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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London house price growth cools as rents continue to climb

May 21, 2025

Annual house price growth in London was just under one per cent in April, although rents continued to climb above the national average. Average house prices in the UK as a whole increased by 6.7 per cent £296,000 in England in the 12 months to April 2025, according to new data from the ONS. Prices [...]
JD Sports: Shares drop on tariff uncertainty despite higher dividend

May 21, 2025

JD Sports has raised its dividend on a double-digit rise in revenue after an uptick in European and North American demand. Shares, however, dropped more than seven per cent as the retailer warned that the visibility in US trading was uncertain due to the tariff impact. Overall revenue grew 12 per cent to £11.45bn in [...]
M&S raises dividend after profit surge – despite cyber hit

May 21, 2025

Marks and Spencer has boosted its dividend after reporting profit at a 15-year high, despite the significant impact of its ongoing attack. M&S told investors it would raise its yearly dividend by 20 per cent to 3.6p this year. The dividend boost came after the high street darling told markets that profit before tax and [...]
Charles Tyrwhitt to move London office HQ as profits climb

May 21, 2025

British menswear brand Charles Tyrwhitt is set to relocate its head office from London Bridge to Bankside in a drive to occupy higher-quality, more sustainable space. Charles Tyrwhitt will relocate its 240-strong head office team to The Forge on Bankside, a few minutes walk from the Tate Modern. Alongside Charles Tyrwhitt, new occupiers include advanced [...]
Cyber attacks will get worse without serious regulation, experts say

May 20, 2025

Cyber experts have said that changes must be made to reverse three years of damage to companies’ supply chain security after a spate of attacks on UK retailers. Their warnings follow yet another cyber attack at a UK firm, this time Peter Green Chilled – supplier to Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi. “It is not a [...]
Are cyber attacks about to become the norm for British retailers?

May 20, 2025

In the last month, cyber attacks have gone from a destructive but uncommon issue to the top of most Brit’s news feeds. Marks and Spencer’s, Co-op, Harrods – plus the international Dior and Coinbase – have all been the target of attacks in the last months, with more unsuccessful or smaller attacks likely to have [...]
Cranswick: Hummus and chicken demand boost supermarket supplier

May 20, 2025

Supermarket supplier Cranswick has beaten profit expectations due to strong demand for fresh products and two meaty acquisitions. The FTSE 250 company told markets this morning that revenue grew 6.8 per cent in the 52 weeks to March 29, from £2.6bn to £2.73bn. Its share price ticked up two per cent in early trades following [...]
Greggs gains momentum after lacklustre start to the year

May 20, 2025

Greggs has reported an uptick in sales boosted by its expanded food and drink offering. Its share price rose six per cent as investors cheered the return to strong trading. The FTSE 250 company reported a 2.9 per cent increase in sales in the 20 weeks to May 17, an improvement from 1.7 per cent [...]
Support for local housebuilding plummets since election

May 20, 2025

Brits’ support for housebuilding in their local area has fallen since the general election in a risk to the government’s lofty construction goals, according to new data. Net support has dropped by 11 percentage points, with renters’ backing for new housing near where they live falling by 14 percentage points, according to new research by [...]
Is this the end of the private landlord?

May 20, 2025

There has been a sharp divergence in the attitudes of private and professional landlords as new regulations continue to upend the sector, according to new data. While private landlords continue to become more negative – and threaten to leave the sector in droves – professional landlords are, dare we say, genuinely optimistic about the prospects [...]

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