All Finance articles – Page 306
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Asda planning IPO and £80m in price cuts
Walmart International president and CEO Judith McKenna said the IPO could take years
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Liquidators appointed for Choccywoccydoodah
Specialist chocolatier Choccywoccydoodah has appointed business advisory firm Quantuma to wind-up the company.
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City snapshot: Walmart ‘seriously considering’ Asda IPO
Walmart International CEO Judith McKenna has told Asda staff that a public listing of the UK supermarket chain is being ‘seriously considered’ following the collapse of its merger with Sainsbury’s.
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Media Bites 15 May: Walmart/Asda, Greggs, Dave Lewis
Walmart has told Asda staff it is seriously considering a stock market listing for its UK supermarket group – the first time it has acknowledged the speculation about Asda’s future
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Tesco boss Dave Lewis picks up £4.6m annual pay packet
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis took home an annual pay package worth £4.6m last year – a figure slightly down from the £5.1m he received in the previous financial year.
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Holland & Barrett appoints Tony Buffin as CEO
Buffin will take over from Peter Aldis after resigned in March
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Asda pressures rivals with highest overall price cuts
The retailer has emerged as the primary driver of grocery prices moving back into deflation this year
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Premier Foods unveils plant-based snack brand Plantastic
The first on-the-go options will a mixed grains dessert pot range and a three-strong lineup of cake bars
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Tesco reports 17% fall in food waste from its operations
Tesco said it was now 81% of the way towards its target that no food safe for human consumption goes to waste
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Exceptional costs drive £43m annual loss for Premier foods
Premier Foods has fallen to an annual loss of £42.7m as impairments and pension charges hit its bottom line, but core profitability improved in a further sign of “consistent progress”.
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Media Bites 14 May: Impossible Foods, UK retail shares, Boots
Plant-based meat company Impossible Foods has raised $300m in its latest funding round to increase its value by two-thirds to $2bn.
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Wilko suffers 4% drop in sales in 'challenging environment'
Despite the sales drop, the retailer managed a return to profitability, credited to reduced costs
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Dairy Crest CEO Mark Allen steps down
Allen, who has held the post for 12 years, has been replaced by his deputy Tom Atherton
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Town centre vacancy rates soar
Vacancy rates in town centres have risen to their highest in four years, according to the latest BRC-Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor.
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Media Bites 13 May: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Rich list
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis is to sweep 20% of its 40,000 products off the supermarket chain’s shelves.
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Kettle falls to loss as it invests heavily in promotions
Premium crisps player Kettle Foods has slumped to a heavy loss as it maintained high levels of promotions to fight declining market share.
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M&S-backed startup accelerator makes first fmcg investment with Rocketo
Marks & Spencer’s brand accelerator programme has made its first grocery brand investment by taking a minority stake in raw dehydrated organic dogfood startup Rocketo.
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Boparan asset sell-off mitigates mounting losses
The 2 Sisters owner would have posted an annual loss of over £100m but for the sale of Goodfella’s…
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City snapshot: Supermarket prices move back into deflation
Supermarket prices fell back into deflation in April according to The Grocer Price Index, with overall grocery prices now in decline in five of the past seven months. Plus, Wilkinson Sword owner Edgewell buys online rival Harry’s, Hain Celestial sells protein business and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 10 May: Morrisons, Harry's, Kraft Heinz
Morrisons is eyeing a closer relationship with Amazon and takeaway delivery firms such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats after loosening its agreement with online retailer Ocado