All Economy articles – Page 46
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NewsCity snapshot: Chancellor to announce High Street rates relief
The Chancellor is set to attempt to ease the pressure high street retailers by cutting business rates bills by a third for almost half a million small high street shops, Patisserie Valerie is the centre of takeover bid and the rest of the City news
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the food & drink supply chain cope with rising costs?
Currency swings, supply shortages, mergers and Brexit are escalating commodity volatility
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales cool off after record summer
Grocery sales have cooled off following record summer growth, as shoppers tightened their purse-strings ahead of the expensive Christmas season, British American Tobacco warn that earnings will fall 7%, and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsCity Snapshot: Supermarket price inflation slides to 0.1%
Price rises triggered by the post-Brexit fall in the pound have almost completely subsided as supermarket price inflation reached its lowest level for 20 months, Produce Investment’s falls to a £9.5m loss and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsSupermarket price inflation at lowest level for 20 months
The Grocer Price Index edged back up to 0.1% in September but is still at its lowest level for months
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Top 150 2018: On the edge
No sooner has the industry’s growth engine finally spluttered into life, than suppliers find themselves hurtling towards a potential no-deal Brexit
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NewsGlow of summer grocery sales boom begins to fade
The hot weather triggered a bumper summer for the grocers, but the latest market share data suggests spending has slowed in more recent weeks.
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NewsIndustry leaders call for 'urgent clarity' over exports plans
The response comes to a new government export strategy that was unveiled this week
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NewsHot weather and branded growth boost supermarket sales by 3.5%
Growth of branded products, which outstripped own-label sales for the first time since May 2015, helped grocery sales rise 3.5% over the 12 weeks to 12 August according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsRetail footfall falls in July but high street stabilises
Retail footfall fell back another 0.8% in July as the hot weather hit shopper numbers, but the high street showed a modest recovery after numbers plunged last year.
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NewsSupermarket price inflation drops to lowest level for 18 months
Supermarket price inflation has hit its lowest level for 18 months as the post-Brexit jump in grocery prices continues to stabilise.
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NewsHeatwave boosts July food sales but general retail fails to perform
Monthly food sales hit their highest level for five years in July driven by the World Cup and hot summer, but the rest of the retail industry failed to fire.
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NewsWorld Cup and hot weather drive supermarket sales surge
Grocery sales have jumped 3.6% in the 12 weeks to 15 July as the World Cup and the prolonged hot weather boosted trading according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsLeaps in sales across retail linked to World Cup and heatwave
Matches and lighters saw the biggest leap in sales, up 39.2% on the same period last year as shoppers sparked up BBQs
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Analysis & FeaturesDealing with the Donald: how trade war will hit food & drink
Europe and the US have imposed tit-for-tat tariffs on each other - so what effect would a full-blown trade war have?
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NewsWarm weather and World Cup help grow supermarket sales by 2.1%
Warm weather and the start of the World Cup have helped overall supermarket sales rise 2.1% in the 12 weeks to 17 June, marking 25 consecutive periods of industry growth, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsWarm weather boosts UK retail spending in May
UK retail sales defied expectations to jump up for the second month in a row in May, buoyed by the warm weather, according to the monthly retail statistics from the ONS.
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NewsCity snapshot: Retail footfall returns to modest growth in May
Retail footfall continued to fall in May despite the hot weather, but showed a marked improvement from the footfall collapse of March and April. Plus, dairy exec joins the board of Produce Investments, a look ahead to events this week and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket inflation eases to 1.1% in May
The Grocer Price Index measure of supermarket inflation fell from 1.2% to 1.1% as Tesco recorded its lowest level of inflation for almost a year. Plus Distil shares rise after year of double-digit growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsTesco inflation falls but it's still running ahead of rivals
Tesco has recorded its lowest level of inflation for almost a year as the UK’s biggest supermarket looks to step back into line with the other major players.