CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS January 9, 2011 Wm Morrison The supermarket giant has appointed Belinda Youngs to the role of own brand director, as part of four new additions to its senior management team. Youngs joins from Canadian food retailer Sobeys, where she was chief marketing officer, and is tasked with developing Morrisons’ own brand into a market leader. She is joined by [...]
FTSE 100 falls back as bank, mining and retail stocks slide January 19, 2011 BANKING and mining stocks weighed on London’s top share index yesterday as concerns over the global economic recovery resurfaced, while sentiment among retailers was dented after some disappointing updates. The FTSE 100 closed down 79.73 points, or 1.3 per cent lower at 5,976.70, ebbing away from Tuesday’s fresh 31-month high. “The market moved a long [...]
FTSE 100 falls back as bank, mining and retail stocks slide January 19, 2011 BANKING and mining stocks weighed on London’s top share index yesterday as concerns over the global economic recovery resurfaced, while sentiment among retailers was dented after some disappointing updates. The FTSE 100 closed down 79.73 points, or 1.3 per cent lower at 5,976.70, ebbing away from Tuesday’s fresh 31-month high. “The market moved a long [...]
Analyst views: What is the outlook for retailers’ figures this week? January 9, 2011 NICK BUBB | ARDEN “The resilience of trading at the premium end of the High Street, as evidenced by John Lewis, is still striking. Investors can’t buy shares in John Lewis, but they can buy shares in M&S, which is the best proxy for the strength of middle-class spending on food and clothing.” KEITH BOWMAN [...]
Taylor Wimpey thanks stabilisation in the US and Canada for higher wins January 18, 2011 BRITISH housebuilder Taylor Wimpey said stabilisation in the US market helped lift 2010 profit and led to several approaches for its North American unit, which is under the hammer. Volumes and margins beat expectations in Canada and the United States, driving group underlying operating profit and pre-tax profit above expectations, the company said yesterday. “Relative [...]
Sainsbury’s to lead jobs rise January 10, 2011 SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury’s will create 20,000 new jobs over the next three years, as part of a government backed drive for the private sector to boost employment. Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said: “These new jobs will provide a huge boost to communities across the UK and as they are a mixture of full and [...]
M&S sales rise but year ahead set to be harsh January 11, 2011 MARKS & SPENCER saw sales rise in the key Christmas period but the retailer warned that 2011 would be tough, with austerity measures and the spectre of inflation rises to take their toll. Same-store sales rose 2.8 per cent in the UK in the 13 weeks to 1 January despite the impact of the snow. [...]
Computacenter in boost for full year January 11, 2011 IT firm Computacenter – which provides services for supermarket giant Morrisons – said full-year profit would be at the top end of market expectations. The continued growth in IT services and its customers resuming spending on new equipment has helped to fuel the improving figures. The company, which also counts Lloyds Banking Group as a [...]
Computacenter in boost for full year January 11, 2011 IT firm Computacenter – which provides services for supermarket giant Morrisons – said full-year profit would be at the top end of market expectations. The continued growth in IT services and its customers resuming spending on new equipment has helped to fuel the improving figures. The company, which also counts Lloyds Banking Group as a [...]
Strong US performance boosts Taylor Wimpey January 18, 2011 Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey has said stabilisation in the US market helped lift its 2010 profit and led to several approaches for its North American unit, which is under the hammer. Volumes and margins beat expectations in Canada and the US, driving group underlying operating profit and pretax profit above expectations, the company said in its [...]