All Financial Results articles – Page 234
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NewsMore listings and NPD help push up Tyrrells Crisps sales by 35%
Tyrrells Crisps has fought off growing competition in the premium crisp market to report another year of strong growth….
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Comment & Opinion
BRC campaigns matter more than ever
December’s overall year-on-year growth figure of just 1.5% is disappointing, flatlining against inflation….
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Analysis & FeaturesVinegar prices stung by poor grape harvest
The poor grape harvest last year is not just taking its toll on wine lovers – salad fans are set to suffer too….
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Analysis & FeaturesWho won the battle for sales this Christmas? It depends...
Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s can all come up with figures to show…
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Analysis & FeaturesA cautious year ahead after weather woes of 2012
From scorched earth in the US Midwest to waterlogged fields here, 2012 proved a vintage year for weather chaos…
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarket prices fall 1% in month before Christmas
Average supermarket prices have fallen for a second…
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NewsTesco delivers a better than expected Christmas with sales up 1.8%
Tesco recorded a 1.8% rise in like-for-like UK sales over Christmas, with CEO Philip Clarke claiming its results, particularly in food, showed it was “back on form”.
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NewsRecord Christmas for Sainsbury's, but sales slow
Sainsbury’s has reported a record Christmas, but its like-for-like sales growth slows to 0.9%, excluding fuel.
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NewsFour million Sainsbury's shoppers use Nectar to bring down cost of Christmas
An estimated four million Sainsbury’s shoppers used their Nectar loyalty points to redeem a record amount in the run up to Christmas and New Year, the multiple revealed today.
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NewsMorrisons promotes marketing boss to tackle "disappointing" festive trading
Morrisons has admitted to “disappointing” festive trading after reporting a 2.5% drop in like for like sales for the six weeks to 30 December.
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Analysis & FeaturesRetailers look to fight back as tough trading continues
Inflation and weak consumer spending made trading difficult for everyone in 2012…
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Analysis & FeaturesParents hit by rash of nappy and babyfood price hikes
Royal parents-to-be William and Kate are unlikely to be trawling the babycare aisle in a few months’ time…
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NewsTakeaways lose trade to ethnic ready meals from mults
Takeaways lost out on 13.6 million visits last year as consumers turned to supermarket ready meals and hot counters…
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NewsBig brands feel the pinch as shoppers buy fewer staples
Shoppers are cutting back on staple products, including bread, tea, fruit juice, cheese, pasta and breakfast cereals…
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NewsBooker budget Energy Drink's sales rocket 50% in a year
Sales of Booker’s budget Euro Shopper Energy Drink have soared by almost 50% in 12 months…
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Analysis & FeaturesMaize price stability is set to end in 2013
Maize prices have been relatively stable over the past few months, but are likely to start rising again in 2013…
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Analysis & FeaturesRetailers can't resist the weather
The price of Christmas dinner may have risen less than the RPI, but the 14.3% hike is still hurting consumers…
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NewsGood news kids: sprouts are off the menu after 69% hike
The cost of the traditional Christmas dinner has soared over the past five years, The Grocer can reveal…
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NewsShort selling increases in gloomy food retail sector
Short sellers have homed in on the supermarkets as they look to profit from the gloomy outlook for food retail…
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Analysis & FeaturesRabobank report predicts volatile food commodities prices in 2013
Wheat, maize and soybean prices will continue to rise…