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Analysis & FeaturesWho were the winners and losers on the stock market in 2019?
2019 was another turbulent year for many grocery and FMCG stocks
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NewsTesco launches new wave of price cuts and Clubcard discounts
The offers will cover brands including PG Tips, Birds Eye, Cathedral City, Colgate and Persil
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NewsCity snapshot: Aldi sales surge 7.9% over Christmas
Aldi has announced its total sales jumped 7.9% in the four weeks to 24 December to break £1bn for the first time.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 Jan: Supermarket sales, Just Eat, Compass Group
The supermarket giants will reveal underwhelming Christmas sales figures this week, as the relentless pressure from discount rivals continues to cast a shadow over the sector.
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NewsScandinavian Tobacco Group acquires Dutch cigar maker Agio Beheer BV
STG first announced the deal on 16 September and it completed yesterday (2 January)
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NewsASF pandemic makes pork fraud a real threat, warns Chris Elliott
Soaring demand for pork created by ASF left the sector open to fraud, warned industry group FIIN
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NewsFestive online sales surge at Next to beat expectations
Retail bellwether Next has posted solid growth in the festive period, though in-store sales continued to fall as customers shifted to online.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Jan: Retail footfall, US vaping, Vegan food to go
Footfall across Britain’s shopping destinations fell over the crucial post-Christmas trading period even as retailers slashed prices to lure customers.
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NewsDash Water nets £1.6m funding and new senior management trio
The brand raised the sum from existing and new investors
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NewsNational minimum wage hikes will hit high street hard, warns the ACS
The wage is set to rise by 51p in April to £8.72 per hour
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NewsAldi to expand its Scotland estate with six stores
The discounter said the new stores would lead to the creation of 200 jobs
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NewsCity snapshot: UK high street suffers worst year for a quarter of a century
UK retailers shed more than 140,000 employers and shuttered over 16,000 shops as the industry suffered its worst conditions for 25 years, according to the Centre for Retail Research.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Jan: Amazon/Deliveroo, Retail sales, Co-op
Amazon’s UK ambitions have been checked by the competition watchdog after it launched an in-depth investigation into the online retailer’s purchase of a stake in food delivery company Deliveroo.
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NewsOff-Piste Wines sells stake to investment firm BGF
The Grocer first revealed Off-Piste had kicked off a hunt for investment in March this year
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NewsInvestment firm True snaps up Soulfresh stake in £26m deal
Soulfresh owns 11 brands including Lo Bros kombucha and Nutty Bruce plant milk
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NewsSpar wholesaler James Hall reports turnover boost of 7%
Profits, however, have fallen 8% in the same period
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NewsOriginal Factory Shop reports fmcg sales rise after adding 300 lines
The variety discounter began expanding its fmcg range around 12 months ago
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NewsFarmdrop postpones crowdfunding campaign
The company made the decision after receiving an ‘incremental equity investment’ from an existing investor
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NewsCity snapshot: December sees sharp increase in consumer economic optimism
Expectations for the economic performance of the UK have increased sharply as consumer confidence begins to improve. Plus, both suitors of Just Eat have increased their offer for the online takeaway firm as the takeover saga moves towards a conclusion and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 20 Dec: Just Eat, Retail sales, Stock Spirits
Takeaway.com within reach of Just Eat after both suitors fired their last shots in the increasingly acrimonious struggle.