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AO World
June 2024
TV sales for Euro 2024 help triple profits at retailer AO World
Annual pre-tax profits climbed 186% to £34.3m, lifted by television upgrades and tumble dryers
November 2023
Sales slide at AO World as consumers put off buying latest mobile phones
Online electrical goods seller still able to report pre-tax profits of £13m in the half year as cost-cutting measures bear fruit
July 2023
AO World says inflationary pressures are easing, as it returns to profit
Electrical goods retailer reports pre-tax profits of £8m in year to end of March after big restructure
June 2023
Nils Pratley on finance
Mike Ashley stretches the edges of Frasers’ ‘ecosystem’ with AO World stake
Nils Pratley
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group takes 19% stake in AO World
July 2022
Nils Pratley on finance
Nadhim Zahawi’s corporation tax review raises more questions than answers
Nils Pratley
Nils Pratley on finance
EasyJet departures apart, buck ultimately stops with the chief executive
Nils Pratley
June 2022
Nils Pratley on finance
Boots is up for sale to the highest bidder, but where are they all?
Nils Pratley
UK retailer offers revamped stores and big online presence, but potential buyers see tired shops and threat of beauty rivals
April 2022
Appliance seller AO forecasts profits to dive as consumers cut spending
Shares fall as profit expected to plunge from £64m to £8m amid falling sales and customers cancelling warranties to save cash
23 November 2021
Nils Pratley on finance
AO World boss may have overheated his electrical appliance targets
Nils Pratley
Noble it may have been, but AO’s plans to offer all staff good bonuses hinged on dreamily optimistic sales
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Turkish lira tumbles; pandemic worries hit European markets – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
AO World warns of product shortages as Black Friday nears
Electricals retailer has problems with supplies of items such as iPhones, PlayStations and Xboxes
October 2021
More than £200m wiped off AO World’s value amid supply chain problems
Share price slumps after online electrical retailer says driver shortages have hit profits
December 2020
How did the Covid crisis affect your finances in 2020?
Pandemic leaves some people jobless and deferring mortgages, while others have saved more
November 2020
Nils Pratley on finance
Don't cry to mother if rates freebie comes back to bite
Nils Pratley
AO.com boss tells supermarkets to 'ask their mum' about business rates row
October 2020
Nils Pratley on finance
Marston's looks like a survivor, but for other pubs life will be properly bleak
Nils Pratley
If Rishi Sunak is minded to offer tier 2 job support, then now is the moment
August 2020
AO.com hires more staff on back of Covid home shopping surge
Nils Pratley on finance
It is hard to spot the success of Mike Ashley's 'elevation' strategy
Nils Pratley
January 2018
The UK Christmas retail winners and losers
John Lewis and Tesco enjoy healthy festive takings, there’s mixed results at M&S while Debenhams and Mothercare issue profit warnings
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