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| 02/18/2010 | 5:25AM | DJN | CORRECT: Kingfisher 4Q Same-Store Sales Hit By Snowy January
European home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN) Thursday reported a 3% fall in same-store sales in the three months to Jan. 31, hit by severe weather particularly in the U.K. and Poland, although the group expects full year pretax profit to be slightly ahead of analyst expectations. The company said analysts... More...>> |
| 02/18/2010 | 3:30AM | DJN | UPDATE: Kingfisher 4Q Same-Store Sales Hit By Snowy January
European home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN) Thursday reported a 3% fall in same-store sales in the three months to Jan. 31, hit by severe weather particularly in the U.K. and Poland, although the group expects full year pretax profit to be slightly ahead of analyst expectations. The company said analysts... More...>> |
| 02/18/2010 | 2:49AM | DJN | Kingfisher 4Q Same-Store Sales Hit By Snowy January
European home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN) Thursday reported a 3% fall in same-store sales in the three months to Jan. 31, hit by severe weather particularly in the U.K. and Poland, although the group expects full year pretax profit to be slightly ahead of analyst expectations. The company said analysts... More...>> |
| 01/25/2010 | 11:16AM | DJN | Kingfisher: Expected Settlement For The Offer Is Jan 28, 2010
Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN) Monday announces the pricing details of its invitation to holders of its EUR550,000,000 4.125 per cent. Notes due Nov. 23, 2012 to tender their Notes for purchase by the Company for cash. MAIN FACTS: - The Offer was made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the tender offer memorandum... More...>> |
| 01/25/2010 | 5:55AM | DJN | Kingfisher Accepts Tenders For EUR306.93 Million 4.125% Notes 2012
Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN), an international home improvement retailer offering home improvement products through a network of retail sites, said Monday it has accepted EUR306.93 million tenders under the offer to buy up to EUR550 million 4.125% notes due Nov. 23, 2012 and the offer closed 1500 GMT on Jan. 22. MAIN FACTS:... More...>> |
| 01/20/2010 | 1:03PM | DJN | Kingfisher: Dahlvig Buys 75,000 Shares At 229.71P/Share
Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN), a hardware and white goods retailer, said Wednesday that Anders Dahlvig, a director of the Company, has acquired an interest in 75,000 shares of the company at a price of 229.71 pence per share. -By London Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; Contact Ian Walker; +44 (0)20 7842 9296; ian.walker@dowjones.com... More...>> |
| 01/18/2010 | 12:31PM | DJN | Kingfisher CEO: Cautious On Growth Prospects Over Next 2 Years
The chief executive of U.K. retailer Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN) said Monday he remains cautious for prospects in 2010 and expects weak growth for the next year or two. Speaking on the sidelines of a retail conference in Brussels, Ian Cheshire said the worst of the downturn was clearly over but performance in the U.K. could... More...>> |
| 01/15/2010 | 3:36AM | DJN | Kingfisher Invites Tenders For EUR250 Million Of 4.125% Notes 2012
Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN), the U.K. retailer that owns the B&Q and Castorama DIY brands, said Friday it is inviting tenders for up to EUR250 million of its EUR550 million 4.125% Notes due Nov. 23, 2012. MAIN FACTS: -The purpose offer will reduce the Company's gross debt and improve the return on cash on balance sheet... More...>> |
| 12/22/2009 | 2:37AM | DJN | Kingfisher Decides To Cancel Listing And Delist Shares In Paris
Kingfisher Plc (KGF.LN), an international home improvement retailer, announced Tuesday a delisting of its 15 5/7 pence ordinary shares on NYSE Euronext Due to the low level of trading of its 15 5/7 pence ordinary shares on NYSE Euronext in recent years. MAIN FACTS: -The company has decided to cancel this secondary listing... More...>> |
| 12/10/2009 | 12:17PM | DJN | = MARKET COMMENT:London Stocks End Up; Aided By Banking Shares
By Sarah Turner LONDON (Dow Jones)--London shares ended higher on Thursday as banks took back some ground lost earlier in the week and the Bank of England kept its key interest rate unchanged. The U.K. FTSE 100 index closed up 0.8% at 5,244.37, taking back some losses made this week. Over the first three days of the week... More...>> |
| 12/03/2009 | 9:52AM | DJN | 2nd UPDATE: Kingfisher's China Turnaround Boosts Its Profits
China's improving property market, coupled with extensive store closures there, helped U.K.-based home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN) to halve its Chinese losses compared with last year and report forecast-beating earnings overall for the third-quarter. The group behind U.K. DIY retailer B&Q and French... More...>> |
| 12/03/2009 | 3:42AM | DJN | UPDATE: Kingfisher's Quarterly Retail Profit Beats Views
Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN), Europe's biggest home improvement retailer, Thursday reported third-quarter retail profit ahead of expectations as the company continues to cut costs, improve sourcing and protect margins. Kingfisher will have to continue to rely on these initiatives to improve its performance because the retailer... More...>> |
| 12/03/2009 | 2:49AM | DJN | Kingfisher's Latest Quarterly Retail Profit Beats Views
Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN), Europe's biggest home improvement retailer, Thursday reported third-quarter retail profit ahead of expectations and said it is not expecting any early upswing in consumer demand but will instead rely on its own initiatives to continue to improve performance. The company, which operates the B&Q... More...>> |
| 11/18/2009 | 4:11AM | DJN | UPDATE: ITV Names Archie Norman Chairman, Focus Turns To CEO
ITV PLC (ITV.LN) Wednesday named former Asda head Archie Norman as its new chairman, ending a lengthy search beset with problems and enabling the company to now focus on getting a new chief executive in place. Norman, aged 55, a former politician and one of the U.K.'s best-known business bosses after helping to establish... More...>> |
| 10/08/2009 | 4:30AM | DJN | Scottish & Sthn Unit Awarded Kingfisher Data Centre Pact
Scottish & Southern Energy PLC (SSE.LN) said Thursday that SSE Data Centres, a trading division within Scottish and Southern Energy, has been awarded a new long-term contract to provide Kingfisher plc with its own dedicated data centre pod to support IT infrastructure to be migrated from a number of existing data centres... More...>> |
| 09/18/2009 | 11:44AM | DJN | Kingfisher Director Buys 100,000 Shares At 210.67p/Share
Kingfisher PLC said Friday a director, Daniel Bernard, acquired 100,000 ordinary shares at 210.67 pence per share on Sep. 17. MAIN FACTS: -Shares are registered in name of Provestis. -Bernard's total beneficial holding is now 111,037 shares. -By London Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; Contact Ian Walker; +44 (0)20 7842 9296;... More...>> |
| 09/17/2009 | 5:37AM | DJN | UPDATE: Kingfisher 1st Half Profit Up Sharply, Cautious On Outlook
Europe's biggest home improvement retailer, Kingfisher PLC (KGF.LN), Thursday posted a sharp increase in first-half profit, due to improved trading at its biggest division, B&Q in the U.K., as well as cost cutting, but said it continues to plan for challenging times. This year's combination of recession, property market... More...>> |
| 09/17/2009 | 3:00AM | DJN | UPDATE: Kingfisher 1st Half Profit Up Sharply, Cautious On Outlook
Europe's biggest home improvement retailer Kingfisher PLC Thursday posted a sharp increase in first-half profit, due to improved trading at its biggest division B&Q in the U.K. and cost cutting, but said it continues to plan for challenging times. The group will "retain flexibility in our trading plans and stay focused... More...>> |
| 09/15/2009 | 12:34PM | DJN | = MARKET COMMENT: London Stocks End Higher; BT Shares Advance
By By Sarah Turner LONDON (Dow Jones)--Shares of fixed-line-telecom operator BT Group gained in London on Tuesday, with gains in the mining sector also helping the top index to advance. Shares of BT Group (BT) rose 4.4% after it was upgraded to outperform at Credit Suisse. The broker said that cost-cutting potential at... More...>> |
| 09/10/2009 | 5:14AM | DJN | 2nd UPDATE: Home Retail Raises Fiscal Year Hopes, Kesa Still Sluggish
Home Retail Group PLC (HOME.LN), the owner of U.K. retail chains Argos and Homebase, raised its first-half profit expectations Thursday after beating forecasts with its second-quarter sales - though only at the expense of its gross margins. Sales at rival retailer Kesa Electricals PLC (KESA.LN), meanwhile, also benefitted... More...>> |