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Ted drops on retail jitters

The retail chain's shares have failed to find much momentum this year, but is the fall unjustified?
June 12, 2018

The market’s harsh reaction to the latest trading update from Ted Baker (TED) seems overdone to us. The performance from the retail side of the business was a tad slower than usual, but e-commerce, wholesale and licensing revenues continued to perform exceptionally well against a challenging environment.

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Furthermore, analysts at Liberum point out that a two-year compound growth rate of 15 per cent across retail is, in fact, very strong, while management remains confident it can still meet full-year guidance figures.