city & finance
Clarke: clarity on pricing key to sales success Subscription
Like-for-like sales at Asda grew by 0.5% in 2011, excluding VAT and fuel.
Kraft hails robust growth in swansong as single company Subscription
Kraft Foods has unveiled a robust hike in sales in the final set of annual results before the group’s split in two later this year.
Record profits of €500m for Kerry Subscription
Kerry Group has defied the tough trading environment to post “milestone” profits of half a billion euros.
Iceland break up avoided by Walker's bid
Malcolm Walker stepped in with a £1.45bn winning bid for Iceland Foods because he didn’t want the company he founded to be broken up, a source close to the deal has told The Grocer.
analysis & features
Shifting Sands: what The Co-op's acquisition means
The Co-operative Group’s purchase of a 200-year-old independent has taken the trade aback. What happened - and what comes next?
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Heineken to wield axe again as emerging markets take centre stage Subscription
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Walker poised to clinch Iceland deal Subscription
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Profits crash as Thorntons relies on promotions to shift chocs Subscription
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CJ Lang sales fall on back of Martex sale
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Kapoor unveils masterplan to shake up Reckitt Subscription
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Poundstretcher seals Ugo rescue deal Subscription
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Brewing giants buddy up to buy American cider maker Subscription
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Troubled discounter Ugo sold to ‘established national name’ Subscription
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Lion's acquisition of Cumbrian Seafoods attracts OFT attention
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Tayto snaps up pork snack firm Midland
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Promotions bite into UK sales for soup group Baxters Subscription
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Kellogg’s in surprise swoop for Pringles after death of Diamond deal Subscription
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Reckitt and household the week's big winners
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Price hikes and Johnnie Walker drive Diageo growth Subscription
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Materials costs slash profits in half at McBride Subscription
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Maximuscle beefs up GSK performance but OTC catches a cold Subscription
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Robert Wiseman sale to Müller goes unconditional Subscription
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Cranswick piggy-backs on pork demand for sales hike Subscription
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Giants outwitted by more nimble rivals
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Spring profits halve due to store refurbs
opinion
In a final twist, Walker has stepped in and blown his rivals out of the water
In the race for Iceland Foods, there was only ever going to be one winner.
Pessimistic consumers will keep trade slow Subscription
Deloitte research shows consumers cutting back - and it doesn’t look like they’re going to stop.
Ocado clears the fridge when it should be basting the turkey Subscription
The timing of Ocado’s profits warning couldn’t have been worse, laying out for all to see the extent of its capacity constraints and problematic upgrades.
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