All David Potts articles – Page 12
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NewsMedia Bites 9 Jan: Morrisons, Grocery market share, John Lewis
Morrisons reported a like for like festive sales jump of 3.6%, though its core retail business grew by a more modest 0.6%
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Comment & OpinionCan Morrisons keep pushing growth amid price cuts and Brexit?
David Potts has insisted the retailer is better placed than most to ride out the Brexit storm
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NewsWholesale growth drives 3.6% Morrisons Christmas sales rise
Morrisons has reported a like for like festive sales jump of 3.6%. Plus market share data shows a slowdown in grocery growth over Christmas.
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Analysis & FeaturesPower list: the most influential shareholders in grocery
The influential activist investors worming their way into boardrooms across the globe
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Analysis & FeaturesWhich supermarket has the best Christmas countdown strategy?
Christmas is more vital than ever for retailers in a year of Brexit uncertainty and the weak pound
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NewsCity Snapshot: Morrisons third quarter like-for-like sales rise 5.6% but retail growth slows
On a busy morning, wholesale growth boosts Morrisons’ third quarter sales but core retail sales slow, UK retail sales edge up by just 0.1% in October, ABF posts profit growth despite sugar woes, Greene King CEO steps down and P&H collapse hits profits at Imperial Brands.
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NewsTrevor Strain takes new role as chief finance and commercial officer at Morrisons
Darren Blackhurst moving to a projects role reporting to CEO David Potts
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Grocer 33Morrisons Cwmbran: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Virtually every product line you can think of now has a wonky version and customers love it’
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NewsRetailers cannot prevent hard Brexit food shortages: Co-op
Chef executive Steve Murrells called for urgent reassurances from the government
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NewsMorrisons undercuts rivals with meal kit deliveries
The retailer’s Eat Fresh recipe boxes are available from today
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons first half sales up 4.5% after strongest quarter for nine years
Morrisons has posted a first half revenue rise of 4.5% to £8.8bn after a like for like sales surge in the second quarter driven by its growing wholesale business. Plus, John Lewis Partnership pre-tax profits plunge 99% despite improving Waitrose performance and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons faces £1bn equal pay claim
Law firm Leigh Day has announced it is seeking equal pay compensation for female Morrisons workers that could add up to more than £1bn. Tesco readies Jack’s announcement and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsABF profit “progress” dragged back by currency and sugar woes
Associated British Foods has issued a pre-close trading update for the year to 15 September, noting that strong profit performance from Primark, grocery and other divisions will be hampered by lower EU sugar prices.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer Cup 2018: the nominees revealed
For the past two decades, the trophy has been awarded to an outstanding leader for their work in the industry over the past year
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NewsMedia Bites 15 May: Countrywide, David Potts, Sainsbury's
The CMA’s decision to block Mole Valley Farmers’ acquisition of struggling agricultural stores chain Countrywide has seen the latter go bust.
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NewsCity News: Morrisons continues stellar recovery
Morrisons may be at risk of becoming the odd one out as the big four morphs into an effective duopoly, but the Bradford-based grocer continued its stellar recovery this week, suggesting it remains more than equipped to succeed on its own.
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's-Asda merger is a corporate matchmaker's dream
Will Morrisons tie the knot with Amazon, court the Co-op, swipe right on M&S Food, or buddy up with Waitrose, for example?…
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NewsPotts: Sainsbury's-Asda deal 'will only make us stronger'
The supermarket reported a like-for-like sales rise of 3.6% in the first quarter
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons trumpets ‘strong start’ to the year
Morrisons (MRW) has heralded “a strong start to the year” during which it became more competitive while delivering like-for-like sales of 3.6%. Plus, Tesco releases annual report, Coca-Cola HBC posts 4.5% first quarter organic growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsFood & drink businesses sign up to Wrap's UK Plastics Pact
The ‘world-leading’ initiative will see the UK become the first country to set sweeping targets across the industry