All Finance articles – Page 692
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NewsMedia Bites 11 Jan: Asahi, Sainbury's, Netto, Christmas trading
Asahi is reportedly planning a £2.4bn bid for Grolsch and Peroni and the shock takover approach by Sainsbury’s for Home Retail continues to gain column inches.
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NewsAsda to invest another £500m in price war
Asda has committed another £500m to fight the price war as CEO Andy Clarke predicts 2016 will be another year of “intense pressure” for supermarkets.
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NewsPayPoint sells online business to Capita for £14m
The business, which comprises of PayPoint.net and Metacharge, serves around 200 high-profile enterprise brands and 3,500 SMEs
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NewsBorder Biscuits to expand production with funding win
Border Biscuits has secured a seven-figure bank funding package as it aims to take a bigger bite out of the baked goods market in the UK.
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NewsWest Cornwall Pasty Co completes stage one of turnaround
Danny Mills-backed The West Cornwall Pasty Co has started on its turnaround with losses narrowing thanks to a repositioning of the brand.
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NewsBob Martin expands European footprint with Nestlé deal
Family-run pet healthcare brand Bob Martin has completed the acquisition of a pet care business from Nestlé to open up three new European markets.
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Analysis & Features'Put up or shut up' looms as JS looks to fight Amazon battle
What’s behind Sainsbury’s audacious £1.1bn approach for Argos owner Home Retail Group and how has the media reacted?
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NewsSainsbury's bid for Home Retail Group baffles analysts
Sainsbury’s shock move for Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group left analysts scratching their heads
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NewsSteve 'Trader Rowe' hailed as ideal CEO for Marks & Spencer
Marc Bolland’s heir apparent at M&S is hailed as ‘incredibly effective trader’
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas trading redeemed by last-minute shopping
A late rush to the aisles before Christmas looks to have saved the festive period for the beleaguered grocery sector
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NewsCook notches up record sales & profits in 'decent' year
Frozen ready meal specialist Cook Trading has generated record sales and profits
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NewsGlendale Foods taken over by its management team
Food manufacturer Glendale Foods has been taken over by its management team in a partial shareholder buyout
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NewsMedia Bites 8 Jan: M&S, Sainsbury's, Majestic Wine, Poundland
Unsurprisingly, the papers are dominated by news of the departure of M&S CEO Marc Bolland, examining his legacy, the challenges facing new boss Steve Rowe and mulling over the dire Christmas figures.
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NewsCity snapshot: Nichols sales slide in UK as war on sugar intensifies
Sales in the UK at Vimto maker Nichols has slipped as the soft drinks market continues to prove challenging
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NewsSouthern Co-operative hails 'best Christmas in years'
Like-for-like sales across convenience stores were up 4.7% in the three weeks to 3 January
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NewsMajestic Wine shares soar as new strategy pays off
CEO Rowan Gormley described the results as “encouraging” but “too early to call it a trend”
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Analysis & FeaturesShare price winners and losers in 2015: from Fever-Tree to Tesco
Soft drinks plc lifts the spirits, while Sainsbury’s picks on one of the many depressed retail and supplier stocks
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Comment & OpinionGet ready for the return of inflation
From the high economic skies we see a Britain that continues to grow quite robustly, circa 2% GDP
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NewsPoundland shares plunge to record lows
Poundland shares have plunged to an all-time low as it warned profits for the year would be at the low end of expectations.
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News'Trader' Rowe to replace Bolland at M&S: what the analysts say
Here’s what industry experts have to say about M&S’s dramatic announcement