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Sainsbury’s predicts flat profits as competition heats up

Sainsbury’s has said it expects to deliver flat profits in its current financial year as it looks to remain competitive amid signs of a looming price... View Article

AllSaints continues UK expansion with two new store openings

AllSaints has opened two new stores this month at London’s St Pancras station and the Meadowhall shopping centre in Sheffield. The St Pancras store marks the... View Article

Sosandar returns to profit despite drop in revenue

Sosandar has hailed a year of strong strategic progress with a return to profit despite a drop in revenue. For the year to 31 March, the womenswear... View Article

Tala appoints Rapha’s Darren Read as commercial director

Activewear brand Tala has appointed Darren Read as commercial director. The news follows a series of big commercial moves for the business, including the upcoming opening... View Article

Conversation with… Sharon Pindar, chair at Bookmark Reading Charity

Bookmark started in 2018 with a simple vision: a desire for every child to read. The charity partners with schools to encourage a reading for pleasure... View Article

ProCook hails strong fourth quarter revenue uplift

ProCook has been boosted by a strong performance in its fourth quarter when total revenue increased by 17.8% to £15.5 million. In the three months to... View Article

WH Smith posts increase in half year revenue

WH Smith has posted a 3% increase in group revenue to £951 million in six months to 28 February. This included a 6% uplift to £712... View Article

Frasers Group to launch Sports Direct in Australia and New Zealand

Frasers Group has announced a long-term strategic retail agreement with Accent Group through which it will launch and operate Sports Direct across Australia and New Zealand.... View Article

Halfords’ Graham Stapleton steps down as chief executive

Halfords’ chief executive Graham Stapleton has left the company after seven years in the role. He has been succeeded by Henry Birch, the former chief executive... View Article

Jollyes removes small animals from stores to make way for expanded raw frozen food ranges

Jollyes has announced that it has completed the removal of small animals from its 100+ stores and is also accelerating the roll out of raw frozen... View Article

Asda appoints new chief people officer

Asda has appointed James Goodman as chief people officer. Goodman has been working for the last 12 years with Tesco where most recently he has been... View Article

B&M boosted by growth in France

B&M is expecting to report full year adjusted EBITDA at “above the midpoint” of its £605 million to £625 million guidance range following a positive performance ... View Article

Comment: Getting on the right side of history

Fashion is a competitive industry but to believe there has been a meaningful battle being fought between the resale camp and those in the new products... View Article

March retail sales boosted by improving weather

New data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG has shown that UK total retail sales increased by 1.1% year-on-year in March with both food and... View Article

Morrisons drops British carrots, swede and parsnips price to 8p

Morrisons has launched Easter price cuts on seasonal vegetables with British carrots, parsnips and swedes costing just 8p pre kilogram. The offer is available to Morrisons... View Article

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Conversation with… Simon Owers, Chief Financial Officer of American Golf

In the latest instalment of our Conversations interview series, we chat with Simon Owers, Chief Financial Officer at American Golf. With over 20 years’ experience in steering financial... View Article

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