Holland & Barrett: Huge losses continue despite sales surge May 15, 2025 Holland & Barrett has suffered another year of losses despite its sales continuing to climb. The Nuneaton-headquartered health foods store chain has reported a pre-tax loss of £61.8m for the 12 months to the end of September 2024. The latest total comes after the retailer also lost £65.3m in the prior 12 months and £59.6m [...]
Retail sales shoot up in sunniest spring on record May 13, 2025 Retail sales rose at their fastest rate for more than a year after warm weather drove Brits to bring forward summer purchases. Total retail sales in the UK increased by seven per cent year on year in April after declining of four per cent in the same month last year, according to new figures from [...]
JYSK: Losses continue as stores close and jobs shed May 7, 2025 Losses continued at the UK arm of Danish homewares retailer JYSK as it closed stores and shed jobs during its latest financial year. The business, which forms part of the global group, has reported a pre-tax loss of £3.2m for the 12 months to 31 August, 2024. The total comes after JYSK also posted a [...]
Cotswold Outdoor racks up a decade of losses April 29, 2025 The firm behind Cotswold Outdoor has failed to make a pre-tax profit for a decade but the retailer did significantly cut its losses in 2024, it has been confirmed. The Wiltshire-headquartered retailer has posted a pre-tax loss of £380,000 for its latest financial year, down from the £7.3m it reported for 2023. The last time [...]
Gymshark: Record sales as brand continues global expansion April 29, 2025 Gymshark, the activewear brand co-founded by self-made billionaire Ben Francis, has seen its revenue pass £600m for the first time. The Solihull-headquartered business has posted sales of £607.3m for the year to 31 July, 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House have revealed. The latest total comes after Gymshark reported a revenue of £556.2m in [...]
Krissy Cela’s Oner Active rakes in millions as sales double April 28, 2025 Oner Active, the fitness wear brand co-founded by influencer Krissy Cela, almost doubled its sales as profit surged in 2024. The London-headquartered business, which was set up alongside Thomas Mark and Austrian investors David and Lukas Kurzmann, has reported a gross revenue of £80.8m for the year, up from the £46m it achieved in 2023. [...]
Sales pass £600m at The White Company and Charles Tyrwhitt owner April 28, 2025 Sales at the group behind The White Company and Charles Tyrwhitt jumped past the £600m mark during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. Bectin Limited has posted a turnover of £607.7m for the 12 months to 3 August, 2024, up from the £558.5m it achieved in the prior year. But despite the sharp [...]
UK retail sales surge at the fastest rate in four years April 25, 2025 Retail sales unexpectedly rose in March as shoppers were boosted by good weather, according to new data. Retail sales volumes rose by 0.4 per cent in March 2025, following 0.7 per cent rise in February, according to the Office for National Statistics. Quarterly sales volumes rose by 1.6 per cent quarter on quarter and 1.7 [...]
Charles Tyrwhitt: Office return helps sales to new record April 23, 2025 Sales at Charles Tyrwhitt have surged to more than £300m for the first time as the trend of returning to the office has boosted the workwear retailer. The London-headquartered business, which was founded by Nick Wheeler in 1986, has posted a turnover of £305.7m for the 12 months to 3 August, 2024. The total comes after [...]
Wilkinson Sword makes first profit since pandemic April 22, 2025 Wilkinson Sword surged back into the black for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The High Wycombe-headquartered business reported a pre-tax profit of £7.2m for the 12 months to 30 September, 2024. The profit is the first since Wilkinson Sword reported a £337,000 surplus in [...]