All Finance articles – Page 800
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NewsTesco sales hit headlines but Sainsbury's is biggest faller
Shares in the listed supermarkets slumped again this week…
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NewsMorrisons team restructure threatens 2,000 store management jobs
Morrisons is on the verge of restructuring its in-store management teams – which could result in up to 2,000 job losses…
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NewsBlack Friday for Asda: staff plan redundancy protests
Asda managers who are facing the possibility of losing their jobs are being encouraged to don black next Friday…
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NewsThe Health Lottery reveals 20% slump in retailer numbers
Richard Desmond has admitted he “might never” get back his original investment in the Health Lottery…
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Analysis & FeaturesCoffee cost rises as tea falls but a different story in store
Beverage producers are likely to have been paying more for coffee and less for tea this year…
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Comment & OpinionTesco feels the pain of 'self-inflicted measures'
Investors must be concerned about the lack of clarity over when Tesco expects its strategy to bring returns.
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NewsSpar sales climb 1% despite 4% decline in c-store numbers
Spar UK has reported a 1.05% increase in sales to £2.6bn for the year to 26 April 2014, despite a fall in store numbers…
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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 & 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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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 & 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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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…