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Dec- 2022 -20 December
Rail strikes and cold weather sees high street footfall fall 10%
The rail strikes and a bout of cold weather negatively impacted high street footfall last week, a key period for retailers in the run up to Christmas, with footfall falling -10.2, according to the latest figures from Springboard. Footfall across all UK retail destinations was -0.9% lower than last year…
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19 December
Matalan founder to make final bid for group
John Hargreaves, the founder of fashion retailer Matalan, has announced his final offer to keep control of the company he founded in 1985. According to The Sunday Times, he has teamed up with Elliott Advisers, a private equity firm, for a 50-50 bid for Matalan. Hargreaves is reportedly expecting his…
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15 December
H&M full-year sales up 12% to £17.7bn
H&M has announced its provisional sales increased by 12% to £17.7bn, for the full-year period from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2022. Excluding Russia, Belarus and Ukraine the increase was 15% in SEK and 8% in local currencies. Net sales in the fourth quarter period from 1 September 2022…
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14 December
Footfall rises marginally as cold snap impacts performance
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose marginally last week (Dec 5-12) by +0.3% from the week before, with a varied performance across the three key destination types, according to Springboard. It found that shopping centres were boosted by their ability to offer shelter from the elements, as footfall rose by…
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14 December
Zara owner sales rise 19% in Q3
Inditex, the parent company of Pull and Bear, Zara and Bershka, saw its sales reach €23.1bn (£19.8bn) in the third quarter this year. This was a 19% increase on the same period last year, while sales in constant currency grew 20%. This comes as traffic and store sales increased over…
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13 December
Sosander sees 72% increase in FY23 H1
Sosander has announced net revenues of £21m in H1 FY23 ended 30 September, a 72% increase against the same period in the prior year (£12.2m). The growth was split equitably between own site and third party partners. It also reported its gross margin at 54.4% (H1 FY22: 56.5%) signifying a…
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13 December
Pepco to accelerate expansion plans as revenues hit €4.8bn
Poundland owner Pepco has announced that it will accelerate its expansion plans after it posted revenues of €4.8bn (£4bn) for the year ended 30 September 2022. The discount retailer stated that it planned to have a greater focus on new stores in Western Europe and a refit programme in Central…
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12 December
Monsoon sales rise 43% in FY22
Monsoon saw its sales rise 43% to £258m and a strong gross margin performance of 5.3% that helped double the group’s EBITDA to £24.4m, a rise of 132%, for the financial year ended 31 August 2022. The fashion retailer’s results come as its like-for-like sales grew 105%, thanks in part…
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8 December
The Body Shop global retail director steps down
The Body Shop global retail director Linda Campbell has stepped down from the health and beauty retailer, according to Retail Week. She is understood to have left the ethical beauty specialist at the end of November, despite taking up the position at the start of the year. Campbell joined The…
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7 December
MusicMagpie sees revenues drop to £144.8m
Music Magpie, who specialises in refurbished consumer technology, has announced its full-year revenue for the group will be £144.8m, down from £145.5m in 2021, for the full year ended 30 November 2022. It also revealed that EBITDA will be “in line” with management’s expectations. Net debt at 30 November 2022…
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