Aybl: Record profit for Castore rival backed by Gymshark co-founder September 26, 2024 Profit at athleisure brand Aybl surged to record levels during its latest financial year after its sales jumped by almost £10m. The Redditch-headquartered company has reported a pre-tax profit of £6.1m for the year to 31 March, 2024, according to newly-filed documents with Companies House. The new total comes after Aybl posted a profit of [...]
Billionaire Dunelm founder’s son sells millions of shares in FTSE 250 homewares giant September 24, 2024 The son of the billionaire founder of Dunelm has sold millions of shares in the homewares retailer after the FTSE 250 company reported a rise in its sales and profit for its latest financial year. Sir Will Adderley, the son of Sir Bill Adderley, has lowered his stake in the Leicester-headquartered business from 32.3 per [...]
International expansion helps Charlotte Tilbury sales jump by £140m September 24, 2024 Sales at beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury jumped by almost £140m as it continued its global expansion during its tenth year in business, it has been revealed. The makeup, skincare and fragrance products retailer has reported a turnover of £448.5m for 2023, up from the £310.3m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also [...]
Represent: ‘Exceptional’ performance hailed by clothing brand as sales surge September 24, 2024 Clothing brand Represent has hailed its “exceptional” performance in 2023 which saw its sales jump by almost 70 per cent. The company, which is headquartered in Horwich, near Bolton, has posted a turnover of £80.8m for its latest financial year, up from the £48.4m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show [...]
Pandora: UK sales reach new record as profit bounces back September 24, 2024 Sales at the UK arm of luxury jewellery brand Pandora jumped to a new record high as its pre-tax profit bounced back, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered division has reported a turnover of £448m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The total comes after the business posted a turnover of £438.3m [...]
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group sells shares in Asos following Topshop spike September 23, 2024 Frasers Group, the retail empire controlled by Mike Ashley, has lowered its stake in fast-fashion giant Asos. The Mansfield-headquartered group, which owns the likes of Sports Direct and House of Fraser, has decreased its holdings in Asos from 24.3 per cent to 21.1 per cent, according to a new filing with the London Stock Exchange. [...]
Deichmann: UK sales step up to new record as loss slashed September 23, 2024 Sales at shoe retailer Deichmann have stepped up to a new record level as its pre-tax loss was slashed by more than 50 per cent during its latest financial year. The Leicestershire-headquartered UK arm of the German group has reported a turnover of £139.1m for 2023, up from the £121.7m in 2022. According to newly-filed [...]
Oliver Bonas creates hundreds of jobs as new stores help sales surge September 23, 2024 Oliver Bonas created almost 200 jobs as the opening of new stores helped its sales jump by over £20m during its latest financial year. The Chessington-headquartered company has reported a turnover of £135.7m for 2023, up from the £115m it achieved in 2022. Newly-filed accounts with Companies House also show its headcount increased from 1,357 [...]
Argos: ‘Tough trading conditions’ fail to stop sales and profit rise September 23, 2024 “Tough trading conditions” failed to stop Argos increasing its sales and profit during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The retailer, which is owned by supermarket giant Sainsbury’s, has reported a revenue of £4.22bn for the 12 months to 2 March, 2024, up from the £4.15bn it posted for the prior year. Newly-filed [...]
Hugo Boss: Profit slashed in ‘year of investment’ as sales dip from record high September 23, 2024 Profit at the UK arm of Hugo Boss was slashed by almost 50 per cent in a “year of investment” as its sales fell back from a record high, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered arm has reported a pre-tax profit of £16.8m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House, down from £30.4m [...]