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UK retail results

  • Wednesday, 10 April, 2024
    Tesco PLC
    Tesco forecasts rising profits as inflation ‘lessens substantially’

    UK grocer reports higher earnings and announces £1bn share buyback

    A Tesco store
  • Monday, 25 March, 2024
    Kingfisher PLC
    B&Q owner Kingfisher forecasts profits will fall this year

    London-listed group strikes cautious note on DIY market

    A B&Q DIY store in Cardiff
  • Thursday, 21 March, 2024
    Next PLC
    UK consumer confidence at its best in seven years, says head of Next

    Shares hit record high after retailer predicts profit of almost £1bn this year

    A sign in the window of a Next store
  • Saturday, 16 March, 2024
    News in-depthJohn Lewis Partnership PLC
    How John Lewis and M&S are faring in the battle for Middle England

    Retailers at different stages of turnarounds are fighting for same affluent consumers

    John Lewis and M&S bags
  • Tuesday, 5 March, 2024
    Greggs PLC
    Greggs forecasts sales to double by 2026

    UK food-to-go retailer targets more store openings as expanded evening trading and digital business boost sales

    People walk past a branch of the UK bakery chain Greggs in London
  • Friday, 12 January, 2024
    Lex PopuliPersonal Finance
    Festive retail detail can offer good guidance for the year ahead

    Lidl and Next enjoy a successful Christmas

    Shoppers at a Lidl store
  • Thursday, 11 January, 2024
    Fortnum & Mason PLC
    Fortnum & Mason Christmas sales jump 17%

    Refurbishment of flagship Piccadilly store and restart of EU deliveries boost number of customers to record levels

  • Thursday, 11 January, 2024
    Tesco and M&S emerge as winners from Christmas trading

    Retailers say demand for premium food ranges drove sales

    A Tesco Express store in the UK
  • Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
    J Sainsbury PLC
    Sainsbury’s shares slide as general merchandise sales disappoint

    Supermarket group among biggest fallers on FTSE 100 as strong grocery Christmas sales are overshadowed

    A customer shops for cooking products at a Sainsbury’s supermarket in London
  • Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
    Greggs PLC
    Greggs shares jump after bumper year for sales

    Food-to-go retailer reveals plans to boost store portfolio after almost 20% rise in full-year revenues

    Greggs staff picking up a doughnut from food display
  • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
    LexMarks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S: Machin will find it harder to retain retailer’s new rhythm Premium content

    Last year, the chief exec set himself two 5-year goals and has already surpassed them

    Inside an M&S clothes store
  • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    Marks and Spencer to pay first post-pandemic dividend

    Strong food sales drive higher first-half profits at UK retailer

    A Marks & Spencer store in Kingston-upon-Thames
  • Tuesday, 7 November, 2023
    Associated British Foods PLC
    Primark owner ABF boosted by inflation-driven higher prices

    UK-based group that also produces Twinings tea bags warns it expects cost pressures to remain

    A Primark store
  • Thursday, 2 November, 2023
    J Sainsbury PLC
    Sainsbury’s says annual profit will hit upper end of forecast

    Grocery sales jumped a tenth in first half of year as chain claims it is winning share from discounters

    The Sainsbury’s logo outside a supermarket in London
  • Friday, 20 October, 2023
    Anya Hindmarch
    Anya Hindmarch takes back control of luxury brand as turnaround picks up pace

    Handbag maker remains lossmaking but sales have risen

    Anya Hindmarch
  • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
    Boohoo.Com PLC
    Boohoo slashes profits forecast as consumers cut back

    Fast-fashion retailer warns sales will be lower than expected

    An advert for Boohoo’s men’s clothing range
  • Monday, 25 September, 2023
    Aldi
    UK shoppers still struggling with food bills despite inflation waning, says Aldi

    Discount supermarket to increase investment in UK as it targets expansion of store network

    A customer unloads her shopping trolley at the new Aldi store in Tarleton, UK
  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    Next PLC
    Next lifts profit forecast for third time as consumer demand holds up

    UK fashion retailer says previous guidance was too cautious as full-price sales climb

    A Next store in Bury St Edmunds, UK
  • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
    Kingfisher PLC
    B&Q owner Kingfisher cuts profit forecast

    Home improvement retailer hit by weaker trading in Poland and France

    A B&Q store in Chiswick, west London
  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Investments
    Investors’ Chronicle: Associated British Foods, Wickes, Fevertree Drinks

    Companies analysis from our sister publication

    Shoppers with a Primark carrier bag
  • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
    Lidl UK GmbH
    Lidl reports annual loss in UK despite sales rise as cost of expansion bites

    Revenues jump a fifth at discount supermarket chain as shoppers seek bargains

    Shoppers walking in and out of a Lidl store in Hackney, London
  • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
    John Lewis Partnership PLC
    John Lewis warns of 2-year delay to turnaround plan

    Retailer says transformation won’t be complete until 2027/2028 owing to inflation and rising wage costs

    A woman walks past a window display at the Oxford Street branch of the department store John Lewis
  • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
    Marks & Spencer Group PLC
    M&S edges closer to FTSE 100 re-entry after lifting annual profit forecast

    UK retailer reports higher sales in clothing and food businesses

  • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
    Greggs PLC
    Greggs sales boosted by new openings but margin pressures remain

    UK food-to-go retailer’s chief warns over ‘significant’ inflation from labour costs despite food and energy inflation ‘softening’

    People walk past a branch of British bakery chain Greggs in London
  • Thursday, 27 July, 2023
    Frasers Group
    Frasers profit surges 40% as younger shoppers boost Sports Direct owner

    Retailer says Generation Z saves up for its clothes to stay ‘socially relevant’ in spite of cost of living crunch

    Exterior of Sports Direct store
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