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I note a trade for 1 share has taken place - as we all know, sometimes it's broker code for a pending RNS :-)

LOL excuse me but this isn't a punp and dump ! For a start we have not seen 100 plus ramping posts on this thread - nor a twitter pump. It is simply investors thinking the share price has been oversold. It isn't panic buying either - who on earth panics when they trade? (if they do - don't bother investing). Remember Brandes might be offloading into the rises and supplying liquidity for small PI demand. Some posters read far too much into small rises OR falls - it's great news to see the recent rise but it can only be maintained if the trading update is better than expected. Personally expect a small LFL drop in sales - more interested in the margins gla

I am glad you believe me as I have mentioned the 4th January as the trading update date at least ten times over the last month! Happy to admit it was never made official but when did IR put the date in an email ? I am sure we will get the update no later than the AGM date next week

Well when I sent an email to investor relations a few weeks ago the company said they had no intention of updating the market until the trading update (due) on the 4th January. Just saying...

Not today then...?

As expected. I am sure Boom will like to withdraw his comment re company being in default....

Until we get the trading update all we can do is make assumptions. Next saw a 15% increase re online sales. If Debenhams online sales did the same - then at an quarter of total sales it would be equal to a 3.75% increase in revenue. So if the bricks and mortar LFL sales did not fall more than 5% - we would have breakeven. If bricks and mortar fall by 10% that would equal a 3.25% LFL total reduction (-7.5% re 3/4 of total revenue plus 3.75% online).
So a lot depends on the online performance .. but also MARGINS. If costs like cap expenditure are down maybe the trading update will be similar to Next - not great but not too bad either - hence why I reckon the market has ticked the share price up today

Guidance on 2019 trading due to Brexit etc. Probably part of the reason shares have fallen so much (sorry for two part post)

Well the Next plc trading update seems better than expected. Online up 15%. Not able to give much ff

I presume CLP has to show the actual number of shares in issue at a specific date - they can't hold on until next week to adjust the share issue following any loan conversion - they have to (by law) issue the voting rights share number as at 31st December. Honestly there is nothing to worry about or sinister etc. most listed companies have to issue this RNS at their accounting period end..

LOL it's not pointless - it's a legal requirement!!! Most savvy investors will note that the total voting rights are RNS once or twice per year .. look at the list of RNSs today - at least 50 of the RNSs are the year end voting rights confirmation for these companies!! It is not connected to the previous RNS or the expected future RNS(s) so let's not try to deramp a legal requirement lol

So the logical question therefore is - if the shorts position is reduced then why has the share price continued to fall over the last four months from 13p to 5p? You would think all the sellers would have sold up by now!

To be fair, the reason retailers have the January sales has always been to clear excess stock. The difference in the last few years has been that the sales have started before Christmas and there have been more retailers having sales all year round. I know this is the Debenhams thread, but all non food retailers are going through the same pain - yet for whatever reason, it's this company were the share price has seen the greatest fall. Surely people aren't banking their 10% profit they made buying before Christmas,??

Amazing.. everyone knows that the trading update will be bad... News to me.. I don't know! Any one else? Bad compared to the sector? Or just lower than last year??

I am now actually a small shareholder here - had an unexpected PPI windfall so put some of it in here sub 5p .. ditto with Worthington - like you, I traded the share before the infamous October 2014 suspension. For the record, I have been an active investor for years - and with 90% of the threads I post on - I have either held the share in the past - hold the share now - or will be considering an investment. It's rare for me to post on any thread were I never held or never intend to buy at a later date - not that I should need to defend myself to the real trolls :-)

Agree if you found this branch poor you should say so. Debenhams have 150 stores. Up to 50 may close. I doubt much money will now be spent on the stores closing. So maybe Winchester will be one of them? Hopefully smaller modern stores like Bath/Newport will hang on.

Thanks for the support Sains - and a happy new year to all. I have this new poster BUGS on filter as it's obviously he has personal issues with me and it wouldn't surprise me if he had been on LSE before under another ID . His first post ever was to attack me. Enough said. Totally agree re the other share but will be staying off that thread for a while as they are incapable of listening to rational thought At least here we do debate - looking forward to the update in Friday !!

Let's be fair - non holders post on most threads - it's clear to me Boom wants in at a lower price ... or once more news comes in - it would have been helpful if the second expected RNS had been issued today - it would have shut him up.... It's also clear RKB is not the kind of poster to annoy so I hope he just waits for news before fanning the flames again

Well both the Bath and Newport stores are modern and very bright - so not all stores are run down - perhaps these stores are due for closure any way so no point spending a fortune on them....? Also we know cap expenditure will be lower this year. Last point - can anyone explain WHY people are spending less on retail? We know the high street revenue is down - but online is probably still going up - so overall what's the year on year change? Personal taxes are not higher - the living wage went up 4.3% - low unemployment - inflation isn't out of control - so what is it? Interest rates will be one issue. The other might be Brexit - however whatever happens this s/b solved in 2019..
I must admit though - i have never seen such a constant attack on a BB against any company ..

..this is getting out of hand - for a start 90% of all small cap or AIM shares will have a few areas of concern or red flags - they will also have a few bull points and reasons to invest - no one should invest in any small cap share without acknowledging the risks .. and the possible rewards ...
As for poster v poster - i thank god that neither post on 30 other threads otherwise it will be a full time job chasing them around LSE and researching the negatives..
Guys it's the new year in two hours time - perhaps all can try to start with a resolution of a clean slate and avoiding the personal attacks ??