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UK retail results

  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    Investments
    Stockpickers: Greggs’ snacks provide sustenance for investors too

    Plus: Next and Marks and Spencer — companies analysis from Investors’ Chronicle, our sister publication

  • Friday, 10 January, 2025
    Memories of rosy Christmas fade as UK retailers brace for tough 2025

    Groups including Sainsbury’s, Next and M&S warn of higher prices and weaker demand as costs and inflation rise

    Shoppers outside a M&S store
  • Thursday, 9 January, 2025
    Greggs PLC
    Greggs shares drop on sales slowdown

    UK bakery chain blames ‘subdued high street footfall’ for weaker earnings

    Exterior of a Greggs store in London, England
  • Thursday, 9 January, 2025
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco and M&S warn of rising costs but pledge to minimise price increases

    Shares in retailers fall despite positive Christmas trading

    A shopper walks through an aisle filled with various canned goods and packaged products in a Tesco supermarket in London
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    Shoe Zone Ltd
    UK footwear chain Shoe Zone blames Budget for shop closures

    Shares plunge 40 per cent after retailer halves profit forecast and suspends dividend

    A general view of a Shoe Zone shop in Croydon
  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    Retro sofas were in and Christmas cards out in 2024, says John Lewis

    British shoppers are returning to bricks-and-mortar stores, chain finds in report on shopping trends

    John Lewis retro interiors
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Frasers Group
    Mike Ashley’s Frasers blames ‘damaging’ Budget for profit warning

    Shares in UK retailer drop as it says consumer confidence has weakened and posts falling profits

    A shopper passes a Sports Direct store on Oxford Street in central London
  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
    JD Sports Fashion PLC
    JD Sports drops to 2-year low after weather and US election hurt demand

    UK sportswear retailer says profit will be at lower end of guidance due to ‘much softer’ market

    Outside JD Sports store on Oxford Street in London, England
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    Mulberry Group PLC
    Handbag maker Mulberry plans to simplify business as losses widen

    Luxury brands are having to contend with a slowdown in spending

    A window display at a Mulberry boutique on Regent Street in London showcases a mannequin dressed in a stylish outfit with a leather bag
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    Burberry Group PLC
    Burberry jumps after chief vows to ‘act with urgency’ following loss

    Stock rises nearly 15% as luxury brand sets out plan to refocus on core products such as trench coats and scarves

    Models walk down the catwalk. They are dressed in stylish outerwear, featuring trench coats and garments with feather detailing.
  • Thursday, 7 November, 2024
    J Sainsbury PLC
    Sainsbury’s boss warns of higher prices after Budget

    UK’s second-largest supermarket sticks to annual guidance despite weakness at Argos

    People walk past a Sainsbury's Local SmartShop store in London
  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2024
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S warns it ‘can’t rule out’ price rises after Budget hit to tax bill

    Retailer’s profits beat expectations in first half of financial year following strong food sales

    Customers in the wine and spirits section of a Marks and Spencer shop in London. The section features shelves lined with various wine bottles and a tasting station
  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
    Associated British Foods PLC
    Budget to benefit less affluent shoppers despite hit to business, says Primark owner

    ABF warns changes to national insurance and wages will cost it tens of millions but remains optimistic

    A woman carries multiple Primark shopping bags while walking on Oxford Street in London
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    Next PLC
    Next profits poised to top £1bn for first time

    UK retail bellwether raises outlook for third time in three months on the arrival of colder weather

    A Next shopfront in Oxford Street, London
  • Thursday, 3 October, 2024
    Tesco PLC
    UK consumers in ‘good shape’ ahead of Christmas, says Tesco boss

    Britain’s biggest supermarket chain raises profit outlook on rise in sales as inflation eases

    Tesco staff work in a supermarket in London, arranging products on the shelves of the refrigerated ready meals section
  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Personal & Household Goods
    Jellycat plans £58mn payday for owners

    UK cuddly-toy maker books 24% rise in pre-tax profits after selling more products online

    Jellycat soft toys in a toy shop in London, England
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    Next PLC
    Next targets wealthier shoppers as focus shifts to ‘fewer, better quality’ items

    UK retail bellwether lifts annual profit forecast to nearly £1bn

    Shoppers walk into a Next store in London
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis hails turnaround effect as Waitrose sales help narrow losses

    Retailer expects ‘significant uplift’ in full-year profits

    People entering and exiting a Waitrose store in Lewes, East Sussex
  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    Aldi
    Aldi’s UK operation posts jump in profits despite recent market share fall

    Chain plans to open 23 new UK sites before end of the year

    Customers with shopping trolleys leave an Aldi supermarket in Ipswich, UK
  • Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
    Greggs PLC
    Greggs targets dinner market with more late openings

    Food-to-go retailer says purchases made after 4pm growing faster than overall average as it continues expansion

    A customer carrying products from a Greggs shop
  • Friday, 14 June, 2024
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco boss says he is ‘well paid’ as investors back £10mn package

    Shareholder vote on Ken Murphy’s pay comes as executive remuneration is in the spotlight

    Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    LexMarks & Spencer Group PLC
    Why this M&S turnaround should finally stick

    A new stores format and better supply chain have helped the retailer achieve consistent sales growth

    Person carries an M&S branded bag
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    Marks and Spencer chief hails ‘beginnings of a new M&S’ as profits soar

    Retailer pays first dividend since 2019 as turnaround pays off with revival in food and clothing divisions

    A window display at a Marks and Spencer store in London with a pedestrian pulling a suitcase in the foreground
  • Thursday, 25 April, 2024
    J Sainsbury PLC
    Sainsbury’s says customers ready to splurge as it targets higher profits

    Supermarket chain’s chief suggests shoppers are starting to ‘trade up’ as food price inflation eases

    A Sainsbury’s store in west London
  • Monday, 22 April, 2024
    Asda Group
    Asda seeks to raise £2.6bn to refinance debt burden

    UK supermarket has carried heavy debt load since sale to billionaire Issa brothers and TDR Capital

    A shopper with an Asda grocery basket picking up milk at a chiller
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