All Finance articles – Page 729
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NewsUK food and drink businesses lagging as M&A market booms
The UK M&A market is booming at levels not seen since 2007, but food and drink remains starved of deal activity…
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NewsInvestors hit by IPO 'indigestion'
Companies hoping to tap the early year thirst for retail flotations have been warned investors are losing their appetite…
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Analysis & FeaturesEmerging market currency weaknesses hit major fmcg companies
Major fmcg companies have been battered by huge currency volatility in emerging markets…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands keep it simple with focus on money-off deals
When it comes to promotions, keeping it simple is the name of the game right now…
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Analysis & FeaturesBooker makes Makro economics work with best of both approach
After a litany of losses, the wholesaler has chalked up an £11m profit. How did the Wilson masterplan fix things so quickl…
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NewsCo-op Group’s stake in Co-op Bank falls to 20%
Co-op Bank has completed its £400m recapitalisation…
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NewsTesco completes CRE joint venture in China
Tesco has completed the deal to combine its Chinese retail operations with China Resources Enterprise
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NewsTate & Lyle profits fall on weakening sweetener sales
Tate & Lyle reported a 2% drop in full-year profits this morning.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Asda shoot itself in the foot with store cost cutting?
Asda insists its management cull is an inevitable evolution, but will shoppers react as negatively as staff predict?…
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Category ReportGrocery Retail Structure 2014
The UK convenience sector is booming, consumers are shopping ‘little and often’. Right?
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NewsTesco ends talks over sale of Kipa in Turkey
Tesco has ended talks over the future of its loss-making Turkish business…
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NewsAsda to save money by axing 24-hour trading at 20 stores
Asda is set to stop 24-hour trading at 20 stores that are no longer profitable after 10pm…
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Analysis & FeaturesAn inconvenient truth: is convenience really growing?
The convenience sector is booming. Or is it? When you interrogate the numbers a little harder a different picture emerges…
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NewsTesco CEO Philip Clarke receives £1.6m pay package but no bonus
Tesco bosses saw increases in their pay packets last year, but missed out on any bonus.
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NewsSABMiller’s UK beer sales grow despite tough global trading
SABMiller has reported a rise in full-year earnings, boosted by beer sales in emerging markets and the UK…
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NewsAsda says in-store manager changes won't hit morale
The retailer will enter into consultation with more than 4,000 in-store managers across the country…
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Analysis & FeaturesCash machines can be a cash cow
Some independents refuse to install ATMs. New research suggests they could be missing a trick…
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Comment & OpinionInfographics can be better than words for sales pitches
Nielsen estimates that the average individual is hit with more than 3,000 brand impressions in a single day…
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NewsFirst quarter losses widen at Coca-Cola Hellenic
Coca-Cola Hellenic has reported larger than expected first quarter losses…
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NewsSABMiller gives eight executives £3.8m worth of shares
SABMiller has handed eight executives shares worth £3.8m…