All Finance articles – Page 667
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NewsJeff van der Eems steps down as United Biscuits CEO
Executive chairman Jim Zaza will assume the CEO’s responsibilities for the foreseeable future
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NewsRevenues and profits soar at Fever-Tree on UK growth
Revenues for the full year to 31 December 2015 were up 71% to £59.3m
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NewsMedia Bites: Sainsbury's/Argos, Dave Lewis, BHS
Sainsbury’s is preparing to raise its £1.3bn bid for Argos as the deadline looms in its takeover shoot-out with a South African furniture giant.
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Comment & OpinionHow healthy is the Waitrose Mark Price leaves behind?
The industry will be eagerly watching to see what happens next at Waitrose as retail director Rob Collins steps up to the plate
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NewsFDF members dismiss EU stay campaign
The UK’s biggest fmcg suppliers have refused to give a mandate for the Food & Drink Federation to campaign against Brexit
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NewsBeef & lamb exports fell in 2015, reports trade body
Total UK beef exports were down 11% at 100,400 tonnes, while total sheepmeat exports were down at 79,460 tonnes
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons' solid results represent 'mini-triumph'
Morrisons even saw a tiny (0.1%) hike in fourth-quarter like-for-like sales
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NewsThe Grocer Price Index shows record deflation
Plus annual revenues soar at Baxters and the market takes a dim view of Morrisons’ turnaround progress
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NewsMedia Bites 11 March: Morrisons, John Lewis, Home Retail Group
On a busy day for retail, the papers examine annual results from Morrisons, Waitrose owner John Lewis Group and Argos owner Home Retail Group.
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NewsBaxters revenues soar as Wornick deal drives up US sales
Revenues leapt 40% at soup manufacturer Baxters last year after huge US growth saw international revenues outstrip UK sales.
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Analysis & FeaturesPrice cuts push supermarket deflation to record low
The Grocer Price Index fell to a new record low of –2.9% year on year in the month to 1 March 2016
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NewsTesco could attract major third party investment for O2 buyout
Tesco is currently in talks with O2 in a bid to buy its share of Tesco Mobile
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NewsWaitrose operating profits up 4% despite tough conditions
Like-for-like sales at Waitrose fell 1.3% during the last year
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NewsGovernment suffers defeat on Sunday Trading reform
MPs voted 317 to 286 against the proposals to relax Sunday Trading laws
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NewsMedia Bites 10 March: Sunday trading, Hotel Chocolat, BHS
Today’s papers devote plenty of coverage to the defeat to changes in Sunday trading laws
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NewsMorrisons’ underlying profit falls by 27%
Morrisons’ pre tax underlying profit fell by 27% to hit analysts’ expectations of £302m
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NewsCasino’s profits hit by Brazilian economic troubles
Group trading profit at French hypermarket chain dropped by 35% last year as a result of cost inflation in its Brazilian business.
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NewsHotel Chocolat float to value business at £150m
Hotel Chocolat is plotting the first major food and drink IPO on the London Stock Exchange for 15 months, expected to value the luxury chocolatier at about £150m and giving its two founders a shared £40m pay day.
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NewsNew mixed retail discounter GHM! to launch this summer
GHM! is the second retail venture from Andy Bond’s Pepkor UK
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NewsMedia Bites 9 March: Brexit, Tesco, Lindt
Bank of England governor Mark Carney’s warning that a vote to leave the EU would be the “biggest domestic threat” to financial stability has created plenty of headlines. Plus Tesco’s continued recovery amd Lindt’s global ambitions.