Guidance
This coverage focuses on trading guidance, financial outlooks, and performance updates issued by UK retail businesses. Retail Sector reports on company forecasts, profit warnings, earnings revisions, and strategic updates that shape investor sentiment and corporate planning across the retail industry. Coverage includes analysis of market reactions, executive commentary, and sector-wide trends influencing guidance from leading retailers. For retail professionals, this category provides critical insights into financial health, market expectations, and business confidence driving decision-making within the UK retail economy.
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Oct- 2025 -17 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Zalando appoints L’Oreal exec as beauty VP
Zalando has appointed former L’Oreal executive Thomas Schwulera as its new vice president for beauty. Schwulera spent more than a decade in senior leadership roles across Europe and the company’s global headquarters in Paris with a background that includes expertise in digital transformation, e-commerce and premium beauty brand management. He…
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14 OctoberOnline & Digital
Gear4music lifts profit forecast as H1 sales rise 31%
Gear4music has raised its full-year earnings forecast after reporting a 31% rise in revenues for the six months to 30 September. The online retailer of musical instruments and equipment said revenue growth accelerated from 27% in the first quarter to 34% in the second, supported by higher sales across its…
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7 OctoberDIY
Victorian Plumbing sees revenues jump 5% amid market decline in FY25
Victorian Plumbing has reported a 5% rise in full-year revenue to about £310m for the 12 months to 30 September 2025, in line with market expectations, despite a wider fall in the UK home improvements and DIY market. The group stated that the broader market declined by around 3% over…
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2 OctoberSupermarkets
Tesco ups FY guidance as market share rises
Tesco has raised its full-year profit outlook after reporting strong sales across the business in its half-year results, which have seen it increase its market share over the period.Group sales, excluding VAT and fuel, rose by 5.1% to £33.1bn. The supermarket also saw adjusted operating profit hit £1.67bn for the…
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Sep- 2025 -30 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
ASOS forecasts lower FY earnings amid turnaround plan
ASOS has warned that full-year earnings and sales may lag behind expectations, despite reporting higher gross profit margins and reduced costs over the period. While EBITDA has risen by more than 60% year-on-year, it is expected to be on the lower end of a £130m to £150m guided range, with…
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29 SeptemberLuxury Goods
Mytheresa FY sales jump 8.9% to €916m
LuxExperience has reported that its Mytheresa unit saw net sales rise 11.5% year-on-year to €248.9m (£217m) in the fourth quarter to 30 June, while full-year sales rose 8.9% to €916.1m (£799m). The group’s EBITDA also increased 73% over the year to €44.6m (£38.9m). The company said profitability improved as gross…
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23 SeptemberDIY
Kingfisher ups guidance amid strong H1
Kingfisher has revealed that it is now targeting the “upper end” of its full year 25/26 adjusted PBT of between £480m to £540m, and free cash flow of between £480m to £520m after a strong half year. During the period, the company saw its sales rise to £6.81bn for the…
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18 SeptemberPeople Moves
Pets at Home CEO steps down as group lowers profit forecast
Pets at Home has announced the immediate departure of chief executive Lyssa McGowan and lowered its full-year 2026 profit forecast to between £90m and £100m. Non-executive chair Ian Burke has assumed the role of executive chair while a search is carried out for a new chief executive. McGowan had led…
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18 SeptemberHigh Street
Next CEO warns UK economy faces ‘anaemic growth’ despite HY profit uplift
Next has revealed that its profit-before-tax rose 13.8% to £515m for the half year ended July 2025 as its CEO warned that the UK is facing “anemic growth”. It comes as the group’s revenues rose 10.3% to £3.25bn, helped by favourable weather and business gained during the M&S cyber attack…
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17 SeptemberOnline & Digital
Moonpig remains on track to meet FY26 guidance
Moonpig has announced that it remains on track to meet its FY26 guidance after reporting trading was in line with expectations since the start of the financial year (commencing 1 May 2025). The online greeting card and gifting group has seen revenues grow by 10% year-on-year since the start of…
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