All Finance articles – Page 358
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Analysis & Features
Bombshell mergers, sensational shortages and environmental triumphs: 2018 in review
There were mergers so seismic in scale they could change grocery for good, and new arrivals that went out with a whimper
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News
Gove warns of no-deal Brexit turbulence for food and farming sectors
Speaking at today’s Oxford Farming Conference, the Defra secretary warned a no-deal Brexit would hit the sector hard
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News
Next kicks off Christmas reporting season with solid sales performance
High street bellwether Next has reported sales growth in-line with expectations over the festive period, but has cut its profit guidance due to higher sales of lower margin goods.
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News
Media Bites: Iceland, John Lewis Partnership, Entertainment sales
MPs will investigate HM Revenue & Customs threatened Iceland Foods with a £21 million bill over a Christmas savings scheme for low-paid staff.
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News
One Stop hails success of Christmas promotions strategy
The group launched its first online game, as well as a Christmas Countdown promotion
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Waitrose Christmas week sales jump 19% to 'hit expectations'
Sales at the premium supermarket were heavily distorted by the timing of Christmas and New Year compared to 2017, the retailer said in its weekly trading update
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HMRC threatens Iceland with £21m minimum wage bill
The Times reports that Iceland has been threatened with a £21m bill by HM Revenue & Customs after it accused the retailer of breaching minimum wage rules.
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Media Bites 2 January: Christmas retail sales, Iceland, 'Pudding Tax'
The City is bracing itself for news of just how brutal Christmas 2018 was for the UK high street
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Comment & Opinion
Reasons for grocery to be cheerful this Christmas, despite the doom and gloom
In our final blog of the year, here are The Grocer’s five reasons for cheer this festive season
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News
Art & Terroir acquires Glenturret whisky brand from Edrington
The deal, for an undisclosed sum, marks Art & Terroir’s first move into the world of Scotch whisky.
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News
Media Bites 21 December: Consumer confidence, retail sales and beleaguered high streets
Households are the most pessimistic they have been in more than five years
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News
UK consumer confidence at five-year low
UK consumer confidence is at a five-year low, according to the latest GfK index, although people are more confident about making major purchases than a year ago.
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News
ONS reports UK retail sales rose 1.4% in November
Growth was driven by the performance of household goods stores, which saw volumes rise as much as 5.3%
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News
City Snapshot: Real Good Food sells jam maker R&W Scott
Real Good Food has sold R&W Scott in a deal worth £3.95m, and the rest of the latest news from the city
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News
Media Bites 20 December: Sainsbury's-Asda, Business rates, Glaxosmithkline and Unilever
A survey of British suppliers has shown that 94% believe that a merger between J Sainsbury and Asda will hurt their business
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News
General Mills beats profit estimates despite decline in yoghurt sales
The Old El Paso manufacturer’s shares jumped 4.8% prior to trading, after it revealed improved margins
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News
UK inflation hits 20-month low as petrol prices fall
Food inflation slowed significantly as the impact of the weaker pound faded
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News
Media Bites 19 December: Patisserie Valerie, GlaxoSmithKline, food waste
Patisserie Valerie has appointed a Starbucks executive to a key commercial role as it tries to move on from the accounting scandal that brought the company close to collapse
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News
City Snapshot: GlaxoSmithKline agrees £10bn consumer health venture with Pfizer
GlaxoSmithKline has announced plans to merge its consumer health unit with that of rival drugs giant Pfizer, supermarket chains have surged in early trading, and the rest of the news from the city
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News
Clipper Logistics extends fulfilment partnership with Asda
The two companies began working together in 2008