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Sep- 2023 -20 September
Poeticgem Group acquires Little Mistress
The Poeticgem Group has reportedly acquired the brand IP of womenswear brand Little Mistress, according to Drapers. Under the agreement Poeticgem will own various brands under the Little Mistress umbrella and will design, source and distribute its portfolio of brands. As a result of the deal the Little Mistress brand…
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20 September
Naked Wines swings to £15m loss in FY23
Naked Wines chairman Richard Gormley has issued an apology to shareholders after it reported a loss of £15m in 2023, compared to a profit of £2.9m last year, according to its full year results for the 53 weeks ending 3 April 2023. The group attributed its losses to non-cash goodwill…
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20 September
Inflation ‘unexpectedly’ falls to 6.7%
The headline rate of inflation has fallen by 0.1% to 6.7% in August, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), despite prior concerns from economists that the rate was set to rise. The largest downward contributions to the monthly change in annual rates came from…
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20 September
Dunelm welcomes record sales of £1.64bn in FY23
Dunelm has welcomed record sales in its full-year results, with revenues up by 5.5% to £1.64bn, despite profits falling over the period. In the year ended 1 July 2023, profits fell by 7.7% to £192.7m, though the group said this was “particularly pleasing given the impact of operating cost inflation…
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20 September
Asda appoints new leaders to tech team amid Walmart separation
Asda has announced the appointment of Adrian Berry and Rob Barnes to its technology team to oversee the development of its new technology strategy and separation from Walmart. Berry will join early in 2024 as the retailer’s new chief technology officer, where he will be responsible for all core technology…
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20 September
Moonpig expects H1 sales rise
Moonpig has revealed it expects its pro forma revenue to grow at a low single digit percentage rate in the first half of the current financial year. The group currently operates the Moonpig, Red Letter Days and Buyagift brands in the UK and the Greetz brand in the Netherlands. In…
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19 September
Today’s news in brief-19/09/23
Kingfisher, the parent company of B&Q, has revised down its full-year profit forecast to £590m from the initial estimate of £634m. This adjustment is in response to challenging trading conditions. In H1, the company reported a 30.9% decrease in operating profit compared to the same period last year, with group…
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19 September
Majestic Wines opens Newark-on-Trent store
Specialist wine retailer has opened its latest store in Newark-on-Trent as part of its accelerated brick-and-mortar expansion. This opening marks the second new store opening for the wine retailer for the 2023/24 financial year and its 205th store in the UK. Majestic has plans to expand its in-person shopping presence…
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19 September
THG net-zero targets get validated by official body
THG, the global proprietary technology platform specialising in taking brands direct to consumers, announced the validation of its net-zero targets by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). The SBTi has confirmed that THG’s sustainability targets align with the latest climate science, aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial…
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19 September
Unexpected September heatwave helps UK grocery sales bounce back
The late summer and unexpected heatwave in early September helped lift grocery sales at UK supermarkets, with Total Till sales growing +10.3% in the last four weeks ending 9 September 2023, according to new data released today by NIQ. NIQ revealed that growth at supermarkets during the four week period…
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