Business diary.THE calendar for corporate reporting again appears light next week, although the City will be on its toes as firms report developments in the wake of the US crisis. Interest will also focus on the retail sector with trading statements from Marks & Spencer and Burberry owner Great Universal Stores. The impact of the terrorist attacks on two of Great Universal Stores' key businesses will be of concern to investors when the group reports second quarter sales figures sales figures npl → cifras fpl de ventas on Thursday. The direct marketing part of US Experian, the credit reference and business services operation, is likely to have endured a tough time since September 11. Elsewhere, investors in Marks & Spencer should get more hard facts about declining sales in the core clothing division when the retailer issues its second quarter trading statement on Tuesday. Companies reporting this week include: Today AGMs: Ashtead Group Ashtead Group plc is a British industrial equipment rental company based in Leatherhead, Surrey. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. , Southampton Leisure Tomorrow Finals: London & St Lawrence Investment Company, St Ives St Ives may refer to: Places
Market Report NO-FRILLS airline easyJet is meeting European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community officials to demand the right to take over spare capacity at Gatwick airport. EasyJet wants to use some of the slots left free by national carriers such as British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the US. The move follows similar calls by both Go and Irish budget airline Ryanair, which wants slots at both Gatwick and Heathrow. It was also revealed today that High street giant Marks & Spencer has been forced to delay the roll-out of its trendy Per Una range after running low on stock. The retailer said sales of the womenswear range, designed by George Davis, formerly of Asda, had beaten all expectations since being launched in 50 stores a week ago. |
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