Retail sales in the US rose 0.3%, the first increase in two months as the third-coldest winter on records began to lift. Economists had predicted a rise of just 0.2%.Heavy snowfall caused disruption across America but contributed to a rise in building materials and garden equipment such as snow shovels.Sales...
Pub group Wetherspoon saw a 9% rise in revenue for the first half, although it warned that taxation and input costs as well as strong comparisons against last year would prove more difficult in the coming months.In the 26 weeks ended January like-for-like sales were up 5.2% with operating profit...
Tesco has seen its market share fall for the first time in a decade, according to new data, as discount retailers continue to grow.Figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending March 2nd show that Tesco’s market share fell 28.7% in the period, compared to 29.6% for last year...
Mobile provider EE has come out top in a comprehensive study of the UK’s mobile networks by measurement firm RootMetrics.In the study, which involved 840,000 checks, ranked operators by overall performance, call performance, mobile internet, text, network reliability and network speed.EE received 84.6 points out of 100, dominating the survey...
Argos and Homesbase owner Home Retail Group (HRG) has said that it anticipates better-than-expected results for the full year, following a rise of 3.3% in like-for-like sales at Argos.Terry Duddy, chief executive of HRG, commented: "The positive sales performance in the last few weeks of our financial year concludes a...
Supermarket group Morrison’s has launched a major restructure following the news that it made a loss of £176 million in 2013 compared to a £879 million.The group has lagged behind its competitors in the ‘big four’ being late to the online and convenience markets. However, the group said that the...
Online grocer Ocado has reported an 18% rise in sales for the 12 weeks to February 23rd, paving the way for its first annual profit.In a statement, CEO Tim Steiner said: "We are pleased with the continued growth in our business. We remain committed to improving the quality of the...
The founder of Sports Direct, Mike Ashley, will receive a £65.8 million bonus in shares following a shareholder vote on the package on April 4th.Mr Ashley currently receives no salary or bonus from the company, but the proposed share package would pay out in 2018.The group said that it was...
Halfords has appointed the former CEO of Zizzi Restaurants, Helen Jones, to its board as a non-executive director.Ms Jones was also responsible for successfully launching the Ben & Jerry brand in the UK and Europe.In other changes to the board, Halfords said that both Bill Ronald and Keith Harris, who...
The Co-operative Group has accepted the resignation of its chief executive after he branded the group “ungovernable” in its current structure.He is replaced by the chief financial officer Richard Pennycook with immediate effect.Euan Sutherland said: "It is with great sadness that I have resigned as Chief Executive. I have given...
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