Tag: DS Smith
DS Smith issues optimistic trading update
18 October 2007 — London (UK): DS Smith, Spicers' parent company, has issued a trading update for the half year ending 31 October. In a statement, the company said: "The group's overall trading performance...
A new dawn for Spicers
Will July prove to have been a defining month for Spicers? From a worrying start to the year, all of a sudden the fortunes of the UK-based wholesaler have changed – and for the...
Spicers UK reveals significant decline in profits
28 June 2007 — London (UK): European wholesaler Spicers has reported a slight rise in annual operating profit to £12.8 million, from £12.6 million a year earlier, despite a significant dip in the profitability...
Spicers’ parent company’s profit slides
6 December 2006 — London (UK): DS Smith, Spicers' parent company, has reported a fall in adjusted operating profit for the six months ended 31 October 2006 from £33.2 million ($65.4 million) last year...
Going continental
N ew Spicers chief Rob Vale has spoken to OPI about his early thoughts on the job in hand at the top European wholesaler, at a time when parent company DS Smith is accelerating...
DS Smith on Spicers dip
After what have been a solid few years for Spicers, news this week that the wholesaler has seen a significant drop in operating profit in the last year came as somewhat of a...
Spicers’ operating profit falls
19 April 2006 – London (UK): In a trading update, Spicers parent company DS Smith has said profits from its OP segment have dropped mainly due to the effects of lower sales margins and higher costs incurred to overcome service shortcomings,...