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NewsCity snapshot: SSP swings to interim loss as coronavirus hits
SSP Group has swung to an interim loss as the coronavirus pandemic “heavily impacted” its trading, while announcing a call for investors to reinvest the dividend payment by buying new shares in the company.
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Media Bites 3 June: Shop prices, Tesco, Government loans
Shop prices fell last month at their fastest rate in 14 years as retailers made cuts to shift stock and grocers were forced to compete with home-grown produce.
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Businesses claim £31.3bn of government-backed emergency coronavirus funding
Lenders have approved over £31.3bn in funding through government-backed coronavirus schemes, according to new figures from the Treasury
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Bumper exec pay packets are a PR disaster in the Covid-19 era
The latest revolts over board pay mark a growing swell of negative feeling towards bumper bonuses and perks
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Tesco CFO Alan Stewart to step down
Tesco has announced that its chief financial officer Alan Stewart will retire and leave the company next year.
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Media Bites 2 Jun: ABF/Primark, Sainsbury’s, Insurance
Associates British Foods has announced it will reopen all its UK stores from 15 June, Sainsbury’s new CEO makes changes at the top and insurers go to court over coronavirus payments
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Councils to benefit from £50m fund to help reopen high streets
The cash from the European Regional Development Fund will go to councils to spend on practical measures such as new street signs and markings
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Adelie Foods ceases trading as rescue talks fail
The UK’s third-largest sandwich maker has permanently ceased trading after its administrator was unable to secure a swift rescue package
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Wholey Moly closes small funding round to see brand through coronavirus hardship
The company was able to raise the funds from friends and family after a bigger raise with angel investors was postponed
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Pret a Manger hires consultants to advise on ‘new retail environment’
Pret has appointed Alvarez & Marsal and CWM to advise on aspects of a “comprehensive transformation plan”
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Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts reshuffles board on first day
Chief digital director Clodagh Moriarty will take on the new role of retail and digital director
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City snapshot: ABF to reopen all Primark stores by late June
Associated British Foods has announced it will reopen the last of its Primark stores by late June after it was forced to close its 378 retail locations across the world due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Media Bites 1 June: Pret a Manger, Supermarket exec pay, Sainsbury’s
Pret A Manger has called in consultants to help overhaul its fast food business model as its core customer base of commuters remains working from home
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Thatchers sales top £106m as it bucks downward cider trend
Cidermaker Thatchers “outperformed” the wider market last year as its annual sales continued past £100m and profits grew.
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Honestly Good Smoothie Co smashes crowdfunding target within days
Honestly Good said it aimed to “take the business to the next level”
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Frank Roberts & Son sees profits soar to £3.2m
Frank Roberts & Son has seen profits more than double in the past year despite operating in the challenging wrapped bread market
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Farmdrop needs ‘significant’ funding to sustain expansion
‘Material uncertainty’ concerns the future of the online supermarket Farmdrop’s auditor warns
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City snapshot: DIY and gardening sales boom boosts revenues at B&M
B&M European Value Retail has announced today it has seen a double digit jump in like for like sales during the lockdown period, despite a “significant fall” in customer numbers. Plus trading updates from Eage Eye, Young’s and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 29 May: Big food brands, Robot deliveries, Amazon
Big food brands such as PepsiCo and Kraft Heinz have started to sell DTC in the pandemic, shoppers in Milton Keynes could benefit from robot deliveries and Amazon set to hire full-time over 125k US employees
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Lotus Bakeries extends ownership of Natural Balance Foods to 98%
The deal was completed for an undisclosed amount that represents around 1.7x the current year net sales…
