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City snapshot: Sainsbury's like for like growth slows to 0.2% in first quarter
Sainsbury’s like-for-like sales growth slowed to 0.2% in the first quarter of 2018 as it instigated price cuts to battle a “competitive market”.
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McBride sells personal care business and issues profits warning
Own label household goods manufacturer McBride has agreed a £12.5m sale of its European personal care liquids business and issued a profits warning on weaker than expected early summer sales.
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Tate & Lyle Sugars blames 'uncompetitive' EU regulations for huge loss
Brexit backer Tate & Lyle Sugars has blamed the ‘uncompetitive’ European Union sugar regime for annual losses that have ballooned to more than £25m.
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Fruit Bowl maker back in profit despite sales decline
Fruit Bowl snacks maker Stream Foods is back in the black after improving profitability, despite a drop in sales.
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Poundland defies high street turmoil with positive results
This whole story of the demise of the high street is actually the demise of poor retailers, says Poundland MD Barry Willia…
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2 Sisters profits fall 77% amid protein division restructure
The poultry giant said volume growth was more than offset by the “negative impact of beef, poultry and fish price inflation”
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Whitbread blames high street woes for Costa Coffee sales fall
Whitbread said a decline in footfall in traditional shopping locations dragged Costa’s like-for-like sales back 2% in its first quarter.
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Greene King's profits slump amid rising costs and cold winter
Annual profits slumped by 11.4% at brewer and pub company Greene King last year as it suffered from the cold British winter and rising costs.
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Giant crumpets help prop up Warburtons’ annual sales
However, Warburtons’s pre-tax profits dived by 40.2% in the 53 weeks to 30 September 2017
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Five Waitrose stores to close as JLP issues profit warning
Four Waitrose convenience stores and one supermarket have been earmarked for closure, as tough high street conditions took their toll
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City snapshot: Costa Q1 like-for-likes slide ahead of demerger
Whitbread owned Costa Coffee grew its first quarter sales by 5.2% ahead of its planned demerger, but like-for-like sales fell 2% reflecting the slump on UK high streets. Plus, butchery group Crawshaw suffers 12.9% like-for-like collapse in 20 weeks to 17 June and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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City snapshot: 2 Sisters hit by protein price inflation
UK chicken giant 2 Sisters was buoyed by the £200m sale of Goodfellas to Nomad Foods in its third quarter, but underlying profitability collapsed on a £5.8m protein division loss. Plus, Oasis Management steps up campaign against Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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'Microsoft of retail' Ocado has a mixed week
Even by Ocado’s standards, it had a mixed week after a FTSE debut to forget on Monday was followed by a share price surge on being dubbed the “Microsoft of retail” by Wednesday.
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Losses deepen as profit margins drop at Daniels Chilled Foods
Newly filed accounts show the Hain Daniels subsidiary recorded an almost £18m decline in turnover
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Haribo sales jump 4% despite 'challenging' market conditions
Dunhills (Pontefract) grew sales despite a 1.2% decline in the wider consumption of confectionery last year
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Company Shop eyes further expansion after profits boost
Turnover in the year to 30 September 2017 rose 8% to a new annual high of £34m
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Froneri returns to profit in first year since R&R/Nestlé merger
Froneri said it had “performed strongly” in the year to 31 December 2017
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City snapshot: Kroger soars on first quarter earnings jump
Shares in US supermarket group Kroger jumped 9.6% yesterday after it announced first quarter earnings comfortably above analyst expectations. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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City snapshot: Starbucks' third quarter to undershoot expectations
Starbucks has announced new sales forecasts for its third quarter trading significantly below analysts’ expectations. Plus, Dairy Crest boss Mark Allen’s pay doubled last year to £2.6m and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Majestic Wine back in black but remaining cautious
Majestic posted a full year pre-tax profit of £8.3m after reporting a loss of £1.5m last year