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NewsCurry Queen Perween Warsi mulls S&A Foods sale
Perween Warsi CBE, the founder and owner of S&A Foods, is considering a potential sale of the Indian ready meals specialist
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Analysis & FeaturesWH Smith, Sainsbury’s, Ocado among FTSE’s most shorted stocks
The grocers may have been battered by the stock market in 2014, but investors seem convinced they are yet to hit rock bottom
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Analysis & FeaturesPremier Foods pricing holds up despite price war at supermarkets
The price of key SKUs at Premier Foods has remained firm despite the supermarket price war.
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Analysis & FeaturesImperial Tobacco's US growth is a bold risk
Few doubt that Imperial Tobacco’s US expansion is transformational - whether it’s wholly desirable is more contentious.
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NewsImperial Tobacco buys US brands for £4.2bn after Reynolds/Lorillard merger
Imperial Tobacco is to buy four US cigarette brands and a line of e-cigarettes after the agreement of the merger between US tobacco giants Reynolds and Lorillard today.
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NewsWorld Cup fails to grow food sales
The World Cup could not arrest the decline in food and drinks sales fell in June, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
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Analysis & FeaturesFranchisees buy-in augurs well for Conviviality Retail
The maiden results from Bargain Booze operator Conviviality Retail are encouraging.
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NewsMorrisons sells Kiddicare for £2m to Endless
Morrisons has sold its underperforming baby goods brand Kiddicare for just 3% of its purchase price.
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NewsConviviality Retail toasts bumper full-year profits
Bargain Booze-owner Conviviality Retail has reported a bumper increase in profits in its first annual results as a listed company.
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NewsJames Brundle's Hackney Spar topping £32k weekly sales
Sales are topping £32,000 a week at the second c-store opened by Spar retailer James Brundle…
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Analysis & FeaturesFalling commodity costs drive down inflation more than any price war
Inflation as recorded by our Grocer Price Index was running at over 2.5% a year ago and it is now negative at -0.6%
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NewsAldi and Lidl fortunes revealed in first Rich List
The discounters may be upstart challengers in the UK grocery fight, but the businessmen behind them are anything but…
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Analysis & FeaturesRich List: The Grocer 100
The Grocer’s first-ever Rich List represents the whole gamut of food and drink wealth creation…
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NewsSugar supply set to tighten warns Tate & Lyle
Tate & Lyle Sugars has reported a surge in sales and profits, but warned of mounting pressure on sugar supplies…
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Analysis & FeaturesBooker shares dive on news of sharp Makro sales fall
Booker shares continued their slide on Wednesday after reporting a sharp fall in Makro sales…
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NewsM&S CFO Alan Stewart heads to Tesco
Marks & Spencer CFO Alan Stewart is leaving the retailer to join Tesco.
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NewsABF grocery sales hit by loss of Silver Spoon contract with Asda
Associated British Foods has reported a 5% drop in constant currency grocery sales following the loss of contracts at Silver Spoon.
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Analysis & FeaturesDeparture of King leaves big shoes to fill
After a rapturous send off at Sainsbury’s AGM this morning, Justin King officially handed over the reins to Mike Coupe after a decade in the hot seat.
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Analysis & FeaturesM&S sales are no reason to panic, yet
At first glance, Marks & Spencer’s food sales look to be buoyant, but dig a little deeper in today’s trading statement and the performance is not so stellar.
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NewsGrimsby's Quayside Group sold to Danish logistics giant DFDS
Danish shipping and logistics giant DFDS has bought Grimsby-based cold storage and transportation specialist Quayside Grou…