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Retail and leisure

  • Halfords sales speed up as servicing business benefits from drop in car sales

    September 4, 2018

    Halfords Group reported sales growth this morning against a tough backdrop, but profits are still expected to remain flat on last year. The update came ahead of new chief executive Graham Stapleton's strategy update at the end of this month, though analysts do not expect  any radical changes at the business. The figures Total revenue in [...]

  • Hot weather and high fuel prices drive consumer spending up in August

    September 4, 2018

    Consumers spent an extra 4.5 per cent year-on-year in August, driven by hot weather and high food and fuel prices. Spending on petrol climbed to 10.9 per cent, while there was a five per cent increase in supermarket spending. Brits also flocked to pubs to enjoy the last of summer, spending 11.9 per cent more [...]

  • Influential advisory group slams Sports Direct and Webuyanycar.com owner ahead of investor meetings

    September 3, 2018

    Shareholder advisory group Pirc has published reports recommending investors vote against key proposals at the annual general meetings (AGM) of retailers Sports Direct and Webuyanycar.com owner BCA Marketplace. Pirc came out strongly against Sports Direct chief executive and 61 per cent shareholder Mike Ashley, recommending that investors vote against his re-appointment. Read more: Sports Direct [...]

  • House of Fraser administrator faces complaint over Sports Direct sale

    September 3, 2018

    House of Fraser's administrator is facing a complaint over its handling of the department store's collapse and sale to Sports Direct. In a letter seen by City A.M., businessman Paul Mckie claimed he was told by Ernst & Young on the morning of the administration that the firm had not been appointed. The official complaint, [...]

  • JD.com boss returns to China after being put under US arrest for sexual misconduct

    September 3, 2018

    The top boss of Chinese retail giant JD.com has been allowed to travel back to China after his arrest in the US on suspicion of criminal sexual misconduct. Richard Liu was arrested in Minneapolis on Friday evening and released "pending complaint" the following afternoon, according to police records.  JD.com said in a statement today that Liu [...]

  • Berry Bros & Rudd boss Dan Jago interview: Uncorking Britain’s oldest wine merchant

    September 3, 2018

    The flagship shop of Berry Brothers & Rudd has remained unchanged for over 300 years. Famous customers, from Byron to Churchill, have stepped through the doorway and left St James’s Street behind for a wood-panelled room replete with bottles of top-notch plonk. In the back room, one of the walls has been repurposed after previously [...]

  • Footasylum share price halved after second profit warning in a year

    September 3, 2018

    Shares in Footasylum have plummeted this morning after the company said it will make a loss in the first half of the year. The sportswear retailer said that squeezed margins and higher investment costs would weigh on earnings for the full year, while revenue is now expected to be below market expectations. Shares fell 47 [...]

  • German fashionistas lap up British style as Ebay sales spike

    September 3, 2018

    German interest in British fashion has seen the country rise to second in the list of top export destinations for British sellers on e-commerce site Ebay. The US remains the number one market for British exporters on Ebay, but Germany is now in second place, according to data released today by the website. German consumers [...]

  • The Hut Group wards off potential buyers as it gears up for Acheson & Acheson takeover

    September 3, 2018

    Online beauty retail company The Hut Group (THG) has rebuffed a series of takeover deals as it looks to expand its own acquisition spending spree. A number of offers valuing the firm at almost £4bn have been turned away by the fast-growing technology company, according to reports from Sky News last night. While strategic and [...]

  • Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley could face a shareholder revolt this week at its annual general meeting

    September 2, 2018

    Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley could face a shareholder uprising at the retail giant’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday. Influential shareholder advisory groups ISS and Glass Lewis have both urged investors to vote against Mike Ashley’s re-appointment as chief executive and have also come out against chairman Keith Hellawell. Ashley, who is currently struggling [...]

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