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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Friday 30 May 2025 10:57 am | Updated: Friday 30 May 2025 10:58 am Property transactions falter despite rise in number of homes available Retail Reporter The number of property transactions fell 28 per cent year on year Homebuying in the UK slowed in April after the end of the stamp duty holiday, despite an uptick in the number of properties available. The number of UK residential transactions in April 2025 was 64,680, 28 per cent lower than April 2024 and 64 per cent lower than March 2025,...
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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Friday 30 May 2025 8:15 am Vets complaints service for pet owners ‘completely unjust’, says consumer body Retail Reporter The UK’s competition watchdog is currently directing a probe into the sector. Photo by Pauline Loroy on Unsplash Britain’s pet owners are being underserved by the vet industry’s complaints service, according to a leading consumer body. Which? found that the complaints process is “often stacked against pet owners”, with owners put off making a complaint and limited help for...
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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Friday 30 May 2025 6:00 am | Updated: Thursday 29 May 2025 5:24 pm Cyber attacks: What do hackers do with your data?
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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Thursday 29 May 2025 2:21 pm Is Asda’s ambitious turnaround starting to bear fruit?
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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Thursday 29 May 2025 2:01 pm | Updated: Thursday 29 May 2025 12:29 pm Asda ‘making good progress’ despite sales continuing to fall Retail Reporter Asda is headquartered in Leeds. Credit: Chris Radburn/PA Wire The chairman of Asda has said the supermarket giant is “making good progress” despite its sales continuing to fall. The Leeds-headquartered chain has reported a revenue – excluding fuel – of £5bn for the three months to 31 March, 2025, the first quarter of its financial year. The total...
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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Thursday 29 May 2025 8:17 am Ghost Ship producer Adnams slashes losses Retail Reporter Adnams’ Andy Wood and Jenny Hanlon (Warren Page, of Pagepix.) Ghost Ship producer Adnams has halved its operating loss amid a commercial turnaround plan, although retail sales continue to suffer. Its operating loss shrank by more than half, from £2.5m in 2023 to £1.1m in 2024, while its pre-tax loss also shrank from £4m in 2023 to £2.7m in 2024. Revenue in all parts of the business grew on a like-for-like...
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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Thursday 29 May 2025 7:42 am | Updated: Thursday 29 May 2025 7:43 am Hollywood Bowl: Ten-pin bowling operator raises dividend Retail Reporter Hollywood bowl: ten pin bowling operator smashes records as UK drives strong performance Bowling and leisure operator Hollywood Bowl has reported stable trading as it targets a significant expansion in the UK. The company reported like-for-like revenue growth of 2.1 per cent, with UK like-for-like total revenue up 1.3 per cent. Group adjusted earnings...
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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Wednesday 28 May 2025 11:28 am Shein eyes Hong Kong for IPO as London listing stalls Retail Reporter Hong Kong’s bourse is the third stock exchange Shein has suggested listing on Fast-fashion giant Shein is reportedly working towards a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) after failing to secure approval from Chinese regulators for its London listing. If successful, Shein plans to go public within the year. Despite securing approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), it later...
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cityam.com | Amber Murray
Wednesday 28 May 2025 10:41 am | Updated: Wednesday 28 May 2025 10:42 am John Lewis gets green light to build hundreds of homes in West Ealing Retail Reporter The move is part of JLP’s long-term strategy to optimise its property portfolio. Image credit: John Lewis Plans by the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) to redevelop Waitrose West Ealing have been given the go-ahead by Ealing Council after a successful appeal by the retail giant. The plans will create 428 build-to-rent homes, including 83...
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cityam.com | Saskia Koopman |Amber Murray
Wednesday 28 May 2025 8:50 am Gone phishing: the rise of retail cyber crime in four charts In the past month alone, cyber attacks have gone from occasional headlines to near-daily national news fixtures.
