Economy – Page 32
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Tesco ran out of rabbits as it struggled to stem losses
A lot of tricks of the trade used by Tesco to extract money from suppliers are common practice. So where has it gone wrong?
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Analysis & FeaturesFuel price cut suggests Sainsbury's has moved on from 'business as usual'
Petrol prices have opened as a new front in the supermarket price war after aggressive fuel price cuts from three of the big four.
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Analysis & FeaturesBritish Sugar takes round one in competition fight
Shares in Associated British Foods have hit their lowest level since January as the competition row over British Sugar drags on.
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NewsUK regulator drops Napier Brown’s British Sugar pricing complaint
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority will not take forward Napier Brown’s complaint against British Sugar that the Associated British Foods-owned company was abusing its dominant market position.
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Analysis & FeaturesKantar figures turn market gaze to Sainsbury's
Today’s Kantar grocery market share figures won’t have improved any moods at Tesco, but it was Sainsbury’s that investors made suffer.
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NewsFinlay Beverages still in the red but upbeat about 2014 progress
Finlay Beverages remained in the red last year as it continued to recover from a key contract loss three years ago…
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery price war becomes a key part of deflation picture
With food and drink prices still showing annual deflation, it’s little surprise supermarket sales are feeling the effect.
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C 150: Survival of the fastest
If the UK’s food and drink producers did not realise they had been experiencing a momentary calm before the storm, they are now in little doubt a category five hurricane is upon them.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow realistic are suppliers' bullish growth expectations?
The supermarket price war should logically result in retailers turning the screw on food and drink producers, but suppliers are rather more upbeat about their own growth prospects.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe collapse of food inflation ratchets up pressure on supermarkets
A sometimes overlooked factor behind the current supermarket woes has been the almost complete disappearance of food inflation.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow promotional strategies can deliver improved economics
Many fmcg manufacturers are stuck between rising input costs and pressure from retailers for discount pricing…
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Tesco beginning the climb back from rock bottom?
The Kantar Worldpanel supermarket shares figures tomorrow could indicate that Tesco has finally hit rock bottom and has begun the slow process of recovery.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow badly has the Russian crisis hit the global brewers?
Russia is yet to slap an import ban on western beer, but the global brewers are still haemorrhaging sales in the region as political tensions show few signs of easing.
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Analysis & FeaturesPetrol price war is no game changer for under-pressure supermarkets
The so-called grocery price war has spread to the petrol pumps, but the supermarkets are unlikely to see much benefit.
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NewsTesco Clubcard operator Dunnhumby in predictive data venture
Tesco-owned data group Dunnhumby has taken a 50% stake in Sandtable – a data science company…
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Analysis & FeaturesUK food and drink exports survive strengthening pound
The early signs are that the UK food and drink industry is contuing to grow exports despite the strength of the pound.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe supermarket ‘perfect storm’ shows few signs of blowing over
The UK may have weathered the tail-end of hurricane Bertha just about intact, but the fierce storm blowing through the grocery sector is far from petering out.
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets hold back from Scottish expansion
If the supermarkets could cast a ballot in next month’s Scottish independence ballot it’s a fair bet they might line-up alongside the ‘no’ camp.
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket sales woes extend to entertainment
Last year there were big market share gains for the supermarkets in the entertainment products sector – now they are losing out to Game and Argos.
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Analysis & FeaturesDeal volumes and valuations back on the up
The economic recovery has yet to translate into higher grocery sales – quite the opposite in fact – but it is having a positive impact on the M&A market.