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Companies involved in retailing goods, manufacturing motor vehicles and parts, operating restaurants and pub chains, providing hotel and lodging services and offering entertainment content. UK‑listed companies in this sector include Tesco PLC, Sainsbury’s PLC, Pendragon PLC, Whitbread PLC, Mitchells & Butlers PLC and Cineworld Group PLC.

Likewise

Likewise CEO on 10% sales growth and strategic expansion plans (LON:LIKE)

Likewise Group CEO Tony Brewer reported strong H1 2025 results, with like-for-like sales up 10.2% in the first eight months. The company has expanded to 12 distribution centres, 152 delivery vehicles, and 99 sales executives, while also investing in new cutting facilities in Glasgow, Derby, and Newport to support future growth...
AO World plc

AO World Plc reports strong H1 trading and announces £10m share buyback

AO World expects Group revenue to rise 13% year-on-year for H1 2026, with B2C sales up 11% and adjusted profit before tax forecast between £45m and £50m. The Group plans its first-ever share buyback of up to £10m, reflecting strong cash generation and confidence in future growth...
Trainline

Trainline delivers H1 FY2026 growth and launches £150m share buyback

Trainline reported group net ticket sales of £3.25 billion for the six months to 31 August 2025, up 8% year-on-year, with revenue rising 2% to £235 million. The company raised profitability guidance for FY2026 and announced an enhanced £150 million share buyback programme, building on £196 million of repurchases since 2023...
Playtech plc

Playtech reports H1 2025 results, delivers strong B2B growth and €1.8bn shareholder payout

Playtech has announced results for the six months to 30 June 2025, reporting adjusted EBITDA of €91.6 million and a net cash position of €77.1 million. The period included the completion of the €2.3 billion Snaitech sale, with €1.8 billion distributed to shareholders as a special dividend...
Surface-Transforms

The advantages of Carbon Ceramic Brakes

Born from Formula 1 engineering, carbon ceramic brakes offer a rare blend of performance, longevity and refinement that can redefine both driving dynamics and long-term ownership value...

Likewise positions Newport for a step beyond logistics

Likewise Group’s Newport expansion signals a discreet but strategic scaling of its logistics, anchored in cash flow and poised for growth...
XP Factory

XP Factory CEO on double digit growth and expansion plans (LON:XPF)

XP Factory CEO Richard Harpham spoke with DirectorsTalk about the company’s FY25 results. Revenue rose 19% on a comparable basis to nearly £58m, while EBITDA increased 30% to £6.6m. Both Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar delivered strong like-for-like sales growth, supported by customer demand and strategic site expansions...
Vistry Group

Vistry Group Plc reports H1 results with debt reduction and affordable housing focus

Vistry Group delivered H1 2025 results in line with expectations, reporting adjusted profit before tax of £80.6m and net debt reduced to £293m, significantly better than forecast. The Group highlighted its strong pipeline of opportunities under the UK Government’s new £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme, where it is well positioned to play a key role...

Likewise Group: Scaling Fast with Sales Growth, Dividends and Distribution Muscle (Video)

CEO Tony Brewer outlines how the flooring distributor is pushing beyond its £160m run rate, growing like-for-like sales by over 10%, and doubling its dividend since 2021...

Likewise reports 10% sales growth and strong interim results for H1 2025

Likewise Group has posted a 10.2% increase in sales revenue to £77.9 million for the six months to 30 June 2025, with Likewise Branded sales up 14.1%. Underlying profit before tax rose 120% to £0.74 million, while operating cash flow reached £5.2 million...
Vistry Group

Vistry Group Plc and Homes England launch £150m JV to deliver large-scale housing

Vistry has formed a £150 million joint venture with Homes England, named Hestia, to accelerate the development of large residential sites across England. The partnership will deliver mixed-tenure communities of 400 to 3,000 homes and provide new infrastructure, while also offering land parcels to SME developers to support broader housing sector growth...
Likewise

Likewise granted approval for 20,000 sq ft expansion of Newport facility

Likewise Group has received planning permission to extend its Newport warehouse by 20,000 sq ft, creating a 55,000 sq ft distribution hub. The development will be funded through internal cash flow...
Domino's Pizza Group

Domino’s to host investor event and launches CHICK ‘N’ DIP sub-brand

Domino’s Pizza Group will hold an investor event on 9 December 2025 to outline growth opportunities in the UK and Ireland, including digital projects, store expansion and capital allocation priorities. The company has also launched CHICK ‘N’ DIP, a new chicken sub-brand currently on trial in 187 stores, with plans for national rollout to capture growth in the casual dining market...
Vistry Group

Vistry Group Plc appoints Sue Farr as Independent Non-Executive Director

Vistry Group has appointed Sue Farr as an Independent Non-Executive Director from 1 October 2025. She will join the Nomination, Audit and Remuneration Committees, bringing extensive marketing and corporate communications expertise to the Board...
Surface Transforms, carbon ceramic brakes

Surface Transforms appoints Paul Marr as Non-Executive Director

Surface Transforms has appointed Paul Marr to its Board as Non-Executive Director. Marr brings over 40 years of global automotive manufacturing and operational leadership experience, including senior roles at General Motors and other international groups...
Currys plc

Currys Plc posts solid Q1 trading with £50m share buyback launch

Currys reported like-for-like revenue growth of 3% in the 17 weeks to 30 August 2025, driven by strong UK, Ireland and Nordic sales. The Group announced a new £50m share buyback, alongside a £25m dividend, as part of £75m planned shareholder returns this year...
Watches of Switzerland

Watches of Switzerland reports strong trading and growth across key markets

Watches of Switzerland reported trading in line with expectations for the 18 weeks to 31 August 2025, with strong growth in the US despite tariff announcements and continued stability in the UK. Ecommerce sales rose, supported by a site upgrade in the US, while the Certified Pre-Owned business delivered further expansion...

XP Factory EBITDA Soars 30% as Escape Hunt and Boom Power Towards £100m Sales Goal (Video)

XP Factory just posted a 30% jump in EBITDA, with both Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar gaining ground. CEO Richard Harpham sets out the roadmap to £100m in sales and 50%+ capital returns. High margins, high growth — and a compelling investor case...
XP FACTORY

XP Factory reports 19% revenue growth in FY25 results

XP Factory has announced preliminary unaudited results for the year ended 31 March 2025, with group revenue up 19% to £57.8m. Boom Battle Bar revenue rose 29% while Escape Hunt grew 7%...

Cooks Coffee updates registered address

Cooks Coffee has changed its registered address to 2/105 Jervois Road, Herne Bay, Auckland 1011, New Zealand...
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Consumer & Retail

Likewise

Likewise CEO on 10% sales growth and strategic expansion plans (LON:LIKE)

Likewise Group CEO Tony Brewer reported strong H1 2025 results, with like-for-like sales up 10.2% in the first eight months. The company has expanded to 12 distribution centres, 152 delivery vehicles, and 99 sales executives, while also investing in new cutting facilities in Glasgow, Derby, and Newport to support future growth...
AO World plc

AO World Plc reports strong H1 trading and announces £10m share buyback

AO World expects Group revenue to rise 13% year-on-year for H1 2026, with B2C sales up 11% and adjusted profit before tax forecast between £45m and £50m. The Group plans its first-ever share buyback of up to £10m, reflecting strong cash generation and confidence in future growth...
Trainline

Trainline delivers H1 FY2026 growth and launches £150m share buyback

Trainline reported group net ticket sales of £3.25 billion for the six months to 31 August 2025, up 8% year-on-year, with revenue rising 2% to £235 million. The company raised profitability guidance for FY2026 and announced an enhanced £150 million share buyback programme, building on £196 million of repurchases since 2023...
Playtech plc

Playtech reports H1 2025 results, delivers strong B2B growth and €1.8bn shareholder payout

Playtech has announced results for the six months to 30 June 2025, reporting adjusted EBITDA of €91.6 million and a net cash position of €77.1 million. The period included the completion of the €2.3 billion Snaitech sale, with €1.8 billion distributed to shareholders as a special dividend...
Surface-Transforms

The advantages of Carbon Ceramic Brakes

Born from Formula 1 engineering, carbon ceramic brakes offer a rare blend of performance, longevity and refinement that can redefine both driving dynamics and long-term ownership value...

Likewise positions Newport for a step beyond logistics

Likewise Group’s Newport expansion signals a discreet but strategic scaling of its logistics, anchored in cash flow and poised for growth...
XP Factory

XP Factory CEO on double digit growth and expansion plans (LON:XPF)

XP Factory CEO Richard Harpham spoke with DirectorsTalk about the company’s FY25 results. Revenue rose 19% on a comparable basis to nearly £58m, while EBITDA increased 30% to £6.6m. Both Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar delivered strong like-for-like sales growth, supported by customer demand and strategic site expansions...
Vistry Group

Vistry Group Plc reports H1 results with debt reduction and affordable housing focus

Vistry Group delivered H1 2025 results in line with expectations, reporting adjusted profit before tax of £80.6m and net debt reduced to £293m, significantly better than forecast. The Group highlighted its strong pipeline of opportunities under the UK Government’s new £39bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme, where it is well positioned to play a key role...

Likewise Group: Scaling Fast with Sales Growth, Dividends and Distribution Muscle (Video)

CEO Tony Brewer outlines how the flooring distributor is pushing beyond its £160m run rate, growing like-for-like sales by over 10%, and doubling its dividend since 2021...

Likewise reports 10% sales growth and strong interim results for H1 2025

Likewise Group has posted a 10.2% increase in sales revenue to £77.9 million for the six months to 30 June 2025, with Likewise Branded sales up 14.1%. Underlying profit before tax rose 120% to £0.74 million, while operating cash flow reached £5.2 million...
Vistry Group

Vistry Group Plc and Homes England launch £150m JV to deliver large-scale housing

Vistry has formed a £150 million joint venture with Homes England, named Hestia, to accelerate the development of large residential sites across England. The partnership will deliver mixed-tenure communities of 400 to 3,000 homes and provide new infrastructure, while also offering land parcels to SME developers to support broader housing sector growth...
Likewise

Likewise granted approval for 20,000 sq ft expansion of Newport facility

Likewise Group has received planning permission to extend its Newport warehouse by 20,000 sq ft, creating a 55,000 sq ft distribution hub. The development will be funded through internal cash flow...
Domino's Pizza Group

Domino’s to host investor event and launches CHICK ‘N’ DIP sub-brand

Domino’s Pizza Group will hold an investor event on 9 December 2025 to outline growth opportunities in the UK and Ireland, including digital projects, store expansion and capital allocation priorities. The company has also launched CHICK ‘N’ DIP, a new chicken sub-brand currently on trial in 187 stores, with plans for national rollout to capture growth in the casual dining market...
Vistry Group

Vistry Group Plc appoints Sue Farr as Independent Non-Executive Director

Vistry Group has appointed Sue Farr as an Independent Non-Executive Director from 1 October 2025. She will join the Nomination, Audit and Remuneration Committees, bringing extensive marketing and corporate communications expertise to the Board...
Surface Transforms, carbon ceramic brakes

Surface Transforms appoints Paul Marr as Non-Executive Director

Surface Transforms has appointed Paul Marr to its Board as Non-Executive Director. Marr brings over 40 years of global automotive manufacturing and operational leadership experience, including senior roles at General Motors and other international groups...
Currys plc

Currys Plc posts solid Q1 trading with £50m share buyback launch

Currys reported like-for-like revenue growth of 3% in the 17 weeks to 30 August 2025, driven by strong UK, Ireland and Nordic sales. The Group announced a new £50m share buyback, alongside a £25m dividend, as part of £75m planned shareholder returns this year...
Watches of Switzerland

Watches of Switzerland reports strong trading and growth across key markets

Watches of Switzerland reported trading in line with expectations for the 18 weeks to 31 August 2025, with strong growth in the US despite tariff announcements and continued stability in the UK. Ecommerce sales rose, supported by a site upgrade in the US, while the Certified Pre-Owned business delivered further expansion...

XP Factory EBITDA Soars 30% as Escape Hunt and Boom Power Towards £100m Sales Goal (Video)

XP Factory just posted a 30% jump in EBITDA, with both Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar gaining ground. CEO Richard Harpham sets out the roadmap to £100m in sales and 50%+ capital returns. High margins, high growth — and a compelling investor case...
XP FACTORY

XP Factory reports 19% revenue growth in FY25 results

XP Factory has announced preliminary unaudited results for the year ended 31 March 2025, with group revenue up 19% to £57.8m. Boom Battle Bar revenue rose 29% while Escape Hunt grew 7%...

Cooks Coffee updates registered address

Cooks Coffee has changed its registered address to 2/105 Jervois Road, Herne Bay, Auckland 1011, New Zealand...
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