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NewsCity snapshot: M&S profits slump despite food ‘outperformance’
Strong sales and profit growth in Marks & Spencer’s food business was not enough to turn around the group’s falling profits as weaker clothing and home sales hit its bottom line.
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NewsAsda reports 3.5% first-quarter sales growth as coronavirus drives stockpiling
CEO Roger Burnley said despite the initial boom in sales, consumer sentiment was now being dominated by fears of a financial depression
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore food-to-go volumes drop 70% as coronavirus pandemic escalates
Weekly demand for Greencore’s food-to-go categories declined by up to 70% as the coronavirus pandemic escalated in the UK
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NewsCoronavirus crunch pushes raft of FTSE retailers to profit warnings
FTSE retailers issued 38 profit warnings in the first three months of the year, exceeding the 32 recorded in the sector for the whole of 2019
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NewsMorrisons share buoyed by lockdown durability
The Bradford-based grocer reported a 5.7% jump in first quarter like-for-like sales excluding fuel, as its retail sales su…
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NewsSymington’s dips into the red after exit of licensed brands
Symington’s plunged back into the red last year, as the planned exit of its Ainsley Harriott and Golden Wonder brands hit the company’s financial performance
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith revenues plunge 85% in global lockdown period
WH Smith has said its revenues slumped by 85% year-on-year in April amid widespread coronavirus lockdowns and a collapse in air travel as the coronavirus outbreak has a “significant” impact on its business.
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons retail sales surge under coronavirus lockdown
Morrisons has reported a 5.7% jump in first quarter like for like sales, excluding fuel, as its grocery sales surged under the coronavirus lockdown conditions.
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NewsTayto Group posts sales and profits rise
Snacks producer Tayto Group saw a double-digit jump in sales last year and is continuing to see “high demand” during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsOcado shares surge despite capacity constraints
Ocado may have had to turn away willing customers and shut down its website as it struggled to cope with a wave of demand during the coronavirus crisis, but its share price still hit new record highs this week.
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NewsCoronavirus demand for frozen foods boosts Nomad sales
Birds Eye owner Nomad Foods has posted a 10.5% jump in first quarter sales due to “unprecedented” demand for frozen food driven by the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsAB InBev’s April sales volumes slump by a third
A sharp downturn in March saw sales volumes at the world’s largest brewer AB InBev drop by 9.3% in the first three months of 2020, with sales down further in April
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NewsFultons Foods accounts reveal breach of banking covenants
The Yorkshire-based frozen food retailer, which has about 100 stores and supplies Poundland, saw sales drop 5.7% to £53.4m…
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NewsOcado on supplying the shielding: ‘We’ve done more than our share’
Duncan Tatton-Brown said Ocado was serving more people on the government’s shield list ‘than our proportionate share’ of the grocery market
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado sales surge 40% during coronavirus lockdown
Ocado’s retail sales have surged by more than 40% in the coronavirus lockdown period after ramping up capacity during the crisis. Plus, McColl’s CFO quites for Holland & Barrett role and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsHelloFresh sales soar under coronavirus lockdowns
Global meal-kit supplier Hello Fresh has recorded a surge of sales in the first three months of 2020, further boosted by the coronavirus lockdowns in many of its key markets over recent weeks.
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NewsCity snapshot: Hotel Chocolat suffers trading hit from Easter closures
Hotel Chocolat has suffered a “material” impact on trading after being forced to close all retail stores ahead of Easter, the second largest seasonal peak for the business.
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NewsSainsbury’s not yet ‘in the money’ despite coronavirus sales uplift
Mike Coupe’s final results as Sainsbury’s boss firmly dispelled any notion the supermarket is finally “in the money” as a result of the coronavirus-induced grocery sales surge.
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NewsPosh crisps maker Kettle slashes losses ahead of sale to Valeo
Premium crisps manufacturer Kettle Foods has cut its losses by over 85% in the year ahead of its sale to Irish food giant Valeo
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NewsSainsbury’s optimistic profits will hold despite £500m coronavirus hit
CEO Mike Coupe has presented a positive forecast for the 2020/21 financial year