All Financial Results articles – Page 193
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News
More listings and NPD help push up Tyrrells Crisps sales by 35%
Tyrrells Crisps has fought off growing competition in the premium crisp market to report another year of strong growth….
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Comment and Opinion
BRC campaigns matter more than ever
December’s overall year-on-year growth figure of just 1.5% is disappointing, flatlining against inflation….
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Analysis and Features
Vinegar prices stung by poor grape harvest
The poor grape harvest last year is not just taking its toll on wine lovers – salad fans are set to suffer too….
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Analysis and Features
Who won the battle for sales this Christmas? It depends...
Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s can all come up with figures to show…
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Analysis and Features
A cautious year ahead after weather woes of 2012
From scorched earth in the US Midwest to waterlogged fields here, 2012 proved a vintage year for weather chaos…
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Analysis and Features
Supermarket prices fall 1% in month before Christmas
Average supermarket prices have fallen for a second…
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News
Tesco delivers a better than expected Christmas with sales up 1.8%
Tesco recorded a 1.8% rise in like-for-like UK sales over Christmas, with CEO Philip Clarke claiming its results, particularly in food, showed it was “back on form”.
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News
Record Christmas for Sainsbury's, but sales slow
Sainsbury’s has reported a record Christmas, but its like-for-like sales growth slows to 0.9%, excluding fuel.
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News
Four million Sainsbury's shoppers use Nectar to bring down cost of Christmas
An estimated four million Sainsbury’s shoppers used their Nectar loyalty points to redeem a record amount in the run up to Christmas and New Year, the multiple revealed today.
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News
Morrisons promotes marketing boss to tackle "disappointing" festive trading
Morrisons has admitted to “disappointing” festive trading after reporting a 2.5% drop in like for like sales for the six weeks to 30 December.
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Analysis and Features
Retailers look to fight back as tough trading continues
Inflation and weak consumer spending made trading difficult for everyone in 2012…
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Analysis and Features
Parents hit by rash of nappy and babyfood price hikes
Royal parents-to-be William and Kate are unlikely to be trawling the babycare aisle in a few months’ time…
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News
Takeaways lose trade to ethnic ready meals from mults
Takeaways lost out on 13.6 million visits last year as consumers turned to supermarket ready meals and hot counters…
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News
Big brands feel the pinch as shoppers buy fewer staples
Shoppers are cutting back on staple products, including bread, tea, fruit juice, cheese, pasta and breakfast cereals…
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News
Booker budget Energy Drink's sales rocket 50% in a year
Sales of Booker’s budget Euro Shopper Energy Drink have soared by almost 50% in 12 months…
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Analysis and Features
Maize price stability is set to end in 2013
Maize prices have been relatively stable over the past few months, but are likely to start rising again in 2013…
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Analysis and Features
Retailers can't resist the weather
The price of Christmas dinner may have risen less than the RPI, but the 14.3% hike is still hurting consumers…
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News
Good news kids: sprouts are off the menu after 69% hike
The cost of the traditional Christmas dinner has soared over the past five years, The Grocer can reveal…
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News
Short selling increases in gloomy food retail sector
Short sellers have homed in on the supermarkets as they look to profit from the gloomy outlook for food retail…
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Analysis and Features
Rabobank report predicts volatile food commodities prices in 2013
Wheat, maize and soybean prices will continue to rise…