CEO message22 Aug 2018 17:21
Retailers are being encouraged to be more innovative to justify their shops .Sean Anglim says the new concept of LA themed establishments act as showcases for their products and the patrons who can afford their hotels prices are the very people who can afford their products .Having spent time at a hotel they may take a liking to the curtains or a sofa and wish to own it. So this concept can help with turnover in the hotels, tea rooms and the shops >It shows they are thinking about for ways of improving footfall .and revenue and have not given up on this company .I feel more confident about this new approach and the fact they have rid themselves of the Singapore property. If they don`t make any more forays into overpriced foreign property markets and avoid impairments we should should see an improvement in the bottom line next year. £100,000 profit won`t be hard to beat and perhaps the share price will creep up a little in 2019..LA seems to be a niche brand so I don`t think it will go the way of some other retailers...