Fraser McKevitt news, comment and analysis – Page 11
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons posts 0.2% like for like Christmas sales rise
Morrisons saw like for like sales rise by 0.2% (ex fuel) in the nine weeks to 3 January, topping analyst expectations for its festive trading.
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Analysis & FeaturesDiscounter pressure on big four will continue
Look away, big four. The suffering will continue. At least for a while
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NewsTesco raising minimum delivery spend slows online grocery growth
According to the latest Kantar figures, online growth has slowed from 15% in August to just 7.4% this month
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NewsSainsbury's stays ahead of the market as share hits 16.7%
Strong performances from Sainsbury’s, The Co-operative Group and Aldi and Lidl
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NewsCity snapshot: 2 Sisters hails progress despite sales and profits slip
Sales have fallen at 2 Sisters Food Group by 3.5% to £778.3m in the first quarter
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Comment & OpinionThe big four are flagging even before the Christmas race has started
Every percentage point the discounters gain has a positive impact on them and a negative impact on the rest of the field
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NewsAldi and Lidl reach combined 10% of UK grocery as sales surge
Kantar Worldpanel figures show Lidl enjoyed a 19% surge in sales year on year in the latest 12-week period
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NewsCity snapshot: B&M drives sales with record store openings
B&M has increased revenues by almost 26% to £930.3m thanks to the rapid growth of its store network. Plus the latest market share data from Kantar Worldpanel and Nielsen.
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NewsConditions remain tough for big four as discounters speed up growth again
Trading conditions for the big four supermarkets are showing no signs of improving as Aldi and Lidl ramp up growth again, according to the latest market share data.
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NewsSainsbury's grows sales again as Tesco market share continues to fall
The German discounters, Aldi and Lidl, reported sales growth of 17.3% and 16% over the period
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NewsSainsbury's only mult in growth, Kantar figures show
Sluggish growth and falling prices have become ‘the new normal’ in the British grocery market
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NewsSainsbury's is second largest grocery retailer again as Co-op achieves growth
Overall sales and shopper numbers also up, with prices now down 1.6%
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh and chilled brands a growing force in online
Coca-Cola is the biggest online grocery brand in the UK, according to a new report from CheckoutSmart
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NewsE-commerce opportunities in fmcg are still huge, says Kantar
Kantar Worldpanel claims the UK is “trailblazing” in terms of repeat business, in a global online fmcg market where sales are set to reach £130bn
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NewsMorrisons and discounters grow in latest market share figures
Aldi and Lidl reach new highs as David Potts looks to be righting the ship
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Comment & OpinionHoneymoon over for Dave Lewis? Hold your horses
There comes a point in every reign when the whispers begin. For Dave Lewis that time has come, courtesy of the Daily Mail…
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Analysis & FeaturesMorrisons: Signs of recovery or “dead cat” bounce?
At some point Wall Street traders coined a term for a plummeting stock that experiences a temporary recovery – the “dead cat bounce”.
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NewsMorrisons registers first sales growth since Christmas 2013
Morrisons was the only one of the big four retailers to see an increase in sales for the 12 weeks to 24 May 2015, according to the latest…
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NewsWaitrose and the discounters are only winners in new market share data
A slowdown from the rest of the trade saw sales growth in the overall grocery retail sector slow to just 0.2% compared with the same period last year
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NewsAldi overtakes Waitrose to become Britain's sixth biggest supermarket
Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose only retailers to increase market share, Sainsbury’s back in growth