Ireland

Waterstones profits quadruple to £43m as office workers return

Waterstones has seen pre-tax profits rise from £11.2m to £42.9m in the year to 27 April 2024, whilst reporting a…

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Aldi increases staff pay to highest hourly rate for supermarket workers

Aldi has announced its store assistants are set to receive a pay rise with hourly rates increasing to at least…

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Today’s news in brief-16/1/25

The UK economy experienced modest growth in November 2024, with GDP rising by 0.1% following two months of decline. This…

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Dunelm revenues rise due to online sales

Dunelm has seen its revenues rise 1.6% to £490m for the 13 weeks ended 28 December, and 2.4% to £894m…

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Today’s news in brief-15/1/25

Inflation in the UK unexpectedly fell to 2.5% in December, marking its first decline in three months, according to the…

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Currys raises profit outlook amid ‘strong peak trading’

Currys has revealed that it expects its profit-before-tax to land between £145-155m for the full year, 23-31% ahead of consensus…

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Boots sales rise 8.1% in Q1

Boots has delivered a “strong” first quarter with total comparable retail sales up 8.1% YoY for the three months ended…

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B&Q acquires five Homebase UK stores for £2.5m

B&Q has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire five leasehold stores in the UK, currently trading as…

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Miniso opens new store at London Stansted Airport

Miniso has announced the opening of its first-ever UK airport store at London Stansted Airport. The new Miniso-Go store offers…

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Aldi to invest £650m in expansion plans in 2025

Aldi is set to invest around £650m across the UK in 2025 as part of the group’s ongoing expansion plans.  …

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