All articles by Alec Mattinson – Page 100
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Analysis & FeaturesGPI finds food inflation continues to edge upwards
Supermarket inflation moved back to its second-highest level since mid-2018 in February as prices continue to move upwards.
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NewsCity News: Analysts welcome hefty price tag for Tesco’s Asian arm
Tesco’s long-shelved plans for global domination were further unwound this week with the sale of its Asian arm for £8bn, as it continues to refocus on its core business.
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Analysis & FeaturesBudget 2020: Who were grocery’s big winners and losers?
The specific measures in Rishi Sunak’s first budget were a mixed bag for grocery
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NewsCity snapshot: Food inflation persists as all of big four raise prices
Supermarket inflation moved back to its second-highest level since mid-2018 in February as prices continue to move upwards
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith says coronavirus outbreak will cost up to £130m of sales
Shares in travel retailer WH Smith have collapsed after it warned the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus will hit its annual sales by up to £130m and its bottom line by up to £40m. Plus, markets plunge again on coronavirus spread, Carrs Group issues profits warning, C&C Group updates the market and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 12 March: Budget, Morrisons, PepsiCo/Rockstar
Rishi Sunak announced the biggest budget giveaway for almost 30 years yesterday
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NewsBudget 2020: The key takeaways for the grocery industry
The era of austerity is definitively over after Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivered a Budget full of spending commitments, but the specific measures were rather more mixed for the grocery industry
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NewsCity Snapshot: B&M sells German business for €12.5m
B&M Bargains owners B&M European Retail has sold its loss-making German arm Jawoll to a consortium of German investors for €12.5m (£10.9m). Plus, The Bank of England has slashed interest rates back to a historic low of just 0.25% as an emergency response to the coronavirus outbreak and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 11 March: Coronavirus, Budget, Unilever
Sales of both freezers and frozen food have surged in the UK amid panic buying by Britons worried about the spread of coronavirus.
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NewsCity snapshot: Food and healthcare sales spike amid coronavirus fears
Sales of food and healthcare products have edged higher at the end of February, amid growing concerns around the global coronavirus outbreak
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NewsMedia Bites 10 March: Tesco, Retail sales, Amazon
Tesco is planning to hand out £5bn to shareholders and pump £2.5bn into its pension fund after lining up the sale of its Thai and Malaysian businesses.
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco agrees £8bn Thai and Malaysian business sale
Tesco has agreed to sell its business Thailand and Malaysia to CP Group for an enterprise value of US$10,6bn (£8.2bn) to fund a special dividend and a £2.5bn pension contribution. Plus, global markets collapse amid oil price plunge and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 March: Coronavirus/Supermarkets, High Street/Business rates, Pret
Major supermarkets began rationing food online on Sunday after panicked shoppers cleared shelves and experts warned of weeks of shortages.
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NewsGosh posts stellar growth as demand for meat alternatives soars
Plant-based food producer Gosh has posted another year of stellar growth, with sales jumping 34% to £18.6m as it continues to tap demand for meat alternatives.
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NewsCity snapshot: Waitrose sale ‘not up for debate’ in John Lewis turnaround plan
John Lewis Partnership chairman Sharon White has insisted a sale of Waitrose is not on the table as the group revealed a wide-scale strategic review.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 March: John Lewis/Waitrose, Domino’s Pizza, Coronavirus
Partners at John Lewis will receive their lowest annual bonus since 1953 as new chair Sharon White embarks on an overhaul likely to result in store closures.
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NewsCharlie Bigham’s propelled back into the black with sales boost
Upmarket ready meals supplier Charlie Bigham’s has rebounded back into the black, driven by stellar sales growth that continues to defy the wider slump in the ready meals market.
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NewsCity snapshot: John Lewis profits drop 23% amid writedowns and bonus cut
The John Lewis Partnership has reported a 23% plunge in underlying pre-tax profits while taking a writedown of over £100m on its John Lewis store estate and cutting its staff bonus to 2%. Plus, updates from Domino’s Pizza, Total Produce, Origin Enterprises, PureCircle and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 March: Tesco, John Lewis/Waitrose, Intu
Tesco is to price-match Aldi on hundreds of branded and own-label goods in a sign of growing confidence in its ability to win back customers from the German-owned discounters.
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NewsCity snapshot: DS Smith delivers ‘robust’ Christmas performance
FTSE 100 packaging giant DS Smith said it had delivered robust performance since 1 November despite macro-economic uncertainty. Plus, Devro falls to loss amid factory writedowns and all the latest news from the City.