(Alliance News) - Equities in London are called to open lower on Tuesday, in a sign of some nerves ahead of readings of the US labour market which are released as the week progresses. Read More
Shoe Zone PLC - Leicester, England-based footwear seller - Notes a cyber incident which has resulted in unauthorised access to certain online systems and data. Says website remains operational and it continues to trade with its customers and suppliers. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shoe Zone PLC shares dropped on Tuesday, after it lowered its full-year outlook amid rising costs. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the red on Tuesday, with some US interest rate cut optimism cooling after hawkish words from Federal Reserve central bankers. Read More
Shoe Zone PLC - Leicester, England-based footwear seller - Chief Executive Officer Anthony Smith steps down from the board "to increase his focus on the day to day running of the business". Company says he has the directors' "full support" in this decision. Smith will remain as a director of operating subsidiary Shoe Zone Retail Ltd. Smith has worked at Shoe Zone since 1993. He joined the board as retail director in 1996 before his promotion to CEO in 1997. He temporarily switched to serve as chair from 2016 to 2019, before resuming the CEO role. His brother Charles Smith remains as chair. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shoe Zone PLC shares fell on Tuesday, after it said trade is "marginally" below expectations. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shoe Zone PLC on Tuesday declared a higher dividend as the retailer reported a higher annual profit buoyed by a "strong peak summer." Read More
(Alliance News) - Shoe Zone PLC on Tuesday said it expects to report an annual earnings rise, with investments in its digital platform paying off and trading in the "key back to school period" positive. Read More
Shoe Zone PLC - Leicester, England-based footwear retailer - Says trading since June has "significantly exceeded" management's expectations, with volumes seeing a double-digit rise on the previous year. Margins also have improved thanks to lower container rates and favourable foreign exchange rates, which management expects to continue. Read More
(Alliance News) - European markets were trading higher on Wednesday, in a sign of cautious optimism ahead of US inflation data. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are called higher on Wednesday, ahead of US inflation data. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM in London on Friday. Read More
Shoe Zone PLC - Leicester, England-based footwear retailer - Says trading has exceeded expectations due to "strong" recent trading through May and early June. Says it is a combination of strong early demand for summer products and lower container rates contributing to improved margins. As a result, expects adjusted pretax profit for financial year ending on October 2 to be not less than GBP10.5 million. For financial 2022, pretax profit was GBP13.6 million. Revenue was GBP156.2 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in Europe closed lower on Tuesday, with underwhelming China data and little in the way of progress in US debt ceiling talks souring the mood. Read More
Shoe Zone PLC - Leicester, England-based footwear retailer - Posts revenue of GBP75.4 million for the 26 weeks ended on April 1, up 7.9% from GBP69.9 million a year before. Store revenue is up 6.8% to GBP61.1 million from GBP57.2 million, while Digital revenue is up 13% to GBP14.3 million from GBP12.7 million. Pretax profit, however, is down to GBP1.5 million from GBP3.1 million, as administrative expenses rise to GBP9.1 million from GBP7.5 million a year before. Declares an interim dividend of 2.5 pence per share, unchanged from a year prior. Looking ahead, expects full-year results to be in line with market expectations. "Shoe Zone delivered a robust and positive performance in the period against a backdrop of consumer uncertainty and macroeconomic volatility," the firm adds. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM in London on Tuesday. Read More