Can Dr Martens get off on the right foot with investors this week? May 29, 2023 All eyes remain on Dr Martens ahead of its full year results on Thursday as investors hope the boot maker can offer signs of a turnaround following disruptions in its US warehouse and its struggling share price. The London-based bootmaker has downgraded its profit forecast twice in three months, telling the markets in April that [...]
The Notebook: Will Kinnear on how high streets can move away from the drab November 28, 2023 Will Kinnear, director of flexible workspace firm HEWN, takes the Notebook pen to talk about how the high street can keep up with the 21st century.
Scrap ‘pernicious’ share tax to help boost the London Stock Exchange, Hunt told February 12, 2024 Jeremy Hunt must scrap a “pernicious” tax on share trading to breathe life back into the beleaguered London Stock Exchange after a drop-off in new listings, a top investment bank has said.
Dr.Martens says warehouse headache led to disappointing revenue rise as hunt for new CFO begins April 14, 2023 Dr.Martens posted a small rise in revenues for the fourth quarter as operational issues in its US warehouse continued to impact earnings. The boot maker said that for the period total revenue grew just six per cent as it spent time resolving bottleneck issues at its headquarters in LA , which impacted its American wholesale [...]
JD Sports’ chief financial officer to exit sportswear retailer October 12, 2022 Sneaker seller JD Sports has announced the departure of its chief financial officer next year. The London-listed firm will now start hunting for a replacement for Neil Greenhalgh, with new chair Andy Higginson leading the search. Greenhalgh, who has been with the high street staple for almost two decades and in his current role since [...]
Why we need an ambassador for London May 13, 2024 London is the greatest city in the world, a mayor and a Lord Mayor aren’t sufficient to sing its successes on the international stage, says Eliot Wilson Two mayoral elections in three years have left London politics rancorous, mean and bitterly divided. The postponement of 2020’s election due to Covid-19 was inevitable, and, with a [...]
Oxford Street to welcome fashion brand Reserved amid revamp of retail district November 24, 2022 London’s Oxford Street is welcoming a new retailer to the block, as fashion brand Reserved has signed up for its second London store. GPE, formerly Great Portland Estates and one of the biggest property leasers in the capital, has signed a letting with Reserved for a more than 19,600 square foot space, which is expected [...]
Boxing Day footfall bounce for retail as West End chief calls for recovery help December 27, 2022 Retail destinations across the country reaped the rewards of a Christmas without Covid restrictions as Boxing Day sales enticed shoppers out of their houses. However, business leaders noted footfall was still below 2019 levels and called on the government to help accelerate retail’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic as it grapples with an economic downturn. [...]
Investors continue to buy Scottish Mortgage in bet on growth July 16, 2024 UK investors continue to be drawn to growth-focused investment trusts like Scottish Mortgage and JP Morgan Global Income & Growth.
‘His pledge is in tatters’: Khan slammed over tube strikes as London faces £62m hit October 2, 2023 Greater London Authority’s Conservatives have slammed Sadiq Khan ahead of fresh disruption on London’s tube network this week, as the mayor’s commitment to halting industrial action during his tenure comes back to haunt him. “Sadiq Khan pledged that there would be zero strikes under his mayoralty but he has the worst strikes record of any [...]