Tue, 16th Jun 2015 07:32
(ShareCast News) - Listed provider of funeral-related services, Dignity, confirmed on Tuesday it has completed the acquisition of three of the previously-announced freehold crematoria locations from Co-op Funeralcare. A further two sites remain on track for completion at a later stage, the company's
Read more(ShareCast News) - Listed funeral firm Dignity said it has signed a deal to buy five crematoria from Co-op Funeralcare for £43m in cash. Three of the crematoria are freehold operations located in Glasgow, Sheffield and Lichfield, with the other two leased from and managed on behalf of local authorit
Read more(ShareCast News) - True, stock prices don't go up in a straight line, but before yesterday's bounce shares in G4S were trading at their lowest since early 2009, The Time's Tempus pointed out. Investors breathed a sigh of relief the security services outsourcer G4S didn't announce any more 'bad news'
Read more(ShareCast News) - London stocks were expected to open higher on Monday despite weak trade data from China, as oil prices advance. The FTSE 100 was seen opening 35 points firmer than Friday's close at 6,160. Data released earlier showed Chinese exports dropped 1.8% on the year in April versus expec
Read more(ShareCast News) - Sales took a turn for the worse at Dignity in the first quarter, with the funeral services provider reporting a 5% decrease in revenue in the 13 weeks to 25 March on Monday, to £81.2m. Underlying operating profit at the FTSE 250 firm also dipped 13%, to £31.1m. The company's boar
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