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NewsMedia Bites 19 Aug: Asda/Walmart, Nestlé, UK retail sales
Asda’s catastrophic 7.5% like-for-like quarterly sales slump is unsurprisingly the major focus on this morning’s business pages.
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NewsClipper makes new tea as part of National Trust supply deal
The brand will be the exclusive supplier to 200 sites across the UK
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NewsBirds Eye says tough conditions will persist as sales dive again
The decline in sales at Birds Eye has accelerated with another £31m wiped off the top line in the challenging frozen market created by the supermarket price war.
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NewsPropercorn set to seal Piper minority stake deal
Propercorn is close to signing a deal with private equity firm Piper for a minority stake valuing the fast-growing popcorn brand at up to £25m.
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NewsMars Chocolate brings back Sweet Sundays promotional push
The promotion offers the chance to collect free cinema tickets for the fifth year running
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NewsBrexit vote 'spurring migrant mayhem' at Calais
The Brexit vote has made migrants even more desperate to reach the UK, according to the Freight Transport Association
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NewsTesco shoppers sent £150 phishing scam emails
A phishing scam has set out to target Tesco customers with a fake reward offer
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NewsAnastasia Duncanson appointed as Morrisons ‘bake officer’
Duncanson received a copy of her job offer iced on a cake
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NewsCMA gives provisional green light to Hain’s Orchard fruit juice deal
The Competition and Markets Authority has accepted the concessions made by US food group Hain Celestial to buy UK fruit juice player Orchard House Foods.
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NewsWalmart shrugs off Asda woes to post second quarter sales growth
Walmart’s shares rose 2.5% in early trading to $74.75 after sales growth in its home market helped it record a second quarter constant currency sales rise of 2.8% to US$123.6bn.
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NewsNine categories challenged to slash sugar by 20% in obesity plan
The categories making the largest contribution to children’s sugar intake will be expected to reformulate
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NewsGovernment admits it hasn't yet determined sugar levy cut-off
The Treasury said it had not yet decided whether to exclude small companies altogether based on a cut-off
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NewsAsda suffers sharpest quarterly sales decline in history
The retailer has now suffered eight consecutive quarterly declines in sales
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NewsCo-op sets 21 September start date for 5:1 membership proposition
From that day more than 5.1 million Co-op members will have their new blue membership cards
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NewsAmazon to open 'advanced' fulfilment centre in Tilbury, Essex
The centre will be equipped with Amazon’s “most advanced” robotics technology
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NewsLidl decision to restock non-food on Sundays a 'no-brainer'
Non-food items on sale during week one are expected to include chainsaws and hedge trimmers for £60
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NewsConsumers want stricter campylobacter targets, says FSA
Most consumers want retailers and processors to reduce the most serious instances of the bug below the current target
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NewsHedrin launches Shakespearean No Drama creative campaign
New drive is aimed at the ‘anxious’ mum and the ‘resigned’ mum
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NewsThai rice rockets thanks to exports drop
Thai rice prices are up 29.7% year on year after an 8% fall in Thai exports to nine million tonnes
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NewsFarmers and food inspectors 'most trusted by shoppers'
But only one in three trust supermarkets when it comes to food safety