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JD Sports remains “cautious” as Q2 sales dip

British sportswear retailer JD Sports has stated that organic sales improved for Q2 2025 in North America and Europe, while sales in the UK declined, affected by tough comparisons with the same quarter last year, when the company benefited from the Euro 2024 football tournament. In its Q2 statement for the 13 weeks to August 2, JD Sports...

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Pandora reports “encouraging” sales recovery since April

Danish jewellery brand Pandora has reported a resilience during the coronavirus pandemic, stating that it has been encouraged by its sales recovery since April, helped by its continued restructuring as part of its brand relaunch. Sales recovery during Q2 led to -39 percent sell-out growth, which was offset by what Pandora is calling “forceful...

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UK Retail Health hits five year low

New figures released by KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) indicate that the UK is ‘set for the worst run of retail health performance for five years.’ The RTT Retail Health Index base of 100 was set on April 1, 2006. Now the index base is currently set at 81, one point less than the first quarter of the year. “When looking at the retail sector...