Posh paint brand Farrow & Ball bought by Danish company in €500m deal May 11, 2021 Luxury paint and wallpaper company Farrow & Ball has been bought by Danish coatings manufacturer Hempel, in a deal that values the paint retailer at around €500m. Hempel bought Farrow & Ball from American private equity group Ares Management Corporation, which reportedly paid £275m for the company in 2014. Today The Financial Times first reported [...]
City Pub group hammered by 57 per cent plunge in revenue May 11, 2021 Hammered by restrictions, the City Pub group raked in £25.8 million in revenue last year, 57 per cent less than 2019 figures, despite buying a hefty stake in Kensington Park Hotel. The group, which has 45 pubs across London, Southern England and Wales, snapped up a 49 per cent stake in the hotel in the [...]
Morrisons online sales continue to soar despite lockdown easing May 11, 2021 Morrisons said online sales have continued to soar this year despite the lifting of lockdown restrictions. In an update this morning the supermarket chain said online sales were up 113 per cent in the 14 weeks ended 9 May compared to the same period last year. Internet sales helped boost group like-for-like sales excluding fuel [...]
Coca Cola: ‘Optimism ahead’ for soft drink giant’s Europe business May 11, 2021 Coca Cola said there is “optimism ahead” for its businesses in Europe, Australia and New Zealand as the coronavirus conditions begin to improve across the regions. In the first quarter total revenue fell four per cent to €3,09bn, dragged down by a 7.5 per cent dip in European sales, which dropped to €2.29bn. However, the [...]
Angling Direct reels in bumper results as pandemic fuels fishing frenzy May 11, 2021 Angling Direct today reported a sharp increase in revenue for the full year after Brits flocked to fishing during coronavirus lockdowns. The specialist fishing tackle and equipment retailer posted revenue of £67.6m in the year to the end of January, up more than 27 per cent on the previous 12 months. The Aim-listed firm also [...]
Joules expects to beat profit and sales forecasts after PM confirms further lockdown lifting May 11, 2021 Fashion retailer Joules this morning said it expects to beat profit and revenue forecasts for this year following the confirmation that coronavirus restrictions will ease further next week. The brand said revenue and profit before tax before exceptional items will come in higher than the current analyst consensus of £187m and £4.1m respectively. It said [...]
Nightclubs ask Boris Johnson why hugs, but not clubs? May 10, 2021 Nightclubs ask Boris Johnson why hugs, but not clubs?
SoftBank subsidiary takes $2.33bn stake in The Hut Group May 10, 2021 SB Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group, has partnered with The Hut Group, in a deal that will see it take a stake worth a total $2.33bn in the online retailer. The deal will see SBM will take a 19.9 per cent stake in THG’s Ingenuity business, a subsidiary business and tech [...]
Landlords vs retailers: What the New Look legal case means for future of CVAs May 10, 2021 New Look today defeated a legal challenge to its restructuring plan by a group of its landlords in a landmark case that experts say will clear the way for other retailers to use Company Voluntary Arrangements to combat the impact of the pandemic. The ruling is likely to deepen tensions between tenants and landlords, as [...]
Rain dampens high street recovery as footfall drops 4.1 per cent May 10, 2021 Footfall in UK retail destinations fell 4.1 per cent last week from the week before, as wind and rain persuaded shoppers to stay home for another week. The number of high street shoppers fell 6.6 per cent last week, according to the latest data from retail insight company Springboard, while footfall in shopping centres and [...]