Retailers go head to head with results October 3, 2010 SUPERMARKETS are set for a showdown this week as Tesco, J Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer post interim results. Smaller retailers Ted Baker, Halfords and Greggs are also due results, in a week that will indicate how the High Street has fared since the general election. Tesco is expected to post a 10 per cent [...]
Retailers go head to head with results October 3, 2010 SUPERMARKETS are set for a showdown this week as Tesco, J Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer post interim results. Smaller retailers Ted Baker, Halfords and Greggs are also due results, in a week that will indicate how the High Street has fared since the general election. Tesco is expected to post a 10 per cent [...]
Asos sees sales surge by 47 per cent October 14, 2010 Online fashion retailer ASOS said it was on track to meet full-year profit forecasts after a 47 per cent surge in second-quarter sales. ASOS, which launched a US website last month, also said it expected to launch French and German versions by the end of the month. Retail sales jumped to £69.7m in the three [...]
Capello pens new deal to send England to World Cup in high spirits June 2, 2010 FABIO CAPELLO handed England the perfect boost before they jetted out to the World Cup last night by pledging to stay on as manager until after the 2012 European Championship. Capello, 63, had sparked unease in the camp in recent days by refusing to commit beyond this summer’s tournament, with Inter Milan thought to be [...]
Real estate shares surge as bid for CSC sparks appetite November 25, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading shares pushed higher yesterday, buoyed by strength in heavyweight miners and banks, and by gains from real estate issues as Capital Shopping Centres bounced on bid interest. At the close, the FTSE 100 was up 41.83 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 5,698.93, dipping back in the closing auction after hitting a late-afternoon [...]
FTSE lifted by healthy earnings November 9, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading shares closed higher yesterday, boosted by results from Barclays, Schroders and Associated British Foods. The FTSE 100 closed up 25.23 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 5,875.19, after closing down 0.4 per cent on Monday. The index is up 8.5 per cent this year and has jumped around 23 per cent since hitting [...]
FTSE lifted by healthy earnings November 9, 2010 BRITAIN’S leading shares closed higher yesterday, boosted by results from Barclays, Schroders and Associated British Foods. The FTSE 100 closed up 25.23 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 5,875.19, after closing down 0.4 per cent on Monday. The index is up 8.5 per cent this year and has jumped around 23 per cent since hitting [...]
Gala Coral changes board as new chief is appointed November 8, 2010 CASINO group Gala Coral yesterday announced the appointment of former Marks & Spencer director Carl Leaver as its new chief executive, to replace interim CEO and chairman Neil Goulden, who is leaving the company. Leaver was the high street retailer’s director of international, home and direct businesses until 2009, having previously worked for De Vere [...]
M&S success fails to stop a drop in the FTSE 100 index October 7, 2010 BRITAIN’S top share index closed lower yesterday, as weaker metals prices hurt mining stocks, while Marks & Spencer rose as investors warmed to a trading update from the retailer. The FTSE 100 closed 19.26 points, or 0.3 per cent, lower at 5,662.13, after rising 0.8 per cent on Wednesday to a five-month closing high. Mining [...]
M&S success fails to stop a drop in the FTSE 100 index October 7, 2010 BRITAIN’S top share index closed lower yesterday, as weaker metals prices hurt mining stocks, while Marks & Spencer rose as investors warmed to a trading update from the retailer. The FTSE 100 closed 19.26 points, or 0.3 per cent, lower at 5,662.13, after rising 0.8 per cent on Wednesday to a five-month closing high. Mining [...]