Consumer

Supreme in Advanced Talks to Acquire Historic Typhoo Tea Brand

Highlights:,Supreme Targets Typhoo Tea Acquisition:,Vape company Supreme is negotiating to acquire the 100-year-old tea brand after its entry into adm...

Aston Martin Issues Profit Warning and Confirms £210m Fundraising

Highlights:,Aston Martin announces a £210 million fundraising to address financial challenges.,Delays in the delivery of Valiant supercars lead to a r...

Pets at Home Group Plc's (LSE:PETS) Mixed Financials Seen as a Facto...

Highlights:,Pets at Home Group's stock has declined by 25% over the past three months.,The company’s Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 9.4%, which is s...

James Latham Reports Flat Revenue and Lower Profit but Plans for Gro...

Highlights,Revenue Decline:,Revenue for H1 FY24 dropped by 2.3%, with a 4.1% increase in sales volumes.,Operating Profit Down:,Operating profit fell b...

Dr. Martens Reports First Half Results for FY24: Revenue Decline in...

Highlights,Revenue Decline:,Down 18% (16% at constant currency), with DTC and Wholesale segments showing expected drops.,Cost Saving Plan on Track:,£2...

Loungers Reports Robust Financial Growth in H1 2024, Expands Rapidly...

Highlights,Revenue surge:,19.2% growth driven by 35 new sites and 4.7% LFL sales increase.,Profit rise:,Pre-tax profit up 51.3% to £6.0m.,Strong pipel...

Cost-Saving Move Leads Scholium to Delist from London AIM

Highlights:,Scholium Group plans to delist from the London AIM index, citing high maintenance costs and trading discounts.,The delisting decision is s...

Dr Martens Posts a Loss, Ocado Expands Capacity at Erith Centre

Highlights:,Dr Martens reports a loss for the half-year but sees encouraging autumn/winter season trading.,Ocado to gain additional capacity after Mor...

Dalata Hotel Group Implements Share Repurchase to Strengthen Value

Highlights:,Dalata Hotel Group has repurchased 62,000 shares on Euronext Dublin as part of its ongoing share buyback program.,The repurchased shares a...

Positive Signs Seen in Returns on Capital at Sosandar (LSE:SOS)

Highlights:,Sosandar has shown a positive trend in return on capital employed (ROCE), moving from losses to profitability.,The company is reinvesting...

easyJet Achieves 34% Profit Growth for FY24 with £610 Million PBT

Highlights,Profit Surge:,FY24 profit before tax (PBT) reached £610m, a 34% increase year-on-year.,Holidays Success:,easyJet Holidays achieved a 56% ri...

Johnson Matthey Continued Execution on Long-Term Goals Despite Macro...

Highlights,Steady Profitability:,Underlying operating profit, excluding divestments, down 4%—in line with expectations.,Cost-Saving Milestones:,Achiev...

Pets at Home Group expects to benefit from improving pet market and...

Highlights,Revenue Growth:,Group revenue increased by 1.9% to £789.1m; Vet Group revenue surged by 18.6%.,Profit Performance:,Statutory profit before...

Just Eat Takeaway's Exit from London Stock Exchange Confirmed

Highlights:,Just Eat Takeaway plans to delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as of 27 December 2024.,The company cites a desire to reduce the ad...

Three Key Aspects of easyJet, Pets at Home, and Mitchells & Butler

Highlights:,EasyJet reports a 34% increase in profitability, with its holidays division showing strong performance.,Pets at Home faces challenges in t...

Compass Group Reports Strong Full-Year Performance with Revenue and...

Highlights,Underlying operating profit grows by 16.4%, with organic revenue up 10.6%.,Strategic acquisitions and portfolio optimization drive future g...

Halfords to Face $29 Million Cost Increase from UK Budget Changes

Highlights:,Halfords Group forecasts a £23 million increase in future costs due to changes in UK social security contributions.,The company has alread...

Compass Group’s Forecast Points to Slower Profit Growth in 2025

Highlights:,Compass Group forecasts slightly slower growth in 2025 profit, following a strong 16% increase in the previous year.,The company projects...

Three Key Facts About AO World, Topps Tiles, and Compass Group

Highlights:,AO World reports a 6% increase in revenues and a 30% rise in adjusted pre-tax profits.,Topps Tiles faces a decline in sales and profits, c...

InterContinental Hotels Completes Share Repurchase Strategy Executio...

Highlights:,InterContinental Hotels Group repurchases 35,000 shares as part of its ongoing buyback program.,Shares were acquired at prices between £96...