UK Market Close - Digital sales grow for B&Q owner Kingfisher – but overall, things are going wonky in the DIY market
18-09-2019 04:10
Commenting on the results, Steve Miley, senior market analyst at www.asktraders.com ... Over the period, the company has opened 59 new stores in the UK and Poland and closed 26 stores, with Screwfix ...
UK Music CEO and Olga Fitzroy call for parental leave reforms
As a large proportion of music industry workers are self-employed, UK Music have placed the #SelfieLeave campaign ... allow parents greater flexibility over childcare decisions, help close the gender ...
Fidelity International’s Alex Wright: Why I’m finding value in UK defensive stocks
“The UK market is a good source of defensive companies ... to pursue further asset sales and bring down leverage,” he added. Wright manages the £816m closed-ended Fidelity Special Values and £3bn open ...
Pendragon axing 300 jobs as 22 Car Store showrooms to close
The loss-making sites will be closed by the end of the year ... centre in Stoke as part of the turnaround plans as the group battles against a dismal car market. It blamed Brexit uncertainty for ...
Pendragon to close 22 Car Stores following 188% H1 profit decline
Pendragon today announced its plan to close 22 of its 34 UK-wide sites along with one of three vehicle preparation centres. AM reported in April that Car Store divisional director, Chris Caygill, had ...