IPO
This coverage examines initial public offerings (IPOs) in the UK retail sector, focusing on company valuations, market conditions, investor response, and strategic objectives. Reporting highlights how retailers prepare for and navigate IPOs as part of their growth plans — offering insight for executives, financial managers, and professionals involved in retail finance and corporate strategy.
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May- 2021 -25 MayOnline & Digital
Made.com launches £1bn London IPO
Online furniture retailer Made.com has announced its expected intention to float on the London Stock Exchange for £1bn. Founded in the UK 11 years ago, the e-commerce retailer had already enlisted JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Liberum this February to work on the plans for the IPO. The group had…
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24 MayClothing & Shoes
Seraphine owner eyes London IPO
The new owner of the maternity wear brand Seraphine is reportedly eyeing plans to deliver it to the London stock market, according to Sky News. Mayfair Equity Partners, which purchased the label last December, is close to hiring bankers to explore the potential IPO, according to reports. According to Sky,…
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20 MayClothing & Shoes
Mytheresa Q3 sales jump 47.5% to £142m
MYT Netherlands Parent BV, the parent company of luxury fashion and designer firm Mytheresa, saw its net sales for Q3 FY21 rise 47.5% year-on-year to €164.8m (£142.2m). The group’s adjusted EBITDA for the period ended 31 March 2021 more than tripled to €11.1m (£9.58m), up from €3.1m (£2.67m) last year.…
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6 MayPeople Moves
Boohoo welcomes Tim Morris as non-executive director
Boohoo has appointed Tim Morris as a non-executive director. Morris is also currently group general counsel and company secretary at TalkTalk Telecom Group Limited, which was on the main list of the London Stock Exchange until March 2021 and which he joined prior to its IPO in 2010. He held…
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Apr- 2021 -29 AprilOnline & Digital
In The Style sees sales rise 130% to £44.5m
Online fashion retailer In The Style has revealed that it expects turnover for the full-year period ending 31 March 2021 to be no lower than £44.5m, a year on year increase of more than 130%. During the period, the retailer said that new customer generation increased by 19% to 420,000,…
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26 AprilHigh Street
Poundland owner confirms Polish IPO
Poundland owner, Pepco Group, has confirmed plans to go ahead with a listing on the Polish stock market that could value the company at around £3.9bn. The firm, which operates the Pepco and Dealz brands in Europe, had planned to go public in 2020 with a dual listing in London…
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19 AprilHigh Street
Poundland owner eyes £4bn IPO
Pepco Group, the owner of Poundland and Dealz, is reportedly set to pursue a £3.9bn initial public offering (IPO) on the Polish market in the coming months. According to Sky News, the group’s management team and shareholders alike have snubbed London in favour of Warsaw due to the firm’s large…
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15 AprilOnline & Digital
The Hut Group revenues soar 42% in ‘milestone’ year
The Hut Group has announced that group revenues soared by 42% to £1.6bn in its full-year results, as the wider consumer shift to digital channels “continued apace”. In what was a “milestone” year for the group, EBITDA was up by 35% to £150.8m in the period and new customers rose…
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Mar- 2021 -26 MarchFeatures
E-commerce trends can’t outweigh a flotation’s individuality
Moonpig, The Hut Group, and In The Style. These are just a few of the e-commerce retailers to have gone public since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. But are they just a few successful outliers, or are they the beginning of a trend of London Stock Exchange e-commerce listings…
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24 MarchOnline & Digital
Amazon to reduce Deliveroo stake at IPO
Amazon’s stake in Deliveroo will fall to 11.5% following the group’s IPO, according to the IPO prospectus. The fall represents a 4.3% decline from Amazon’s current 15.8% stake, as roughly 23.3 million shares are to be sold, raising between £90.87m and £107.18m. This exit opportunity, alongside a dilution in its…
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