Clive Black news and analysis – Page 26
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NewsTesco results: Progress in UK, but international picture worries
Progress on the home front, though slow, only partially offsets analysts’ concerns over Tesco’s international ventures.
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Comment & OpinionAldi: why is it doing so well?
Aldi has been trading in the UK for nearly 20 years. In the last three or four it has delivered phenomenal sales growth…
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NewsDairy Crest ups Davidstow whey cost, makes Cathedral City spreadable
Dairy Crest’s new whey facility at Davidstow will cost £45m instead of the £40m originally forecast, the company has said.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs food price inflation set to drop further?
After a hot and bountiful summer in the UK and abroad, commodity costs are tumbling and food retail inflation looks set to follow suit.
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy consolidation: for sale and wanted
In the wake of the Müller-Wiseman and Arla-Milk Link deals, hunger to secure big milk fields is as strong as ever
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Comment & OpinionAn uplifting harvest
How different this green and pleasant land is in 2013 compared with last year, with its perpetual deluges…
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NewsAsda explains discrepancy in Walmart Q2 figures
Asda’s parent company Walmart created confusion over the retailer’s second quarter results last night after reporting weaker figures than Asda had provided earlier in the day.
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Comment & OpinionThe promotional party - is it over, asks Shore Capital
The UK grocery market, after having a drink with promotions, has arguably embarked on a sustained binge…
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Analysis & FeaturesSports Direct bonus puts the spotlight on share schemes
Bonuses are highly valued, but shares offer higher rewards…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets will need 'rising tide' to feel economic benefit
Britain has stepped back from the precipice of a triple-dip recession to an economy some say is about to ‘take off’…
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Analysis & FeaturesSweating it: Tesco's estate takes a sporty step forward
Tesco’s latest plan for its increasingly empty hypermarkets is to open gyms on its mezzanine floors. Can it succeed?
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Comment & OpinionGame, set, eat
Tomorrow morning at 5:30am delivery vans will drive into SW19 – as they will do for the next 12 days – to drop off the daily batch of freshly picked grade 1 strawberries…
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Comment & Opinion
Farming after EU exit - what would happen?
There remains much chatter about the UK possibly leaving the EU…
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Comment & OpinionIs Ocado playing with fire talking to Morrisons?
Morrisons’ talks with Ocado raise questions about Morrisons’ capabilities and Ocado’s business model.
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NewsGreggs profit warning as Imperial Tobacco suffers decline
Declining sales forced Greggs to issue a profit warning that wiped £62m off the value of the high street baker…
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Comment & Opinion
Can we expect a little quiet on the farming front?
Could 2013 be a ‘quieter’ one for all those involved in and depending on the output of arable farming?…
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NewsTesco faces £1bn write-down on US Fresh & Easy business
Tesco may chalk up a £1bn write-down as it considers quitting its loss-making Fresh & Easy venture in the US, according to reports.
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Comment & Opinion
Will Tesco change its spots with a new strategy?
It has been a tough few years for Tesco. The business that could once do no wrong stopped listening to customers…
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Analysis & FeaturesHas Tesco opened a can of worms with its Price Promise?
Tesco’s ambitious latest entry into the price comparison arena may run into trouble over non-applicable items…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe 10 questions Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips needs to answer
Here are 10 questions the City will want answers to when under-fire CEO Dalton Philips announces Morrisons’ results next week