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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Can Burberry’s turnaround plan put it back in fashion?

November 14, 2024

This morning, Burberry announced an ambitious turnaround plan called ‘Burberry Forward’ designed to rescue the luxury brand from the trenches. It aims to “reignite brand desire, improve performance and drive long-term value creation,” and will see Burberry double down on its strengths as a British brand. Burberry has already appointed new leaders across its marketing, [...]
WH Smith: Profit jumps as expansion into travel shops pays off

November 14, 2024

WH Smith’s push into travel has paid off with the bulk of its growth in the last year due to higher profit at airports, train stations and motorway services. WH Smith’s revenue rose seven per cent to £1.918bn in the year ended 31 August, 2024, driven by growth in travel shops plus the company’s expansion [...]
London pubs giant Young’s issues Budget warning after £11m costs hike

November 14, 2024

Pub giant Young’s, which has locations across London and the South East, has insisted it has no plans to increase the price of drinks despite the Budget adding around £11m in annual costs. The listed group said it was instead focusing on increasing efficiency, better use of technology and internal investment in order to deal [...]
Pressure on incomes helps B&M grow as value retailer targets 1,200 stores

November 14, 2024

Value retailer B&M Bargains has posted a tick-up in revenue as demand for bargain goods has remained high amid pressure on incomes and a higher tax burden. The Liverpool-based group, which included Heron Foods, said group revenue in the half year to 28 September increased by 3.7 per cent to £2.6bn. While this is lower than growth last [...]
Boohoo urges shareholders to reject Mike Ashley’s demands

November 14, 2024

Boohoo has urged its shareholders to reject Mike Ashley’s demand to be placed in charge of the struggling fast fashion group, saying that that Ashley is “not suitable” and subject to conflicts of interest due to his role at Frasers. Boohoo and Frasers have been engaged in a public disagreement over how to take the [...]
Retailers warn of ‘inevitable’ job losses and price rises after budget tax hikes

November 13, 2024

Retail bosses warned that they will be forced to hike prices and cut jobs due to the government’s tax hikes, as the sector braces for a substantial increase in employment costs. In a draft letter to the Chancellor, coordinated by the British Retail Consortium (BRC), retail bosses warned that job losses were “inevitable” and higher [...]
Do luxury products have a pricing problem?

November 13, 2024

At some point, luxury brands all face the same question: How do you price a good at a level that implies desirability and exclusivity without making it completely exclusionary? The vast majority of luxury brands rely on the aspirational consumer just as much as the super-wealthy. McKinsey has estimated that around half of the luxury [...]
Flutter: Paddy Power owner slashes loss as US sales double

November 13, 2024

Gambling giant Flutter Entertainment, whose brands include the likes of Paddy Power and Betfair, slashed its net loss during its latest quarter as its US sales doubled. The group’s total revenue for the third quarter of 2024 rose by 27 per cent from £2.558bn to £3.248bn while its adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and [...]
Just Eat shares spike after it announces Grubhub sale

November 13, 2024

Delivery platform Just Eat has agreed to sell its American arm, Grubhub, to the US takeaway startup Wonder. Shares in Just Eat rose 19 per cent in early trades on the news. Just Eat sold the platform for $650m (£500m), a 90 per cent discount on the $7bn it paid in 2021—or, adjusting for inflation, [...]
Fuller’s pub boss warns Budget tax changes will drive hospitality to the brink

November 13, 2024

The boss of pub chain Fuller, Smith and Turner has made a stark warning about the effect of recent tax rises on hospitality, warning it will increase inflation and drive businesses “to the wall”. Chair of the London-listed firm known as Fuller’s, Michael Turner, said that the changes to employer’s national insurance contributions (NICs) announced [...]

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