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  • Superdrug shrugs off Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes to create over 600 jobs

    July 2, 2025

    Superdrug has created more than 600 jobs despite tax hikes introduced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves putting “pressure” on its margins. The high street chain upped its headcount from 13,845 to 14,479 in 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The increase comes after Superdrug also created more than 400 jobs in 2023. The [...]

  • Greggs: Shares crater as sweltering June set to hit profit

    July 2, 2025

    Greggs has said it expects to report lower annual profit than last year as scorching temperatures in June impacted sales. The company told markets this morning that total sales in the first half of the year grew 6.9 per cent to £1.3bn, although like-for-like sales grew just 2.6 per cent. Shares fell by more than [...]

  • M&S to be fully operational by August after heavy cyber attack, boss says

    July 1, 2025

    Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin has said he expects the worst of the retailer’s cyber attack to be over within the next four weeks. M&S has been struggling with the attack since April, with some systems still offline – including click and collect services. The retailer’s share price climbed slightly in response, up 0.62 [...]

  • Sweet success for Haribo as sales hit new record

    July 1, 2025

    The UK arm of sweets brand Haribo has achieved record sales for a third year running as its profit also jumped. The West Yorkshire-based division has reported a turnover of £291.5m for 2024, up from the £270.7m it achieved in 2023. The company’s UK sales increased in the year from £258.6m to £278.2m while its [...]

  • Sunny spring boosts sales at Sainbury’s

    July 1, 2025

    Sainsbury’s has reported a boost in fresh food sales this spring despite growing competition in the UK’s supermarket sector. The FTSE 100 company said that overall sales grew 4.9 per cent in the 16 weeks to June 21, ahead of the market. Grocery sales grew 4.9 per cent, while non-food sales grew 4.2 per cent. [...]

  • Gousto ‘never better’ after cutting losses by over £50m

    July 1, 2025

    Gousto has said it’s never been in better shape after cutting its losses by more than £50m in 2024. The recipe kit provider has reported a pre-tax loss of £20.3m for its latest financial year, having chalked up a loss of £75.6m in 2023. That figure came after Gousto lost £157.5m in 2022 and almost [...]

  • Bodycare: Reeves creating ‘too much risk and uncertainty’ for us to expand

    June 30, 2025

    Bodycare has slowed down the pace of opening new stores across the UK as it blamed the government for creating “too much risk and uncertainty”. The Lancashire-headquartered retailer added that “the current climate of increased costs and legislation” is impacting its growth plans. Bodycare has also said that government policy on the winter fuel allowance [...]

  • Warburtons family in the dough after record sales and profit

    June 30, 2025

    The family behind Warburtons almost doubled their dividend after sales and profit at the bakery giant hit new records. The Bolton-headquartered business, which is run by the fifth generation of the Warburton family, issued an interim dividend of £27.2m in the year to 28 September, 2024, it has been revealed. The pay out is up [...]

  • WH Smith knocks down price of high street stores to close sale

    June 30, 2025

    WH Smith has been forced to reduce its offer price for its high street arm by £ 12m amid lower-than-expected cash flow in the period leading up to the sale. The move will see WH Smith become a pure-play travel retailer, and its high street arm will be rebranded to TG Jones. The Swindon-headquartered company [...]

  • Clarks cuts over 1,200 jobs as sales fall by almost £100m

    June 30, 2025

    Clarks cut more than 1,200 jobs as its sales slumped by almost £100m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The Somerset-headquartered shoe retailer has reported a revenue of £901.3m for 2024, down from the £994.5m it achieved in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies House also show that Clarks’ headcount fell from [...]

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