All articles by Alec Mattinson – Page 193
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International and domestic growth boosts profits at Tyrrells
Revenues and profits have soared at crisp manufacturer Tyrrells after another year of international and domestic expansion.
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Analysis & Features
Mike Coupe signals it’s ‘not if but when’ with Argos offer
Sainsbury’s now has until 2 February to make a firm offer
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Media Bites 12 January: BRC/KPMG, Visa Europe, convenience stores
High street retailers had a challenging Christmas, squeezed by rapid growth in online sales and falling prices in shops, according to the British Retail Consortium
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City snapshot: Morrisons posts 0.2% like for like Christmas sales rise
Morrisons saw like for like sales rise by 0.2% (ex fuel) in the nine weeks to 3 January, topping analyst expectations for its festive trading.
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PayPoint sells online business to Capita for £14m
The business, which comprises of PayPoint.net and Metacharge, serves around 200 high-profile enterprise brands and 3,500 SMEs
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Analysis & Features
'Put up or shut up' looms as JS looks to fight Amazon battle
What’s behind Sainsbury’s audacious £1.1bn approach for Argos owner Home Retail Group and how has the media reacted?
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Analysis & Features
Festive alcohol price hikes help ease supermarket deflation
A rise in the price of festive booze helped overall supermarket deflation ease for the first time since the summer
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Analysis & Features
Christmas trading redeemed by last-minute shopping
A late rush to the aisles before Christmas looks to have saved the festive period for the beleaguered grocery sector
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City snapshot: M&S CEO Marc Bolland steps down amid strong Christmas food sales but weak GM
Marks and Spencer has announced this morning that Marc Bolland will step down as CEO after six years in the role
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Media Bites 7 Jan: Sainsbury's/Home Retail, John Lewis/Waitrose
The fallout from Sainsbury’s bid for Home Retail Group continues in the papers this morning.
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Steve Rowe to replace Marc Bolland as M&S CEO in April
Marks and Spencer announce that Marc Bolland wishes to retire as CEO in 2016
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Waitrose like for like sales fall 1.4% over Christmas period
Gross sales (excluding fuel) were £859.8m, up 1.2% compared with last year, however like-for-like sales fell 1.4%
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Media Bites: Sainsbury's bids for Home Retail Group
The surprise news yesterday that Sainsbury’s held talks takeover with Argos owner Home Retail Group has triggered a flurry of news stories in today’s papers.
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Profits shoot up at meat processor Dunbia as it seeks a buyer
Northern Irish meat processor Dunbia saw annual pre-tax profits hike by more than 40% driven by the impact of opening new facilities.
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Sainsbury’s confirms approach for Argos owner Home Retail Group
Sainsbury’s has announced today that it made an approach to Homebase and Argos owner Home Retail Group in November that was rejected.
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City snapshot: Cumbria-based Carr's survives floods unscathed
Carr’s has issued a trading update detailing the “enormous challenge” recent flooding posed to the business
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Media Bites 5 January: Ocado, coffee shortage, Guinness
Ocado’s share price has fallen by 16% in just four trading days on concerns over the impact of Amazon and worries over Christmas sales
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Sales growth moves Pieminister back into the black
Pieminister returned to profitability in its last financial year as a 21% growth in sales helped the premium pie maker record a pre-tax profit of £99k.
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City snapshot: M&S shares hit by broker downgrade
Marks & Spencer (MKS) shares slipped yesterday after one broker forecast a 5.5% slump
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Media bites 23 Dec: Online sales, high street, VAT evasion
With early figures showing online sales growth at record levels, the burden is increasing on retailers to find ways to limit or offset ballooning delivery costs, writes the Financial Times.