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business

Burberry Group to delay UK plant amid EU fallout

Burberry Group’s plan to build a new £50m (€59.7m) weaving facility in the UK is on hold as the luxury-goods maker assesses the impact of the country’s Brexit vote.

business

Standard Chartered faces bonus wrath

business

Burberry boss sells £5.5m of shares

business

Burberry shareholders revolt on CEO's pay

world

Cameron: Britain 'not turning its back' on Europe

business

Board changes afoot at Standard Chartered

True cost of Standard’s $340m payment for a quiet life yet to be calculated

What price a quiet life? Standard Chartered says $340m (€270m).

Thu, 16 Aug, 2012

FTSE plunges on US jobs data

Shock US jobs data sent the London market diving into the red today as gloom gathered over trading floors.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2009

Experian extends run of sales growth

Credit information group Experian posted a 14% rise in annual sales today after a strong performance on both sides of the Atlantic.

Wed, 23 May, 2007

Argos to demerge from GUS

GUS offset a 9% fall in annual profits today by revealing the separation of its retail business Argos from credit-checking arm Experian would take place in October.

Wed, 24 May, 2006

Argos owner to sell Dutch home shopping business

GUS increased the focus of its retail arm on Argos and Homebase today by agreeing to sell a business it has owned for more than 40 years.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2005

Competition slows Argos-owner's sales

Catalogue retailing group GUS today reported a sharp slowdown in growth over Christmas as competition intensified and UK retail demand waned.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2005

GUS posts 15% increase in pre-tax profits

British retailing-to-credit checking group GUS today said each of its key businesses had reported their highest-ever results as it posted a 15% increase in pre-tax profits to £406m (€577.9m).

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Argos sales up 13%

Catalogue retailing group GUS said today its Argos chain outperformed its market in the first half as it reported a strong showing across its businesses despite some difficult markets.

Thu, 14 Oct, 2004

Catalogue group floats South African arm

Argos owner GUS today outlined plans for the partial flotation of a South African-based retailing business it has owned for more than 50 years.

Fri, 27 Aug, 2004

GUS upbeat after Argos sales surge

British catalogue retailer Argos remained buoyant today following a market-beating 15% improvement in total sales for the three months to June 30.

Wed, 21 Jul, 2004

GUS hits record after Argos outperforms

Argos owner GUS today posted record full-year profits of £827m (€1.2bn) after seeing sales soar at its three flagship brands.

Tue, 25 May, 2004

Burberry profits jump after 'terrific' year

Fashion brand Burberry today said a strong performance by its womenswear division had contributed towards a “terrific” year for the group.

Mon, 24 May, 2004

Argos owner confident of full-year outlook

Argos owner GUS today said it was confident about the outlook for the full year as it posted double-digit growth for its flagship brands during the third quarter.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2004

Argos parent GUS profits rise by 44%

GUS, the owner of the Argos retail chain that has 18 stores in Ireland and over 500 in Britain, beat market expectations with a 44% rise in profits for the first half of the year.

Fri, 21 Nov, 2003

Argos owner buys Homebase for £900m

The owner of Argos is buying Homebase in deal worth around £900m (€1,413m)

Thu, 21 Nov, 2002