LONDON: Huddled Group plc (AIM:HUD), a circular economy e-commerce company, reported an 81% year-over-year revenue increase to £9.48 million for the six months ending June 30, 2025, driven by strong performance across its brands Discount Dragon, Nutricircle, and Boop Beauty. The company also announced that Discount Dragon and Nutricircle achieved divisional operating profit in August,…
LONDON: Tandem Group plc (AIM: TND), a UK-based designer and distributor of sports, leisure and mobility equipment, reported a 14.3% rise in revenue to £11.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, driven by improved inventory management, cost controls and favourable foreign exchange movements. Tandem Group plc is a designer, developer, distributor and…
Profit before tax reached £515 million, up from £452 million a year earlier LONDON: British fashion and homeware retailer NEXT plc reported a 13.8% rise in profit before tax for the six months ending July 2025, driven by robust international sales and expanding online operations. However, the company cautioned that economic pressures in the UK…
CEO Matthew Moulding expects second-half revenue growth of up to 3.0% LONDON: THG PLC reported interim results for the half-year ended June 30, 2025, showing signs of recovery and strategic progress across its core divisions, despite a modest decline in revenue. Group revenue fell 2.6% year-over-year on a constant currency basis to £783.4 million, while…
SYDNEY: Hancock & Gore Ltd (H&G) said on Tuesday it had acquired UK-based schoolwear brand Trutex Group in an all-cash deal valued at approximately A$26 million, marking a strategic transformation into a global schoolwear business under the Schoolblazer Group banner. The acquisition, funded entirely from H&G’s balance sheet, brings together Trutex, Schoolblazer UK, and Mountcastle,…
LONDON: Greeting card giant cardfactory announced Tuesday it will acquire Funky Pigeon from WH Smith PLC for £24 million. The move signals cardfactory’s intent to become a top-tier omnichannel player in the UK’s celebration occasions market. Funky Pigeon, known for its personalised cards and attached gifting via funkypigeon.com, generated around £32 million in annual revenue…
LONDON: TheWorks.co.uk plc, a U.K. retailer specializing in affordable, screen-free activities, posted stronger earnings and rising profit margins for the fiscal year ended May 4, 2025, aided by the successful rollout of its new strategic plan. Total revenue declined 2% to £277 million, impacted by the prior year’s additional trading week, but the company’s store-led…
LONDON: British women’s fashion retailer Sosandar PLC (AIM:SOS) reported a year of improved profitability driven by higher margins, despite a planned reduction in revenue, and signalled a return to growth in its first quarter, according to full-year results released on Tuesday. For the year ended March 31, 2025 (FY25), revenue fell to £37.1 million, down…
LONDON: Supermarket Income REIT plc (LSE: SUPR) said Monday it has acquired a top-performing Tesco supermarket in Ashford, Kent, for £54.1 million, excluding acquisition costs. The deal reflects a net initial yield of 7.0%. The 93,000-square-foot store includes a petrol filling station and sits on an 8.2-acre site. Tesco has traded from the location for…
Land Securities Group (Landsec) has completed the acquisition of an additional 17.5% stake in Bluewater from GIC for £120m, increasing its ownership in one of the UK’s leading retail destinations to 66.25%.