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McBride plc, the leading European manufacturer and supplier of Contract Manufactured and Private Label products for the domestic Household and professional cleaning and hygiene markets, today provides a trading update for the six months ended 31 December 2018….

Prudential plc and United Overseas Bank Limited (“UOB”) are pleased to announce the renewal of their successful regional strategic bancassurance alliance….

TWELVE CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF GROWTH
UK & ROI CHRISTMAS +2.6% LFL; CORE UK +2.2% LFL…

Trading statement covering the 14 weeks ended 5 January 2019….

Third Quarter Trading Statement for the 15 weeks to 5 January 2019
· Total retail sales down (0.4) per cent (excl. fuel) with like-for-like sales down (1.1) per cent (excl. fuel)
· Grocery sales grew 0.4 per cent with Groceries Online and Convenience up 6.0 per cent and 3.0 per cent respectively
· General Merchandise sales declined by (2.3) per cent and Clothing sales declined by (0.2) per cent…

· Total sales up 7.2%
· Company-managed shop like-for-like sales up 2.9% (H1: 1.5%, H2:4.2%)
· 149 new shops opened in the year, 50 closures
· 1,953 shops trading as at 29 December 2018
· Full year underlying profit before tax expected to be at least £88m…

Ted Baker, the global lifestyle brand, announces that retail sales increased by 12.2% (10.5% in constant currency) for the five week period from 2 December 2018 to 5 January 2019, compared to the same period last year. …

Nichols plc, today issues the following trading update for the year ended 31 December 2018….