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Gear4music hikes FY guidance following highest ever revenue day

(Sharecast News) - Musical equipment retailer Gear4music said on Wednesday that strong sales momentum had carried through Black Friday weekend, with the firm dispatching more than 14,000 orders on Cyber Monday - its highest ever revenue day. Gear4music stated that its operational infrastructure coped well with the surge in demand and said, wile still early in the peak trading period, continued strength in recent trading had given it confidence to hike its full‑year expectations once again.

The London-listed firm now expects underlying earnings for the year ending 31 March 2026 to be no less than £16.7m, following a series of upgrades announced in June, September, October and November.

Gear4music said it will provide a further trading update after the Christmas period on 20 January 2026.

As of 0815 GMT, Gear4music shares were up 9.37% at 312.80p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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