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    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      LexKingfisher PLC
      Kingfisher: sinking profits leave Garnier to brazen it out

      DIY retailers, despite their best efforts to shake off their cyclical label, remain vulnerable

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      LexJohn Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis: mutual would not be knowingly overvalued Premium content

      Any external investor would have to be comfortable with big staff bonuses in good years and a form of worker democracy

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis scraps staff bonus and warns of job cuts after annual loss

      UK retail group struggles with inflation and falling sales

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      UK retail industry
      John Lewis appoints first chief executive in bid to stop financial slide

      Former Hovis boss Nish Kankiwala takes on newly created role as partnership struggles with rising costs and losses

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Greggs PLC
      Greggs to open 150 stores despite high costs

      UK bakery chain warns of persistently high energy and wage bills

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC
      Reckitt Benckiser’s sales volumes slide as demand for disinfectant wanes

      Maker of Durex and Nurofen says sales also affected by tough price negotiations with retailers

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Ocado Group PLC
      Ocado losses jump to £500mn after shoppers tighten belts

      Shares in UK online retailer fall 9% as analysts describe results as ‘awful’

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Watches of Switzerland
      UK Christmas strikes hit sales at Watches of Switzerland

      Luxury watch retailer says market sentiment hit a low point over the festive period

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      ASDA Group Ltd
      Asda puts 300 jobs at risk and 4,000 face pay cuts

      Supermarket announces changes to night shifts, in-store Post Office shops and pharmacies

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Primark Stores Ltd
      Fashion chain Primark posts record Christmas sales

      Parent company ABF says stronger US dollar and price rises helped boost its profits

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      UK retail sales
      British retail sales drop unexpectedly in December

      Volumes fall 1% over crucial Christmas shopping period, according to official figures

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Boohoo.Com PLC
      Boohoo sales fall at Christmas as shoppers return to the high street

      Longer delivery times reduce demand for fast-fashion retailer’s products

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Dr Martens Clothing Ltd
      Dr Martens’ shares plunge after US bottleneck hits profits

      British bootmaker affected by operational issues at new distribution centre in Los Angeles

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      LexOcado Group PLC
      Ocado Retail: basket case makes investors warehouse wary Premium content

      Newly-opened storage space has created overcapacity, while extra costs are squeezing margins

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Ocado Group PLC
      Ocado earnings forecast falls short of expectations as customers cut back

      Shares in UK retailer drop after Christmas trading fails to match rivals

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Fortnum & Mason PLC
      Fortnum & Mason back in profit as customers return to stores

      Luxury retailer sees higher costs but expects a boost from coronation of Charles III

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Marks & Spencer Group PLC
      M&S to open 20 new UK stores and create 3,400 jobs

      Retailer will accelerate plan to shut older shops and increase number of food halls

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: Tesco, J Sainsbury, Marks and Spencer

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Tesco PLC
      UK inflation may not have peaked, warns Tesco chief

      Supermarket chain reports 7% rise in UK sales as trading at M&S also improves

    • Tuesday, 10 January, 2023
      AO World PLC
      Electricals retailer AO boosts profit guidance

      UK group says it has benefited from change of strategy to focus on profitability rather than sales growth

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      B&M upgrades forecast after strong December

      Discount retailer to pay £200mn special dividend after posting higher sales over Christmas

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Aldi
      Aldi boosted by inflation and store openings

      Discount supermarket chain’s December sales 26% higher than 2021 when Omicron hit footfall

    • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
      Frasers Group
      Sportswear group Frasers defies retail downturn as it posts rise in profits

      Sports Direct owner acknowledges ‘challenging macroeconomic environment’

    • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
      Burberry Group PLC
      Burberry to emphasise ‘Britishness’ as it targets £5bn of sales

      New CEO pledges to build on work to sell larger volume of higher-margin leather goods, shoes and accessories

    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2022
      Marks & Spencer Group PLC
      M&S predicts waning customer demand next year

      UK retailer reports improved clothing sales but forecasts industry failures as costs bite

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