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City News: Deliveroo woes grow as shares fall again
Deliveroo posted record first quarter numbers in its first update as a listed company, but investor concerns remain about a 2021 slowdown
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CBD platform Alphagreen raises £1m-plus before funding push goes public
E-commerce startup Alphagreen will kick off a public crowdfunding campaign next week
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Gail’s owner Bread Holdings benefits from quality demand
Shopper demand for better-quality bread in supermarkets during lockdown has helped the premium bakery group behind Gail’s offset some of the sales losses incurred in the pandemic
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Buyout funds eyeing ‘undervalued’ UK supermarkets
Global buyout funds are eyeing the opportunity to take more UK supermarkets back into private hands after Covid left the major grocers undervalued
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Scotmid Co-op results reveal sales up 6.2% to £409m
Society’s trading profts increased by 14.3% to £6.4m
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Asda appoints John Fallon as new CFO ahead of Issa brothers takeover
Fallon will replace Rob McWilliam who is returning to a portfolio career
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City snapshot: Ocado invests in AI firm Oxbotica to develop vehicle fleet
Ocado has announced a partnership, including a £10m investment, with Oxford based autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica to develop a range of vehicles
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Media Bites 16 April: Deliveroo, Naked Wines, THG
The boss of Deliveroo has conceded that the company will have to work hard to prove itself to the stock market after the slump in its shares
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Diageo expands RTD portfolio with Loyal 9 deal
Launched in 2018 in Rhode Island, Loyal 9’s vodka-based RTD canned cocktails are produced with 100% real fruit and use a lemonade base.
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East London Liquor Co in £750k crowd push as it looks to expand in supermarkets
The London-based distiller, which already has supermarket listings with Waitrose, Tesco and Co-op, aims to expand off-channel exposure for its range of spirits, ready-to-drink canned cocktails and hard seltzers.
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City snapshot: Deliveroo orders soar in first quarter ahead of 2021 slowdown
Newly listed Deliveroo has posted a 130% jump in first quarter turnover, but the delivery giant pointed to dramatic slowdown for the rest of the year. Plus Naked Wines’ sales soar on US growth and THG posts £482m loss despite strong growth.
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Media Bites 15 April: Tesco, Asda, Deliveroo, pubs
The first annual results delivered by new CEO Ken Murphy gets blanket coverage in the papers this morning.
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What does the reopening mean for food and drink stocks?
With the FTSE250 at pre-Covid levels, and the FTSE350 actually trading higher, we look at how grocery, retail, leisure and food to go stocks have fared
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Wild Nutrition supplements bags investment from Piper
Founded in 2013 by husband-and-wife team Henrietta and Charlie Norton, the business’ supplements are ethically and sustainably formulated by an in-house team using fully traceable ingredients.
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Ken Murphy: Tesco in ‘no hurry’ to end social distancing
Tesco predicted it would face at least another £200m of pandemic costs in the current financial year
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Deliveroo riders miss IPO bonus because of ‘technical error’
Riders have shared their frustration at the error, and lack of communication from the company
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Media Bites 14 April: Sainsbury’s, Just Eat Takeaway, John Lewis
A billionaire Czech investor has launched a raid on Sainsbury’s sparking speculation it could be targeted in a deal to take it private
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City snapshot: Tesco profits sink by 28% as Covid costs bite
Profits at Tesco have plunged by more than £700m despite sales rocketing as the supermarket incurred Covid-related costs of almost £900m. Plus, Tesco appoints the CEO of Kingfisher and a former Sainsbury’s chief digital and marketing officer to its board.
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City snapshot: Home-focused goods growth help retail sales recover in March
Retail sales continued to recover in March, though this recovery was centred on specific ‘home centric’ categories as most sectors remain in significant decline
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Media Bites 13 April: Lockdown, rapid grocery delivery, Cake Box
The main focus in the papers this morning is the reopening of non-essential shops, beer gardens, hairdressers and gyms as lockdown begins to ease.