ANALYST VIEWS: IS DEBENHAMS’ STRATEGY WORKING? September 20, 2011 KATE CALVERT SEYMOUR PIERCE The beat is down to the 53rd week contribution, we believe, which management expects to add £5-7m in profit, higher than previously thought. Management expects 53-week full year profit before tax to be ahead of consensus of £158m, according to the company within the range of £160-165m. RICHARD HUNTER HARGREAVES LANSDOWN [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: IS DEBENHAMS’ STRATEGY WORKING? September 20, 2011 KATE CALVERT SEYMOUR PIERCE The beat is down to the 53rd week contribution, we believe, which management expects to add £5-7m in profit, higher than previously thought. Management expects 53-week full year profit before tax to be ahead of consensus of £158m, according to the company within the range of £160-165m. RICHARD HUNTER HARGREAVES LANSDOWN [...]
BEST OF THE BROKERS September 20, 2011 ANGLO AMERICAN Citi rates the mining group as “buy/medium risk” with a target price of £35, saying that pressure put on its shares by global economic concerns have left it attracitvely priced. The broker says near-term production growth should drive cash flow over the next two years. However, it has also reduced its earnings forecasts by [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK FILMS, MUSIC, GAMES September 15, 2011 FILM 30 MINUTES OR LESS Action comedy with Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride. I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT SJP stars in this film about a woman who juggles it all. ATROCIOUS Properly scary Spanish horror, made in the style of the Blair Witch Project. DVD PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES Absolute [...]
The latest gadgets that will help turn your home into a 3D palace September 21, 2011 3D technology is having a moment. No longer just the add-on special effect confined to the realm of cinemas and the odd Derren Brown show on television, it is now the hero embracing its mainstream appeal. With companies such as Sony, LG and Samsung leading the charge with gadgets that let you recreate the 3D [...]
The latest gadgets that will help turn your home into a 3D palace September 21, 2011 3D technology is having a moment. No longer just the add-on special effect confined to the realm of cinemas and the odd Derren Brown show on television, it is now the hero embracing its mainstream appeal. With companies such as Sony, LG and Samsung leading the charge with gadgets that let you recreate the 3D [...]
TalkTalk tops complaints league table September 22, 2011 TALKTALK once again topped the table of most complained about phone and broadband providers, according to new research by Ofcom. The X-Factor sponsor received more than three times as many complaints per 1,000 customers as its closest rival for its phone services and twice as many regarding its broadband packages. However, the number of complaints [...]
In a chaotic world, business needs competent generals. A military expert weighs in October 6, 2011 VINCE Cable is not known for his military commentary. So when he recently declared that the economy more closely resembled warfare than any other human condition, he caught the headlines; I believe he also got it dead right. Why are we surprised by the analogy? Business and warfare are fundamentally forms of adversarial engagement, where [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK FILMS, MUSIC, GAMES August 11, 2011 FILM PROJECT NIM More monkeys as a chimpanzee is raised by family 1970s New York. Fun for kids. THE INTERRUPTORS Intelligent drama as three ex-thugs try to protect Chicago from violence. THE SMURFS 3-D The little ones should enjoy the Smurfs’ first 3D trip to the big screen. DVD SUCKER PUNCH Teenage girl’s action fantasy [...]
Newcastle stadium naming rights deal could backfire November 10, 2011 SPONSORSHIP experts have questioned Newcastle’s hopes of generating £10m a year from a stadium naming rights deal and criticised the club’s handling of the rebranding of St James’ Park. The Magpies have renamed their historic home the Sports Direct Arena as an interim measure, with a view to attracting a commercial sponsor willing to pay [...]