Shoe Zone
This coverage explores Shoe Zoneโs strategy, operations, and performance within the UK footwear retail market. Reporting highlights store activity, e-commerce initiatives, pricing strategies, leadership decisions, and efforts to adapt to consumer trends and competitive pressures. Tailored for retail executives, brand managers, and operations professionals, the content provides insight into how Shoe Zone manages its value-focused proposition in a changing market.
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Jan- 2026 -14 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Shoe Zone profits fall to ยฃ3.3m
Shoe Zone has revealed its profit before tax has fallen to ยฃ3.3m, down from ยฃ10.1m, in the 52 weeks to 27 September 2025 as it faced weaker demand and higher costs. It comes as its total revenue reduced by 7.6% to ยฃ149.1m (2024: ยฃ161.3m), trading out of 28 fewer stores,…
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Aug- 2025 -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 ยฃ2.5m for the year ending…
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Jan- 2025 -21 JanuaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-21/1/25
Aldi has announced a significant pay increase for its store assistants, setting a new minimum hourly rate of ยฃ12.71, rising to ยฃ14.00 within London’s M25 area, effective from March 1. This move reaffirms Aldi’s position as the highest-paying supermarket in the UK, exceeding the Real Living Wage standards. The retailer…
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21 JanuaryHigh Street
Shoe Zone profits fall in โyear of two halvesโ
Shoe Zone has revealed that its profit before tax fell to ยฃ10.1m for the year ended 28 September 2024, down from ยฃ16.2m in the previous year. Alongside this, the companyโs revenues fell to ยฃ161.3m, down from ยฃ165.7m in the same period last year. Shoe Zone stated that the decline was…
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Dec- 2024 -18 DecemberHigh Street
Shoe Zone halves profit guidance and warns of store closures
Shoe Zone has halved its profit expectations for the year to 27 September 2025, downgrading it to โno less thanโ ยฃ5m, down from the previous guidance of ยฃ10m.ย It comes as the high street shoe retailer experienced โvery challenging trading conditionsโ for the first two months of FY25 and the…
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Aug- 2024 -9 AugustHigh Street
Riots deter shoppers as footfall falls 4.8%
UK high streets appear to be feeling the full force of ongoing disorder over the past week with footfall declining by an average of -4.8% week on week from Sunday (4 August) to Wednesday (7 August) compared with an average decline of -2.7% in all UK retail destinations.ย The latest…
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7 AugustNews
Today’s news in brief-7/8/24
Chris Brook-Carter, CEO of Retail Trust, highlighted an increase in calls from retail workers fearing for their safety amidst recent rioting in England and Northern Ireland. Several retail stores, including Shoe Zone and Sainsburyโs Local, were targeted by rioters. The British Retail Consortium is responding with a meeting today to…
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7 AugustHigh Street
Store staff โfear for their safetyโ, says Retail Trust boss
The Retail Trust has seen a spike in calls from retail workers โfearing for their safetyโ amid rioting across towns in England and Northern Ireland, according to its chief executive Chris Brook-Carter. Brook-Carter stated that the charity has seen an increase in the number of calls to its 24-hour helpline.…
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Jul- 2024 -2 JulyNews
Today’s news in brief-2/7/24
Shop price inflation in the UK saw a significant slowdown in June, dropping to 0.2% from 0.6% in May, marking the lowest rate since October 2021. This decline was driven by a 1% decrease in non-food prices and a deceleration in food inflation to 2.5%. Helen Dickinson of the BRC…
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2 JulyClothing & Shoes
Shoe Zone posts profit warning amid continued cost pressures
Shoe Zone has reported that it now expects adjusted profits before tax to be โno less thanโ ยฃ10m for the year ending on 2 October, due to continued cost pressures.ย The announcement elaborates on the shoe retailerโs 12 March AGM Statement, which also maintained that Shoe Zone continued to experience…
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