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Sales of New Zealand wines soar
Sales of New Zealand wines are booming as deep discounts win over cost-conscious drinkers.
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Booker Makro deal avoids pension hole
Booker’s cash-free debt-free deal to buy Makro means it won’t take on its £118m pension fund, documents have revealed.
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Cadbury controversy 'in the past' says Kraft UK chief
On the anniversary of its move into Uxbridge House and its operational merger with Cadbury…
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UK products boost sales at DCS Europe
Health and beauty distributor DCS Europe is hoping to boost sales by more than 55% to £200m by 2015.
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Walker revels in another record year for Iceland
Iceland has revealed record pre-tax profits of £184.3m – up 18.5% on 2011. Sales were up 9.4% to £2.614bn.
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City news 16 June 2012
The headlines were about Sainsbury’s beating Tesco this week, but investors took a different view, punishing Sainsbury’s instead.
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NECS takes on Tesco Express with Newcastle store
The Grocer’s newly-crowned Independent Retail Chain of the Year North East Convenience Stores was celebrating a double victory…
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Hyperama buoyed by foodservice business
Sales at Hyperama have risen by £5m thanks to the cash & carry wholesaler’s growing foodservice business.
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Sales slide again as WH Smith focuses on margins
Like-for-like sales slumped at WH Smith in the past quarter, as the high street giant continued to wrestle with changes to its business.
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Sainsbury's celebrates Jubilee boost in Q1
Sainsbury’s has notched up first-quarter like-for-like sales growth of 1.4%.
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Hardy Brits keep Jubilee spirits up and tills ringing
Retailers and suppliers have toasted the resilience of the British consumer, as millions of Brits defied the torrential downpours…
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M&S suffers dip as Booker gets a boost
It was a week of contrasting fortunes for Charles Wilson’s Booker and his former employers at Marks & Spencer.
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Brakes parent Cucina reveals further losses
Losses at Brakes parent company Cucina Lux deepened by 13% to £106m in 2011…
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Midcounties Co-op boosts sales of food
Midcounties Co-operative Society has notched up a 3.4% increase in full-year like-for-like food sales, helped by improved availability.
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Write-downs send Dairy Crest £10m into the red
Dairy Crest has plunged to a £10m loss after writing down the value of its dairies business.
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City news 19 May 2012
Already knocked-back by the prospect of the ‘pasty tax’, Greggs shares were hit this week after the wettest April for a century hit high street sales.
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Convenience sector in growth
The convenience sector is in growth for the first time in a decade, but it’s supermarket chains and symbol groups that are driving this…
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Moore replaces Redfield at Asda after Q1 success
George clothing MD Andrew Moore has replaced Charles Redfield as chief merchandising officer for Asda.
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City news 12 May 2012
Sainsbury’s is in an envious position this week after reporting a better-than-expected 7.1% increase in annual pre-tax profits to £712m.
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Kingsmill promotions eat into ABF profits
Associated British Foods has beaten market expectations for the first half of 2012 despite a substantial drop in margins for its grocery business.