TED BAKER BUCKS HIGH STREET GLOOM October 6, 2011 British designer clothing brand Ted Baker yesterday posted strong first-half results led by growth in its overseas and online businesses, and raised its interim dividend 13.5 per cent. The fashion retailer, which began as a menswear brand in Glasgow in 1987, said for the 28 weeks to 13 August, pre-tax profits rose to £8.5m from [...]
Ted Baker bucks high street gloom October 6, 2011 Designer clothing brand Ted Baker posted strong first-half results led by growth in its overseas and online businesses, and raised the interim dividend 13.5 per cent. The fashion retailer, which began as a menswear brand in Glasgow in 1987, said it remained cautious of the second half given the uncertain macroeconomic environment. “Whilst we have [...]
THE TIPSTER October 3, 2011 FASHION retailer Ted Baker is reporting figures to the market on Thursday, and the expectations are good. Despite the high street gloom and the UK retail sales index being at a 16-month low, Ted Baker has supposedly bucked the trend, and will show a 15 per cent increase in sales. Global expansion is also being [...]
THE WEEK AHEAD October 2, 2011 COMPANY NEWS ● James Halstead announces today. Its flooring can be found near and far: from the Scott Base in Antarctica, to the Svalbard Hotel on the edge of the polar icecap. ● Tomorrow, Wolseley will deliver its full year results. The FTSE 100 heating and plumbing distributor operates in 25 countries, with 4,400 branches [...]
OUT OF OFFICE August 24, 2011 TOULOUSE LAUTREC AT THE COURTAULD A contemporary of the Impressionists and a troubled, dissolute patron of the Moulin Rouge, the stories of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s life can sometimes overshadow his achievements as an artist. The current exhibition at the Courtauld Institute tackles this by shedding interesting light on both. It looks at his relationship with [...]
Sports Direct buys stake in high-end fashion firms July 6, 2011 SPORTS Direct has bought an 80 per cent share in the USC and Cruise chains, to give it a foothold in the luxury clothing market. The designer fashion chains are currently controlled by Scottish tycoon Sir Tom Hunter through his West Coast Capital private equity firm. Sports Direct paid £7m under the deal, which was [...]
Sports Direct buys stake in high-end fashion firms July 6, 2011 SPORTS Direct has bought an 80 per cent share in the USC and Cruise chains, to give it a foothold in the luxury clothing market. The designer fashion chains are currently controlled by Scottish tycoon Sir Tom Hunter through his West Coast Capital private equity firm. Sports Direct paid £7m under the deal, which was [...]
Owner of Hunter wellies and Boxfresh trainers sees profits jump 46 per cent July 5, 2011 THE retailer behind Hunter wellies and Boxfresh trainers saw pre-tax profit jump 46 per cent to £96.6m last year, its accounts showed yesterday. Pentland Group, which also owns 57 per cent of sports retailer JD Sports, added 1,026 new staff last year, boosting its global workforce by 8.5 per cent to 13,141, and said it [...]
Owner of Hunter wellies and Boxfresh trainers sees profits jump 46 per cent July 5, 2011 THE retailer behind Hunter wellies and Boxfresh trainers saw pre-tax profit jump 46 per cent to £96.6m last year, its accounts showed yesterday. Pentland Group, which also owns 57 per cent of sports retailer JD Sports, added 1,026 new staff last year, boosting its global workforce by 8.5 per cent to 13,141, and said it [...]
TED BAKER PROVIDES RETAIL THERAPY AS SALES SURGE June 14, 2011 DESIGNER gear maker Ted Baker defied the retail sector gloom yesterday to post a 15.2 per cent revenue rise in the past five months. Sales were up 9.4 per cent compared with the same period in 2010 while wholesale sales jumped 42.1 per cent as demand in the US rose. New stores in the Middle [...]