Joules expects full-year loss as lockdown hits, reopens 12 stores
Loss before tax for the year to May 31 is expected to be £2-3mln, while revenue dropped 12% to £191mln
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Cancelled and cut FTSE 100 dividends now total over £26bn, with £25bn still to be decided in 2020
So far, the blue-chip index has seen around 42% of the total payouts for the 2020 calendar year cut or cancelled amid pandemic disruption
AIM at 25: the winners, sinners, blaggards, laggards and bounders
AIM turns 25 on June 19. Who have been the kings of the wild frontier and who have gone down in flames, just like Jesse James?
Portmeirion plans fundraising to boost capacity for online sales and hand sanitiser
The pottery group aims to raise £10mln from a placing, £0.66mln from a subscription by management and another £2mln from an open offer
Quiz reacquires standalone stores as Kast arm goes into administration
The fashion retailer agreed to acquire the 82 stores located in the UK and the Republic of Ireland from the administrator for £1.3mln
British American Tobacco sales hit by coronavirus lockdowns in emerging markets
South Africa is imposing a coronavirus-related tobacco sales ban, while lockdowns in Mexico and Argentina have lasted longer than expected
Ibuprofen to be trialled in UK as potential coronavirus treatment
The “LIBERATE” trial will be a randomised study of up to 230 patients.
Card Factory to open around 100 stores in mid-June
During closures, online sales have rocketed 302% compared to the same period last year
AB Foods' Primark reopens on June 15 but many retailers yet to announce their plans
All non-essential retailers in England are allowed to resume trading in shops as of 15 June
Electrocomponents under the microscope, price trends eyed for housebuilders
Workspace is also releasing final results on Tuesday, with the dividend a potential risk
Retail survivors can become thrivers in sector revolution, says Peel Hunt
The broker selected those companies which strengthened their competitive position, customer relevance and online share as top picks
Symphony Environmental says receives £500,000 of orders for d2p-treated gloves in May alone
The group has not been materially affected by the coronavirus pandemic and accordingly has not needed to use any of the government support packages
InnovaDerma expects to at least match last year's revenue performance; second half to be profitable and cash generative
The group told investors it was well-funded and continued to benefit from strong cash flows and has “sufficient levels of cash with no debt"
Are retailers dreading or looking forward to reopening stores when restrictions ease?
Restarting activities will come with a number of challenges for retailers, especially for those who were already struggling before the crisis
Portmeirion shares chipped as it warns pandemic trading impact will continue into second quarter
Despite the trading volatility, the pottery firm said it had seen a “significant uplift” in its online orders from the UK and US
Great Southern Mining raises A$3.5mln for brownfield exploration at Cox’s Find and potentially company-making assets at Edinburgh Park
The company has an experienced management team and a portfolio of carefully selected projects
Diploma books 28% drop in April revenues as it continues to operate
Operating profits and cash flows remain "good", the technical products supplier said
Liberum starts coverage for Accrol as a ‘buy’
Analysts stuck a 75p target price as the toilet roll producer is expected to gain market share in a growing market
Reckitt Benckiser to top expectations as coronavirus pandemic sparks disinfectants boom
Quarterly sales jumped thanks to higher demand for cleaning products such as Dettol and Lysol as well as drugs such as Mucinex and Nurofen.
Joules adds extra £15mln to existing debt facility, sees “strong” online engagement
The fashion retailer said demand is “ahead” of expectations set at the time of entering the coronavirus lockdown