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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Aug- 2025 -19 AugustHealth & Beauty
Applied Nutrition ups guidance as FY25 revenues rise 24%
Applied Nutrition has revealed that its revenues rose 24% to £107m for the year ended 31 July 2025. This increase is expected to be ahead of market expectations and was driven by a strong second half performance of around £60m in revenue. As a result of this, the company has…
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15 AugustLuxury Goods
Pandora reports 8% organic growth in Q2 despite macroeconomic headwinds
Pandora has reported 8% organic growth in the second quarter of 2025, with revenues rising to DKK 7.05bn (£800m) despite foreign exchange, tariff and commodity price pressures. Like-for-like (LFL) sales were also up 3%, while network expansion contributed 5% to growth. LFL sales rose 8% in the US and 6%…
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13 AugustSport & Leisure
On raises guidance as sales jump 32%
Swiss Sportswear company On has upped its full-year revenue guidance after its second quarter sales jumped 32% to CHF 749.2m (£688.1m). The performance comes as it posted net sales through the direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) sales channel increased 47.2% to CHF 308.3m (£283,1m) and net sales through its wholesale sales channel also…
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13 AugustHigh Street
Shoe Zone halves profit forecast amid weak consumer confidence
Shoe Zone expects annual profits to fall by half after seeing a drop in footfall and revenues during June and July, as higher interest rates and weak consumer confidence continue to weigh on spending. The footwear retailer now forecasts adjusted profit before tax of about £2.5m for the year ending…
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8 AugustLuxury Goods
Ralph Lauren raises FY guidance as Q1 sales jump 14% to $1.7bn
Ralph Lauren has raised its full-year outlook after first-quarter revenues rose 14% year-on-year to $1.7bn (£1.3bn) in the period ended 29 June. The luxury fashion group attributed its performance to strong global demand and margin gains. Sales rose 11% in constant currency, with double-digit growth in Asia and Europe and…
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7 AugustOnline & Digital
Grocery helps boost Deliveroo’s H1 GTV to £3.78bn
Deliveroo has reported a 9% year-on-year increase in gross transaction value (GTV) and revenues, reaching £3.78bn and £1.04bn respectively, driven by double-digit growth in its grocery segment for the first half of the year ended 30 June 2025. Order volumes rose 8% to £147m, with GTV per order up 1%…
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6 AugustClothing & Shoes
Zalando ups guidance as Q2 EBIT rises 8% to €186m
Zalando has upped its guidance after it revealed its EBIT rose to €186m (£162m), up from €172m (£150m), in the second quarter, representing a profit margin of 6.5%. Alongside this, the company’s revenues rose 7.3% to €2.8bn (£2.4bn) while its gross merchandising value rose 5% to €4.1bn (£3.6bn). The company…
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6 AugustClothing & Shoes
Zara censured over ‘unhealthily thin’ models in online ads
Fashion retailer Zara has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for using “unhealthily thin” models in two online product listings. According to the advertising watchdog, images on the brand’s website, which were displayed on 5 May, breached rules on social responsibility. The complaint focused on four ads showing…
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5 AugustClothing & Shoes
David Beckham collab helps Hugo Boss sales inch up in Q2
Hugo Boss has revealed its currency-adjusted group sales increased 1% to €1.02bn (£871.4m) during the second quarter of the year, as its collaboration with David Beckham helped boost its Boss Men division. It comes as the partnership helped currency-adjusted revenues for Boss Menswear jump 5% in the second quarter, which…
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5 AugustOnline & Digital
Naked Wines FY losses narrow to £4.9m
Naked Wines has narrowed its statutory pre-tax loss by 70%, from £16.3m to £4.9m, for the year ended 31 March. This comes despite the specialised wine retailer’s revenues falling 14% to £250.2m during the period, which was reportedly in line with management expectations. Meanwhile, adjusted EBITDA – excluding costs from…
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