All Financial Results articles – Page 196
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Analysis and Features
Supermarkets missing out on the bigger ticket toy trick
Supermarkets are doing a roaring trade in pocket money toys but are failing to make the most of the opportunity…
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News
Sales growth slows at Nestlé
Nestlé has reported a small deceleration in quarterly sales growth as demand from emerging markets slowed.
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News
Booker sets its sights on £6bn sales post-Makro deal
Booker has laid out plans to transform itself into a £6bn business if its acquisition of Makro receives clearance from the competition authorities.
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News
Own-label alcohol sales growth beats brands in every category
Sales of own-label alcoholic drinks have soared over the past 12 months - with growth exceeding that of brands…
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Comment and Opinion
Tobacco margins: who's fooling who?
Cigarettes and tobacco have always been an essential element of a convenience offering, often accounting for 40% or more of sales…
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Analysis and Features
Rising costs threaten pork price advantage
The rocketing price of feed, coupled with falling pig numbers and tough new EU pig welfare regulations threaten to send pork prices soaring.
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Analysis and Features
Potato prices set to rise as cost hikes bite
Shoppers are facing higher potato prices as suppliers warn of rocketing production costs following this year’s poor weather and a looming…
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Analysis and Features
Christmas comes early with fresh promotions to the fore
Christmas has come early, if the number of featured space promotions is anything to go by…
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News
Brakes passes on inflation to boost profits
Brakes Group has reported improved first half profits after passing on cost inflation to its customers…
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News
City News 6/10/12
Tesco shares took another knock this week after it reported a 12% drop in group pre-tax profits to £1.66bn…
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News
Asda accounts show profits up 2% in 2011
Asda posted a 1.9% rise in pre-tax profits for 2011, according to account filed at Companies House.
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News
Tesco turnaround plan takes toll on profits
Tesco is showing signs of life thanks to its £1bn turnaround plan - but at the cost of its first fall in group profits for almost 20 years.
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News
Aldi rockets into profit after stunning 2011
Aldi has revealed a stunning financial turnaround after returning pre-tax profits of £70.5m for 2011 - compared to a £56.9m loss the year before.
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News
City News 3/10/12
The economic crisis in southern Europe took the shine off Compass Group’s trading update on Thursday…
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News
Hornby derailed by retailers’ Olympic discounting
Toy maker Hornby has issued a profit warning after admitting sales of Olympic merchandise were lower than expected.
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Analysis and Features
Coffee prices still increasing but the peak may be in sight
British tea and coffee lovers have had to swallow double-digit price rises on both beverages in recent years…
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Analysis and Features
Why mustard prices are hotting up
Mustard prices are hotting up, as growers increasingly turn away from planting mustard seed in favour of other crops…
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News
P&H price match pays off as non-tobacco lines smash target
Palmer & Harvey has smashed its sales targets for core non-tobacco lines to report 11.5% growth across the 600 products…
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News
Sales of organic onions and parsnips show healthy growth
Celebrity chefs such as Marco Pierre White may castigate organic food as the preserve of the “smug”…