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Severn Trent to kick off water sector updates on Tuesday; retailers also in focus
The Day Ahead will bring trading updates from the likes of stores groups Halfords, Topps Tiles, and WH Smith
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WH Smith PLC
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WHSmith PLC has 548 high street stores and 433 travel outlets at airport, train station, hospital and motorway service area locations across the UK which sell a wide range of newspapers, magazines, stationery, books and entertainment products.
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Next, M&S, Kingfisher, WH Smith and Dunelm shares to benefit from improved retail outlook, says RBC
RBC’s preferred stocks are Next and Primark owner Associated British Foods
WH Smith lifts interim dividend as profits drop after acquisition of InMotion
Peel Hunt reiterated a 'buy' recommendation on WH Smith and raised its target price to 2,550p from 2,500p, saying "there is much to like in today's interims".
FTSE 100 closes marginally down after treading water through the day as Parliament breaks for Easter after Brexit extension
Holiday cheer as airline stocks gain on hopes holidaymakers will put Brexit concerns aside for summer
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WH Smith investors are hoping for dividend boost
Less of a newsagent nowadays but could WH Smith be set to increase payouts to shareholders.
WH Smith performs as expected with travel offsetting slow high street decline
The FTSE 250 newsagent said total sales for the 20 weeks to 19 January were up 6% while like-for-like sales were flat, however, its travel arm saw stronger LFL growth of 3%
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FTSE 100 closes in the red as global market unease continues
Britain's blue-chip index closed over 58 points lower at 6,642, while the FTSE 250 was also down
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Blue-chip heavy into hump day as Burberry and Antofagasta report
Updates will be coming thick and fast from both the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 on Wednesday
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Brexit a factor in easyJet update, while US/China trade wars could be a drag for Burberry
The Week Ahead will also bring trading updates from the likes of Vodafone, Anglo American, William Hill, Dixons Carphone, and WH Smith, plus the latest UK jobs and wages data
SSP weak as news Kate Swann to quit as chief executive officer offsets full-year profit rise
The company said Swann – formerly CEO of WH Smith - will leave her role at the end of May 2019 and will be succeeded by Simon Smith, who is currently the UK and Ireland CEO
City broker “really excited” by WH Smith’s US potential now InMotion is onboard
“Our knee-jerk reaction to the InMotion deal was upbeat and, the more that we look at it strategically, the more excited we become,” said Peel Hunt analysts
WH Smith expands travel business into US with US$198mln acquisition of digital accessories retailer InMotion
The FTSE 250-listed retailer pointed out that the acquisition will double the size of its fast-growing international travel business and said it expects the purchase to be earnings per share accretive in the first full financial year after
B&Q owner Kingfisher in the red as RBC remains cautious on the stock, cuts target price
RBC prefers Next and WH Smith and has an 'outperform' rating on these stocks
WH Smith to focus on travel and survive
Toys R Us, High & Mighty, Jacamo, Simply Be, GAME, Staples, MFI, Athena, Unipart, Tie Rack, Blockbuster, Barratts (shoes), Jessops, JJB Sports, Shoe Express and many other famous names have all disappeared from the UK High Street or retail
WH Smith abandons initiative to resuscitate its declining High Street estate
“During an encouraging second half, the High Street business traded well and we quickly identified the latest trend in the market, becoming a one-stop-shop for all slime related products," said Stephen Clarke, the group's CEO
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FTSE 100 closes down nearly 2% as the big sell-off continues
The UK blue-chip benchmark finished down nearly 139 points lower at 7,006 - not far from the 7,000 mark
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Hays to receive boost from German operations
Solid results from sector peer PageGroup should give Hays shareholders cause to feel optimistic
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Retailers and recruiters in week ahead spotlight with results from N Brown, WH Smith, PageGroup and Hays
The week ahead sees updates from N Brown, WH Smith, Hays, PageGroup, Greggs, RPC Group and Marston's
WH Smith delivers more of the same
The retailer is trying out a new format on its high street estate - one where, perhaps, it fits threadbare carpets from the off rather than letting them become so - but the main focus remains on its travel-hub outlets
FTSE 100 journey in the red continues as it closes down around 47 points
In the currency markets, the pound is down 30% against the US dollar, while the pound is up 0.26% against the Euro..