Marks & Spencer Share News (MKS)

FTSE 100 hits all-time high; energy stocks jump

FTSE 100 up 1.0%, FTSE 250 off 0.1%

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LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Deutsche Bank raises B&M; Barclays cuts IWG

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Friday morning and Thursday:

Deutsche Bank upgrades B&M, downgrades Kingfisher

(Sharecast News) - Deutsche Bank adjusted its ratings on a number of retailers on Friday, as it noted that the European general retail sector ended 2022 on a "surprisingly good" note.

JD Sports' new CEO Schultz lays out growth plans

New CEO sees capex of 3 bln stg over five years

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UK video streaming market shows signs of recovery in last quarter of 2022

LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The UK video streaming market showed a tentative recovery in the final quarter of 2022, with subscriber numbers edging higher after a sharp decline earlier in the year when cash-strapped households sought savings, industry data showed on Monday.

LONDON BRIEFING: Diageo half-year revenue climbs; Jet2 optimistic

(Alliance News) - Stocks in London opened higher on Thursday, following positive news from China about the spread of Covid-19.

M&S chair says UK's "baffling" post-Brexit plans will wreck trade

(Alliance News) - Marks & Spencer Group PLC's chair has become the latest business leader to criticise the UK government's economic policy, with Archie Norman calling plans to ease post-Brexit trade "overbearing" and "baffling".

Sosandar goes bricks-and-mortar in deal for sales in Sainsbury stores

(Alliance News) - Sosandar PLC on Monday said it will start selling a collection of its products via the supermarkets of J Sainsbury PLC.

UK shoppers cut back on spending as inflation takes its toll

Retail sales -1.0% m/m in Dec vs Reuters poll +0.5%

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Online retailer Boohoo sales drop 11% in Christmas period

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - British online fashion retailer Boohoo said revenue fell 11% in its key Christmas trading period, hurt by delivery disruption and tough comparatives, as it broadly stuck to annual guidance.

Did Europe dodge a recession this winter?

STOXX 600 down 0.1%

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Ocado Retail's profit squeezed as even wealthy Britons cut back

Sales up 0.3% in Q4, up 15% in five days before Christmas

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The pitfalls of holding cash

STOXX 600 down 0.2%

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Britain's online grocery slowdown won't impact deals pipeline -Ocado boss

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A post-pandemic decline in online grocery's share of Britain's overall food retail market should not impact Ocado Group's ability to attract more overseas technology partners, its boss said on Tuesday.

TOP NEWS: Ocado shares down as Ocado Retail annual sales fall

(Alliance news) - Ocado Group PLC on Tuesday said Ocado Retail Ltd reported that revenue inched up slightly in the the 13 weeks to November 27, its financial fourth quarter.