British retailing giant Marks and Spencer (M&S) has today reported like-for-like sales, which strip out new store openings, grew 0.1% in the 13 week period to 2 April. The figures were marginally better than expected and sent shares up 13.3p today to 353.5p. The 127-year-old retailer which sells clothes, food and homewares said general merchandise [...]
The UK’s biggest retailers are currently reporting their Christmas trading figures, and it has been a mixed bag so far. Today, British retailing giant Marks and Spencer (M&S) said sales in the final quarter of 2010 were up despite the heavy snowfall which gripped much of the country last month. The 127-year-old retailer which sells [...]
British retailing giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), has today reported a rise in UK like-for-like sales of 5.3% in the 13 weeks to October 2. Furthermore, the 126-year-old retailer which sells clothes, food and homewares, said total sales across the group grew by 6.5%, with international sales 6.2% higher. Chief executive, Marc Bolland who joined [...]
British retailing giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), has today announced UK same-store sales grew in its first quarter (13 weeks to 3 July), while food sales rose 1.5% and general merchandise was 6% higher. While the figures represented the third quarter of sales growth in a row, it was slower than the 5.1% increase in [...]
Directors at FTSE 100 companies continue to see a rise in their salaries despite a fall in their share price. The Total Remuneration Survey 2010, conducted by pay consultancy MM&K and the proxy voting agency Manifest, shows chief execs at the UK’s top 100 listed companies have seen their pay rise 5% since 2008 – [...]
British retailing giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), has today announced pre-tax profits totalled £632.5 million for the 12 months to 27 March – a rise of 4.6% on the same period a year ago. UK like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new store openings, grew 0.9% over the 12-month period. Sales of general [...]
British retailing giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), today posted better-than-expected same store sales of 5.1% in the UK in the 13 weeks to March 27 (its fiscal fourth quarter). Sales were boosted by strong demand for formalwear and knitwear. The company said clothing sales grew 10.1%, while homewares rose 13.3%. Furthermore, food sales (which have [...]
Peacocks, which operates more than 500 fashion stores across the UK, posted a 17% rise in like-for-like sales on last year’s levels in December and early January. Richard Kirk, chief executive, said it had experienced a “cracking Christmas as customers decided they were going to celebrate after a year of doom and gloom”. Meanwhile, the [...]
British retailing giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), has today reported its first sales growth in over two years. The 125-year-old retailer which sells clothes, food and homewares, said like-for-like sales grew 0.8% in the three months to 26 December compared with the same period a year earlier. However, the increase was below market expectations of [...]
British retailing giant, Marks and Spencer (M&S), has reported flat profits for the six month period to September 28 and said it is cautious about the year ahead. While profits were at the top end of analysts forecasts, profit before tax and one-off items was £298.3 million. In a statement Chairman Stuart Rose said: “We [...]
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has revealed it is considering establishing an online food shopping service. The retailing giant has been toying with the idea for some time but opted out due to the costs associated with setting up the service. However, Steve Rowe, the company’s director of retail, told City analysts in London yesterday: “Food [...]
Marks and Spencer (M&S) is no longer Britain’s most popular fashion retailer. Shoppers seeking bargains amid the economic downturn means Asda’s George and discount clothing retailer Primark are the nation’s first and second favourite clothes shops. The budget fashion chains are luring shoppers away from the more expensive retailers and this was highlighted last month [...]
Marks and Spencer (M&S), which is Britain’s largest clothing retailer, has reported a strong performance by recording its best quarter for two years. The retailing industry overall has suffered in the wake of the economic downturn as consumers rein in their spending. However, today the retailer said like-for-like sales in the UK (which exclude new [...]
Britain’s largest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S) has dealt a blow to its shareholders today by announcing it is slashing its dividend to 15p a share for the 12 months to the end of March, down 7p from the previous year. The cut was larger than analysts had expected but M&S said the cut [...]
As part of its 125th birthday celebrations, Marks and Spencer will go back to its original roots as a penny bazaar and offer a range of 20 products that are available for just 1p in a three day sale. Sir Stuart Rose, the M&S chairman, said that the chain has been at the centre of [...]
Britain’s largest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S), has reported a 4.2% fall in like-for-like sales for the three months ending March 28. The decline compares with a 7.1% fall in the previous quarter and exceeded City expectations. However, it is the sixth consecutive quarter that the group has reported a drop in revenue. The [...]
M&S Money launches 3% cash ISA
M&S Money has launched an Advantage Cash ISA paying 3 per cent, and which allows transfers in from other ISAs. It can be opened with a minimum deposit of £100 lump sum followed by minimum monthly deposits of £25. The 3% rate is variable, but there is no short-term bonus so the return won’t plummet [...]
Google suspends UK Compare Mortgages site
Google has closed its UK mortgage comparison site which it launched in July last year, after it proved to be less popular than expected. Mortgage comparison sites are designed to allow visitors to compare mortgages quickly and easily without having to visit each lender’s individual site. Google was competing with several well-established comparison sites, including [...]
AA launches ‘black-box’ policy for young drivers
The AA is launching an innovative car insurance policy called Drivesafe which could help younger drivers save up to £850 a year. Younger drivers already pay substantially higher premiums than other motorists and these costs are increasing. A new study by Confused.com suggests insurance costs for younger driver have gone up by 5.7 per cent [...]
ATOL scheme updated to protect online bookers
ATOL, a financial protection scheme managed by the Civil Aviation Authority, is being extended to protect up to six million more holidays a year. The scheme ensures that holiday makers do not lose out financially if a travel company collapses, and that they are not stranded abroad. An increase in the number of holidays booked [...]
Home repossessions lowest for four years
The number of UK homes repossessed fell to 36,200 in 2011, significantly below the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ forecast of 40,000, and lower than 2010 when 37,100 homes were repossessed. With interest rates remaining low and lenders adopting a sympathetic attitude to customers in financial difficulty, repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007. However, [...]
Monthly pay lasting just 17 days
Workers are running out of money just 17 days after receiving their monthly pay, according to new research by the Halifax bank. This means that the average UK worker spends half the month worrying about money. The study, based on the responses of more than 2,000 adults, found that 10 per cent of workers start [...]
Women disadvantaged by auto-enrolment changes
Government proposals to increase the auto-enrolment threshold to £10,000 could put 1.8 million women at risk of missing out on a pension, the TUC has warned. Under the auto-enrolment scheme, which will be phased in from October, private sector employers will automatically enrol workers between the age of 22 years and the state pension age, [...]
Emergency household repairs company Homeserve is taking longer than expected to get back on track after its operations were suspended last October. The company expected customer numbers to fall by 5% this year but it has increased this estimate to 8% and announced the loss of 200 jobs. It estimates that renewal revenue in 2013 [...]
Sale rumoured for Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks
There is growing speculation that National Australia Bank (NAB) may sell Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank after the Australian parent company announced a strategic review of the two banks’ operations. The Australian economy is performing well and NAB reported strong profits for the final quarter of 2011 but with the UK economy at a virtual [...]
More women experiencing debt difficulties
Women in Debt, which offers female-focused debt advice, has warned that the number of UK women facing serious debt has grown significantly over recent years. The organisation believes that more women will need advice on solving debt problems in the future because they are building up an unsustainable level of indebtedness. Women in Debt’s director, [...]
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