nice to see matalan moving forward at least the share price,as a recent buyer at 1.59 in febuary.

I didn't manage to see that, what as the general gist of the positiveness?

Queen1,,,Interview with john king , one year on from there ,major problems,the story is very different he claims,product availability is up from 75%/90% , he also belives mtn is better suited to cope with price deflation,he says the business can drive more volume with promotional offers and it is able to keep prices low thanks to clever sourcing.
Last year it was about getting the business stabilised,this year it is about building for growth,the buying team has been restructured,with more items bought at last minute,king has hired buyers from,monsoon/next/m&s,to boost quality,which is so good,mtn has been able to increase prices for some items,last year a winter coat was 35,this year they are 40,average prices year on year have gone down 5%,,but there top end items,have risen.
To sum the story up,judging by kings enthusiasm,it could be a good one for matalan

Just a brief summary queen1..

Small bit of weight today,and a few buys ..

daves dazzlers, many thanks for the summary. Good to know the man at the top appears to be genuinely positive.

Nice volume in the first 3 hours.

Dont forget divi tomorrow,should be a right thud when it drops through the letterbox,post-man better be early as i have alot on

some hope.

Ahh no not Matalan - NO.... LOL!!!! ;>)

are these guys in play....again?

Still a hold for us lot,up about 33%,,and a great divi,when the post-man gets here,you would think would pull his finger with christmas round the corner!!!ho ho ho .

DD, you are in a lovely mood sir!

Are you in prop on mtn.

Some good volume in the last 15 mins,must be those 45 ladies winter coats!!

i'm not but this is one of those proverbial takeover stories...will it ever happen?????

Its going well over the counter sales wise,as to the stories,well thats why we bought 1.59,,owes us nothing either way.

And many a great nights talking how we would spend are loot,when it comes off ?

And its still going well over the counter so am told,and the queues are still as long as ever.

Stonking day for matalan share price well happy..

yep dave.. looks like the numbers are going to be very good from what i have seen.. could see a huge move next week imho...

Still up just a touch.

Go on my son,,,,solid.

Solid but SP down. Same at Topps Tiles. Great results all round (especially considering the other retail results since Xmas) but SP in retreat :-(