Ben Hardy on EastEnders and his new LGBTQ film Unicorns: We’re all multi-faceted. Why stick to one label?
Mike Ashley steps up involvement in Hornby with chief consultancy role March 20, 2024 Mike Ashley has stepped up his involvement in model trains brand Hornby after becoming a consultant to its chief executive.
Frasers Group increases Hugo Boss stake to £840m October 24, 2022 Frasers Group revealed it had snapped up a further chunk of shares from fashion firm Hugo Boss today taking its stake in the firm to £840m.
FTSE 100 live: London index under pressure despite easing of UK recession woes February 10, 2023 The FTSE100 index was trading slightly lower, down 0.24 per cent, this morning despite the UK narrowingly avoiding recession. London’s premier index had fallen to 7,892.06 points – down from yesterday’s close – while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index was off 0.55 per cent. Standard Chartered’s shares fell nearly five per cent in early [...]
Asos shares jump as profit forecast raised due to online shopping boom August 12, 2020 Shares in fast fashion retailer Asos jumped this morning after it announced that full-year sales and profit are expected to beat forecasts due to an online shopping boom during the UK coronavirus lockdown. Asos said revenue growth is expected to be between 17 per cent and 19 per cent, with profit before tax of around [...]
Kit hits the fan: Retailers running out of England Women’s shirts ahead of Euros final July 28, 2022 Retailers are running out of England Women’s football shirts ahead of the Lionesses’ Euro final against Germany on Sunday. The official England online store, kit maker Nike’s website and a host of high street retailers had sold out of all but extra-small women’s home shirts, which are priced at £75, on Thursday. “We have seen [...]
Tesco, M&S and Primark among brands hesitant to make some green claims over greenwashing action May 24, 2024 Big retail brands are hesitant to make green claims despite the majority embracing sustainable practices over fears of being hit with greenwashing action
“You’ve got one job”: Investors wants answer on London Stock Exchange outage October 20, 2023 Investors are looking for a “quick answer” today after the London Stock Exchange was hit by a technical incident which halted trading in hundreds of smaller stocks on Thursday. Normal trading has resumed on the bourse this morning after trading at the smaller end of the market was curbed by the incident yesterday, although bigger [...]
Zara enters resale market with in-house swap and mend service October 21, 2022 In a bid to reduce its environmental impact, Zara has said it will help UK shoppers resell, repair or donate clothing bought from its stores. The new ‘Pre-owned service’ will allow shoppers to book repairs and donate unwanted clothes. It will also reduce the environmental impact of deliveries by allow people to post packages of [...]
Primark owner ABF thanks sunny spells, digital push and inflation for 13 per cent sales hike June 26, 2023 Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF), has credited warm weather and a revamp of the affordable fashion brands website for a 13 per cent rise in sales – hiking its share price 0.61 per cent when markets opened this morning. The retail giant which also brand such as Twinings, said like for like sales grew [...]
Online shopping sales slump to lowest levels since before pandemic June 9, 2023 The cost of living crisis has hindered the online shopping sales boom with digital sales falling to their lowest levels since before the pandemic. The number of online sales fell by 3.3 per cent during May as punters, under the cosh, have had to cut down on the number of goods they buy from digital [...]