Samsung Electronics has warned that profit for the second quarter will be 25% lower due to strong currency in its home market of Korea and a slowdown in the smartphone market.This will be the third quarter of falling growth for the firm. Samsung is the world's biggest maker of mobile...
The head of German department store Karstadt has resigned her post after just six months in the job.Eva-Lotta Sjostedt joined the retailer, one of Germany’s best known names, from Ikea in February.Chief financial officer Miguel Muellenbach and human resources boss Kai-Uwe Weitz will head the firm, which is known to...
Poundland has reported a near £1 billion total in annual sales amid suggestion that it could double its store portfolio.The chain currently has 528 stores in the UK, after opening 70 outlets in the past year.Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that the retailer's research...
Budget airline Ryanair has said that it is to begin flights from Glasgow in October. The airline will open seven routes from the airport, as well as continuing its operations at Prestwick and opening a new Stansted service from Edinburgh.A Scottish government spokesman said: "We welcome Ryanair's further investment into...
The number of graduate jobs on the market has risen 12% to its pre-recession peak, according to the High Fliers report, based on a poll of 18,000 final-year students.The UK's top employers recruited more graduates this year than they expected, the biggest number in four years, although there is concern...
The Government has pledged £6 billion in funding to be made available to local councils in order to boost regional economies.The money, part of a series of local “growth deals”, is designed to support local businesses, create jobs and build new housing.Prime Minister David Cameron said: "Growth deals are a...
Morrisons has launched a new cafe concept which has planned to be rolled out to a number of stores.The new format that was first built in the Crawley store this week, will be built into all new stores from September and fitted into a number of existing ones.The grocer is...
Superdrug has returned to profit but it experienced a sales slip due to reduced high street footfall and health and beauty retailers becoming fiercely competitive.Superdrug posted a pre-tax profit of £29m in the year to December 28, 2013, up from a £4m loss after exceptionals the previous year, in documents...
Cath Kidston has reported that it is confident that its overseas sales will overtake the UK within the next year.According to chief executive Kenny Wilson, the British retailer that currently generates 40% of its sales overseas, is approximately a year away from making more money outside the UK.Cath Kidston recently...
The British chocolate maker Thorntons Plc has reported that it expects a full-year pre-tax profit to rise to approximately 51%, in line with market expectations.Thorntons said its UK commercial channel had also returned to double-digit sales growth in its fourth quarter.The company is expecting its pre-tax profit before exceptional items...
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