We believe the competitive and economic environment will remain very challenging in the year ahead. Whilst we think we have the opportunity to make improvements to some of our ranges, we are still budgeting on the basis of negative like-for-like retail sales for the year.
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Marks Spencer was among only a few retailers to make gains, closing up 2p at 382p after the chief executive Stuart Rose unveiled the group's Cardinal Place store, its first new opening in central London for over a decade. There is little doubt that MS will achieve top of the range estimates, even if the all-important third-quarter like-for-like sales are down 4 on non-food, ... what we worry about is the ability to grow profits.
We thought we ought to put that in because it's the truth but the (like-for-like) number even with those factors taken into account is still very disappointing.
We anticipate further like-for-like growth in the fourth quarter, supported by further store openings.
We were looking for a like-for-like replacement for me and that made the field very narrow. We thought again about the structure and we are being more inventive. We are talking to a lot of guys there are some good coaches out there and Leicester is not the easiest place to come to because it can be intimidating.
We are very pleased with our performance which represents our fourth consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth and therefore is an important further step in the recovery of our business.
If things weren't bad enough already, the World Cup is likely to add to the trading woes. Plasma screens are being rolled out across the estate, but this process will not be complete ahead of June. A further deterioration in like-for-like sales should therefore be anticipated.
This is an impressive like-for-like figure and encouraging news for retailers in the capital, especially considering the severe and very worrying drop in sales seen in July through to October last year.
It is encouraging to see the turnaround in customer numbers and the increase in like-for-like sales since Christmas, which continue into the current financial year,
The thing about London is that it is a hotbed of new and exciting talent. We don't aim to compete on a like-for-like basis, we aim to do what we can do best.
The weak results reflect a poor performance in the retail business, with like-for-like gross win down 2.3 percent.
You can only do your best. Alan is a different type of player to me, obviously, so Newcastle fans are not going to see a like-for-like player coming into the team but, hopefully, they will see a like-for-like stream of goals coming.
Hard Rock Cafe's like-for-like sales continue to improve and this was supported by exceptional performance in the hotel and casino division with revenue continuing to exceed projections. In 2005, we also successfully relocated our New York cafe from 57th Street to our new flagship location at the Paramount Theatre in Times Square. As we look forward to 2006, we will be commemorating our 35th anniversary with a global music celebration. We are also already engaged in a number of exciting new projects, including the opening of Hard Rock Hotel Madrid, the first Hard Rock Hotel in Europe.
That's a big loss, he's bowled extremely well. It's very hard to find a like-for-like replacement for Simon because of the way he's bowled. He's probably up there with the best in the world at this minute,