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NewsB&M Bargains accelerates store opening plans
B&M Bargains is accelerating its store opening plans this financial year and now expects to add 80 net new outlets to its portfolio.
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NewsAs John Dixon quits, is Steve Rowe now M&S CEO in waiting?
John Dixon’s resignation clears way for Steve Rowe in battle to succeed Marc Bolland as M&S CEO.
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NewsCity Snapshot: B&M Bargains reveals strong spring as shoppers stick with discounters
Listed value retailer B&M Bargains has reported another period of soaring growth in a strong spring trading update. Elsewhere, Marks & Spencer gives an insight into succession planning as head of food Steve Rowe takes over from head of GM John Dixon.
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NewsMedia Bites 17 July: M&S, Amazon
The papers focus heavily on news that Marks & Spencer’s head of general merchandise John Dixon has quit for another top job in retail. Also in the headlines is Amazon’s plans to launch online grocery delivery in the UK.
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NewsFinsbury to beat profits forecasts as sales heat up
Soaring sales at Finsbury Food Group have sent investors flocking to the listed bakery and cake supplier
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NewsPhilip Morris sales dragged down by lower UK market share
Sales have fallen 12% to $6.9bn (£4.4bn) at tobacco company Philip Morris International in the second quarter, dragged down by a lower market share in the UK.
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NewsCasino reports improved activity in Q2
French retailer Casino’s standout performance has come from its ecommerce business in the second quarter – with gross merchandise value up 25.8% at constant exchange rates.
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NewsSeabrook Crisps heads for £35m private equity deal
Private equity house LDC counts Ministry of Cake, The ComplEAT Food Group and Intercontinental Brands among its 90-strong portfolio
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NewsHilton shares plunge as meat group faces currency headwinds
Meat packaging business Hilton Food Group has traded in line with the board’s expectations despite challenging consumer conditions
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NewsCarrefour shares rise as international growth pushes up sales
Shares in French supermarket giant Carrefour have risen 2.5% to €30.89 thanks to continued sales growth in its second quarter
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NewsCity snapshot: Annual sales up by 45.8% at Finsbury Food Group
Bakery and cake supplier Finsbury Food Group (FIF) has grown revenues by 45.8% in the year to 27 June, plus second quarter trading figures from Casino and Carrefour and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia bites 16 July: CMA, Lidl, JD Wetherspoon
Supermarkets are misleading shoppers by running confusing promotions, Britain’s competition regulator has found.
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NewsBakkavor completes Italian pizza exit
Bakkavor has sold its remaining 60% stake in Italpizza to Dreamfood, an investment company controlled by Italpizza’s MD Cristian Pederzini.
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Analysis & FeaturesOC&C Global 50: International expansion still holds key for struggling tobacco firms
Revenues and margins both fell for the globe’s biggest tobacco firms last year according to the OC&C Global 50, but an industry struggling with declining cigarette volumes is still looking to new markets to underpin future growth.
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NewsBig four building less than a third of planned stores
Figures show that just 32 per cent of projects submitted for planning permission by big four have been built
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NewsLidl sales climb £700m to record £4bn as new HQ plans unveiled
Lidl has hiked its UK sales by £700m to a record £4bn for the 2014 financial year as more shoppers desert the mainstream grocers for the discounters
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NewsCity Snapshot: Carr's food volumes hold up
Volumes in Carr’s Group food division, which supplies flour to the likes of Warburtons, are ahead of a year ago
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NewsSquare Pie targets £2m from launch of ‘pie bond’
Gourmet pie business Square Pie, which has listings in Tesco and Ocado is aiming to raise up to £2m from a crowdfunding campaign to add new products to its supermarket range.
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NewsAcquisitions drive Lindt’s first half sales up 17.4%
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt saw revenues grow by 17.4% in the first half of the year, largely thanks to its acquisition of US confectionery firm Russell Stover.
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NewsMüller and Dairy Crest deal decision could come next month
Dairy Crest confirm a further update on the deal’s progress is due on 21 August