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Analysis & FeaturesGreen shoots of recovery: analysts' views on Tesco
We look at analysts’ reactions to Tesco’s Christmas trading update to see whether Dave Lewis’ new strategy has won over – or at least reassured – the City.
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NewsFood growth not enough to save Christmas for M&S
Marks & Spencer shares fell by 3.5% in early trading today despite a 2.8% rise in third quarter food sales after it revealed a slump in general merchandise revenues.
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NewsMeadow Foods responds to growth by increasing processing capacity
Dairy producer will be able to deal with surplus milk volumes
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Analysis & Features2015 remains tough but Sainsbury's will be buoyed by solid Christmas numbers
Sainsbury’s third quarter trading has been dubbed its worst festive period in a decade, but the lower than expected sales fall is more evidence that the supermarkets seem to have avoided the catastrophic festive slump some had predicted.
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NewsMajestic Wine squeezes margins to achieve Christmas sales growth
Majestic Wine has boosted like-for-like UK sales growth by more than 1% over Christmas by squeezing its margins in a bid to offer competitive prices to its customers.
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NewsSainsbury's sales fall amid "challenging" conditions
Sainsbury’s posts 1.7% decline in like-for-like sales in third quarter, chief executive cites “uncertainty”
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Analysis & FeaturesIt's hard to argue with Waitrose's bumper Christmas
The big four might be steeling themselves for a long, tough 2015, but life at the premium end of the grocery market continues to be far more enjoyable.
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NewsFormer Morrisons commercial chief Richard Hodgson joins Premier Foods board
Former Morrisons and Waitrose commercial director Richard Hodgson has joined Premier Foods as a non-executive director.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco's Christmas trading could prove cause for cautious optimism
With Tesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S all set to report declining sales again this week, the food retailers would be forgiven for fearing this year looks just as grim as 2014.
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NewsCompetition watchdog confirms Pork Farms merger probe
CMA to probe Pork Farms’ Kerry Foods deal An in-depth investigation into Pork Farms’ acquisition of the chilled savoury and pastry business of Kerry Foods is now underway after the food producer failed to ease the concerns of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the watchdog has ...
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NewsSoft drink launches helps PureCircle sales to fizz
Sugar substitute producer PureCircle is expecting increased profitability for the first half as sales grew 24% on the back of contracts with Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
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NewsFRC launches fresh probe into Tesco accounts
Accounting watchdog the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation…
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NewsDigital war will overtake the price war in 2015
The digital war will “overtake the price war” in 2015, as the big four supermarkets try to avoid looking “dangerously homogenous”, retail analysts Planet Retail have predicted.
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NewsPork Farms' Kerry Foods deal faces monopoly scrutiny
Pork Farms’ acquisition of the chilled savoury and pastry (CSP) business of Irish Food giant Kerry Foods…
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NewsAldi sales growth slows down to 'only' 22%
The rampant growth of the discounters has been one of the defining stories of 2014…
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NewsFamily spending power up £11, says Asda
Family spending power is up this Christmas, following the biggest annual increase to discretionary income in almost five years, according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood prices in the mults fall for seventh month in a row
The UK’s supermarkets are heading into the vital Christmas period with food price inflation remaining at historic lows…
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NewsCrawshaw names Lidl UK's Noel Collett as CEO
Northern butchery chain Crawshaw Group has appointed former Lidl executive Noel Collett as its new CEO.