Simply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Hard-pressed consumers may be forgoing exotic foreign holidays and new cars but they are continuing to ...

Model train company Hornby said that it had stayed on track through the pandemic and expects to better last year’s sales. The hobby firm said on Wednesday that it expects to report 15% to 20% higher ...

Founder Frank Hornby, from Liverpool, began making toys in 1901 Model train company Hornby said its financial turnaround was "very much on track" after a boost in sales over the festive period. Hornby ...

Model train maker Hornby has said it is still on track despite reporting its sales have missed expectations. As the company prepares for its annual meeting today, it said an excess of stock, less ...

Model maker Hornby has warned shareholders its sales for the first half of the year will be lower than last year but said its business restructure is on target. Its decreased expectations are due to ...

Model train maker Hornby is pinning its hopes on Christmas and has bumped up toy stocks. Last year supply chain problems meant that products arrived after the holiday season, disappointing customers ...

Hornby, the maker of model trains, is seeing a boost in sales after a successful Black Friday. This development has helped shares of the Margate-based company rise. The positive trend sets Hornby on a ...

Hornby reported a loss in annual sales but says its new deal with Star Wars will get the toy model maker back on track. The firm saw sales fall, in the year to March 31, down 1% to £63.4m from £63.9m ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Model train maker Hornby is raising £8m in a share placing to fund a turnround plan aimed at driving the ...

Model train company Hornby said its financial turnaround was "very much on track" after a boost in sales over the festive period. Hornby posted a £5.1m loss in the six months to September 2023, but ...