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NewsDunnhumby hit by £33m loss in wake of new Tesco terms
With Tesco abandoning its £2bn sale in 2015, Dunnhumby fell to a £33m pre-tax loss in the year to 28 February 2017
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NewsGoldman analysis of Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s excites City
The fortunes of the three listed grocers are looking up after an unexpected early Christmas present from analysts at Goldman
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News2 Sisters profits hit by site closure and rising commodities
Operating profits at 2 Sisters fell 58% to £8.4m in the 13 weeks to 28 October…
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NewsMedia Bites 8 December: Asda, Steinhoff, Tesco, DS Smith
More than 800 senior Asda shop floor staff are facing a pay cut or redundancy, a report revealed last night.
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco prices rising faster than industry rivals - GPI
Tesco continued to raise prices faster than its supermarket peers last month, according to the latest Grocer Price Index. Plus, Tesco Clubcard operator Dunnhumby has plunged to a £33m pre-tax loss after a new agreement with its parent company cost the data arm an extra £30m; and Poundstretcher sales fall 7.5% to £397.4m as the chain continued to shrink its store estate
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NewsAsda joins retailers hiking banana prices as supplies tighten
The supermarket has hiked prices across several banana packs…
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NewsSurging gin sales put tonic beyond the £100m mark
Brits bought an extra £31.6m worth of tonic over the last year, a 37.2% uplift [Kantar]
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Analysis & FeaturesBarilla scouts for carb disruptors with Blu1877 venture capital fund
The iconic Italian pasta maker is looking to invest in startups that work with alternative grains and legumes as well as those tackling food waste, obesity and sustainability challenges
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NewsTesco fraud trial told former MD Bush won't be giving evidence
At the start of Chris Bush’s defence, Southwark Crown Court was told by his barrister he’d opted not to give evidence
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NewsWalmart drops Stores from its name to become Walmart Inc
The US giant will cease to trade as Wal-Mart Stores Inc and become Walmart Inc to better reflect its ecommerce business
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NewsCity snapshot: Coca-Cola HBC appoints CEO to succeed Dimitris Lois
European Coke bottler Coca-Cola HBC has appointed a new CEO to succeed Dimitris Lois, who died in October. Plus, strong first-half results from packaging giant DS Smith; and Irn-Bru maker AG Barr adds Natures Way Foods CEO Susan Barratt to its board as independent non-exec
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NewsMedia Bites 7 December: Whitbread, Unilever, Steinhoff, Hammerson/Intu
An American activist investor has taken a 3.4% position in Whitbread, prompting speculation that it will press for a break-up of the Premier Inn and Costa Coffee operator.
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NewsForecourt contingencies swing into place in wake of P&H demise
Oil giant Shell has admitted there could be the “possibility of interruption” to the supply of products…
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé buys Canadian supplement company Atrium for $2.3bn.
Nestlé (NESN) has agreed a deal to buy privately-held nutritional health products producer Atrium Innovations to expand its global consumer goods business. Plus Poundland owner Steinhoff’s shares plunge amid accounting irregularity, £3.4bn European shopping centre merger, supermarket shares surge and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 Dec: Supermarket shares, Nestlé, Fever-Tree
Tesco surged up the FTSE 100 after analysts told investors to add the stock to their trolley.
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NewsCharles Gibb appointed North America CEO at Fever-Tree
The posh mixer brand has established a New York office, 10 years after it entered the US
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NewsRetail sales rise in November but Black Friday fails to boost non-food
Retail sales were up 0.6% on a like-for-like basis in November according to the latest BRC- KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, but in-store sales of non-food items fell despite the Black Friday sales event.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 Dec: Black Friday, P&H, McColl's
“Black Friday sale failure so hard to swallow” is the headline in The Times this morning on the disappointing in-store sales figures for Black Friday.
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes Casino mean Ocado's hi-tech gamble has paid off?
The investment at Andover now looks prescient rather than risky
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NewsNisa joins coalition of wholesalers supplying Costcutter
Nisa has also picked up temporary McColl’s deal in the wake of the P&H collapse