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Jan- 2020 -14 January
Games Workshop profits soar in half-year results
Games Workshop has reported a 44% increase in profits before tax to £58.6m for the six months ended 1 December…
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14 January
DFS profits to meet expectations despite ‘challenging’ trading
Furniture retailer DFS has said it expects full-year profits to be “broadly in line” with market expectations of £50m-£53.6m, despite…
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14 January
Boohoo reports ‘strong growth’ over Christmas
Boohoo has reported a period of “strong growth” across all its brands in the four months ended 31 December. Total…
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13 January
Asda cost cuts to put 2,832 back-office jobs at risk
Nearly 3,000 Asda employees are reportedly at risk of losing their jobs, according to new reports. According to The Guardian,…
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13 January
Debenhams in talks to offload executive pension scheme
Embattled department store chain Debenhams is reportedly in talks over the buyout of its executive pension scheme, which holds over…
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13 January
Beales set to ‘collapse’, 1,000 jobs at risk
Department store Beales warns it is on the brink of collapse, which will result in over 1000 jobs at risk…
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13 January
December footfall hit by Black Friday
Footfall dropped 2.5% in December, according to the latest figures from Springboard’s footfall monitor and insights. The data provider said…
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10 January
Superdry warns on profits amid ‘lower than expected’ Christmas sales
Embattled clothing retailer Superdry has issued a profit warning after peak trading sales came in “lower than expected”. Superdry said…
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10 January
Game to shutter 40 UK stores
Video game retailer Game has confirmed it intends to shutter 40 stores throughout the UK. To date, 13 sites have…
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10 January
Joules issues profit warning following stock issues
Joules has announced that sales over the Christmas period were “significantly behind expectations”, with retail sales down 4.5% against the…
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