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  • Asos: Losses narrow as e-commerce giant drives turnaround

    Retail

    Struggling ecommerce giant Asos has reported reduced losses as its turnaround plan begins to take shape. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) moved into positive territory at £42.5m in the 26 weeks to March 2, from a loss of £16.3m last year. Its share price dipped by nearly two per cent in [...]

  • Asos and Boohoo stick to US closures despite Trump tariffs

    Retail

    Asos is to continue with its plan to close its distribution centre in Georgia, USA, and serve the country from Yorkshire despite the imposition of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. At the start of the year, the fast-fashion group announced plans to close its US base in another effort to boost profitability and streamline operations. The [...]

  • UK retailers claw back losses as wave of selling turns to opportunistic buying

    Retail

    Heavyweight UK retailers clawed back some of their losses on Monday afternoon as the morning’s sell-off turned to buying. The FTSE 350 general retail index had dropped by as much as four per cent in early trades, but later stabilised to minus 2.8 per cent. Even UK retailers with very little presence in the US, [...]

  • Asos shares spike on positive trading update

    March 21, 2025

    Asos shares rose by over a fifth this morning after the company posted a better than expected market update. The e-commerce retailer told markets that it expects a “significant improvement in profitability” this year, adding that its own brand full-price sales have returned to growth. Investors reacted positively to the news. Asos’ share price had [...]

  • Asos shares plunge as investors lose confidence

    March 17, 2025

    Asos shares have slumped more than eight per cent in early deals this morning, extending losses recorded over the past few months as investors have lost confidence in the retailer’s turnaround plan. The e-commerce firm’s share price has dropped by a third in the last month and has fallen by half since the start of [...]

  • Retail stocks: Luxury pulls ahead while fast-fashion brands Asos and Primark lag

    February 20, 2025

    Luxury stocks have started to outperform high streets brands once again as investors bet on a luxury upswing. Brands which struggled last year – like Burberry and Kering – are bouncing back, while brick-and-mortar reliant firms like Primark are struggling. The ten largest luxury retailers by market cap have seen their stock price rise by [...]

  • Former Asda and M&S boss Lord Rose: WFH is ‘not doing proper work’

    January 20, 2025

    The increase in home work has created a generation who are “not doing proper work,” according to the former boss of Asda and Marks & Spencer. Speaking to BBC Panorama, Lord Rose said more working from home was a part of the UK economy’s “general decline” and that productivity was suffering as a result. “We [...]

  • Asos to close US distribution centre with customers served from Barnsley instead

    January 15, 2025

    Online fashion retailer Asos will close its distribution centre in Georgia, USA, in another effort to boost profitability and streamline operations. From late this year, US customers will be served from Asos’ automated UK fulfilment centre in Barnsley, and through a “smaller, more flexible local US site”, the company said. The Atlanta warehouse will be [...]

  • Sell Asos and buy Currys says City broker

    January 6, 2025

    Analysts have backed Currys as their most preferred consumer stock of the year whilst warning investors away from struggling online marketplace Asos. Panmure Liberum analysts set a target price for Currys at 155p versus its current price of 94.25p. The tech retailer had a strong run last year, with its stock up more than 90 [...]

  • Mark Kleinman: Hold the Telegraph front page – then hold it some more

    December 27, 2024

    Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week he tackles the Telegraph bid, Mike Ashley’s failed Boohoo approach and an oil deal in the North Sea I suspect you’d have got long odds on January 1 on the auction of The Daily [...]

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