Finance news – Page 83
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NewsCity News: B&M, Greggs and Next provide investors with some Christmas cheer
Bargain hunters looking to stretch budgets helped B&M and Greggs, while Next raised profit forecasts following better-than-expected festive trading.
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl attracts 1.3 million new customers over Christmas
Lidl has this morning reported that it attracted more than an additional 1.3 million customers in the run up to Christmas as sales increased 24.5%.
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NewsWilliam Jackson Food Group bounces back with 35% sales jump
William Jackson Food Group grew sales by over 35% and cut losses last year, thanks to a resurgent foodservice market and its supply partnership with Co-op
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NewsBumper Christmas sees mults win back market share from discounters
Soaring food price inflation drove a bumper increase in Christmas sales for supermarkets as they won back share from the discounters, Kantar has revealed
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NewsIncreasing costs of production hit profits at Cathedral City owner Saputo Dairy UK
The supplier also saw a slump in demand for its lucrative dairy ingredients business
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NewsCity snapshot: Christmas footfall jumps to post-pandemic high
UK retail footfall over the festive period rose back to the highest levels recorded since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020
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NewsMedia Bites 6 January: B&M, Greggs, Boots, UK Retail
The FTSE 100 discount store chain B&M European Value Retail has upgraded its profit forecast after a strong third quarter and will pay a £200m special dividend
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NewsNorthern Bloc acquires two heritage ice cream makers as it ramps up capacity at new Leeds HQ
The acquisitions of Criterion Ices and Marine Ices will boost revenues by an additional £2m
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NewsDaylesford Organic sales are up… but it’s back in the red
Scaling back up after the pandemic caused losses
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NewsMedia Bites 5 January: Kantar, Sainsbury’s, Wilko, Amazon
There’s plenty of retail news in this morning’s papers to chew over following the latest Kantar Christmas spending data, Sainsbury’s raising shop-floor pay and Wilko securing fresh funding.
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NewsCity snapshot: B&M hikes profit guidance on strong pre-Christmas trading
B&M Bargains owner B&M European Value Retail has raised its full year profits guidance after posting double-digit growth in the quarter leading to Christmas. Plus, Greggs sees ‘favourable’ Christmas trading and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsGlobal Brands takes control of Hooch, Hooper’s and Reef from Molson Coors
The three brands have been produced and distributed by Global Brands since 2012, under licence from the North American brewing giant.
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NewsCook EBITDA slumps £2m following Christmas 2021 cyber-attack
The attack ground manufacturing systems at its Sittingbourne site to a halt and prevented Cook from making and delivering food
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NewsWilko secures £40m in financing and appoints Chris Howell as chair
The household and gardens retailer has agreed a £40m two-year revolving credit facility with Hilco
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NewsMedia Bites 4 January: Food prices, Aldi, Hotel Chocolat
Food prices rose by a record 13.3% in December, increasing fears that inflation may not fall as sharply in 2023 as central bankers and economists hope
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NewsCity snapshot: Soaring prices deliver record Christmas supermarket sales
Spending in supermarkets has breached the £12bn barrier for the first time this Christmas thanks to soaring inflation, new Kantar figures have revealed. Plus, the BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index shows a new record for food inflation.
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NewsUnited Wholesale Grocers pre-tax profits slump by 28% despite increased turnover
UWG said the decreased profits could be attributed to lower margin rates, due to a continuous review of its pricing and promotional strategies
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NewsWilliam Reed snaps up Retail Week and World Retail Congress from Ascential plc
It follows William Reed’s acquisitions of The London Coffee Festival and Rethink events businesses
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NewsMedia Bites 3 January: Hospitality, footfall, shop closures
All the retail and fmcg news from the last few days as 2023 gets underway.
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NewsCity snapshot: Aldi festive sales surge 26% to record high
Sales at Aldi through December jumped by 26% to a record high of £1.4bn as Christmas trading was boosted by the World Cup. Plus, Hotel Chocolat agrees new Japanese partnership and post-Christmas footfall rises.