Action, culture, and food on the Cornish coastline January 20, 2013 THERE ARE some things that, on visiting Cornwall, just have to be done. Eat a Cornish pasty? It would be rude not to. Wolf down a calorie-laden afternoon tea of scones with jam and clotted cream? Why, yes. Stand gazing at the sky from a golden beach and say: “The light is so amazing here?” [...]
Supergroup in bullish mood as it eyes growth July 12, 2012 SUPERGROUP chief executive Julian Dunkerton said yesterday he was looking forward to a “new dawn” for the company, insisting it had drawn a line under operational errors that sparked three profit warnings last year. Shares in the fashion retailer, down 62 per cent over the year, perked up 16 per cent yesterday after it met [...]
SuperGroup warns on profit April 20, 2012 SuperGroup, the British company behind the Superdry fashion brand, warned on year profit again, this time blaming “arithmetic errors” and timing issues in its wholesale business as well as lower margins in its retail business. The firm, whose clothes are a favourite of celebrities such as David Beckham, Leonardo DiCaprio and Zac Efron, said on [...]
SuperGroup warns on profit April 20, 2012 SuperGroup, the British company behind the Superdry fashion brand, warned on year profit again, this time blaming “arithmetic errors” and timing issues in its wholesale business as well as lower margins in its retail business. The firm, whose clothes are a favourite of celebrities such as David Beckham, Leonardo DiCaprio and Zac Efron, said on [...]
SuperGroup shakes up team at the top March 20, 2012 SUPERGROUP has added two new executives to its board as the fashion house looks to strengthen its management team and expand its presence overseas. The company behind the Superdry brand said that Susanne Given, formerly John Lewis’ director of fashion and beauty, will take up the newly created role of chief operating officer next month. [...]
Given takes up her new role at SuperGroup April 10, 2012 RETAIL veteran Susanne Given took up the newly created role of chief operating officer at SuperGroup yesterday as the fashion house looks to strengthen its management team and boost its presence overseas. The owner of the Superdry fashion label has had a turbulent stock market performance since its successful flotation in 2010. It has been [...]
Supergroup shocks with profit warning February 8, 2012 SUPERGROUP, the owner of fashion label Superdry, surprised the City yesterday after it warned that a slowdown in sales meant full-year profits would be at the bottom end of expectations. The retailer said that after a solid Christmas trading period, with like-for-like sales up 9.3 per cent in December, “there has been a slowdown in [...]
Supergroup posts robust sales growth January 11, 2012 SUPERGROUP, the company behind Superdry fashion label, has reported robust trading during the Christmas period as it held off from discounting its clothing and put warehousing problems firmly behind it. The group, which has expanded to 70 stores in the UK including a new store opening on Regent Street, said like-for-like sales increased by 5.8 [...]
SuperGroup sales jump over Christmas January 11, 2012 SuperGroup, the company behind the Superdry fashion brand, posted a 22 per cent rise in group sales over the key Christmas period as it overcame distribution issues which had dogged the firm in 2011. The company, whose clothes are a favourite of celebrities such as David Beckham, Leonardo DiCaprio and Zac Efron, said total sales [...]
Supergroup’s sales pick up November 9, 2011 THE OWNER of the Superdry fashion label said it was confident its distribution capability would return to normal levels later this month, as it reported a surge in second quarter sales. Last month SuperGroup, one of last year’s most successful stock market flotations, warned that its full-year profits would be hit after problems with its [...]