November 2017





Shares of Leeds consultancy WYG fall 33%

Shares of Leeds-based WYG, the AIM-listed project management consultancy, slumped 33% after it said on Friday it anticipates that operating profit for the full year “will be…








AO revenue £368m, but investment leads to loss

Bolton-based online electrical retailer AO World said its revenue rose 13.3% to £368 million in the six months ended September 30, 2017. However, group operating loss was £12 million compared…






Man Utd quarterly revenue up 17% to £141m

Manchester United plc said revenue for the 2018 fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2017, rose 17% to £141 million in a period when it signed three new players…


Dart Group half year revenue up 34% to £1.6bn

Shares of Leeds-based leisure and logistics firm Dart Group, owner of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays, rose 8% after it said it is optimistic it will exceed market expectations of full-year…



Walmart cheers sales growth at Asda

Walmart said its Leeds-based subsidiary Asda enjoyed a second consecutive quarter of positive like-for-like growth. Walmart announced in its earnings for the third quarter that Asda reported…










Schroders buys No 1 Spinningfields for £200m

Allied London’s recently completed Manchester development, No 1 Spinningfields, has been acquired by clients of Schroder Real Estate for more than £200 million. Schroder Real…



Morrisons enjoys third-quarter sales growth

Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said its third-quarter like-for-like sales excluding fuel were up 2.5%, “comprising contributions from retail of 2.1% and wholesale of 0.4%.” “We again worked hard…