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Jan- 2023 -12 January
Halfords lowers guidance as lack of technicians hampers growth
Halfords has lowered its full-year profit guidance after it revealed that a challenging labour market meant a lack of skilled…
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12 January
M&S sees sales soar 10% over Christmas
M&S has revealed its food sales rose 10.2% in the three months until December 31, with like-for-like sales up 6.2%,…
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12 January
Asos revenues fail to climb over Christmas period
Asos has failed to capitalise on the festive season as revenues for the four months ended 31 December fell by…
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12 January
Pepco Q1 revenues hit record €1.65bn
Pepco Group, the parent company of Poundland in the UK, has delivered record trading for the Christmas period as revenues…
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11 January
JD Sports ups guidance amid strong Christmas trading
JD Sports has raised its full-year guidance after a “particularly impressive” business performance over the Christmas period, both in stores…
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11 January
Boohoo to axe roles at London office
Boohoo Group is set to make a series of job cuts across its London office, and is reportedly consulting on…
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11 January
ScS acquires Snugsofa.com out of administration
ScS has announced it has acquired the brand, domain names, website, intellectual property and stock of Snugsofa.com from the administrators…
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11 January
Topps Tiles hails strong Q1 trading
Topps Tiles has reported a “strong Q1” with group sales up 10.2% year on year for the 13-weeks ended 31…
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11 January
Sainsbury’s raises profit outlook as sales jump 7.1%
Sainsbury’s has revealed that its total sales jumped 7.1% in the six weeks to January 6, boosting its Q3 like-for-like…
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10 January
Retail sales rise 6.9% over Christmas
The BRC has reported that sales on a total basis increased by 6.9% in December 2022, compared with the prior…
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