Company
Shoe Zone PLC
LON:SHOE
Shoe Zone is a leading UK specialist value footwear retailer, offering low price and high quality footwear for the whole family. We operate from a portfolio of 553 stores and employ approximately 4,100 employees across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Our website, www.shoezone.com, combined with our extensive store portfolio, enables customers to shop via multiple channels.
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Shoe Zone lifts full-year profit forecast again and announces second interim dividend
Shareholders will receive a second interim dividend of 3p per share, payable on 21 December
Shoe Zone lifts profit guidance again
The footwear retailer again has raised its forecast from a loss of £14.6mln reported in fiscal 2020
Shoe Zone ups profit forecast on stronger-than-expected trading
The shoe retailer said it has seen higher-than-expected demand for summer products
Shoe Zone expects higher profits for full year
The company said it has been trading well since its interim results in May
Shoe Zone closes Irish operations as it continues to review portfolio
The retailer permanently shuttered a total of 38 stores during the first half, with the total now standing at 422
Shoe Zone warns of store closures unless business rates are overhauled
The retailer has ruled out dividends for five years
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FTSE 100 plummets as European leaders contemplate one-month lock-downs; Wall Street follows suit
“Panic selling is back,” was the pithy summary by OANDA’s Edward Moya.
Shoe Zone profits slip as company blasts “government imposed increases” in operation costs
The footwear retailer said the value of the business rates paid on its stores had risen by £700,000 in a decade despite 38% fewer stores and 30% lower sales
Shoe Zone shares rebound after "difficult year" on the high street
Its chief executive also said its 'Big Box' concept stores had performed well, with plans to open a further 20 in the next year
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Small cap movers: Shoe Zone gets a kicking from profit warning as CEO gets his skates on
A look back at some of the more interesting stories from the junior market this week
Shoe Zone gets kicking over profit warning as boss gets his skates on
The footwear firm said difficult trading conditions were offsetting parts of its growth strategy, and therefore its performance was predicted to fall below expectations
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Would you believe it, half the year is over?
Despite a lot of fear about, and problems across the world, markets don't seem to care.
Investments and investor services
Cellcast downcast as Kenya ups the ante in attack on the gambling industry
A look at the day's major movers, including Topps Tiles, Mortgage Advice, Shoe Zone, Knight's Group, UDG, GYG and Galliford Try.
Shoe Zone shares tripped up as profits fall flat in first half
The AIM-listed firm reported a pre-tax profit for the six months ended 30 March of £1mln, the same as the year before, while revenues dipped slightly to £73.0mln from £73.7mln
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Greggs shares are on a roll thanks to Piers Morgan and vegans
A look at some of the day's major stock market movers on Wednesday.
Shoe Zone on the front foot as it posts record profit and issues positive outlook
"This positive performance is testament to the strength of the core business model and the effective focus on growing the Big Box and digital channels,” chief executive Nick Davis said
Shoe Zone steps higher as it unveils £4mln special dividend
Improved margins in its spring/ summer ranges, coupled with the closure of some loss-making stores mean profits will be bigger than expected for the year just gone
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes positively as PM Theresa May says gov't is working towards a good Brexit deal
Britain's blue-chip benchmark finished up around 31 points at 7,029
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 joins global equities to head lower as geopolitical worries weigh
News that the President will now not be meeting North Korea leader Kim Jong-un next month as planned is weighing on global stocks
Investments and investor services
Kingfisher and Tate & Lyle key names in diary as spotlight falls on UK consumer
Kingfisher, Tate & Lyle, Talk Talk Telecoms and United Utilities are among the stand-out names in Thursday's schedule.
Investments and investor services
FTSE 100 closes at new high as banks bolster the premier index
The UK blue chip index rose to a new record high on Wednesday
J Sainsbury expected to report sluggish like-for-like sales growth for final quarter of 2017
Deutsche Bank expects Sainsbury’s will report a 0.4% gain in LFL sales from the year before, having revised this forecast down from its previous prediction of a 1.3% increase
Shoe Zone rallies as full-year profits set to come out unscathed from difficult year for UK retailers
Retailers such as Shoe Zone have had to deal with weaker UK consumer spending, reduced high street footfall and foreign exchange headwinds
FTSE 100 closes near flat as traders look for direction; Dow Jones surges
The UK blue chip index closed its account on Tuesday up 2.09 at 7,526.
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Strong coffee needed to fuel Whitbread's first half performance after Costa's first quarter dip
Day ahead includes first half results from leisure giant Whitbread PLC, and third quarter updates from miner Anglo American PLC and wealth manager St James' Place Capital PLC
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Storm brewing outside, but Hurricane Energy shareholders should be snug and happy at its annual meeting
Day ahead: Hurricane Energy AGM; full-year results from Ramsdens Holdings, RPC Group, Workspace Group
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Day ahead: Sainsbury's Christmas sales forecast to fall, so focus to be on any Argos news
Sainsbury has continued to be a laggard in the supermarket sector, with the latest till roll data from Kantar Worldpanel released today showing its sales declining by 0.1%.
Week ahead: Blizzard of trading updates to show the icy front on UK high streets
Given Next’s disappointing update this week, news from Marks and Spencer and Primark-owner Associated British Foods could send the most shivers through the sector.
Xcite Energy looks doomed, MP Evans up 43% on bid approach
London's risers & fallers at 11.45am: Shoe Zone, Beximco ...
FTSE 100 closes higher with miners but fresh record high eludes
London’s FTSE 100 index closed higher thanks to miners, but well off a late surge as a fresh record high eluded it
Shoe Zone trips up on store closures
Shoe Zone said revenue in the six months to April 2 fell to £74.6mln from £78.2mln a year ago
Preview: Sainsbury's first quarter update set to disappoint
Supermarket group predicted to report a sales fall
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Proactive Small Caps - ASOS fails to inspire market
Retailers, and their post Christmas numbers, have been in focus all week, big and small, so when online fashion group ASOS (LON:ASC), the largest junior on AIM, reports, small cap investors tend to take notice.
Retail winners & losers: Tesco, Home Retail, B&M, Asos...
Tesco reported its first group like-for-like sales increase for more than four years
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FTSE 100's gains pared
After briefly venturing back above 6,000, the Footsie saw its gains trimmed as US markets turned lower.
Retail winners & losers: Sainsbury's, Dunelm, Ted Baker, Shoe Zone and Game Digital
Sainsbury dismayed City with lower same-store sales and lack of news on Home Retail
FTSE100 consolidates gains as mood brightens
Investors shrug off 'We're done for' predictions to push shares higher
Shares in Shoe Zone rocket on special divi news
Broker finnCap said the pay-out was “welcome news,”
Risers & Fallers: Aminex, Coal of Africa, Kimberly Ents, LGO Energy, Rockhopper, Webis Holdings
Home Retail is back in play as Sainsbury's releases a slide show presentation of its pitch to buy the Argos and Homebase owner.
Wednesday's agenda: Sainsbury's next in the queue
Tuesday's data from Kantar Worldpanel suggests Sainsbury's had a good Christmas
Investments and investor services
Footsie falls but Laird sparks investor interest
Electronics group sparked up on potential interest from US rival
Investments and investor services
Risers & Fallers: Wishbone Gold, Satellite Solutions Worldwide, Octagonal and more
Precious metal explorer Wishbone said it was in talks to buy a "complementary business"
Risers & fallers: KImberley, RedT, TP Group, Shoezone..
Some of the main share price movers in London at 1.30pm
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FTSE100 closes lower as miners and Fed meet weigh
UK shares closed lower as stocks trimmed more off the huge gains seen last week and ahead of a Federal Reserve decision.
London's shares slip further at lunch
Data did little to entice investors into buying, with third quarter GDP figures growing by only 0.5%.
Investments and investor services
Risers & Fallers: African Potash, DS Smith, Dialight, InternetQ and Telford Homes
Below are the main news-driven share price movements at 4.15pm.
Tuesday's agenda: BP kicks off big week for oil
BP and Utilitywise attract the attention of investors on Tuesday.
Investments and investor services
Week ahead: Sainsbury's feeling the squeeze
It is crunch time for supermarket chain Sainsbury (J) on Wednesday and Argos owner Homebase on Thursday.