By: Amber Murray

Retail Reporter Amber Murray is a reporter at City A.M., covering retail, luxury and property stores. Prior to City A.M., she worked as a sub-editor for Fastmarkets and completed a Masters in Financial Journalism at City University. Please get in touch with stories/tips/coffees at amber.murray@cityam.com

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Tesco ups guidance after first-half performance ‘exceeds expectations’

October 3, 2024

Supermarket giant Tesco has upped its profit guidance following another strong period of trading for the UK’s biggest grocer. Tesco increased its retail adjusted operating profit guidance to £2.9bn, from £2.8bn, after it “delivered volume growth ahead of expectations”. Continuing sales at the grocer grew 3.5 per cent in the 26 weeks ended 24 August [...]
Will JD Sports be able to shrug off problems at Nike?

October 2, 2024

Despite a strong set of results, with record revenue and a pick-up in sales, shares in JD Sports fell around five per cent this morning. After a tough year, which included a profit warning in January and £2bn wiped off its market cap, JD reported like-for-like sales growth in the first half of the year [...]
SIG: Revenue drops as housing supplier warns of continued weak demand

October 2, 2024

Housing supplier SIG has reported another drop in revenue after soft demand for interiors continued to bite. Group like-for-like revenue saw a sequential improvement but still dropped by four per cent in the three months to 20 September, after a seven per cent decline in the first half of the year. SIG said that weak [...]
Smiths News: Distributor’s revenue ticks up after Euros boost

October 2, 2024

Leading UK newspaper distributor Smiths News has reported a “resilient” trading performance despite the long-term decline of demand for newspapers. Revenue at the company grew by 1.1 per cent in the 53 weeks to 31 August. The full-year result was despite a revenue drop of two per cent in the first half of the year. Its [...]
Shepherd Neame: Britain’s oldest brewer ups dividend on ‘positive and encouraging’ results

October 2, 2024

Britain’s oldest brewer Shepherd Neame have reported record revenue for the full financial year despite ongoing cost headwinds. The Faversham-based brand, which owns and operates 291 pubs across the southeast, told markets this morning that revenue for the 53 weeks to 29 June grew by 3.6 per cent to a record £172.3m, from £166.3m in [...]
JD Sports: Revenue hits record as US expansion pays off

October 2, 2024

JD Sports has reported record revenue in the first half of the year after a pick-up in sales and the acquisition of American retailer Hibbett. Revenue at the retailer reached just over £5bn in the 26 weeks to 3 August 2024, up by 5.2 per cent year on year. Profit before tax rose by two [...]
Rightmove still in play after REA walks away, analysts say

October 1, 2024

Rightmove may have seen off Murdoch-owned REA’s unsolicited bids for the company, but the saga is likely to set more would-be bidders on the property platform’s tail, analysts have said. Its share price fell about seven per cent at the start of this week on news that Australian property firm REA had walked away from [...]
New tips law welcomed but it could cause a headache for hospitality bosses

October 1, 2024

A new tipping law, which has made it illegal for companies to withhold tips from employees, has been welcomed by workers and industry bodies but could lead to a headache for employers. Until today, firms were able to choose whether to keep tips made on card, or whether to pass the earnings on to employees. [...]
The Works: Arts and crafts retailer’s profit slumped as demand stayed soft

October 1, 2024

High street arts and craft retailer The Works has reported weaker sales in 2024, leading to a slump in profit. Adjusted earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation fell by 30 per cent to £6m, from £9m last year, while adjusted profit before tax fell 39 per cent to £3.2m, from £5.3m in 2023. The [...]
Mulberry rejects Frasers £83m offer as too low

October 1, 2024

British luxury brand Mulberry has rejected a possible takeover from minority shareholder Frasers Group on the grounds that it doesn’t recognise the company’s future value and will not lead the group back to profit. Frasers announced a possible takeover bid yesterday, 30 September, after it was snubbed from Mulberry’s £10m capital raise with majority shareholder [...]

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