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20 June 2013

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Evolution Beeson Gregory - 'Games Workshop gets 830p target' 02/08/2004

Taking centre stage in broker Evolution Beeson Gregory's July review was Games Workshop, purveyor of fantasy war games for adolescent boys.

Sun and football drive sales 02/08/2004

Overall retail sales continued to flourish in June with Government figures showing a 1.1 per cent increase in sales between May and June. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) went further, stating like-for-like sales increased 2.4 per cent during the period. But, perhaps the long-awaited decline has begun, as in the previous month the BRC calculated that like-for-like numbers were higher at 3.7 per cent.

Games Workshop buys Sabertooth 03/01/2002

Tabletop battle-games venture Games Workshop has paid US$3 million (£2.1 million) for an 85 per cent stake of collectible card games company Sabertooth Games, writes James Crux.

Lambert Howarth in continental push 19/12/2001

Homewares and accessories supplier Lambert Howarth has launched its first European sortie ? acquiring Spanish firm Natural Selection for an initial £1 million. Elliott Davis reports.

Airbath bubbling along nicely 18/12/2001

Since demerging from Aquarius in August, bath and bathroom accessories business Airbath has enjoyed an impressive start to life as a single entity ? generating a £457,000 pre-tax profit from £4.9 million of sales in its first 15 weeks. Elliott Davis reports.

Slimma produces fatter profits 12/12/2001

Shares in womens' clothing manufacturer Slimma lifted to a new high of 79.5p today as the company paraded a record £1.52 million (£950,000) pre-tax profit for the year to September. Elliott Davis reports.

Ceramics cracking 04/05/2004

It's been a good past year for shares in the household goods and textiles sector, with the FTSE Actuary Industry Sector benchmark sparking up from 2163.17 to 4128.48. However, a sector average p/e of almost 23 looks high.

Saucy Stocks 04/05/2004

Suggestions that Remnant Media, an 'adult' publishing company spun out of Richard Desmond's porn empire, might list on Aim has raised many city eyebrows. But, if it floats, it will be just one of an array of companies selling sex products and cures, or explicitly using marketing erotica. James Crux reports

Teething troubles sap Abbeycrest interims 21/11/2001

'Teething problems' with new systems took the sparkle out of the first half-year at jewellery designer and distributor Abbeycrest, lopping £14,000 off its interim profits to £509,000 pre-tax. James Crux reports.

Sherwood denies MBO talk 12/11/2001

Following a 52 per cent surge in share price to 13.75p in early trading, the board of fully-listed textiles group Sherwood moved to quash rumours of an impending management buy-out. Elliott Davis reports.

Alexandra's rag trade boost 09/10/2001

Work clothing specialist Alexandra has announced a 55 per cent increase in interim profits to £2.1 million pre-tax and claims it is now focused on increasing its market share in Europe after completing an exhaustive corporate restructuring. Leslie Copeland reports.

On The Move 01/07/2003

Paul Sellars, the éminence grise at Montpellier is making progress slowly, patiently and profitably.

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