All Financial Results articles – Page 202
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Tesco plots £1bn fightback as UK profits slide
Tesco has posted its first drop in UK profits in 20 years, down 1% to £2.5bn.
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Ferrero back in profit in the UK
Ferrero reported an operating profit of £733,000 for the year to 31 August 2011 in the UK,
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Comment and Opinion
After DBC and R&M Swaine, we need some good news about jobs
At very long last, the political pawn that was the hot pasty is no longer dominating the headlines…
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UK launches of stevia products lag behind French counterparts
Sales of stevia-based sweeteners have fallen short of the hype since the EU approved the natural, calorie-free ingredient in November
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Soft drinks category boosted by 'cold hot'
Iced teas and coffees have been held up as the star performers in the soft drinks market for the second year running.
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Morrisons toasts “best year yet” as profits rise 8%
Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips hailed the retailer’s “best year yet” as it posted an 8.4% rise in pre-tax profits to £947m for the year to 29 January.
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Waitrose grows but counts cost of spending spree
Waitrose grew like-for-like food sales by 3% in the past year, off the back of new own-label ranges including Love Life and Good to Go.
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Comment and Opinion
Is the tunnel in sight, if not the light?
The new year has brought disappointment in financial markets with downgrades to profit expectations - not just for Tesco…
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Kingsmill squeezed despite outpacing rivals
Kingsmill margins have taken a knock even though the bread brand grew faster than rivals Warburtons and Hovis last year.
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Comment and Opinion
It's remarkable that Tesco's £40bn supertanker can turn so quickly and simply
Little details really do count in retail. And they can turn around the performance of a £40bn sales supertanker in a matter of weeks…
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Comment and Opinion
The tenuous link in grocery between performance and pay
I couldn’t help feel a tad ambivalent when I discovered that it’s not just bankers who’ve seen their pay packages squeezed of late.
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News
Health Lottery is million-pound-a-week sickener for Camelot
National Lottery operator Camelot has claimed that it has lost £1m sales every week since the launch of the Health Lottery in October.
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Kapoor unveils masterplan to shake up Reckitt
Reckitt Benckiser has vowed to spend an additional £100m a year on advertising its key brands as part of a revamped strategy to improve performance.
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Maximuscle beefs up GSK performance but OTC catches a cold
Lucozade maker GlaxoSmithKline has reported sales growth of 5% across its consumer healthcare business for 2011.
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Giants outwitted by more nimble rivals
Big is not always beautiful in grocery. Carrefour and Tesco, the second and third-biggest global supermarkets, were outwitted over Christmas by smaller rivals.
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Record market share for Colgate-Palmolive
Sales jumped 7.5% to $16.7bn at Colgate-Palmolive last year.
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Health Lottery gives PayPoint sales a shot in the arm
The launch of the Health Lottery helped to stem the decline in top-up revenues and propel PayPoint towards growth of 8%.
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Hancocks sales pass the £100m mark
Sales rose 7.5% at confectionery wholesaler Hancocks last year after more retailers picked up its own-label lines.
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Albert Bartlett hit by 'intense' competition
Potato giant Albert Bartlett has warned of “intense” price competition following a 32% fall in profits.
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Parfetts turnover tops £300m as exports and retail club shine
A boost from exports and membership of its Go Local retail club have helped AG Parfett & Sons break the £300m turnover barrier.