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Mitchells & Butlers has about 1,700 pubs in the UK

Mitchells & Butlers sales hit by Omicron over Christmas

British pub operator Mitchells & Butlers said today that its sales during the Christmas period fell as the Omicron Covid-19 variant made people cautious about …

Business • 13 Jan

Sainsbury's is forecasting a full-year 2021-22 underlying profit before tax of 'at least' £720m compared with previous outlook of 'at least' £660m

Sainsbury's ups profit outlook despite Christmas fall

British supermarket group Sainsbury's has raised its full-year profit forecast by at least 9% following stronger than expected food sales over Christmas, even though it …

Business • 12 Jan

Fevertree Drinks saw subdued Christmas trading in the UK

Fevertree Drinks' shares slump on revenue warning

Drinks maker Fevertree issued its second revenue warning in three months, sending its shares down over 25% today as disappointing Christmas sales raised fears that …

Business • 20 Jan 20

Superdry said its underlying pretax profit for the year to April would be in the range of zero to £10m

Superdry warns on profit after poor Christmas

UK fashion brand Superdry warned today on its full-year profit after sales during the peak Christmas period fell short of its expectations due to weaker …

Business • 10 Jan 20

Sainsbury's said its grocery sales grew 0.4% but general merchandise sales were down 3.9%

Sales at Sainsbury's edge lower in Christmas quarter

Sainsbury's, Britain's second biggest supermarket group, reported a small fall in underlying sales in the key Christmas quarter, hurt by a weak performance from general …

Business • 08 Jan 20

Morrisons has blamed a tough economic backdrop and sustained consumer uncertainty for the sales drop

Morrisons reports sales fall in Christmas season

Morrisons, Britain's fourth largest supermarket group, reported another fall in underlying sales over Christmas, blaming a tough economic backdrop and sustained consumer uncertainty.

Business • 07 Jan 20

Debenhams sales fell by 3.6% over the key six week festive selling period

Debenhams reports weak Christmas trading

British department store group Debenhams is in talks with lenders and looking to bring in new sources of funding as it battles for survival following …

Business • 10 Jan 19

Sales across Ireland and the UK were up 2.6% over the Christmas period

Tesco outshines rivals with best Christmas since 2009

Tesco today defied the UK retail industry gloom, saying improvements in its own-brand ranges helped deliver its best Christmas in nearly a decade.

Business • 10 Jan 19

JD Sports Fashion reports strong trading over the key Christmas period

JD Sports sees annual profit ahead of market estimate

JD Sports Fashion said today it expects annual pretax profit ahead of market expectations on strong trading in the second half of the year, including …

Business • 16 Jan 18

Supergroup's like-for-like sales for the 11 weeks to January 10 grew by 12.4%

SuperGroup upbeat after Christmas sales surge

SuperGroup, the owner of clothing brand Superdry, said a bout of cold weather following an unseasonably warm autumn had boosted demand for coats and jumpers.

Business • 14 Jan 15

Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips to step down after five years in charge.

Morrisons CEO to go after Christmas sales fall

Morrisons said its chief executive would step down after the firm posted the worst Christmas performance of the UK's listed supermarkets.

Business • 13 Jan 15

WH Smith said total sales fell 4% in the 20 weeks to January 18

WH Smith sales fall offset by margin gain

WH Smith said it was confident of making further progress in 2014 as it repeated its pattern of reporting declining sales accompanied by profit margin …

Business • 22 Jan 14

Over £100,000 of sales went through Dixons' tills every minute on December 26 - a record for the group

Dixons posts rise in Christmas sales

Dixons Retail today posted a rise in sales in the key Christmas trading period, gaining market share from rivals.

Business • 16 Jan 14

Games reports 83% jump in total sales in the six weeks to January 4

New consoles boost Christmas sales at Game

Game has reported a significant rise in Christmas sales helped by new console launches ahead of a possible return to the stock market.

Business • 15 Jan 14

M&S says seasonal discounts will hit full year profit margins

Marks & Spencer reports clothing sales slump

Marks & Spencer suffered a tenth successive quarterly like-for-like sales decline in its beleaguered homewares and clothing division today.

Business • 09 Jan 14

Debenhams posts record Christmas sales

Department store group Debenhams today posted record Christmas sales, driven by a jump in online trade and a step-up in promotions.

Business • 08 Jan 13

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