

** Department stores chain Debenhams slides 7.8 pct, poised for biggest one-day pct drop in a yr as its margins come under pressure ** Warns weaker cl...


Shares in Debenhams tanked on Tuesday after the department-store chain disappointed with its festive trading update, with Investec adding to the downw...


* Q1 underlying sales down 0.8 pct vs forecast up 1 pct * Sees improvment in gross margin at lower end of guidance * Christmas like-for-like sales up ...


Well-received updates from a host of retailers were giving UK stock markets a boost on Tuesday morning, as investors awaited some key inflation data. ...


UK stocks are expected to decline on Tuesday morning as investors await key consumer-price data, which is predicted to show that inflation eased furth...