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Comment & OpinionWalmart wakes up to Asda
As Walmart sharpens its language about Asda’s “disappointing” performance, Clive Black looks at the likely impact on the wider UK grocery market
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NewsUK toilet tissue manufacturer Accrol successfully floats on AIM
Blackburn-based toilet tissue manufacturer Accrol began trading on London’s AIM market today after raising £63.5m from institutional investors.
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NewsEagle Eye warns of lower than expected sales
Shares in Eagle Eye Solutions, which has major contracts with Asda and Sainsbury’s, have crashed today after the tech group said full-year sales would be lower than expected.
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NewsSainsbury's shares survive like-for-like sales decline
The market looked kindly on the like-for-like sales decline at Sainsbury’s this week
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NewsHealth Rack shuts stores in rescue deal
Supplements retailer Health Rack has closed five stores outside its North West heartland
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NewsFiddes Payne management shake-up continues
Departure of FD Robert Moorhouse and commercial director Mark Grahame follows December exit of MD Iain Macpherson
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NewsDairy Partners profits balloon on back of global pizza boom
Mozzarella and pizza cheese producer Dairy Partners has recorded a more than 11-fold increase in profits
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Analysis & FeaturesPladis 'powerhouse' set to take UB back to City
The Turkish owner of United Biscuits is plotting a return to the stock market for McVitie’s
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NewsGrocer Price Index moves to record deflationary level of -3.1%
Supermarket prices have fallen by more than 3% on a year-on-year basis for the first time
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NewsTesco to offload Giraffe to Ranjit Boparan
Tesco has agreed to sell Giraffe to 2 Sisters owner Ranjit Boparan as the supermarket continues its strategy of disposing of non-core assets.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 June: M&S, Argos, Morrisons, Boots
The M&S annual report and the pay of Marc Bolland and Steve Rowe is poured over; the Q1 sales growth for Argos also features, alongside a management shake up at Boots.
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NewsCity snapshot: Iceland slows decline of like-for-like sales
aroIceland has slowed the rate of decline in its like-for-like sales thanks to new initiatives introduced throughout the year. Plus Tesco agrees the sale of Giraffe; and Sainsbury’s CFO John Rogers to take charge of Argos.
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NewsArgos puts in best performance for two years
Home Retail Group has given Sainsbury’s a boost today as it revealed Argos put in its strongest sales growth performance in eight quarters.
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NewsMolson Coors agrees rights deal for Bavaria beer brands
The agreement will cover Bavaria’s portfolio of brands in the UK
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NewsChicken sales soar on back of price cuts
Chicken sales are outpacing the wider fresh meat & poultry category
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NewsAmazon Fresh: what the analysts say
Our round-up of reaction from leading retail and city analysts
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NewsCity snapshot: Amazon pulls trigger on UK grocery launch
Amazon has launched its much anticipated Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service in the UK - plus PZ Cussons’ European growth helps negate African troubles and the market looks favourably on Sainsbury’s first quarter like-for-like sales drop.
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NewsMedia Bites 9 June: Amazon Fresh, BHS, Sainsbury's
“Amazon Fresh launches assault on UK supermarkets” is the headline in The Telegraph this morning on the news that Amazon is launching grocery deliver in 69 post codes across London.
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NewsAmazon Fresh grocery delivery service goes live in the UK
The service, previously only available in the US, will come at a standard monthly price of £6.99 for unlimited deliveries on orders over £40
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NewsWH Smith shares fall despite Q3 sales rise
Sales at WH Smith have increased 2% in the third quarter thanks to continued growth at the retailer’s travel division.