London look: Shoppers outside a UK Ted Baker store in 2018. Photo: Simon Dawson Expand

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London look: Shoppers outside a UK Ted Baker store in 2018. Photo: Simon Dawson

London look: Shoppers outside a UK Ted Baker store in 2018. Photo: Simon Dawson

London look: Shoppers outside a UK Ted Baker store in 2018. Photo: Simon Dawson

Retailer Ted Baker is expected to tumble to a £65m (€76m) loss after sales were slashed by the pandemic.

The enforced closure of bricks and mortar stores and the group’s focus on occasion-wear and formal clothing had particular heavy toll on its trading last year.

Analysts have forecast that the fashion business will unveil a £65.2m operating loss for the year to January 30 when it updates the market on June 10.

The company’s results announcement has itself been disrupted by Covid-19, having been delayed by two weeks from the planned update on May 24. 
A day after pushing back its results, Ted Baker announced that it secured an extension to its refinancing arrangements, including a £90 million credit facility.

Liberum analyst Wayne Brown described the move as a “positive signal” that its lenders remain supportive.

The brand has seen its share price plunge by more than 90pc over the past three years, despite a steady rise so far in 2021.

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