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Wednesday, 3 December 2008
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Ryanair earnings down 47 percent
Irish airline Ryanair on Monday posted a 47 percent fall in first-half earnings and said falling second-half ticket prices offset by lower fuel costs would lead it to break even in the full year.
03 Nov 2008 |
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Home Retail sees 19 percent profit fall
Home Retail Group cut the book value of its Homebase DIY chain by 542 million pounds due to the declining retail market as it reported a 19 percent fall in first-half profit.
22 Oct 2008 |
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Whitbread first half profit up 24 percent
Whitbread, the country's biggest hotel and restaurants operator, reported a 24 percent increase in first-half pretax profit, helped by strong growth at its Premier Inn and Costa Coffee chains.
14 Oct 2008 |
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C&C's H1 down and warns on H2
Irish drinks group C&C said on Thursday that first-half earnings fell slightly and Chief Executive Maurice Pratt would resign because his business strategy in the last two years had not met expectations.
09 Oct 2008 |
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Woolworths posts record first-half loss
Woolworths Group, the sweets-to-DVDs retailer under pressure after last month rejecting a bid for its retail business, on Wednesday posted a record first-half underlying loss and suspended its dividend payment.
17 Sep 2008 |
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Mild recession seen in second half of 2008
Britain is heading for a shallow recession in the second half of this year and next year's economic growth will be the weakest since 1992, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday.
15 Sep 2008 |
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French Connection posts bigger H1 loss
Fashion retailer and wholesaler French Connection on Friday posted a larger first-half loss citing a "significant downturn" in its core markets, sending its shares down more than 3 percent.
12 Sep 2008 |
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John Lewis cautious on 2009
Department stores and supermarkets group John Lewis posted a 27 percent drop in first-half profit on Thursday and said it was cautious about the outlook for the rest of this year and 2009.
11 Sep 2008 |
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Morrison sees more market share gains
Wm Morrison Supermarkets met forecasts with a 19 percent rise in first-half profit and said it was well placed to continue taking market share as cash-strapped Britons flock to its budget-focused stores.
11 Sep 2008 |
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AB Foods H2 Primark like-for-like sales up
Primark stores owner Associated British Foods expects its discount fashion chain to show underlying sales ahead 2 percent over the spring and summer months as it expects to meet its annual profit expectations.
08 Sep 2008 |
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