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Hotel Chocolat Group PLC
LON:HOTC
Hotel Chocolat is a vertically integrated chocolatier, manufacturing and retailing premium chocolate and chocolate-related products direct to customers. The Group sells its products online and through a network of 84 stores in the UK and abroad, and in the year ended 28 June 2015 had an audited revenue and EBITDA of £81.1 million and £7.9 million respectively. The business was founded in 1993 by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris and has traded under the Hotel Chocolat brand since 2003.
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Hotel Chocolat decides to cease US direct-to-consumer sales via its website
In a trading update on July 19, 2022, the company had announced that investment levels in the US would be materially reduced, with ongoing investment limited to essential working capital only for online and wholesale
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Five at Five: FTSE 100, Profit warnings o'clock, another US retail flop, Haleon evaluated..
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Hotel Chocolat the latest retailer to crash and burn in the US
The chocolate seller plans to double down on its home market as it abandons attempts to win over US customers
Profit warnings galore as the cost of living crisis bites
Profit warnings go hand in hand with the cost-of-living crisis
Hotel Chocolat shares in meltdown as statutory loss predicted for 2022
The chocolate shop owner plans to cut funding for its US and Japan joint venture, after closing its US stores
Housebuilders Persimmon and Vistry in spotlight on Wednesday
The housebuilders are among the notable names in the diary for Wednesday - others include Aviva, Trustpilot, and Hiscox.
Hotel Chocolat raises guidance as Velvetiser drinks system hits the spot
Trading throughout the first half of the financial year has been encouraging and the board now expects trading to be marginally ahead of management's expectations for the current financial year
Hotel Chocolat delights investors with full-year results
The retailer didn’t report on any supply chain issues or labour shortages as other high street companies have had
Hotel Chocolat says share issue was oversubscribed
The company will use the funds raised to fund capital investment to increase long-term sales capacity and capitalise on anticipated future potential growth
Hotel Chocolat softens as it confirms plans for possible fundraise
The confectionary retailer said it was considering funding options after a Sky News report said it is planning to tap shareholders for up to £30mln
Hotel Chocolat upgrades profit forecast amid strong pandemic trading
For the year to June 27, the confectionary retailer reported that revenues for the period were £165mln, a 21% increase year-on-year and a 24% rise on 2019, the last full year before the pandemic
Hotel Chocolat to buy beauty products joint venture from its own chairman
Loss-making Rabot was established in 2016 with non-executive chairman Andrew Gerrie
Hotel Chocolat upgrades full-year expectations after sweet, sweet Easter
The chocolatier posted a jump in sales thanks to its growing digital subscribers base
Hotel Chocolat says trading matches expectations ahead of stores reopening
The chocolatier posted good interim numbers as online performance made up for losses in physical stores
Hotel Chocolat posts sales surge after chocolate remains popular during pandemic
Sales jumped 19% in the second quarter and current performance remains in line with expectations
Hotel Chocolat highlights accelerated switch to online sales amidst pandemic
“The acceleration of change in the retail landscape has galvanised us to speed up our plans and investments in the opportunities we were already pursuing."
Hotel Chocolat expands existing loan to provide enough cash for the whole of 2020
The retailer has secured a £35mln revolving credit facility which adds to the £22mln fundraise it conducted last month
Hotel Chocolat sales rise as hot drinks are a hit
The chocolatier continues to expand both in the UK and internationally, receiving "encouraging" response
Hotel Chocolat to boost international expansion in 2020
The premium chocolate retailer is shifting from a UK-based business to an international supplier
Hotel Chocolat profits sweeten as doors open in USA and Japan
The chocolate maker exceeded expectations with 14% higher revenues, share prices climbing 3%
Hotel Chocolat shares a little sweeter after trading update
The AIM 100 chocolatier said new initiatives such as a loyalty scheme and its Velvetiser in-home drinking chocolate system had helped boost sales in its last financial year
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Joseph Piotroski’s value investment strategy showing some promise
Our portfolio of nine AIM companies which passed all of Piotroski’s checks is still in the red, but it has clawed back most of its initial losses
Hotel Chocolat shares advance as demand for luxury chocolate gifts lifts first-half earnings
“A high degree of confidence in full-year numbers, a strong balance sheet and growth increasingly coming from capital light channels, underpins the quality of the investment case,” Liberum said
Hotel Chocolat shares get sugar rush on the back of sweet Christmas trading
In an update for the 13 weeks to 30 December, the AIM 100 firm said revenues had risen 15% year-on-year with growth across its retail, digital, and wholesale channels
Hotel Chocolat opens first store in Japan, further expanding in international markets
The luxury chocolatier's new store is located in the country’s largest shopping mall
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Peel Hunt initiates Hotel Chocolat at ‘buy’ citing market niche and international expansion
Analysts said that the AIM 100 group had a well-known and accessible brand with a “strong niche” in the luxury chocolate market that, “crucially”, had barriers to entry
Hotel Chocolat shares gain as full year results exceed estimates
Liberum maintained a 'buy' rating on Hotel Chocolate, saying the results were 4.5% ahead of expectations
Hotel Chocolat hands over Denmark stores to Retail Brands, signs development deal
Retail Brands, which operates international retail franchises, will use its “strong local knowledge” of the Scandinavian market to grow Hotel Chocolat in the region
Hotel Chocolat sees jump in revenue and expects trading to be ‘in line with expectations’
In a trading update for the 52 weeks ended 1 July 2018, the AIM-listed firm said its revenue was £116mln, a 12% increase compared to the same period a year ago
FTSE 100 tumbles 1.3% lower as trade worries grip markets
The UK blue chip index dropped 100 points after the US said it was ready to impose tariffs on an extra US$200bn worth of Chinese goods
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Wetherspoons eyed for CO2 shortage impact as week reaches mid-point
The pub chain will be hoping to mitigate any potential drink shortages as the warm weather and England's World Cup performance drive up customer numbers
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High street vs online: Updates from retailers Mark & Spencer and ASOS will provide fuel
Aside from M&S and ASOS, the week ahead will also bring trading updates from the likes of Ocado, Burberry, Barratt Development, Experian, and JD Wetherspoon
Hotel Chocolat sees profits, sales jump 15%, boosted by new store openings, digital growth
The chocolatier saw its pre-tax for the six months to December 31 increase to £12.9mln, up from £11.2mln at the same stage a year earlier, as revenue rose to £71.7mln from £62.5mln
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FTSE 100 ends in positive territory, bolstered by miners and weaker pound
The premier UK share index closed up around 24 points at 7,281.
Lloyds Banking expected to increase focus on digital offering in its strategic review
The numbers are not expected to contain too many surprises - which will come as a merciful relief to Lloyds' shareholders - but the bank's strategic review might provide some talking points
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Banks to feature strongly in deluge of blue chip earnings, including Lloyds, RBS, Barclays
Week ahead includes a deluge of blue chip results, notably from the banking sector, including numbers from HSBC PLC, Barclays PLC, Lloyds Banking Group PLC, and Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
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FTSE 100 closes in the red as sterling booms
“If he intended it, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has done a first class job of whacking the dollar,” declared Neil Wilson at ETX Capital. .
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More Brexit rants expected from Wetherspoons founder in Christmas trading update
The day ahead includes trading updates from Wetherspoons, WH Smith, Fevertree and Sage Group
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Margin improvements the focus for interims from drinks group Diageo in coming week
Week ahead includes updates from Diageo PLC, easyJet PLC, Dixons Carphone PLC, ASOS PLC, Sky PLC, JD Wetherspoon PLC, plus UK labour market and GDP data
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Sweet year for Hotel Chocolat but chocolatier warns of challenges ahead
“The Hotel Chocolat brand has continued to strengthen and we have made excellent progress with our three strategic priorities of investing further in our British chocolate manufacturing operations, growing our store estate and developing ou
FTSE 100 steadily extends gains
There has been no news flow from FTSE 100 companies to speak of today
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Hotel Chocolat feeling the heat; Boohoo.com tipped to produce the goods once again
It's not been a sweet run for Hotel Chocolat shares recently, investors will be looking to see if the chocolatier's outlook can change that on Wednesday...
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Focus on tour operators TUI and Thomas Cook and utilities in week ahead
Week ahead includes trading updates from tour operators TUI AG and Thomas Cook Group PLC, and numbers from Pennon Group PLC and United Utilities PLC
Hotel Chocolat is "tasty, but too rich", Berenberg says
New store opening and increased online sales are generating top line growth, but the capex required to keep this up will limit free cash flow
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Hotel Chocolat reports increase in first half earnings as sales grow
Shares in Hotel Chocolat rose today as the company reported growth in first half earnings and revenues
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Day ahead: Dividends, no PPI provisions the focus in Lloyds Banking Group results
Lloyds is forecast to report a a jump in 2016 pretax profits to around £4.4bn, up from £1.6bn a year earlier when it was hit by a huge bill for PPI scandal provisions.
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Week ahead: Housebuilders and banks dominate agenda with slew of earnings
Housebuilders and banks will take centre stage with a slew of London-listed corporate earnings to be published.
Hotel Chocolat looks sweet, suggests FinnCap, but wait to invest
Disciplined store rollout offers a decade of internally funded estate growth, says the broker
Hotel Chocolat checks in with strong finish to 2016
Liberum Capital Markets said the chocolatier was a clear winner over Christmas
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Small Cap Movers: Hotel Chocolat investors enjoy sweet share price rise
Shares have advanced 9% in the past week and are up 18% over the month at 281p
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Christmas cheer for UK retailers after Brexit vote
There are short term positives and the fact many firms' share prices remain depressed mean there are opportunities for investors
San Leon resurrection the highlight of a quiet month for AIM
Broker Allenby Capital says there were only two admissions, well down on the 2016 average of six per month.
Hotel Chocolat sweetens investors with maiden results
Shares rose in early deals after the luxury chocolate group posted a 181% rise in pre-tax profits
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FTSE 100 gains on coat tails of Burberry
FTSE 100 stocks closed higher on Wednesday after fashion house Burberry bounced back
Investors acquire taste for Hotel Chocolat
Confectioner said revenue in the 52 weeks to June 26 increased 12% to £92.6mln