Uno: sitting pretty
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Uno is a UK furniture retailer which is geared to the cheaper end of the market and offers lower prices despite not supplying interest-free credit. The company has nine stores and plans a further six by April 1998. The company's pre-tax profit is forecast at 1.45 million pounds sterling for 1996 to 1997 after flotation costs of 850,000 pounds. The company is 56% owned by its directors and NatWest holds a stake of 13%. The company's shares offer long-term value for investors.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1996
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Seated comfortably for a revival
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ScS Upholstery is a retailer of upholstered furniture and the sector as a whole has been performing well, while ScS has performed better than the sector as a whole. Volume sales and profits have increased in 1999, as have gross margins, and the company has performed better than expected. The company is also expanding, which should allow it to increase its stake in the market. ScS's profit is forecast at 5.2 million pounds sterling for 1999-2000 by Collins Stewart.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1999
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DFS Furniture: heading south
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DFS Furniture saw a rise in its share price followed by a correction in 1st half 1996. The company is expanding in south east England and faces competition and higher operation costs in this geographical area. The company will benefit if the UK housing market undergoes a long-term recovery but there tends to be a delay between housing revivals and furniture sales, and UK general elections could affect consumer confidence so furniture sales in 1997.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1996
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