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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Property Franchise Group heralds ‘transformational’ growth after Belvoir deal

August 7, 2024

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), which operates brands including Hunter’s and Ellis & Co, has announced booming revenue following the acquisition of Belvoir and Fine & Country. Aim-listed TPFG, which merged with Belvoir earlier this year in a £110m deal , is the UK’s largest multi-brand property franchiser. The deal appears to have paid off, with group revenue [...]
Coca-Cola HBC raises guidance after strong half despite currency headwinds

August 7, 2024

Coca-Cola HBC AG has raised its guidance after the company reported another strong six months of growth, despite currency headwinds eating into the group’s profits in emerging markets. The bottling giant behind Coca Cola and other major soft drinks reported revenue growth of 3.1 per cent in the six months to 24 June. Sales of [...]
Are you really better off investing in Manchester property over London?

August 7, 2024

It seems a universal truism that Londoners will complain about house prices in the capital, and grumble about not having invested twenty years ago (even when they’re barely mid-twenties themselves). It is true that the housing market is London would have been a brilliant investment in the year 2000: prices have risen by more than [...]
Uber reports better-than-expected results as food delivery drives growth

August 6, 2024

Uber reported stronger-than-expected second quarter results on expansion in its core business and increased orders for food and trips via membership subscribers. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) at the NYSE-listed company grew by 71 per cent year-on-year to $1.6bn (£1.3bn) in the quarter ended June 30. Monthly active consumers of Uber [...]
Domino’s Pizza shares slump despite buyback as company lowers guidance

August 6, 2024

Domino’s has reported a strong second quarter boosted by the Euro 2024 championship, as the fast-food giant announced a share buyback programme of £20m. However, the firm has also warned about future prospects. In a statement this morning, the company said that it expected earnings to fall at the lower end of its guidance for [...]
Zalando: Online fashion giant reports strong growth after push into AI

August 6, 2024

Online shopping giant Zalando reported strong growth in the second quarter as it leaned into artificial intelligence (AI) in search of a bigger share of the e-commerce fashion and lifestyle market. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to €171.6m (£147.3m), an 18 per cent rise from £144.8m year on year in the second [...]
Ramsdens: Pawnbroker ups guidance on high gold price

August 6, 2024

Pawnbroker Ramsdens reported good trading momentum in its third quarter, with profit before tax expected to come in ahead of expectations, mainly thanks to higher gold prices. The company said it expected profit to rise eight per cent this year, from £10.1m in 2023 to £11m. Revenue was helped by the high gold price, which [...]
UK retail sales pick up as summer finally heats up

August 6, 2024

Retail sales returned to growth in July after the long-awaited summer boost for retail finally arrived along with the warmer weather. Total retail sales increased by 0.5 per cent year on year in July, up from the three-month average growth rate of 0.3 per cent, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor [...]
Losses from in-store retail fraud rise 2,000 per cent in 2024

August 5, 2024

Reports of in-store retail fraud rose by 545 per cent in the first six months of 2024 compared to 2023, while losses rose an estimated 2,000 per cent, according to new data. Figures from the NFIB Fraud and Cyber Crime Dashboard showed that in-store losses widened from £258,000 in 2023 to £5.4m in 2024. The [...]
‘Too late for rent caps’: East London rents jump 50 per cent since 2019

August 5, 2024

Rental costs in London have skyrocketed over the past five years, and new data has shown that rental growth in the city’s historically-affordable east has risen the fastest. Prices have risen by around 50 per cent in Shoreditch, Bethnal Green and Haggerston to pass an average of £1,000 per month, according to data from Spareroom. [...]

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