Retail

M&S (MKS) & WH Smith (SMWH): Should you buy these 2 FTSE retail stoc...

Highlights Marks and Spencer is considering the closure of select stores in France after the imposition of Brexit border controls and byzantine reg...

5 housing stocks to buy as prices may continue rising

Highlights  Housing market slows but prices expected to rise, according to RICS. Residential property sales fall in August for the second mon...

Buy Alert! 5 UK retail stocks riding on high consumer spends

Highlights  Online sales saw a decline in August as more and more people were visiting physical stores according to the latest data from the B...

Should you buy these high-street retail stocks after a record footfa...

Highlights  Consumer footfall in bricks-and-mortar retail outlets grew by about 25% last month, driven by people choosing to spend summer holi...

Should you invest in these 5 high street retail stocks?

The UK’s high street retailers have witnessed the closure of 83% of the total department stores since the fall of the British Home Stores (BHS)...

Sports Direct owner’s new boss to get £100m bonus: What can investor...

Frasers Group Plc (LON: FRAS), owner of famous brands like Sports Direct and House of Fraser, has proposed new bonus plans and remuneration package fo...

Lens on 3 FTSE retail stocks as supply chain disruptions hit food re...

Highlights Greggs Plc was the latest establishment to get hit by disruptions in supply the chain which has crippled retail and hospitality business...

Boohoo’s (LON: BOO) eyes global expansion through £500-million inves...

HIGHLIGHTS Boohoo in its first-ever Economic Impact Report announced, plans to invest £500 million to grow its customer base in the UK and in...

Focus on 4 FTSE retail stocks as UK retail sales growth slows in Jul...

Summary  The UK’s retail sales growth was at its slowest pace in July month as per the British Retail Consortium-KPMG. The slow pace of...

Morrisons (LON: MRW) shares surge on increased Fortress offer

Summary UK’s supermarket giant Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc agreed to an acquisition offer valued at £6.7 billion ($9.3 billion) from F...

Greggs, M&S and Next in focus as July retail footfall drops further

Summary  As per the British Retail Consortium-Sensormatic IQ tracker, UK’s retail footfall was 28% lower in July compared to two years a...

Robust earnings of Games Workshop and Moonpig amid fall in UK’s July...

Summary  Retail sales in the United Kingdom saw a marginal dip in July 2021. Still, sales numbers are in line if compared with the pre-pandemi...

Spotlight on 3 FTSE listed grocers as ‘pingdemic’ causes food scarci...

Several UK supermarkets, and other wholesale companies are facing an unprecedented shortage of food supplies after the NHS test and trace app sent out...

Needle on 3 FTSE listed Supermarkets amid fall in online sales

Summary  Online grocery sales saw a decline of 2.6% in the four weeks leading to 11 July. Reopening of the hospitality sector and consume...

Focus on 3 FTSE retailers as self-isolation rules cause severe staff...

Summary  UK retail firm Marks and Spencer and industry body Confederation of British Industry joined a growing list of firms calling for immed...

5 FTSE stocks that may get impacted from new face mask rule

Though not mandated by law, the government has recommended shoppers wear face masks Monday onwards, when the last of the Covid-related restrictions wo...

Top 5 FTSE retail stocks for July

Summary  The UK reported a 13.1% surge in retail sales in June 2021 and for the second quarter of 2021, sales were up by 10.4%, as per the Bri...

Boohoo struggles to keep co-founder away from $100-m US lawsuit

Summary  The US $100-million lawsuit has accused the online retailer of using fake sales and promotions to mislead shoppers in the US. The la...

3 most interesting FTSE 100 retail stocks post covid-19 hit

Summary UK retail sector’s total footfall in June fell by almost 28 per cent from pre-pandemic levels two years ago as shoppers are making mo...

Morrisons shares surge 11% after accepting £6.3 billion takeover dea...

Summary WM Morrisons Supermarkets has agreed to an all-cash takeover offer worth up to £6.3 billion from a group of investors led by Softbank...