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City snapshot: Inflation slows again but food prices keep shooting higher
Food and drink prices continued to climb higher in December, but the UK headline rate of inflation slowed for the second month in a row. Plus, trading updates from WH Smith, Just Eat Takeaway and Eagle Eye
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City snapshot: Strong Christmas week drives Ocado Retail to fourth quarter growth
Ocado Retail saw 15% growth in the days leading up to Christmas to drag its overall fourth quarter sales up 0.3% despite a sharp drop in basket sizes. Plus, Diageo makes rum acquisition and trading updates from Naked Wines, THG and McBride
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City snapshot: C&C Group warns strikes and cost of living will hit full year profits
Beer and cider producer and distributer C&C Group has warned rail strikes and cost of living pressures will hit its full year performance, despite strong trading in December
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City snapshot: Tesco Christmas sales jump despite cost of living crisis
Tesco has overcome ‘tough times’ for consumers to post strong broad-based growth in the run-up to Christmas. Plus, food and clothing grow at M&S, Hilton Food Group enjoys strong Christmas and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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City snapshot: Record Christmas for Sainsbury’s as inflation lifts sales
Sainsbury’s has upped its profits expectations for the year after reporting a record Christmas. Plus, Nichols reports full-year trading update and reveals new chairman appointment.
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City snapshot: Grocers boosted by highest ever sales week in the run up to Christmas
UK supermarkets saw a double digit jump in sales, as strong inflation and a recovery in sales volumes lead to the industry’s biggest ever week in the run up to Christmas
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City snapshot: Lidl attracts 1.3 million new customers over Christmas
Lidl has this morning reported that it attracted more than an additional 1.3 million customers in the run up to Christmas as sales increased 24.5%.
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City snapshot: B&M hikes profit guidance on strong pre-Christmas trading
B&M Bargains owner B&M European Value Retail has raised its full year profits guidance after posting double-digit growth in the quarter leading to Christmas. Plus, Greggs sees ‘favourable’ Christmas trading and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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City snapshot: Soaring prices deliver record Christmas supermarket sales
Spending in supermarkets has breached the £12bn barrier for the first time this Christmas thanks to soaring inflation, new Kantar figures have revealed. Plus, the BRC-NielsenIQ shop price index shows a new record for food inflation.
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City snapshot: Aldi festive sales surge 26% to record high
Sales at Aldi through December jumped by 26% to a record high of £1.4bn as Christmas trading was boosted by the World Cup. Plus, Hotel Chocolat agrees new Japanese partnership and post-Christmas footfall rises.
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City snapshot: NWF expands reach with £10m fuel oils deal as H1 trading remains ‘strong’
Specialist fuel, food and feed distributor NWF Group has reported “strong” first-half trading and announced a £10m acquisition in an update to the London Stock Exchange this morning. Plus, Greencore hands Sheffield workers a bumper pay increases ahead of Christmas
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City snapshot: General Mills upgrades sales and profits guidance as Q2 beats expectations
General Mills has raised full-year forecasts for its top and bottom lines after beating expectations in the group’s second quarter. Plus, Pets at Home appoints former Asda boss Roger Burnley as non-exec.
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City snapshot: British Honey Co losses surge
Losses at the British Honey Co ballooned to £12m in 2021 as a result of a number of writedowns, it was revealed this morning as the distiller and honey producer published long-delayed accounts.
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City snapshot: ABF says cost inflation remains significant but volatility diminishing
Ahead of its annual general meeting today, ABF has said its outlooking for the current financial year remains unchanged but that the volatility of input costs has begun to ease
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City snapshot: Naked Wines turnaround takes shape despite fall into the red
Naked Wines has slipped to a loss in the first half but pointed to an improvement in underlying profitability as it embarks on a new strategy to turn the group’s performance around.
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City snapshot: Greencore sales and profits jump on food-to-go rebound
The strong rebound in food to go boosted annual revenues and profits at Greencore, though the group warned of “further substantial inflation” in the coming year. Plus updates from Unilever, Treatt, Supreme and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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City News: Bakkavor shares tumble on warning of lower profits
While sales volumes had held up through the summer, they had taken a downward turn in September
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City snapshot: Collect+ growth boosts PayPoint sales
Retail technology firm PayPoint has posted a rise in first half revenues and comparable profits despite a “challenging and unpredictable economic environment”
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City Snapshot: Price hikes boost Cranswick sales but profits slip on cost recovery delays
Meat and poultry specialist Cranswick has posted a double-digit rise in first half sales on strong pricing, but profits were dented by the lag in recovering soaring inflation
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City snapshot: Compass Group accelerates ahead of pre-pandemic trading
Profits have soared at catering giant Compass as annual revenues surpassed pre-Covid levels and the business completed its recovery from the pandemic. Plus, Real Good Food secures new funding to supoort turnaround; and