Updated / Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021
08:33
Pepco Group, which owns discount retailer Dealz, saw same store sales fall 2.1% in its Christmas quarter
Pepco Group, which owns discount retailer Poundland and Dealz, saw same store sales fall 2.1% in its Christmas quarter as a result of Covid-19 pandemic related closures.
But it said today that it was still planning to expand in 2021.
The owner of the PEPCO and Dealz brands in Europe, said stores that were open for the full duration of any week in the quarter to the end of December, delivered like-for-like sales growth of 5.5%.
Pepco Group is part of South African conglomerate Steinhoff, which is still battling the fallout of a 2017 accounting scandal.
12/16/2020
By Daniel Gibson
More regional ski areas continue to open and add additional terrain after last week’s substantial storms. For details read on. But as we await better days, here’s a look at one of New Mexico’s skiing institutions, Rick Richards of Taos Ski Valley (TSV).
Richards is the author of the excellent, informative and colorful book
Ski Pioneers: Ernie Blake, His Friends, and the Making of Taos Ski Valley, and has been a key member of Taos’ acclaimed ski school for 35 consecutive years, though he is taking off this winter due to COVID concerns.
(This photo) The cover of Ski Pioneers by Rick Richards. (Top image) It won’t be long until we are enjoying days and conditions like these at Ski Santa Fe. Photo courtesy Ski Santa Fe.