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NewsAspall sales surged by £7.4m in run up to Molson Coors acquisition
Operating profits fell into the red (–£187k) thanks to “greater than expected” costs
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NewsSainsbury's raises profits forecasts after record Christmas
Sainsbury’s has lifted its profits expectations for the year after a record Christmas week, but the supermarket’s growth was held back by declining general merchandise sales as Argos struggled.
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NewsMarket share figures point to bumper Christmas for grocers
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel and Nielsen suggest UK consumers shrugged off any worries about the wider economy to increase their grocery spend over the festive period.
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NewsLincolnshire Co-operative reports 7% Christmas boost
The society paid out a dividend bonus of £1.9m to its 280,000 members in December
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NewsPoundworld profits slump following 'significant' investment
Discounter is looking to open “a substantial” number of stores in each of the next three years
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NewsMajestic hails a 'robust' Christmas performance
Majestic Retail sales grew 1.2%, while Naked Wines put in the strongest performance, growing sales by 13%…
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NewsMorrisons reports festive sales boost
Morrisons has reported a 2.8% uplift in group like for like sales excluding fuel over the ten weeks to 7 January and a 3.7% jump over the Christmas period.
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NewsHalewood Wine & Spirits cements turnaround with year of growth
The Lambrini owner ditched underperforming brands to focus on premium and craft spirits…
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NewsSeabrook profits jump but sales fall back again in 'extremely challenging' category
The Yorkshire-headquartered brand said the year to 26 March 2017 had been “extremely challenging” as supermarkets rationalised shelf space in the crisps and snacks category as they continued to lose share to the discounters.
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NewsDunbia turnover drops after pork sale
Meat giant Dunbia saw turnover fall by almost £20m in the wake of the sale of its pork division to Cranswick
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NewsOcado shares surge amid international licensing deal rumours
Hopes online grocer Ocado is soon to announce further progress on international expansion drove its shares to their highest
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NewsCrawshaw shares sink as record Xmas week fails to halt decline
Shares have crashed almost 8% in Crawshaw this morning after the value meat retailer revealed a heavy decline in underlying sales in December, despite a record week leading up to Christmas.
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NewsNisa reports Christmas sales increase of 17.7%
Nisa is set to be taken over by the Co-op after three quarters of its members voted in favour of a takeover…
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NewsCook Trading pre-tax profits down by 10%
According to accounts filed at Companies House this week, pre-tax profit fell 10.3% to £2.45m
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NewsAldi UK sales up by 15% in December as shoppers switch from 'expensive' rivals
A surge in demand for its premium range helped the discounter to a record Christmas period
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NewsCo-op 'doubled sales growth' over Christmas
It had been the group’s “best Christmas ever”, CEO Steve Murrells told colleagues in an internal memo
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NewsCity snapshot: Record Christmas for Aldi as shoppers switch from 'expensive' rivals
A surge in demand for its premium range has helped Aldi to a record Christmas as year-on-year UK sales shot up by more than 15% during December.
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NewsPoundland shrugs off scandal to deliver successful Christmas
Discounter reported a like-for-like sales increase of 5.6% for the 12 weeks to 24 December…
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NewsCity snapshot: Next’s Christmas sales rise but in-store slump points to tough retail conditions
Next has posted better than expected trading in the run-up to Christmas, but a 6.1% drop in in-store sales points to a festive trading difficulties in non-food for traditional retailers. The FTSE opens the year on the back foot as fmcg giants fall back and the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsPrinces profits hit by cost hikes and exchange rate pressure
Pre-tax profits excluding impairment charges were £28.7m, down from £54.4m in 2016