All Financial Results articles – Page 219
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Analysis & 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 & 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 & Features
Rabobank report predicts volatile food commodities prices in 2013
Wheat, maize and soybean prices will continue to rise…
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Analysis & Features
Peanut prices rise by 99.1% over four years
Few Christmas foods have been spared from price inflation this year…
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News
City news 08/12/12
Tesco’s decision to retreat from its loss-making Fresh & Easy business in the US gave its shares a rare boost…
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News
M&O Trading profits and sales rise after store openings
Sussex-based off-licence chain M&O Trading has posted a hike in full-year sales and profits following new store openings…
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News
Profits up at Greene King despite wet weather
Greene King said it defied the poor weather this summer to deliver a 7.1% increase in pre-tax profits.
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Comment & Opinion
Ocado 'ahead of its rivals'
While shareholders have been having a tough time with Ocado, its customers aren’t…
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Analysis & Features
Soaring wheat price headache set to continue
Soaring wheat prices have caused food manufacturers, farmers and consumers plenty of headaches this year already…
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Analysis & Features
Prices head south for Christmas as booze promotions kick in
Supermarket prices remain on a downward trajectory as the annual round of festive booze promotions kicks in…
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Analysis & Features
Supermarkets make space for 12% hike in promotions
It’s taken shuffling of fixtures, but stores have made room for a massive 12% year-on-year hike in promotions….
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Analysis & Features
More chocolate price rises are on the cards
Confectioners have caught a lot of flak for cutting the size of chocolate products…
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News
Lucozade Pink Lemonade is off to roaring start
Lucozade Energy’s new Pink Lemonade has generated twice the repeat sales of its cola launch….
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News
Dike & Son profits hit by promotions
Dike & Son has reported a dip in full-year profits after the Nisa retailer was forced to increase promotions….
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News
Majestic Wine profits boosted by more customers and stores
Majestic Wine has reported a 3.9% increase in profits after drawing in more customers online and through new store openings.