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NewsScotmid profits drop as economic recovery stays distant
Scottish co-operative society Scotmid has blamed low consumer confidence for a 25% fall in full-year operating profits.
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NewsUnilever blames late Easter for dip in food sales
Unilever reported what it described as “good growth despite slowing markets” today, in a set of first-quarter results that were slightly better than forecast.
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NewsJTI grows UK share despite tobacco volume declines
Amber Leaf has helped Japan Tobacco International grow fractionally its share of the UK market, despite an ongoing decline in volumes.
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NewsPernod Ricard sales fall as Chinese market proves tough
Pernod Ricard saw net sales fall 7% in the first nine months of the year as the Asian market proved challenging.
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NewsSugar drags on ABF sales but Primark bounds ahead
Tumbling sugar prices and volumes dragged down turnover at Associated British Foods in the first half of the year, the company said today.
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NewsReal Crisps supplier Manderley profits boosted by arson claim
An insurance payout after a devastating factory fire has given a multimillion pound boost to the Real Crisps maker…
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NewsTesco to face further competition for market share
A new piece of research underlines the sheer scale of the challenge facing beleaguered Tesco boss Philip Clarke…
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NewsCo-op Group stuck with 645 properties it doesn’t need
The Co-operative Group has a portfolio of 645 properties that it does “not need or use”.
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NewsCo-op’s food strategy bears fruit as True North points the way
The Co-operative Group’s food strategy True North is “bearing fruit” with a “sustained period of market outperformance” the society has revealed.
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NewsDiageo sales slip 1.3% as emerging markets slow
Adverse currency movements and weak consumer confidence saw Diageo’s net sales dip 1.3% in the three months to 31 March, it reported this morning.
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NewsCo-op faces 'wake-up call' after disastrous £2.5bn loss
The Co-operative Group has confirmed it made a loss of £2.5bn last year.
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NewsKerrygold sales lift Irish Dairy Board profits in 2013
Record sales and high prices helped lift profits at Kerrygold brand owner the Irish Dairy Board in 2013.
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NewsTesco full-year results prompt calls for action
Analysts are calling for greater action from Tesco to clarify its proposition and take on the discounters, following today’s results.
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NewsTesco promises more price cuts as profits drop 6%
Tesco today promised to accelerate the price war against its supermarket rivals and the discounters, as group profits fell 6%.
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NewsPeroni still popular in UK but Europe challenging for SABMiller
Brits’ continuing thirst for Peroni Nastro Azzurro helped drive SABMiller’s lager volumes in the UK up 5% in the year ending 31 March, the brewer reported today.
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NewsPoundstretcher clocks up 3% like-for-like sales growth
Poundstretcher has reported like-for-like sales growth of 3% for the year ending March 31, 2014.
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NewsRight Guard Xtreme fights sweat before it starts
Right Guard has revamped its Xtreme deodorants with a new formula it claims can tackle sweat before it starts…
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NewsCo-op Bank posts £1.3bn full-year losses
The Co-operative Bank has confirmed it made a loss of £1.3bn last year.
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NewsWH Smith profits up as sales continue to fall
WH Smith has posted a 3% increase in half-year profits as it continues to cut costs in the business.
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NewsM&S food sales creep up 0.1% in fourth quarter
Marks & Spencer shares soared this morning after the retailer reported an improvement in clothing sales.