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Currys Profit to Remain Flat

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Currys is scheduled to report results for fiscal 2024 on Thursday. Here is what you need to know.

SALES FORECAST: For the year ended April 29, revenue is expected to fall to 8.62 billion pounds ($10.93 billion) from GBP9.51 billion a year ago, according to a company-compiled consensus. On a like-for-like basis, sales are expected to drop 2%, according to consensus taken from FactSet based on five analysts’ estimates Shares over the past 12 months are up 44%, and up 50% since the start of the year, mainly boosted by a bidding war between JD.com and Elliott Advisors. However, both parties walked away without making an offer.

Frasers ups it’s stake in Currys

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UK-based sportswear and fashion retailer Frasers Group has increased its stake in electricals retailer Currys.

Frasers raised its stake in the company from 10.4% to 11.1%. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.reported last week that Currys was exploring “a number of avenues” for possible partnership with Frasers.

Frasers acquires stake in Currys

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Frasers Group, the retail empire founded by billionaire entrepreneur Mike Ashley, has snapped up an 8.9% stake in Currys, with the news coming a little over a week after the group acquired a substantial portion of online electricals retailer, AO World.

Frasers’ shareholding in Currys is worth around £53.5m given the firm’s market capitalisation of £601.9m.