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TV shopping channel Ideal Shopping's management is teaming up with the private equity group Inflexion to buy the company. Ideal announced last year that it was reviewing its strategic options. It said today that its independent directors have agreed a sale worth 220p a share with 'Bidco', a vehicle
Read moreFootsie closed a few points in the red Wednesday as a rally brought about by an improvement on Wall Street lost momentum. The US had a weak start following poorly-received manufacturing figures but sentiment recovered as trading progressed. Here, BP was lower in line with weaker oil prices, with t
Read moreResource stocks remain a weight around Footsie's neck and have been joined over the lunch time session by banks, which are lower as the market ponders the implications of the Basel III banking guidelines. BP is lower in line with weaker oil prices, with the oil giant suffering more than its peers
Read moreResource stocks are dragging London lower despite a good showing by retailers. Lower commodity prices are largely responsible for the sell off of commodity stocks, though legal battles also hover over a couple of stocks. BP is lower in line with weaker oil prices, with the oil giant suffering more
Read moreLondon has made modest progress in early dealings with Next providing a fillip to retailers after half year results. Over here, Next did pretty much as expected in the six months to July given that the clothes retailer's last update was only a month ago, but the high street remains a "testing" plac
Read moreTV shopping channel Ideal Shopping posted a first half pre-tax profit compared to a loss the year before with trading in the second half in line with management expectations. For the 26 weeks ended 4 July 2010 pre-tax profit was £2.89m compared to a loss of £1.2m a year earlier. Revenue for the per
Read moreThe 'For Sale' sign is up at TV shopping channel Ideal Shopping after chiefs today confirmed press speculation they might offload the business. "The board confirms that it intends to undertake a review of its strategic options, which could include a sale of the company," read a short statement Mond
Read moreLONDON (Dow Jones)--Ideal Shopping Direct PLC (IDS.LN), a digital retailer, selling products to consumers via its television shopping channels and the internet, said Monday that it intends to undertake a review of its strategic options, which could include a sale of the company. MAIN FACTS:
Read moreLONDON (Dow Jones)--Eckoh PLC (ECK.LN), a developer of speech recognition solutions for customer contact centers, said Monday that Ideal Shopping Direct, or ISD, a leading digital retailer, has extended its contract for a further two-year period up to October 2013. MAIN FACTS: -ISD were one
Read moreBritish Satellite Broadcasting (BSkyB) was in focus Tuesday, climbing more than 16% to help Footsie to a higher finish after an offer from News Corp. News Corporation, the vehicle of media magnate Rupert Murdoch, is fed up being a 39.1% minority shareholder in BSkyB and wants to gain full control o
Read moreShares have largely moved sideways in the afternoon session, with the sharp rise by British Satellite Broadcasting (BSkyB) more than offsetting the loss on BP, which is once again featuring high on traders' sell lists after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the oil giant's credit rating. News Corpora
Read moreThough prices came off in the last hour of the morning Footsie still had a positive session, with equities boosted by the release of better than expected inflation figures. The annual rate of inflation fell to 3.4% in May from 3.7% the previous month. The fall was more than had been expected, but
Read moreLONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. home shopping channel retailer Ideal Shopping Direct PLC (IDS.LN) Tuesday said it expects to reintroduce a dividend this year as it anticipates a swing to a "substantial" first-half profit, boosted by continued strong sales growth. The firm didn't pay a 2009 dividend but
Read moreTV shopping channel Ideal Shopping said it expects to report a "substantial" profit in the first half of 2010. The group also said that it feels it can reintroduce a sustainable dividend policy when the interim results are announced in September. Ideal Shopping said 2010 continues to be encouragin
Read moreTV shopping channel Ideal Shopping swung back into profit in 2009 and has seen a strong start for the current year with like-for-like sales up by 8.8%. Gross margin improved to 41.1% (2008: 34.2%; 37.3% underlying), with underlying profit before tax of £1.3m against a loss £4m. Pre-tax profits were
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