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JD Sports raises £464.2m to bolster acquisition plans

JD Sports has announced the completion of the placing of new ordinary shares in the business’ capital, which raised £464.2m…

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Buy-now-pay-later to be regulated following FCA review

Buy-now-pay-later schemes are set to face stricter regulations and controls after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a review into…

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Lidl swings to £13.6m after tax loss

Lidl has reported losses after tax of £13.6m for the year ending in February 2020, following the group’s heavy investment…

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Frasers Group shutters Edinburgh’s Jenners store

Frasers Group has announced it will permanently close Edinburgh’s iconic Jenners store after the company failed to reach an agreement…

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Waterstones boss warns of closures unless gov extends rates relief

James Daunt, the boss of book retailer Waterstones, has warned that he could be forced to close stores unless the…

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Feelunique sales soar in golden quarter

Online beauty retailer Feelunique has welcomed a period of “strong” trading during its golden quarter, with sales soaring by 39%…

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Retailers could be heading for a New Year insurance disaster

Among the huge number of changes brought about by COVID-19, one of the biggest shifts in 2021 will be the…

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Apricot switches to turnover rent after CVA

Apricot, the women’s fashion retailer, has changed the lease agreements for the majority of its UK portfolio to turnover-based rents,…

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Building an online business by selling into overseas territories

Worldwide, eCommerce sales are growing year on year, and consumers switching to online shopping during Covid-19 has accelerated this growth.…

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WH Smith trading ‘better than anticipated’

WH Smith has posted its trading update for the 16 weeks to January, with the company reporting a “better than…

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