Sofology acquisition boosts DFS Furniture trading
Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture rose more than 4% after it said in a half-year trading update that it delivered gross sales growth of 4% in the 26 weeks…
Shares of Doncaster-based DFS Furniture rose more than 4% after it said in a half-year trading update that it delivered gross sales growth of 4% in the 26 weeks…
Newcastle-based house builder Bellway said in a trading update that its housing revenue is expected to rise by 14% to around £1.3 billion for the six months…
Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc announced the appointment of Rob Pitcher as its new chief executive Officer. The joining date will be advised in due course. Pitcher has more…
Shares of Flintshire-based house builder Redrow rose more than 5% after it said its revenue rose 20% to a record £890 million and pre-tax profit soared 26% to…
Stock markets around the world continued to fall on Tuesday for a fourth successive day of declines — a rout that has seen $4 trillion…
Blackburn-based EG Group announced a major petrol forecourt convenience retail expansion in the United States by agreeing to buy a 762-site network from The Kroger Co….
York-based house building giant Persimmon is under heavy pressure from some of its major shareholders to oust its CEO Jeff Fairburn unless he agrees to give…
Stock markets fell around the world on Monday and bond yields rose as US inflation increased the possibility that global central banks may tighten policy…
Manchester-based Co-operative Bank plc said it will appoint Bob Dench as chairman effective March 14, 2018, succeeding Dennis Holt who is retiring in May 2018….
Shares of troubled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial rose 7% on Friday after it announced the appointment of Malcolm Le May as CEO with immediate effect….
Johnston Press — owner of The Yorkshire Post, The Scotsman, the i newspaper and about 200 local newspapers and websites — said in a trading update…
Shares of Sheffield-based European building products distributor SIG plc fell 5% after it said it “identified a historical overstatement of profit relating to the year ended…
Bury-based JD Sports Fashion said it received unconditional clearance from the European Commission for the combination of its existing interests across Iberia with those of…
Manchester-based soaps and consumer products company PZ Cussons said its adjusted operating profit fell 10.3% to £37.5 million despite revenue rising 1.9% to £385.4 million in the six months to…
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday it will publish in full a report it commissioned on how a controversial unit of Royal Bank of…
Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank owner CYBG said it saw strong mortgage growth of 7.4% to £23.9 billion in the three months to December 31, 2017 — but…
Shares of Crewe-based alcohol wholesaler and distributor Conviviality Plc — which owns Bargain Booze and Wine Rack — fell 11% on Monday after it said revenue for the 26 weeks…
Precision instruments maker Spectris plc said it completed the acquisition of Manchester-based Concept Life Sciences from Equistone Partners Europe and company management for about £163…
Durham-based Atom bank, the UK’s first bank designed exclusively for mobile technology, said founder Anthony Thomson has announced his resignation as chair of Atom. Bridget…
Sheffield-based Benchmark Holdings, the aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics company, said its revenue increased 28% to £140.2 million in the year to September 30, 2017, and its loss for…
US buyout fund KKR is to sell its remaining 12.3% stake in Chesire-based Pets At Home, the retailer of pet food, accessories and veterinary services. Pets…
Shares of Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group fell more than 6% after investors were left underwhelmed with its trading update for the three months to December…
Manchester United retained its top spot for a second consecutive year in the Deloitte Football Money League, generating total revenue of €676 million (£581 million). Real…
Shares of Manchester-based fashion retailer N Brown Group — whose brands include JD Williams, Simply Be and Jacamo — fell about 12% after it cut its…
Shares of Chesire-based Pets At Home, the retailer of pet food, accessories and veterinary services, rose about 9% after it reported revenue growth of 9.6% to…
Manchester-based Revolution Bars Group plc said its revenue for the 26 weeks to December 30, 2017, rose 10.6% to £73.7 million. Revolution said four new venues…
Shares of Wakefield-based Bonmarché, the discount fashion retailer aimed at women over 50, fell 17% after it said sales for the 13 weeks ended December 30…
Shares of troubled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial fell 13% on Tuesday after it said its consumer credit division (CCD) is expected to report a pre-exceptional…
Liverpool-based B&M European Value Retail said its total sales revenue increased 22.9% to £969.8 million in the quarter ended December 23. B&M CEO Simon Arora said: “B&M continues to…
Shares of Wakefield-based greeting cards retailer Card Factory fell about 17% after it predicted lower core earnings for the current year. Card Factory said said it now…
Rotherham-based fishing tackle retailer Fishing Republic said acting CEO Chris Griffin will leave the firm and chairman James Newman will assume the role of executive chairman until…
Manchester-based online fashion giant Boohoo.com plc said revenue growth for its current financial year is now expected to be around 90%, ahead of its previous guidance…
Bolton-based European online electrical retailer AO World said its group revenue was up 16.6% for the three months to December 31, 2017, year on year. In a trading update for…
UPDATE 1 — Sheffield-based European building products distributor SIG plc said its 2017 revenue from continuing operations increased 7.5% to about £2.8 billion. SIG also said it has…
Bradford-based supermarket group Morrisons said its like-for-like (LFL) sales excluding fuel for the 10 weeks to January 7 were up 2.8% “comprising contributions from retail of 2.1% and wholesale of…
York-based house builder Persimmon plc said 2017 revenues rose 9% to £3.42 billion and its average selling price increased by 3% to £213,300. “We anticipate…
The UK government has announced ambitious plans to create a new “Northern Forest” along the M62 corridor from Liverpool to Hull. Over the next 25…
York-based Gear4music, the online retailer of musical instruments and equipment, said in a trading update for the four months to December 31, 2017, that sales rose 42%…
Scunthorpe-based Nisa Retail, currently being acquired by Manchester-based Co-op Group, said its sales rose 17.7% to £277 million over the Christmas period — the 10 weeks…
Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said it exchanged contracts with Abode Hallam Limited and agreed to forward fund and acquire a private…
The Co-op has announced plans to open 100 new food stores across the UK in 2018, creating 1,600 jobs. The Manchester-based community retailer will invest…
UK car manufacturing fell 4.6% in November, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Production for the UK home market…
Hitachi Rail Europe said production has started on new intercity trains for northern England, Scotland and the TransPennine Express. It said 19 new five-carriage trains harnessing Japanese…
Shares of North Yorkshire-based power company Drax Group fell more than 4% after it said biomass deliveries are currently restricted after an unplanned outage on the rail unloading facilities…
Shares of Merseyside-based Vimto and soft drinks firm Nichols plc see-sawed after it said the recent escalation of hostilities in Yemen resulted in its supply route…
The North East England Chamber of Commerce said the region’s export figures show it is bucking the UK’s downward, national trend with a strong third…
Sheffield-based video gaming giant Sumo Group plc announced the successful pricing of its initial public offering, with a placing 38,445,869 ordinary shares at 100p per…
Babcock subsidiary Cavendish Nuclear and its supplier Jordan Manufacturing have been awarded a 10-year contract worth up to £95 million to supply Sellafield Ltd with…
York-based house builder Persimmon said its chairman Nicholas Wrigley will resign and remuneration committee chair Jonathan Davie has resigned amid a row over excessive executive pay…
Shareholders of Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International have voted 70.73% against paying Ashley’s brother John £11 million in back payments. Sports Direct had called a general meeting…
Capital projects costing more than £630 million have been put forward in response to a call for funding bids by Sheffield City Region (SCR). The…
Manchester Airport Group Investments Limited (MAGIL) said its revenue rose 12.7% to £543 million and adjusted operating profit rose 9.6% to 164.8 million in the six months…
The troubled £10 billion Moorside nuclear plant project on the Cumbria coast has been thrown a potential lifeline. South Korea’s state utility Korea Electric Power…
Darlington-based van hire company Northgate Plc said its revenue increased 10.4% to £349.7 million in the six months to October 31 — but profit before tax…
Hadrian’s Wall and The Great Wall of China are to sign a collaboration agreement to increase the historical and cultural understanding of the two sites,…
Leeds-based WYG, the AIM-listed project management consultancy, said its revenue rose 3.8% to £76.2 million in the six months to September 30 but it swung to a…
Shares of Sheffield-based Benchmark Holdings, the aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics company, rose 5% after it said its revenues of £138 million were in line with…
At least £15 billion worth of construction projects will get under way in the North East of England over the next five years — but…
Newcastle-based Grainger plc, the UK’s largest listed residential landlord, said its profit before tax rose 2% to £86.3 million in the year to September 30 and that…
Shares of Stockport-based beach holiday online retailer On the Beach Group plc rose 9% after it said its revenue increased 17.2% to £83.6 million and adjusted profit before…
The Co-op and Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) confirmed an agreement that will see Co-op become exclusive wholesale supplier to CSG and the 2,200 Costcutter, Mace,…
Hull-based communications firm KCOM said its group revenue fell 8.5% to £151.3 million driven by expected decline in legacy activities within National Network Services and profit…
Shares of Chesire-based Pets At Home, the retailer of pet food, accessories and veterinary services, fell more than 10% after it said CEO Ian Kellett will…
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…
Sheffield-based software and hardware firm Servelec said late on Thursday a £224 million cash takeover offer from Montagu Private Equity for Servelec had so far received support…
Troubled Bradford-based subprime lender Provident Financial said its executive chairman Manjit Wolstenholme died suddenly on November 23 at the age of 53. Wolstenholme assumed the role of…
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International has called a general meeting for shareholders to vote on whether Ashley’s brother John should be paid £11 million by…
Newcastle-based software giant Sage Group, the UK’s largest tech company, said its “organic” operating profit rose 10.3% to £475 million as “organic” revenue rose 6.6% to £1.69…
Leeds-based engineering services group Renew Holdings said revenue rose 6.7% to £560.8 million and adjusted profit before tax rose 13.1% to £25.2 million in the…
Shares of Thirsk, North Yorkshire-based steel group Severfield rose 11% after it said its revenue rose 16% to £137.1 million and underlying profit before tax soared 59%…