All Finance articles – Page 3
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WH Smith travel profits jump ahead of high street sell-off
The retailer confirmed the sale to Modella Capital should complete in the summer
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Cruzcampo and Murphy’s shine for Heineken amid wider beer declines
Despite volumes falling, performance was ‘better than the market’, Heineken insisted
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Promotional Features
How exporting can enhance SME business success, even in challenging times
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Media Bites 15 April: US-UK trade deal, Nivea, olive oil and wages
US vice-president JD Vance said there was a “good chance” a trade deal could be reached with the UK
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City snapshot: B&M looks to shore up sales after another weak quarter
B&M is planning to open 45 new stores this year despite weaker sales across its stores
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Molson Coors CEO Gavin Hattersley to retire
A search to find Hattersley’s successor will take in both external and internal candidates
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Analysis & Features
Will tariffs cause spirits brands to regret their bet on geographical indicators?
Protected geographical indicators have underpinned premiumisation in spirits, but cause headaches in a deglobalised environment
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Collapse of vertical farm Jones Food Company was ‘inevitable’, group warns
The Lydney, Gloucestershire-based business was placed into administration on 7 April, with 61 staff made redundant
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Xoxo Soda seals £4m investment on eve of major UK retail push
Xoxo launched in Co-op this month
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Müller snaps up Biotiful Gut Health in £100m-plus deal
Kefir brand Biotiful Gut Health has been acquired by dairy giant Müller for an undisclosed figure
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Vertical farming giant Jones Food Company appoints administrators
The Lydney, Gloucestershire-based business closed its doors on Monday 7 April with 61 staff made redundant
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s Ken Murphy unphased by ‘intensified’ supermarket competition
Murphy was keen to point out Tesco’s limited exposure to tariffs, and suggested Asda’s price push was part of a general increase in competition
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Genius Foods bailed out by owner after losses mount
Katjes has sought to initiate a turnaround at Genius since buying the business in 2022, but has struggled to make much headway
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Tesco slashing £500m of costs as price war escalates
Tesco is cutting an additional £500m of costs amid escalating costs and falling profits, saying it needs the ‘flexibility and firepower… to respond to current market conditions’
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Media Bites 10 April: Trump’s tariff turnaround, hiring scaled back and Unilever salary backlash
Rachel Reeves is not backing calls for the UK government to launch a “buy British” campaign in response to tariffs
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‘Act decisively’ to protect food’s £37bn contribution, government urged
The Powering Communities report highlights the economic contribution of the industry stretching across every region of the UK
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Media Bites 9 April: Aldi overtakes Asda and Trump tariffs fallout
The news continues to be dominated with the fallout from Trump’s trade tariffs, while Aldi has overtaken Asda on food and drink sales for the first time
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City snapshot: KKR nears €2.5bn deal for Karo Healthcare
A deal would be counter to the downbeat mood following Donald Trump’s decision to place tariffs on almost every country
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Arla and German dairy giant DMK announce plans to merge
The merger ’represents a union of shared values and complementary strengths’, the pair said
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Home-cooked dogfood company Different Dog raises £10m
The £10m will be used to build a new ‘state-of-the-art facility’ in Telford, the ‘dog capital of the UK’