Economy – Page 39
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NewsAdministration numbers for food & drink firms falls sharply
Fewer food and drink firms are falling into administration despite the tumultuous grocery market conditions…
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Analysis & FeaturesUnilever feels the effects of local growth
Unilever pointed to macro-economic pressures in emerging markets, but data suggests local players are eating into the multinationals’ market share
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NewsLidl insists it pays its 'fair share' of UK tax
Lidl has revealed that it paid more than £25m in UK corporation tax last year.
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NewsWorld Cup fails to grow food sales
The World Cup could not arrest the decline in food and drinks sales fell in June, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
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Analysis & FeaturesFalling commodity costs drive down inflation more than any price war
Inflation as recorded by our Grocer Price Index was running at over 2.5% a year ago and it is now negative at -0.6%
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NewsGlobal 50 report: fmcg giants losing share in BRIC countries
The biggest names in global fmcg are losing market share across the BRIC countries…
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Analysis & FeaturesCo-operative sector hopes numbers will counter bad press
A new report focussed on the UK co-operative market says the sector contributes £37bn to the economy, but many of the UK’s biggest co-ops are finding life tough
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NewsBRC records first ever three-month fall in food sales
The British Retail Consortium finds growing “polarisation” between food and non-food retail sales