Company
Big Yellow Group PLC
LON:BYG
Big Yellow has established itself as the leading self storage brand in London and the South of England. It has now embarked on an expansion plan to cover the rest of Britain.
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Big Yellow storage facility destroyed by fire
The Armadillo Cheadle store of Big Yellow Group PLC suffered a major fire in the early hours of February 26. The store on Earl Road was completely destroyed.
Big Yellow upgraded to ‘hold’ by Peel Hunt after pandemic revenue growth
Analysts expected COVID-19 to have an impact on self-storage revenues but so far this has not been the case
Big Yellow upgraded to ‘overweight’ by JP Morgan over self-storage sector prospects
Analysts no longer believe the self-storage sector may suffer from the economic slowdown because of its consumer-facing nature
Big Yellow sees shift in demand to business customers but uncertainty remains
“Significant economic uncertainty remains, and it should be noted that we have limited visibility in this business, with customers tending to reserve only a few weeks before moving in” said CEO Jim Gibson
Big Yellow to expand East London site with new acquisition
The firm envisages 125,000 square feet of storage and ancillary space alongside 150 residential units
Big Yellow Group downgraded to ‘hold’ as share price recovers, Berenberg says market better prepared to withstand economic downturn
The German bank said trading at the self-storage firm had “remained remarkably stable since the start of the UK’s lockdown”
Big Yellow raises dividend, sees recovery in demand
The self-storage firm, which did not receive government support, collected 96.7% of April and May revenue as of Monday
Big Yellow makes slow Q3 start, expects pick-up
The self-storage firm lost 1.6% of space available to customers (MLA), or 76,000 square feet, since the end of September, compared to 1.2% last year
Big Yellow gets off to slower start but prospects pick up
The self-storage group said quarterly sales growth was down due to the heightened uncertainty in the run-up to the original March Brexit deadline
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FTSE 100 closes in positive territory as US stocks continue strong showing
FTSE 100 up nearly 16 points at the closing bell, US stocks in the green at midday New York trading
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Big Yellow investors hope for rebound in first quarter after muted end to 2019
The day ahead includes trading updates from Big Yellow and Close Brothers
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FTSE 100 closes higher as trade tensions ease
The UK's premier shares index closed up around ten points at 7,320
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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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Still no opportunities to sell in May, with Royal Mail and M&S set to deliver updates
The Week Ahead will also bring news from power firm SSE and water groups Severn Trent and United Utilities, plus the latest UK inflation and retail sales numbers
Big Yellow Group delivers revenue growth in 'seasonally weaker' third quarter
Big Yellow Group said it expects to return to occupancy growth in the fourth quarter as it pushes ahead with expansion plans
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FTSE 100 closes firmly lower, joining global indices, as traders shun risk
If you are long blue-chip equities, the trend has not been your friend today
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Schadenfreude to boost full-year results from budget airline easyJet after recent misfortunes of rivals
The Day Ahead also includes updates from blue-chip contract caterer Compass Group, and second line players such as challenger bank CYBG and online electrical appliances retailer AO World
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UK investors will have plenty of updates to chew over in the coming week as turkeys are prepared for US Thanksgiving
Aside from the inevitable Brexit drama, the Week Ahead will be dominated by another batch of corporate updates from the likes of Kingfisher, Centrica, easyJet, and Compass Group
Big Yellow unveils plans to raise £67mln to fund next stage of expansion
The self-storage group has eleven development sites in its pipeline, which it reckons will cost almost £200mln to build out
Big Yellow edging towards ambitious 90% occupancy target
The group's pipeline now spans ~620,000sqft ... and should add a further 13% to group revenues, at current prices, with high drop-through to profits, Liberum Capital Markets said
FTSE 100 continues record-breaking run but big retailers lag
The UK blue chip index closed around 18 points higher at 7,877
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Retail results whirl to start low-key with numbers from Halfords and Topps Tiles
The day ahead includes full-year results from Halfords Group and from Harry Potter books firm Bloomsbury Publishing, plus first-half numbers from Topps Tiles
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Retailers in focus for coming week, with Marks & Spencers, Kingfisher, and Halfords set to update
Aside from the retails, the week ahead includes results from utilities Pennon PLC, Severn Trent PLC, United Utilities PLC, and SSE PLC, plus updates from Ryanair PLC and Britvic PLC, and the latest UK inflation numbers
Ohhhh yes! Direct Line's trading update provides insurer with a lift
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Friday
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Prospex holds higher, KEFI & Andalas drop
Some of the biggest risers and fallers in London on Monday
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EasyJet to report lower full year profits amid tough competition and higher costs
The day ahead includes full year results from EasyJet and a trading update from Kingfisher
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Week ahead: UK Budget, EasyJet, Kingfisher, Mothercare, William Hill, United Utilities
The week ahead centres on the Autumn Budget but also sees updates from EasyJet, William Hill, Kingfisher, United Utilities, Mothercare and Fuller Smith & Turner
Big Yellow Group closes in on target occupancy rate of 85%
The second quarter of the calendar year saw the occupancy rate rise to 82% from 78% a year earlier
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Shell to come under fire over bosses pay package, climate change goals at its annual general meeting
Like Bob Dudley, his counter-part at FTSE 100-listed peer BP, Shell’s chief executive Ben Van Beurden will see his multi-million euro salary come under close scrutiny
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Marks & Spencer's womenswear woes under scrutiny again as retailers dominate
Week ahead: Marks & Spencer, Dixons Carphone, Kingfisher, De la Rue...
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Day ahead: Food and drink on the menu as Morrisons issues Xmas trading news
Analysts at Barclays expect the supermarket firm to deliver like-for-like sales growth of +0.5% for the nine week period.
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.
Kingfisher trading will be in focus on Tuesday
Kingfisher Plc, Homeserve PLC, Rotork PLC and Babcock International Group PLC are all in Tuesday's agenda
Chancellor's Autumn Statement is time for fiscal re-set
The new chancellor of the exchequer gets to set out his stall
BP and Shell go head-to-head on 'Super Tuesday'
A day for Big Oil - BP and Shell are going to have oil analysts jostling for elbow room
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Brokers: Liberum shares its post-Brexit and Bremain tips
Liberum offers its stock tips should the UK decide to leave the EU or should it decide to stay
Week Ahead: Supermarket sweep
The twin perils of food deflation and the hard discounters continue to threaten the supermarkets, while the warmish weather has caught firms on the hop
Tuesday's agenda: Paddy Power faces hit from poor sporting results
Paddy Power looks set to update on the Betfair merger, as well as current trading
Week ahead: Poundland to update on Spain venture
Poundland and the Royal Mail grab the corporate headlines but the Fed will also dominate the news
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Broker spotlight: Oil super-majors, Falcon Oil & Gas, Sirius Minerals, Sky, UK property companies
The super-majors are the energy stocks to have, says Deutsche Bank, but Falcon Oil & Gas's Aussie drilling results show there is still a place for a well-chosen minnow.
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Broker spotlight: Oil super-majors, Falcon Oil & Gas, Sky, UK property companies
The super-majors are the energy stocks to have, says Deutsche Bank, but Falcon Oil & Gas's Aussie drilling results show there is still a place for a well-chosen minnow.
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Broker spotlight, including AstraZeneca, DCC, Homeserve, Circle Oil, Motif Bio ...
US broker Jefferies reckons support services provider DCC (LON:DCC) is firing on all cylinders, and has hiked up the price target to 5,900p from 4,500p previously. The rating is 'buy'.
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FTSE 100 jumps 50 points early
The FTSE 100 made a big rebound from Friday's fall as it climbed back above 7,000.