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Realistically how high do we see this going. I have doubled my money and looking to take 50% out but unsure if now is the time to do this

It’s not a tax on successful on line retailers but an additional tax on consumers. Do you not think that Amazon will not just add 1% to their prices to maintain their current profits? It is simply a back door tax increase, something that we will see a lot of in the next 5 years. Consumers will be paying off the national debt, not on-line operators or Tescos

Cannot think of a single reason why the makers of engines for airplanes would be falling at a time when no one is flying. It makes no sense to shut the plant. The falling share price really is illogical!

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/07/britons-set-for-a-post-covid-spending-binge-says-bank-chief

I agree with this report that once lockdown has ended, people will be keen to spend in physical shops rather than on line. Once this happens, I can see more momentum behind the Hmso share price

I can see this back up to around 27p next week as the covid numbers come down and we get closer to 22nd Feb when the reduction of restrictions will be announced

Not sure that a “white elephant” shopping centre in Coventry is relevant to the valuation of prime shopping centres in England and France? Hammerson have great assets which if well managed could be good long term investments. The issue is that they are not well managed and so they should be sold off. Let someone else manage them and get the upside. This lot turned down £6 a share and were trying to sell off their out of town parks and exited offices. Do you trust them to act in your interests in the future? The top board have been replaced by other long standing Hammerson employees or people coming in to run them as “business as usual”. A more dynamic approach is required

Business rates will help but Hammerson need to collect more rent as well. Even the retailers who can pay have been holding back payment. This will end when the government takes away the freeze on starting legal actions. They also need to renegotiate leases on lower rents but for longer terms to give good secure income flows and increase the value of their assets. They can then sell off some and reduce debt.
Potential upside is massive but I doubt that the existing management have the right mind set to achieve this. That is why I am pushing for all assets to be sold off and staff made redundant. Alternatively let’s hope a big pension fund buys the company for the assets.
They own the best shopping centres in the country but as a company they have failed to adapt. How much longer can the senior management under perform?

Is that how much they charge for rooms?

Great strategic move today. Becoming the Amazon of clothing and footwear and now has potential to double sales/profit in 3 yrs. margin on Topshop has just gone through the roof and this is already one of their biggest selling brands. Taking on experienced Top Shop staff will bring new ideas. Only one way the shares will go from here

I would not say that 2000000 is a big trade. Probably just another short closing

Takeover is our best hope. Current management of company clueless. Issue now is that any purchaser may wait for further bad decisions and further falls. Said it before but sell off assets individually, use proceeds to pay off debt and make staff redundant and split rest between shareholders. Only pay staff minimum redundancy so that they are not rewarded for failure

Can see this dropping back to £25 until some good news comes in

Lots of small purchases under £100. GameStop part II

Every company that is shorting shares will be terrified by what has happened with Game Stop and closing shorts today. I can see +10% today from Hammerson, possibly the same tomorrow.

FT recommends a buy and the biggest shareholder dumps a great big stake. You could not make it up. If the owner is selling you know that this is not a “buy”

I think the time has come for the board to admit defeat and sell off all of the assets, pay off the banks, make the useless head office staff redundant and distribute the remaining funds to shareholders. Even though the prices will be lower than they could have got in 2019, there is still a lot of pension funds purchasing assets like theirs. This company will not change and is now an outdated form of shopping centre ownership

I hope I am wrong as I have a few shares and bought more in the rights issue but the rent collection figures and the sudden drop in price would suggest that there are some big concerns over HMSO getting through this mess

I have been advised to look at Angle but having seen that the shares are up 50%, I may be a bit late to the party? I can see that the interest has been generated by the prospect of big returns if approval is given. If this is refused, what would happen? Can you reapply or would that be it?

Company announced it may not continue as a going concern! CHECK

Will be interesting to see if 75p is a good entry point. Can see this dropping back a bit before further increases to come but hopefully wrong. Should get lots of free press from 20% increase in one day though