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NewsBargain Booze owner lays foundations for growth
Conviviality Retail boss Diana Hunter has said the group is in a “strong position” to grow in the coming years after the Bargain Booze owner increased revenues 2.4% to £364.1m.
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NewsMedia Bites 13 July: Unilever, Conviviality, Fever Tree
Unilever is reported to have started a search for its next chairman, with Michael Treschow expected to step down.
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NewsCity snapshot: Full-year profits up 4.4% at Conviviality Retail
Conviviality Retail (CVR) has posted a 4.4% rise in pre-tax profits to £9.7m, plus the FTSE is boosted by the new agreement this morning between eurozone leaders and Greece.
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NewsConviviality Retail confirms bid for Matthew Clark
Conviviality Retail has emerged as a front runner in the £200m sale of specialist wine wholesaler Matthew Clark…
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NewsBooker shares down following 'subdued' numbers
Booker has been a standout City performer over the past year, but its shares fell this week
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ProfilesUnilever's Paul Polman on the future of global fmcg
Unilever CEO Paul Polman gives his views on the challenges facing global fmcg gaints following the publication of the OC&C Global 50.
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NewsArla biggest riser in tough year for Global OC&C 50
Danish dairy firm Arla Foods is the biggest riser in The Grocer’s annual ranking of the world’s largest fmcg suppliers…
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Global 50: the giant slowdown
The latest Global 50 rankings by OC&C reveals the biggest fmcg suppliers are struggling to grow both turnover and margins…
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NewsGreencore to roll out new IT systems
Greencore is to automate its accounts-payable processes to manage 360,000 invoices a year…
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NewsCoty and P&G shares dip following mega-merger agreement
Shares in beauty giants Coty and Procter & Gamble slipped 4.7% to $30 and 0.4% to $80.66 respectively as investors weighed up the benefits of the $12.5bn deal for P&G’s beauty business.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Waitrose sales soar as sun shines
Sales at Waitrose soared 6% to £132.2m in the 22nd week of its current financial year thanks to “summer sunshine, British sporting heroics and US Independence Day parties”. Plus stevia producer PureCircle appoints two former Pepsi and Coke execs to the board.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 July: Bargain Booze, petrol prices, PepsiCo
Bargain Booze confirms its in the race for wine supplier Matthew Clark, fallout from the living wage announcement, Sainsbury’s and Tesco prices at the pump, PepsiCo beats market expectations and Procter & Gamble has agreed to sell 43 beauty brands to Coty.
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NewsWalgreens Boots beats profit forecasts for third quarter
Global pharmacy and health giant Walgreens Boots Alliance has beaten profit expectations in the third quarter as sales across its divisions grew following the official formation of the larger group.
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NewsProcter & Gamble UK boss Irwin Lee to become Morrisons non-executive director
Morrisons has appointed Procter & Gamble UK boss Irwin Lee as a non-executive director to help turn around the company’s fortunes.
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NewsAssociated British Foods stock climbs as revenues grow
Shares have increased almost 5% at Associated British Foods after the group said revenues were ahead of last year.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Conviviality Retail shares suspended on takeover talk
Conviviality Retail (CVR) has suspended trading in its shares “due to media speculation” it is seeking to acquire UK drinks supplier Matthew Clark
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NewsMedia bites: Budget, living wage, sunday trading
Under-pressure supermarkets and high-street retailers face paying out billions of pounds in extra wages and tax over the next five years after George Osborne’s budget.
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NewsConviviality Retail confirms reverse takeover talks with Matthew Clark
Conviviality Retail has suspended trading in its shares “due to media speculation” it is seeking to acquire UK drinks supplier Matthew Clark.
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Analysis & FeaturesLiving wage dominates Sainsbury's AGM
No sooner had Mike Coupe said there was no way he could commit to a living wage at Sainsbury’s by next year’s AGM than George Osborne announced a new compulsory national pay scale for everybody over the age of 25.
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NewsBooker shares slide after “subdued” first quarter trading
Shares in Booker fell 3.3% to 160.8p today after the wholesaler revealed a group-wide like-for-like growth of 0.4%