July 25, 2024 Crew Clothing has stood strong amid a "challenging and volatile" time for retail to achieve a record profit, according to newly-filed documents.
Square Mile and Me: Berry Bros CEO Emma Fox on retail, her career and wine July 25, 2024 Each week we ask a City figure to take a trip down memory lane. Today, Berry Bros CEO Emma Fox, who is also executive director at The City Pub Group and formerly held senior roles at Halfords and Walmart Canada, takes us through her sparkling career What was your first job? Potato picker over the [...]
Problems at Asda look set to continue as workers strike again July 24, 2024 This week, Asda workers - with the support of GMB union - announced the latest strike action in a months-long string of collective action and demonstrations.
Trafford Centre: Profit slashed despite revenue nearing £100m at Manchester shopping icon July 24, 2024 The company behind Manchester's Trafford Centre has seen its profit more than halve despite its revenue soaring to almost £100m, according to newly-filed documents.
Raleigh: Future of historic bicycle maker in doubt July 24, 2024 The future of Raleigh, which was once the largest bicycle maker in the world, has been put into doubt after being served with warning notices from Companies House.
Frasers Group: Four charts that show how Mike Ashley’s empire took over the high street July 24, 2024 Analysts are predicting Frasers Group will only continue to grow. Here’s four charts showing how it got there.