Quiz
This coverage explores the performance, strategy, and brand activity of Quiz within the UK retail industry. Reporting focuses on store openings and closures, e-commerce initiatives, marketing campaigns, financial results, and leadership decisions that shape the company’s direction. Insights are curated for retail professionals tracking value-driven fashion brands and assessing their impact on the competitive high street and online landscape.
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Apr- 2021 -13 AprilClothing & Shoes
Quiz revenues plummet 66% amid store closures
Quiz has revealed that total revenues plummeted 66% to £39.7m in its FY21 trading update, as the fashion group was impacted by prolonged periods of store and concession closures. The group also cited the pandemic’s “detrimental” impact on demand for its trademark occasionwear, as social events and activities came to…
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Oct- 2020 -27 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Quiz swings to loss as online sales fall
Quiz has swung to a loss of £3.7m in the full-year ended 31 March 2020, against a profit of £0.6m the previous year. In its latest preliminary results, the clothing retailer also confirmed that group revenue fell by 10%, while underlying EBITDA fell to £0.6m for the full-year, against the…
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Sep- 2020 -9 SeptemberClothing & Shoes
Quiz sales plummet, store closures anticipated
Fashion retailer Quiz has revealed its sales have been “significantly impacted” by the pandemic, with total sales falling by 77% to £12.8m between 1 April and 31 August. Its website sales totalled £4.9m in the period, marking a 45% decline against the £8.9m reported the year before. Sales through third…
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Jul- 2020 -13 JulyClothing & Shoes
Quiz suspends supplier over non-compliance allegations
Fashion retailer Quiz has said it is “extremely concerned” following allegations of non-compliance with National Living Wage requirements in a Leicester warehouse. An undercover investigation launched by The Times alleged that factory workers at a Quiz supplier were offered as little as £3 an hour to make clothes. Bosses at…
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6 JulyHigh Street
Over 24,000 retail jobs lost in first half of 2020
Almost 24,348 jobs have been scrapped in the first six months of the year at large retailers which have fallen into administration, the Centre for Retail Research (CRR) has revealed. Retailers including Laura Ashley, Debenhams, Monsoon & Accessorize, Oasis & Warehouse, Cath Kidston, Quiz, Victoria’s Secret, Oakland Furniture, Go Outdoors,…
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Jun- 2020 -10 JuneClothing & Shoes
Quiz places loss-making stores into administration
Quiz has revealed it is placing the division that runs some of its loss-making stores into administration. Quiz said that in order to “protect the future” of the company it has decided to appoint joint administrators from KPMG to the group’s 82 standalone stores in the United Kingdom and the…
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Apr- 2020 -15 AprilCoronavirus
Quiz reopens online operations
British Fashion retailer Quiz has revealed it has reopened its online operations after it added “additional safety measures” to keep its employees safe. Quiz stores have been closed since the 22 March with its online operations also closing a couple of days later. However, it has now taken the decision…
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Mar- 2020 -26 MarchClothing & Shoes
Quiz expects March results ‘materially’ below board expectations
Fashion retailer Quiz has warned that its March revenues and margins are expected to be “materially low” compared with the board’s expectations amid the coronavirus pandemic. Quiz said that prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, its year-to-date performance was set to be in line with expectations. Quiz said since the start…
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Jan- 2020 -15 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Quiz sales tumble amid ‘challenging’ Christmas
Quiz suffered a “disappointing” period of Christmas sales, as group revenue fell by 9.3% over the seven week period ended 4 January 2020. The retailer said it experienced a reduction in footfall compared with the prior year, which resulted in stores and concessions revenue decreasing by 7%. The group also…
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Dec- 2019 -4 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Quiz profits slide in half-year results
Quiz has announced a “disappointing” fall in profits in its half-year interim results. In the six months ended 30 September, the fashion retailer’s profits fell by £6.8m. This marked a “disappointing” change from the £3.8m in profits posted the year prior. Underlying profits fell by 85% to £0.6m, whilst underlying…
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