All Finance articles – Page 502
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Kennelpak picked up by PE firm Endless' Enact fund
Kennelpak is headquartered in Nottingham, where it employees 275 staff, and generated sales of more than £23m in the year ended 31 March 2017.
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Holland & Barrett profits under pressure from supermarkets
Holland & Barrett’s UK retail sales rose 4.6% in the year before its £1.8bn takeover by a Russian billionaire
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Marks & Spencer puzzles analysts with sales fall
The market was left distinctly unimpressed this week by Marks & Spencer’s first quarter organic sales fall
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Noble delays IPO to focus on rebuilding sales and profitability
Happy Egg Co owner Noble Foods has put its mooted IPO on ice as it focuses on regrowing revenues
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Nisa members 'wait and see' over Sainsbury's takeover
Exclusive new research for The Grocer reveals more Nisa retailers are in favour of a deal than against it, but still all to play for
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Buckfast sales grow £2m as tonic wine picks up 'down south'
Sales of the 15% abv tonic wine have grown by £2m (7.9%) to £26.9m over the past year
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City snapshot: Happy Egg owner Noble Foods shelves IPO plans on falling sales and profits
Noble Foods, the owner of Happy Egg and Gü Puds, has postponed a mooted IPO to concentrate on rebuilding its top line after significant restructuring last year.
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Media Bites 14 July: Morrisons, Cargill, Target, Sports Direct
Morrisons is the first ‘big four’ supermarket to commit to selling only British fresh meat throughout the year as part of a strategy to offer more locally sourced products.
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Craft beer pioneer BrewDog smashes into Booze Top 100
BrewDog has become the first craft brand ever to appear in The Grocer’s ranking of Britain’s 100 Biggest Alcohol Brands
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Comment & Opinion
Who’s to say what a fair share of tax is for multinationals like RB?
It’s easy to be righteous
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Liquidators appointed at scandal-hit Hebridean Sea Salt
Hebridean Sea Salt is set to be liquidated after being embroiled in a scandal over the authenticity of its product.
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Welsh food and drink exports soar by almost 20%
Exports from Welsh suppliers hit £337.3m, up 19.8% year on year, according to Welsh government data
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Oxfam report slams Reckitt Benckiser over tax: at a glance
A new report by the charity is critical of multinationals it claims do not pay their ‘fair share’ of tax globally
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Media Bites 13 July: Tesco/Booker, B&M Bargains, Wetherspoons
The long-expected phase 2 investigation into the £3.7bn Tesco and Booker merger generates plenty of column inches in today’s papers.
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City snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser denies avoiding £60m of taxes in developing nations
Reckitt Benckiser has denied accusations of tax avoidance in developing countries as charity organisation Oxfam publishes a report highlighting the household goods manufacturer as an example of a multinational not paying its “fair share”. Plus, the newly demerged Metro Group starts trading shares.
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Tasties of Chester rescue deal saves 188 jobs as former Adelie CEO takes over business
Almost 200 jobs have been saved at food-to-go operator Tasties of Chester after former Adelie Foods CEO Gavin Cox put together a rescue deal with administrators.
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B&M benefits from late Easter and sunshine as shoppers hunt for bargains
B&M Bargains has recorded its strongest first quarter of like-for-like growth in three years as the late Easter and hot weather boosted sales and the return of inflation sent shoppers searching for a bargain.
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SSP Group sees sales grow as air passenger numbers rise
Travel concession operator SSP Group has reported like-for-like sales growth of 3.6% in its third quarter results and a 21.7% jump in total group revenues.
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Supermarket real estate transactions on the up, data reveals
Real estate transaction volumes in the supermarket sector increased by 20% in the first half of 2017
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Waitrose hit by £41.5m property writedown cost
The retailer focused on improving its existing estate rather than aggressive expansion in the past year