All Economy articles – Page 63
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News
WH Smith short sellers may yet be caught out
A stark split of opinion has emerged in the City over the prospects for WH Smith…
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Analysis & Features
Petrol 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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News
Fmcg sales rebound in Europe but UK volumes fall
European fmcg sales have shown their highest growth in over two years, Nielsen reported this morning – but the UK still failed to see volume growth.
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News
Tesco 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 & Features
UK 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 & Features
The 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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Comment & Opinion
Aldi and Lidl are far from the plucky underdogs of UK grocery
How big can the discounters get in the UK? That is the £175bn question we are tackling this week…
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Comment & Opinion
Russian sanctions will hit fruit and veg industry, warns Rabobank
The EU fresh fruit and vegetables industry is one of the sectors that will be hit hardest by the Russian import ban, according to Rabobank.
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News
Dairy industry braced for falling prices as Russia shuts door
Russia’s ban on food imports from the West is likely to affect the dairy industry more than other parts of the food and drink trade, experts have suggested.
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Analysis & Features
It’s not all doom and gloom in emerging markets
A slowdown in growth in emerging markets has hit global fmcg firms hard, but Nestlé’s second quarter performance is cause for hope
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose: finally falling victim to a bruising market?
Last week’s surprise warning about profits and a recent run of poor trading have raised questions. So what’s going on?…
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News
Russia bans imports of EU and US produce
Russia has banned the import of produce from the EU and America.
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News
Supermarket price cuts keep lid on food inflation
The supermarket price war is continuing to put the brakes on food price inflation, new figures have shown.
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Analysis & Features
Supermarkets 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 & Features
Supermarket 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 & Features
Deal 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.
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Analysis & Features
What is the legacy of the economic downturn for food and drink?
The UK economy has at last outgrown the crisis. How did the recession change what shoppers buy?
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News
Diageo sales growth stalls as emerging markets weaken
Weakness in emerging markets has continued to affect the performance of Diageo, which today reported a “mixed performance” in the year to 30 June.
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Analysis & Features
Currency headwinds are fast turning into a gale
The UK economy is thriving, but currency headwinds continue to have a huge impact on UK-listed companies’ results.
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News
Iceland sales dip in latest market share figures
Iceland has posted its first drop in sales since 2005, according to the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel.