All articles by Alec Mattinson – Page 75
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado invests in AI firm Oxbotica to develop vehicle fleet
Ocado has announced a partnership, including a £10m investment, with Oxford based autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica to develop a range of vehicles
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NewsMedia Bites 16 April: Deliveroo, Naked Wines, THG
The boss of Deliveroo has conceded that the company will have to work hard to prove itself to the stock market after the slump in its shares
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NewsCity snapshot: Deliveroo orders soar in first quarter ahead of 2021 slowdown
Newly listed Deliveroo has posted a 130% jump in first quarter turnover, but the delivery giant pointed to dramatic slowdown for the rest of the year. Plus Naked Wines’ sales soar on US growth and THG posts £482m loss despite strong growth.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the reopening mean for food and drink stocks?
With the FTSE250 at pre-Covid levels, and the FTSE350 actually trading higher, we look at how grocery, retail, leisure and food to go stocks have fared
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NewsMedia Bites 14 April: Sainsbury’s, Just Eat Takeaway, John Lewis
A billionaire Czech investor has launched a raid on Sainsbury’s sparking speculation it could be targeted in a deal to take it private
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NewsCity snapshot: Home-focused goods growth help retail sales recover in March
Retail sales continued to recover in March, though this recovery was centred on specific ‘home centric’ categories as most sectors remain in significant decline
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NewsMedia Bites 12 April: Asda, Online grocery, Retail reopening
Senior staff are preparing to stage an exodus at Asda after receiving final payouts from a Walmart share scheme
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NewsBuckfast warns of slowdown despite sales passing £50m
Newly filed accounts for Buckfast distributor J Chandler & Co said momentum had slowed in 2020/21
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NewsHilton Food Group comes out on top with pandemic sales soaring
The multi-protein group reported a 53% surge in annual revenues off the back of the shift to home cooking during the pandemic
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail industry sees green shoots of recovery in March
The UK retail industry saw the green shoots of recovery in March as sales jumped by more than 40% year-on-year after a COVID-induced collapse a year ago. Plus, footfall begins to improve ahead of retail re-opening next week and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 April: The Co-op, Morrisons, M&S
The boss of the Co-operative Group has defended keeping £65m of taxpayer support despite its profits rising 429% last year and increasing bonuses for bosses
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NewsCity snapshot: Norwegian grocery delivery business Oda raises €223m to drive European expansion
Norwegian e-grocery business Oda has raised €223M to fund territorial expansion in a funding round led by SoftBank and tech investor Prosus.
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NewsMedia Bites 7 April: Deliveroo, Retail/pub re-openings, UK economic growth
UK Deliveroo riders are expected to strike over pay and conditions as unconditional trading commences in the company’s shares
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NewsUK-based CBD group Tenacious Labs launches with US acquisition
A UK-based global CBD group has launched today with the acquisition of a US direct-to-consumer operator and the promise of more acquisitions to come
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NewsCity Snapshot: UK retail sector loses almost 190,000 jobs during coronavirus outbreak
News of almost 190,000 UK retail job losses since first lockdown comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed yesterday that non-essential shops will re-open on 12 April
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NewsCity News: Deliveroo IPO falls flat as share price plunges
Deliveroo may have been London’s largest IPO in almost a decade, but the float also proved to be one of the market’s least well received.
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NewsCity Snapshot: COVID drives double-digit quarterly sales slump at Boots
The coronavirus outbreak has continued to hit sales at high street pharmacy retailers Boots as growing online and pharmacy revenues have failed to mitigate a dramatic drop in footfall.
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NewsMedia Bites 31 March: Deliveroo, Grocery sales, Tobacco
The flotation of Deliveroo on Wednesday will value the company at £7.6bn after concerns over workers’ rights and volatile stock markets chipped more than £1bn off the top-end valuation
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales fall in March as industry laps 2020 lockdown
Grocery sales growth fell back in March as the industry lapped last year’s record-breaking spending during the first coronavirus lockdown,
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NewsNomad expands frozen empire with Fortenova acquisition
Nomad Foods has agreed to acquire Fortenova’s Central and Eastern European-focused frozen food business for a total of €615m