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Analysis & FeaturesConviviality Retail drinks to rise in Christmas sales without the need to squeeze margins
Bargain Booze owner pushes up Christmas sales without resorting to an investment in margin.
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NewsBooker sales increase 2.5% in third quarter
Booker’s like-for-like sales rose by 2.5% in the 16 weeks to 2 January…
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Strong retail growth at Thorntons pulled back by commercial sales weakness
Thorntons has reported like-for-like retail sales growth of 7.8% in the run-up to Christmas, but total second quarter revenues fell due to poor UK commercial sales.
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NewsGreggs targets retail parks as it gets back on expansion trail
Greggs plans to reverse its recent programme of store reductions by expanding its estate away from the high street in 2015…
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NewsMorrisons shares rise as Dalton Philips is axed
Deposed Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips will probably conclude Tuesday was not one of his best days.
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NewsBooming Latin American sales help Carrefour post 3.9% annual revenue increase
French retail giant Carrefour has posted full-year organic sales growth of 3.9%, boosted by strong growth it Latin America.
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NewsSainsbury’s chooses EY as auditor as it drops PwC
Sainsbury’s’ board intends to drop PwC as its auditor in favour of Big Four rival EY for the upcoming financial year.
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NewsStrong Christmas at Primark fails to sweeten profits at Associated British Foods as sugar woes continue
Further problems at Associated British Foods’ sugar business are set to hit profits in 2015.
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Analysis & FeaturesRoom for further upgrades and surprises at booming Greggs
Greggs shares are soaring again but has the high street darling got any surprises left up its sleeve for 2015?
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NewsC&C Group's shares plunge after weak third quarter trading
C&C Group’s shares fell more than 10% in early trading after it cut profits expectations and warned that third quarter trading was below expectations.
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Analysis & FeaturesJust how bad was Morrisons' Christmas trading?
Morrisons’ Christmas numbers were slightly better than expectations, so why did the axe fall on Dalton Philips?
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NewsSainsbury’s enjoys best Christmas of the big four according to Kantar Worldpanel
Each of the big four experienced a sales decline in the run-up to the Christmas period according to the latest market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, but Sainsbury’s posted the smallest year-on-year decline of the major supermarkets.
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NewsGreggs on a roll as sales soar over Christmas
Shares in Greggs have rocketed again this morning as the bakery chain reported a “very strong” finish to 2014 and said its full-year results would beat previous expectations.
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NewsMorrisons was Christmas' worst performing major grocer, 409 jobs at risk
Closures are all small supermarket format, company will look to accomodate employees in other areas
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NewsMorrisons CEO to step down as supermarket announces closures
Dalton Philips ”sad to be leaving”, says change was only finalised yesterday evening
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NewsSouthern Co-operative records LFL sales drop
Company does claim 7.8% increase in sales over 2014, total sales up too
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NewsBart Ingredients looks to larger contracts as profits fall
Pre-tax profits have dipped at Bart Ingredients by more than £170,000 to £377,000 as the herbs and spices supplier…
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NewsConcessions retailer SSP Group suffers from the strong pound
The group, which operates 2,000 concessions, saw a fall in revenue
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News1,800 jobs at risk as Coca-Cola cuts continue
Coca-Cola is set to swing the axe this year as it continues to try and cut its way to growth with up to 1,800 of its workers…
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Analysis & FeaturesGreen shoots of recovery: analysts' views on Tesco
We look at analysts’ reactions to Tesco’s Christmas trading update to see whether Dave Lewis’ new strategy has won over – or at least reassured – the City.