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The move is aimed at helping households deal with inflation, which would potentially free up some of their money to spend on nice-to-haves like new clothes and shoes. On Thursday, Truss unveiled a plan to freeze skyrocketing energy prices for millions of households that would go into effect next year for 24 months. Prime Minister Liz Truss’ energy-freeze plan Others believed to be interested include private equity firms and Marks & Spencer, financial sources said Monday.

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Trinity purchased the menswear retailer in 2012 for 32.5 million pounds ($38.7 million) plus earnouts.Īcquisition-hungry Frasers Groups, which last month offered $16.5 million for the remaining shares of MySale, is among the bidders for the Saville Row tailor. The label was put up for sale in July by liquidators for parent firm Trinity Group, which in turn was impacted by the financial struggles of corporate owner Shandong Ruyi. Revised bids are due this week for Gieves & Hawkes, the tailor servicing the British royal court. “We believe this decision is in the best interests of Primark and supports our core proposition of everyday affordability and price leadership,” ABF said. Separate from what’s already completed or planned, ABF said there won’t be any further price increases for the next year. dollar against the pound sterling and euro, along with volatile energy costs, as headwinds. It noted that in addition to price increases, ABF plans to improve store labor efficiency and deliver on lower operating costs at Primark. “Primark has already been managing the challenges of supply chain disruption, inflation in raw material and energy costs and in labour rates,” ABF said. regional launch just ahead of the Christmas selling season, which will now include a “much-expanded range of children’s products.”ĪBF said the company has made good progress in “developing a strong pipeline of new stores in line with our ambition to grow the store estate to some 530 stores by the end of our 2026 financial year.” Most of the new stores in the next year are in the U.S., France, Italy and Spain.ĪBF said it expects sales growth next year through new stores and like-for-like growth increases.

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ABF also said its “click and collect” trial is on track for a U.K. Total sales is expected in the range of 7.7 billion pounds ($9.0 billion), or 40 percent ahead of last year at constant currency.

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Zalando, Burberry Back UK Incubator Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in FashionĪBF said Primark’s full year adjusted operating profit is expected at 9.6 percent for the financial year just ended, and the second half adjusted operating profit margin at 8 percent. In the U.S., where new store openings put total sales 27 percent ahead of pre-Covid levels, comparable sales were “close” to where they were prior to the pandemic. results were offset by weaker than expected performance in Continental Europe, where comparable sales were just 1 percent ahead of last year. 19.ĪBF said the U.K.’s comparable sales in the fourth quarter increased in the range of 13 percent year-on-year as people got back to their usual shopping habits once Covid restrictions fell.

It’s scheduled to report full-year results on Nov. ABF said it expects the value chain’s profit margin for next year to be “lower than the operating profit margin of 8.0 percent expected for the second half of this financial year” ended Sept.

Inflation has put a damper on the profit margin forecast for Primark and its plan to keep customer prices intact. mourns Queen Elizabeth II’s death Thursday following a seven-decade reign, new Prime Minister Liz Truss faces the daunting task of steering the British economy through heady inflation. And Frasers Group is among those expected to submit a revised bid for the 250-year-old Saville Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes.Īs the U.K.

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Associated British Foods’ (ABF) annual update includes a profit margin warning for value retail chain Primark.