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Hovis confirms talks over merger as losses deepen and sales fall
Turnover at Hovis fell 8.6% to £446.8m in the 52 weeks to 28 September 2024, down from £489m in the previous 53-week financial period, the accounts revealed
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Profit and revenue slips at Weetabix as shoppers continue run toward own label
Weetabix has blamed another year of switching to private label for falling volumes, as operating profit and revenue both shrank in 2024
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Poundland sales continued to plummet in run up to sale
Between 1 April and 12 June, when Pepco Group sold it to investment firm Gordon Brothers, Poundland revenue fell 10.3% to €347m
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The Tofoo Co defies plant-based decline in record year
Revenues at the business jumped 18% to £23.9m in 2024 on the back of a 17% rise in volumes as tofu and tempeh bucked wider declines in the meat-free category
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Greggs shares sink after unexpected profit warning
Greggs stock flopped by 15.5% to a near five-year low of 1,664.7p on Wednesday
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Henderson Group reports 3.8% rise in turnover to £1.4bn
Henderson Group saw growth across both the independent stores it supplies and its company-owned estate
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Edrington sees sales and profits slump on spirits downturn
The decline in sales was ’broadly consistent across international markets’
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Superdrug profit jumps as low prices attract squeezed shoppers
Superdrug managed to grow revenue 7% to £1.63bn, thanks in part to the opening of 13 new stores over the year
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Greggs growth cools in H1 2025 as hot weather stifles appetites
Greggs’ like-for-like sales fell to 2.6% in the first half of 2025, as hot weather stifled appetites in June
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Who Gives a Crap doubles profit in retail push
Recycled toilet paper brand Who Gives A Crap more than doubled its bottom line in 2024, as its Waitrose listing helped power a 17% revenue gain
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Kitwave’s record performance overshadowed by profits warning
A profits warning at Kitwave has overshadowed the firm’s record first-half results
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Supreme brews up record underlying profits thanks to Typhoo and Clearly Drinks deals
Supreme has posted record profits thanks to a buy-and-build strategy that has diversified the vaping, batteries and lighting group into the drinks market
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Sainsbury’s hits highest market share in a decade after sunny spring
Growth at Sainsbury’s has accelerated in its first quarter thanks to fine spring weather and the group’s improving value proposition
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Gousto in ‘best shape ever’ as it readies for pivot back to growth
Revenues in 2024 nudged £3m higher to £312m, after creeping up by 1% in the previous year, as the recipe box operator shifted focus to the bottom line
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Boots market share growth continues in third quarter
Like-for-like retail sales grew by 6% in the three months to 31 May, while pharmacy sales rose 5.4%
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Return to growth provides shot in the arm for THG shares
Shares in THG have rallied to a three-month high after the business returned to growth in Q2
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Cooks Coffee sales and profits surge as expansion pays off
The franchise café chain aims to have 300 stores by 2034
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Asda falls £600m into the red amid turnaround battle
The slide from a £180m pre-tax profit to a £599m loss in 2024 came as food sales lagged expectations, falling 3.7% on a like-for-like basis, according to newly filed accounts for parent company Bellis Finco
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BrewDog posts return to EBITDA growth despite flat revenues in 2024
Adjusted EBITDA in the year ended 31 December 2024 stood at £7.5m
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Energy drink brand Prime crashes as sales suffer 71% collapse
Prime Hydration UK’s profits also vanished as revenues slumped last year