Fishing Republic – The Competition Fights Back as CEO Departs

Fishing Republic FISH Gone has all the hype of just a couple of months ago when Fish appears to have expected that its major competitors and independents would just roll over and let it take their business. How wrong could they be. Well so wrong that the CEO is departing today without notice after having […]

Jimmy Choo going for global luxury leadership

Jimmy Choo CHOO With profit before tax for the half year to 30th June rising by 174.2% to £18.1m, Jimmy Choo is delighted with itself both for its performance and for the excellent strategic progress made by its management. Revenue growth was ahead of the market at 16.5%, or 4.5% on a constant currency basis. […]

Next Celebrates Falling Profits With a Special Dividend

Next NXT Celebrates its weak trading performance by announcing a special dividend of 45p per share to be paid on the 1st August. Total sales for the 13 weeks to to 29th April fell by 3% as mayhem on the high street continued. On a like for like basis, new space which added 1.6% to […]