QS
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QS is a clothes retailer that operating in the growing value-for-money sector, and has acquired Richleys, with 29 stores in south Wales and south west England. This takes QS' total number of stores to 167. The company faces big competitors like Peacocks, but has performed well due to good knowledge of its market. The company's pre-tax profit for 2000-2001 is forecast at 2.6 million pounds sterling, an upgrade, by WestLB Panmure, its house broker.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 2000
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JJS Sports
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JJB Sports is a retailer of sporting goods which is likely to report good results for the year to Jan 31 1998. The stock price could rise after the results are announced, but there is concern about pressures on United Kingdom retailers. JJB has expanded through opening new stores and plans to open 50 stores during 1998 with 35 of these to be superstores. The company had 202 stores in Dec 1997, with 67 of these being superstores. JJB could find that increased competition and changes in fashion put pressure on the company.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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Next
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Next is a retailer which saw a drop in its stock price due to mistakes in purchasing the right type of merchandise in early 1998. The buying department has been reformed and the stock price has begun to recover. Next is still seen as a strong clothing brand among United Kingdom retailers. The company's catalog business will take longer to recover since print lead times are long, and there is also competition from new catalog retailers. The company is scaling down its international operations.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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