
UK retail sales fell 0.3% last month against August, although they still racked up their 18th month in a row of year-on-year growth, official data showed. Month-on-month sales fell 0.3% but year-on-year sales rose 2.7%, according to the data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The underl
** UK fashion retailer SuperGroup drops to 2-1/2 month lows even after a management shuffle which was warmly received by analysts. ** Firm names ex-Co-op Group boss Euan Sutherland as its new chief executive. ** SuperGroup down 3.5 pct, top faller on a 0.7 pct firmer FTSE 250 index.</
** N Brown Group shares slump to a near 3-year low on profit warning. ** Company says H2 off to a weak start with sluggish Sept sales, blames warm weather. ** Stock falls for a fourth successive day, ranks in bottom decile across Europe on StarMine's price momentum scores. ** An
Woodford Investment Management has added to its core holdings in British American Tobacco and G4S in its portfolio but announced it had sold down its stake in Reckitt Benckiser. Speaking about its decision to sell stakes in the multinational consumer goods company, which had been part of the fund fo
Retailers were the weakest performing sector on Tuesday, dragged down by the negative news-flow around ex-market darling Next. The fashion retailer warned investors that third quarter sales would be coming in below analysts' expectations and that a continuation of the cold weather could reduce full-