All articles by Alec Mattinson – Page 133
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NewsRetail footfall falls in July but high street stabilises
Retail footfall fell back another 0.8% in July as the hot weather hit shopper numbers, but the high street showed a modest recovery after numbers plunged last year.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 Aug: Young's, Asda/Sainsbury's, EU workers
Young’s Seafood has become the subject of a three-way bid battle as a potential £200m sale of the frozen food manufacturer nears conclusion.
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NewsSales suffer at Thorntons after first full year under Ferrero
Chocolate retailer and supplier Thorntons has suffered a sharp drop in sales and an expansion of losses in its first full financial year under Ferrero ownership.
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NewsNakd sales growth slows under Lotus ownership
The maker of Nakd healthy cereal bars Natural Balance Foods has continued to grow sales under the ownership of Lotus Bakeries, but its rate of growth has slowed dramatically since its £60m sale.
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NewsSupermarket price inflation drops to lowest level for 18 months
Supermarket price inflation has hit its lowest level for 18 months as the post-Brexit jump in grocery prices continues to stabilise.
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NewsCity snapshot: World Cup boosts first half sales at Coca-Cola HBC
European FTSE 100 coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC has reported a 6.4% first half jump in sales as the World Cup and warm weather boosted volumes in the second quarter. Plus, half year results from Irish groups Kerry Group and Glanbia and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 August: Casino, High street, Sterling
Shares in France’s Casino hit their lowest point since 1996 after questions were raised about about the retailer’s debt levels.
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NewsHeatwave boosts July food sales but general retail fails to perform
Monthly food sales hit their highest level for five years in July driven by the World Cup and hot summer, but the rest of the retail industry failed to fire.
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NewsMedia Bites 7 Aug: Retail sales, PepsiCo, Tesco
The hot weather kept British consumers out of the shops during July, despite prompting sales of food and drink for barbecues and World Cup celebrations
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NewsCity snapshot: Heineken agrees Chinese beer partnership with China Resources
Heineken has struck a partnership deal with China Resources that will see it acquire a 40% shareholding in the company controlling Chinese beer market leader CR Beer. Plus, global pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance kicks off sales process for its sports nutrition businesses PhD Nutrition and The Protein Works and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Aug: Amazon, M&S, Starbucks
Amazon has revealed that its UK corporation tax bill almost halved to £4.5m last year, days after the US company posted a record profit of $2.5bn (£1.9bn) in its most recent quarter.
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NewsWBA kicks off sales process for sports nutrition brands
The Grocer understands WBA has hired Spayne Lindsay to handle a sales process for its PhD Nutrition and The Protein Works.
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NewsApplegreen agrees reverse takeover of Welcome Break
Irish forecourt operator Applegreen has bought a majority stake in service station group Welcome Break for €361.8m in a deal that constitutes a reverse takeover.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Aug: The Co-op, AG Barr, Plastics
The Co-op Group is exploring the sale of its general insurance operations for about £300m amid accelerating changes to the industry’s distribution model.
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NewsCity snapshot: Hot weather hits first half trading at Greggs
Food to go bakery chain Greggs has reported a slowdown in first half like-for-like sales and a drop in profitability as hot UK weather and falling footfall hit performance. Plus, UK food to grow drives 8.1% pro forma third quarter sales rise at Greencore, first half sales up and profits down at Just Eat and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 31 July: Lidl, Heineken, Brexit agriculture
Lidl is planning to lead the development of more than 3,000 homes and a primary school in the discount supermarket’s latest tactic to secure planning permission for a flurry of new stores around London
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NewsKiddylicious seeking sale to boost global growth
The Kids Food Co is working with corporate finance boutique Stamford Partners on seeking external investment to drive its ambitious international expansion.
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NewsSecond quarter sales up 4.7% at AB InBev despite US slowdown
The world’s largest brewer AB InBev has reported second quarter revenue growth of 4.7% largely driven by pricing as volumes grew by just 0.8% in the quarter.
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé reports first half organic growth of 2.8%
Swiss food giant Nestlé has reported it is on course to hit full year growth targets after reporting organic growth of 2.8% in the first half. Plus, on a hectic morning, AB InBev has reported second quarter revenue growth of 4.7% largely driven by pricing, Diageo announces 0.9% full year sales growth and new share buyback, updates from British American Tobacco and PayPoint and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 26 July: UK Retail, Sainsbury's/Asda, Coca-Cola
Nearly a fifth of British retailers are planning to cut the number of people they employ in the next three months as the high street continues to suffer from rising costs and a shift to buying online