FTSE 100
This coverage explores how FTSE 100-listed companies intersect with the UK retail sector, providing analysis of financial results, strategic shifts, leadership appointments, and market developments. The reporting is tailored for retail executives and managers seeking to understand the broader economic and competitive forces shaping retail through the lens of major publicly listed businesses.
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Jan- 2026 -9 JanuaryPeople Moves
Next unveils board changes as sales and marketing director to retire
Next has announced a series of board changes, including the retirement of long-serving executive director Jane Shields and the appointment of two new independent non-executive directors. Shields, group sales, marketing and HR director, will retire from the company in May and step down from the board with effect from 21…
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5 JanuaryHigh Street
Next eyes discount bid for LK Bennett as retailer nears collapse
Next is reportedly considering a cut-price bid for the fashion brand LK Bennett as the retailer prepares to appoint administrators, according to Sky News. It is understood that the FTSE 100-listed group is among several parties weighing an approach for LK Bennett’s brand and other intellectual property assets. However, any…
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Nov- 2025 -20 NovemberHigh Street
Games Workshop HY profits to be no less than £135m
Games Workshop has revealed that it expects its profit before tax to be no less than £135m for the half year ended 30 November 2025, an increase from the £126.8m it posted in the same period last year. The company had previously warned that Donald Trump’s tariff measures could wipe…
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Jul- 2025 -29 JulyHigh Street
Games Workshop profits soar 29.5% to £262.8m
Games Workshop has revealed that its profit-before-tax rose 29.% to £262.8m for the year ended 1 June 2025, on a guidance of £255m. Alongside this, the company’s revenues rose 205 from £525.7m to £628.7m on a constant currency basis. The company’s core revenues rose 14% to £565m up from £494.7m…
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Apr- 2025 -7 AprilEconomy
Trump calls tariffs ‘medicine’ amid market turmoil
US president Donald Trump has called his newly-announced tariffs “medicine” as he showed no signs of reversing them. Speaking to reporters on Sunday (6 April) aboard Air Force One, Trump warned that governments would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs. He said: “I don’t want…
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Mar- 2025 -17 MarchHigh Street
Ex-Morrisons boss touted for B&M CEO role
Former Morrisons boss David Potts is reportedly among the leading candidates for the CEO role at B&M, according to The Sunday Times. Potts has reportedly been in talks with the bargain retailer for weeks about the position, which became vacant following Alex Russo’s departure last month. Sources familiar with the…
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5 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-5/3/25
Walgreens Boots Alliance, owner of Boots, is in advanced talks with private-equity firm Sycamore Partners for a potential $10 billion deal to take the struggling drugstore chain private. This move comes amid Walgreens’ shares declining sharply over the past decade, from a peak market value of over $100bn in 2015…
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5 MarchHigh Street
Games Workshop welcomes strong start to 2025
Games Workshop has revealed today (5 March) in a short trading update that its performance in January and February has been ahead of expectations. According to the designer and maker of miniature figurines, it has benefited from strong trading across both the core business and licensing. As a result, the…
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Jan- 2025 -31 JanuaryPeople Moves
THG appoints Milyae Park independent non-executive director
THG has announced the appointment of Milyae Park as an independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Park joins THG following a long and successful career in digital and ecommerce transformation at FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies including Tesco and Marks and Spencer. Since launching a portfolio career in 2019,…
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Oct- 2024 -4 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Frasers increases Mulberry stake after failed takeover bid
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has acquired more shares in Mulberry just days after it had a takeover bid for the company rejected. Frasers subscribed for 4.0 million shares at the 100p per share fundraising price, through clawback provisions available to major shareholders. Before this Frasers held 22.1 million shares in…
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