Thorntons missed out on the Christmas online shopping boom due to the late deployment of its new website and operational issues that “had a significant impact on sales in the period”, new figures reveal. Thorntons missed out ...
Tags: Thorntons, online shopping, website and operational issues
Here in the states we’re entering the final week until Christmas and so far jewellery sales have been strong in all markets, according to a couple of surveys. Two surveys of independent retail jewellers reported that business got ...
Tags: Jewellery, Jewellery Sales, Christmas, Crafts
Retail sales in November, which are typically viewed as the beginning of the holiday shopping season, showed a solid performance with annual and sequential gains, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce ...
Tags: retail sales data, sales, sales data, retail sales
UK confectioner Thorntons has sounded a cautious note ahead of the Christmas period as it booked a drop in first-quarter sales. In the 14 weeks to 6 October, sales fell 1% to GBP46m (US$73.6m), mainly due to the effect of the closure of ...
Tags: sales, confectioner, profit
Swedish retailer Axfood has booked drop in third-quarter profits as earnings were hit by costs related to store closures. In the three months to the end of September, profit after tax fell 0.7% to SEK265m (US$39.7m), which Axfood ...
Tags: Axfood, Q3 profit, costs, store closures
OfficeMax has forecast flat to slightly higher sales for the full 2011/12 year in the wake of a series of store closures in the US. The global OP company said that total company sales for the second quarter would be flat to slightly lower ...
Tags: OfficeMax, higher sales, store closures
Australian retail distributor Metcash has recorded a drop in first-half earnings as a results of store closures in the period. Earnings in the six months to the end of October dropped 13.1% to A$82m (US$85.4m), the retailer said today (30 ...
Tags: retail, Metcash, store closures, earning dropped
Limited Brands Inc.reported 2012 third quarter results and increased its 2012 full-year earnings guidance. Third Quarter Results Adjusted earnings per share for the third quarter ended Oct.27,2012 were$0.26 compared to$0.25 for the ...
Supervalu Inc has booked a jump in second-quarter losses, driven by charges related to the supermarket group's turnaround plan. The company said its second-quarter net loss totalled US$111m in the three months, up from $60m in the ...
Tags: Supervalu Inc, losses, fiscal, debt refinancing, food
Esprit Holdings Limited,one of the world's leading fashion brands,announced the annual results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the year ended 30 June 2012. Profitability The Group recorded a gross profit of HK$15,206 ...
Tags: Esprit Holdings, fashion brands, annual results, profitability
X5 Retail Group has booked a 20.6% decline in first-half profits, with declining sales and margins hitting the bottom line and currency exchange dampening comparisons. The company said today (21 August) net profit slipped to US$135.2m in ...
Tags: retailer, net sale, report, X5 Retail Group
UK confectioner Thorntons has maintained a cautious outlook, despite seeing some improvement in sales trends during the fourth quarter. The company, which sells chocolates through supermarkets as well as its own and franchised stores, ...
Tags: confectioner, Q4 sales, chocolates, candy, Thorntons
American consumer goods company Sara Lee is set to close its retail outlets where it offers its products at discounted prices. According to the company,all its outlets are expected to be closed by the end of November.About nine of its 11 ...
Tags: discounted prices, retail outlets, employees