Mothercare toughs it out
April 4, 2007 7:54 amUK like-for-like sales slipped 0.3% in the 11 weeks to March 31. Group sales for the period rose 4.4 per cent and climbed 5.1 per cent... View Article
General Merchandise News
Tesco boost for UK dairy industry
April 3, 2007 3:33 pmTesco has announced two new measures to help raise the price UK dairy farmers receive for their milk. Tesco said it would offer direct contracts to... View Article
Halfords profit in line with expectations
April 3, 2007 9:20 amHalfords has said it expects to report full year pre-tax profit in line with market expectation. Halfords said sales for the 52 weeks to 30 March... View Article
Strong growth continues at Sainsbury’s
March 28, 2007 9:04 amLike-for-like sales are up 4.9 per cent or 5.9 cent excluding fuel in the final quarter, slightly ahead of company expectations. Sales of Fairtrade products grew... View Article
Beale warns of year end shortfall
March 22, 2007 8:33 amBeale PLC has warned its performance for the current year is likely to fall ‘slightly short’ of market expectations due to tough trading during the autumn-winter... View Article
Air fares help inflation rise
March 20, 2007 9:45 amNew figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that annual inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) the Government’s target measure was... View Article
Benetton picks music exec as CEO
March 16, 2007 12:58 pmBenetton has named a music industry executive, Gerolamo Caccia Dominioni, as new chief executive. The move comes four months after former CEO Silvan Cassano quit over... View Article
Carrefour denies talks with India’s Reliance on stake sale
March 15, 2007 8:32 amThe report by Indian TV channel NDTV Profit quoting unnamed sources suggested that Reliance Industries is in talks to pick up a stake in the French... View Article
Home Retail’s perfomance ahead of expectations
March 14, 2007 8:29 amHome Retail Group expects year-end profits on to be slightly above expectations but says it is still cautious about a challenging retail environment. Argos total sales... View Article
