Till sales surge as retailers boosted by sunny September and back to school deals September 19, 2023 A bout of unusually hot weather in early September helped hike grocery sales at UK supermarkets, with total till sales surging 10.3 per cent in the last four weeks ending 9 September. According to data from NIQ, the figure rose up from 7.2 per cent during the wet July and early August, which deterred shoppers [...]
Kingfisher: Profit warning at B&Q owner as economy bites September 19, 2023 Kingfisher: Profit warning at B&Q owner as economy bites
Wilko: High street chain collapsed owing £400m to creditors September 15, 2023 Wilko collapsed with a well over £400m gap in its finances, according to documents published on Companies House, including £157.3m owed to trade creditors. The reports, first published by The Grocer, show that the high street chain owed £411m to unsecured creditors, and a further £25.8m was owed to HMRC. Some of the creditors included [...]
Supermarkets hike prices to make loyalty card customers feel like they are getting a discount, new study claims September 15, 2023 Supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s could be hiking their ‘regular’ prices to make loyalty scheme customers feel they are getting a discount, according to a new report by Which. The consumer choice group analysed 141 Clubcard and Nectar card prices at Tesco and Sainsbury’s and tracked their pricing history back six months. According to [...]
Gousto eyes return to profit after slashing jobs in the wake of post-pandemic losses September 14, 2023 Gousto, the recipe box delivery service, has said it is on track to return to profit this year, following a year of losses fuelled by soaring inflation and economic headwinds. But losses for the business, whose backers include wellness guru Joe Wicks, widened to £157.6m in 2022, against £19.9m a year earlier, blamed on spiralling [...]
British high street is not dead, minister insists after Wilko collapse September 14, 2023 The British high street is not dead but merely changing, ministers have insisted, after Labour accused the government of “giving up” on retail following the collapse of Wilko. Business minister Kevin Hollinrake insisted high street shopping is “reshaping itself”, as homeware shop the Range confirmed it will buy Wilko’s brand, website and intellectual property after [...]
Rents rise by £110 a month over last year in latest blow for UK tenants September 14, 2023 The cost of renting a property has risen by £110 a month over the last 12 months, according to the latest damning report about the health of the UK’s housing sector, as shrinking supply in the market continues to pile on misery for tenants. Rent supply has shrunk 30 per cent below the average for [...]
Redrow: Another housebuilder warns on ‘standstill’ market as mortgage rates bite September 13, 2023 Redrow has become the latest housebuilder to be battered by a cratering market as it posts a four per cent slide in profit before tax to £395m in its full year results.
Fever-Tree: Boss blames ‘vagaries’ of British summer for lower profit expectations September 12, 2023 Fever Tree said it had been battered by Britain's unpredictable weather, as a wash out summer led it to cut annual profit expectations.
Wickes on track to hit guidance for year despite near 40 per cent fall in profit September 12, 2023 Wickes has said it continues to trade in line with expectations after recording a 0.7 per cent uplift in revenues to £827.7m, despite a near 40 per cent slide in profits before tax. The London-listed DIY and home improvement retailer was bolstered by sales in its Do It For Me (DIFM) offering, with sales up [...]