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Retailers under pressure
Thursday 22 Jun 2017Retail sales fell 1.2% month-on-month in May, according to the latest data (15 Jun) from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), following strong growth seen in April. Volumes were up 0.9% year-on-year, though this was in fact the lowest monthly growth performance since April 2013. Imported...
Mulberry’s got momentum
Thursday 22 Jun 2017This is the annual increase in pre-tax profit reported (14 Jun) by English luxury brand Mulberry ( MUL:AIM ) , demonstrating its turnaround under CEO Thierry Andretta is on track. The fashion bags-to-footwear retailer generated its £7.5m haul on sales up 8% to £168.1m in the year to March 2017. New...
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46,595 AIM stocks in demand
Thursday 15 Jun 2017Trading volumes on the AIM junior stock market exchange have almost doubled year-on-year. Data for April showed the number of AIM shares traded daily averaged 46,595, with daily volumes jumping 98% year-on-year for AIM’s 10 most traded companies. Online retail star ASOS ( ASC:AIM ) remains AIM’s...
Boohoo founder and family cash in £80m of stock
Thursday 15 Jun 2017Mahmud Kamani, founder and joint CEO of Boohoo.com ( BOO:AIM ) , has sold circa £80m worth of stock in his fast-growing charge, offloading 36.6m shares at 220p-a-pop to institutions. Selling shareholders Kamani and family members Rabia Kamani and Nurez Kamani still hold sway over 442.8m shares (38...
30% Shoe Zone’s sure-footed digital steps
Thursday 15 Jun 2017Discount footwear seller Shoe Zone ( SHOE:AIM ) has grown online sales by 30% in the six months to 1 April. While mellow half year results (7 June) triggered earnings downgrades, Shoe Zone’s multi-channel business is showing strong profitable growth. Revenue is on the rise through the Shoe Zone...
72: WPP needs to plan for life after Sorrell
Thursday 15 Jun 2017Martin Sorrell, the founder and chief executive of advertising giant WPP ( WPP ) , is now 72 years old, raising concerns about succession planning. Whereas his level of remuneration (running into the tens of millions of pounds) is typically a bugbear for shareholders at WPP’s AGMs, this year’s...
Shareholders owning 18.4% of Gem Diamonds try to oust CEO
Thursday 15 Jun 2017Shareholders accounting for nearly a fifth (18.4%) of shares in Gem Diamonds ( GEMD ) have voted against the re-election of Clifford Elphick as chief executive. The opposition represented 26.9% of votes cast at the annual general meeting. Two other directors were also left with red faces with one...