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21.12.25 - 09:24
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Is this FTSE 250 retailer set for a dramatic recovery in 2026? (Fool)
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FTSE 250 retailer WH Smith is moving on from the accounting issues that have weighed on it in 2025. But will the share price bounce back next year?
The post Is this FTSE 250 retailer set for a dramatic recovery in 2026? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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20.12.25 - 13:12
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Christmas ads put on a diet as UK ban on TV junk food advertising bites (The Guardian)
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Gone are shots of puddings and sweets as advertisers try to market other foods to stay within rules coming into force on 5 JanuaryThe festive season is traditionally a time of national culinary overindulgence but eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that this year's crop of big-budget Christmas TV ads have been decidedly lean and sugar-free.From Tesco and Waitrose to Marks & Spencer and Asda, the UK's biggest exponents of extravagant festive food marketing have put their Christmas ads on a diet to comply with new regulations banning junk food products from appearing in TV ads before 9pm. Continue reading......
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20.12.25 - 09:12
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Retailers hope ′panic weekend′ will bring Christmas cheer to UK sales (The Guardian)
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Experts forecast spending will be more than 12% up on same period in 2024 after lucklustre figures so farRetailers are hoping for a last-minute dash for the shops this weekend after a lacklustre run-up to Christmas, with UK households forecast to spend £3.4bn, up more than 12% on the same weekend in 2024.Almost 50m shopping trips will be made by last-minute Father Christmases over the weekend, according to research by analysts GlobalData for Vouchercodes.co.uk, the vast majority of which will be to retail destinations including high streets and shopping malls. Continue reading......
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19.12.25 - 15:00
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Why did the WH Smith share price just slump another 5%? (Fool)
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The latest news from WH Smith has just pushed the the travel retailer's share price down further in 2025, but the future could be better.
The post Why did the WH Smith share price just slump another 5%? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK....
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19.12.25 - 12:00
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UK Retail Sales Fall Unexpectedly (AFX)
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LONDON (dpa-AFX) - UK retail sales dropped unexpectedly in November as the Black Friday shopping event had a slightly weaker impact than usual, data from the Office for National Statistics showed ......
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19.12.25 - 11:06
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WH Smith tries to recover bonuses from ex-bosses as watchdog investigates accounting error (The Guardian)
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Retailer targets £7m in bonuses as FCA examines scandal in North American armWH Smith will try to take back as much as £7m in bonuses from former executives after it said the UK's financial watchdog had launched a formal investigation into a devastating accounting error linked to its US business.Almost £600m was wiped off the books to paperclips retailer's stock market value overnight in August after it identified errors with accounting for supplier income and provision for lost stock going back to 2023 in its North American arm. Continue reading......
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