All Finance articles – Page 368
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NewsUS expansion boosts first half sales at WH Smith
Travel revenues continues to rise at WH Smith, which has announced 8% growth in first half sales after its acquisition of US travel retailer InMotion. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 11 April: Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser, Asda
“Drastic Dave’s Tesco shakeup pays off” writes The Times (£), after Tesco said the “vast majority” of its financial turnaround was complete.
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Comment & OpinionAs Tesco shrugs off turmoil, can it be invincible again?
A ‘very confident’ Dave Lewis should have rivals worried
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NewsAsda to raise minimum hourly rate while scrapping paid breaks
Staff could have their hours and departments changed at three weeks’ notice under the proposals
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NewsMüller to axe up to 40% of its milk and cream SKUs in cost-cutting drive
The move is part of the dairy giant’s Project Darwin cost-cutting drive, which aims to save £100m over two years
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NewsLewis 'very confident' on turnaround goals after Tesco profits surge
Pre-tax profits jumped to £1.7bn for the year to 23 February 2019
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco preliminary results: analyst reactions
Tesco has beaten analyst expectations to deliver a 29% surge in pre-tax profits
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco profits surge as turnaround nears completion
Tesco beat analyst expectations to deliver a 29% surge in pre-tax profits, Diageo and Greggs add non-executive directors and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsMedia Bites 10 April: US tariffs, Philip Morris International, Cake Box
US officials revealed an $11bn list of European tariff targets, including cheese and wine
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NewsLidl shrinks size requirements for new London store openings
Lidl’s maximum size for either London or nationwide remains unchanged at 26,500 sq ft
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NewsHolland & Barrett rapped over 'poor payment practices'
The investigation into Holland & Barrett was sparked by a complaint from a technology consultancy
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NewsRetail sales growth slows amid Brexit uncertainty
UK retail sales growth significantly slowed in the first three months of the year amid Brexit-related caution, specialist cake retailer Cake Box saw reported a slowdown in like-for-like sales and the rest of the City news
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NewsMedia Bites 9 April: Retail sales, Tesco, Holland & Barrett
Growth in UK retail sales slowed markedly in the first three months of this year as Brexit uncertainty made shoppers more cautious
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Comment & OpinionPremier Foods' new boss will face an uphill struggle
Giles Turrell has been touted as a successor to Gavin Darby
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NewsBrewDog pushes spirits with whisky, gin and vodka launches
It has signed a deal with Waitrose to stock its Transistor whisky
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NewsTesco set to reveal bumper profits boost
Tesco is set to announce its biggest annual profit since the accounting scandal that dogged the UK’s biggest supermarket in 2014. Plus, board changes at Total Produce, a look forward to the week in the City and all the rest of the latest finance news.
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NewsMedia Bites 8 April: Tesco, Premier Foods, The Co-op
Tesco is working on a new loyalty scheme in the mould of Amazon Prime, which would give its tens of millions of shoppers greater incentives to sign up to the company’s bank and mobile phone services.
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NewsUS sweet potato imports to the UK suffer amid shortages
Two hurricanes hit North Carolina – which produces 60% of the US’s sweet potatoes – in the second half of 2018
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NewsBumper sales at Inspired Pet Nutrition but profits fall back
The owner of pet food brands Wagg and Harringtons grew annual sales by 17.3% last year to £91.3m but profits were held back by its reluctance to push cost increases though to higher prices.
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NewsMeatsnacks Group bought by Kings owner in consolidation move
Tony Quinn has bought the Wild West maker to bring together the UK’s two biggest biltong and jerky suppliers