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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Jewelry retailer Signet Group said Wednesday that its first-half net profit fell 37% to $43.8 million, or 2.6 cents a share, from $69.2 million, or 4 cents a share, a year earlier. Sales for the period fell around 1% to $1.59 billion. The group said comparable sales fell 3.4% as it also left its interim dividend unchanged at 0.96 cents a share. "In the short term, the consumer...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
LONDON, Sept. 3 -- Signet Group plc (LSE and NYSE: SIG), the world's largest speciality retail jeweller, today announced unaudited half year results for the 26 weeks ended 2 August 2008. Group profit before ta...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Signet Group , the world's biggest speciality jewellery retailer, posted a 4.5 percent fall in second-quarter like-for-like sales, but said price increases would help it keep full-year margins steady.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Signet Group , the world's largest specialty jewelry retailer, said same-store sales in the 13-weeks to Aug. 2 dropped 4.5%, with a 0.6% drop in the U.K. and a 5.8% fall in the U.S. Total sales were down 2.4% on a reported basis to $768.6 million, the operator of Key Jewelers, Jared the Galleria of Jewelry and H. Samuel said. (Updates description of company.) Market Pulse Stories...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Kay Jewelers owner Signet Group said it's recommending that its primary listing move to the New York Stock Exchange from the London Stock Exchange and that the domicile will move to Bermuda from London. Signet pointed to the evolution of its shareholder base which has seen a steady growth in U.S. ownership since 2003, including a significant increase over the last 12 months,...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Signet Group said Friday that first-quarter net profit fell to $24.7 million, or 1.4 cents, from $32.5 million, or 1.9 cents a shares. Sales climbed 1% to $822.5 million but fell 2.5% on a comparable basis. U.S. comparable sales decreased 4.7%, while U.K. comparable sales rose 5.3%, after a good performance from the H. Samuel and Ernest Jones store chains. U.K. gross margin...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Signet Group , the world's biggest speciality jewellery retailer, said on Thursday group like-for-like sales fell 2.5 percent in the first quarter.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Jeweler Signet Group said Thursday that first-quarter comparable sales fell 2.5%, while total sales rose 1% to $822.3 million. U.S. comparable sales fell 4.7%, reflecting a difficult trading environment partly offset by better weather over Valentine's Day. In the U.K., comparable sales rose by 5.3%, with both H. Samuel and Ernest Jones outperforming the retail sector in a demanding...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Signet Group , the world's biggest speciality jewellery retailer, unveiled a 16.8 percent fall in annual profit on Wednesday and said its outlook remained very challenging.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Anglo-American jewelry retailer Signet Group said its annual pretax profit in the year to Feb. 2 dropped 17% to $333.5 million, with sales up 3% to $3.67 billion. It's lifting its annual dividend 1.6% to 7.277 cents a share. Since the start of the fiscal year, U.S. same-store sales have dropped 4% while U.K. same-store sales have climbed mid single-digits. Signet said it's...
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Signet Group , the operator of Kay Jewelers stores in the U.S. and H. Samuel in the U.K., said 13-week to Feb. 2 same-store sales dropped 6.7%, with a 8.6% drop in the U.S. and a 1.7% fall in the U.K. Total sales fell 6.1% to $1.38 billion. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on...
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MSNBC.com: Financial Times Highligh (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Signet Group on Thursday became the latest victim of the painful Christmas trading period as the world's biggest jeweller disclosed a sharp drop in sales over last few weeks on both sides of the Atlantic and downgraded expectations for the year.
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Signet Group , the world's biggest speciality jewellery retailer, said trading over the key Christmas period was weak and full-year profit could be below current market forecasts.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Signet Group , the operator of Kay Jewelers in the U.S. and H. Samuel in the U.K., said December same-store sales fell 6.8%, with a 8.1% drop in the U.S. and a 3.1% fall in the U.K. It expects annual profit before tax to range between $330 million and $340 million. Signet separately said it may become a domestic issuer for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission purposes because...
