All Ultimate Products articles
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NewsEx-Princes boss Simon Harrison appointed CEO at Ultimate Products
Homeware group Ultimate Products has appointed Simon Harrison as its first externally appointed CEO
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NewsCity snapshot: Ultimate Products shares crash amid weak consumer demand
Homeware group Ultimate Products is the latest consumer-facing firm to take a hit from the current challenging market conditions as revenues slide on weaker demand for general merchandise
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NewsCity snapshot: Profit rebuild on track at C&C Group despite poor summer hurting cider sales
C&C Group has delivered profits in line with expectations in the first half despite a washout summer driving down cider sales. Plus, the latest BRC shop price inflation data and full-year results from Ultimate Products
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NewsCity snapshot: Ultimate Products sales drop amid weak consumer demand
Household goods manufacturer Ultimate Products has warned that sales have continued to slow following a “disappointing” Spring
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NewsCity snapshot: Eagle Eye secure contract to help Tesco personalise Clubcard promotions
Grocery tech firm Eagle Eye has won a one-year contract with Tesco to power its personalised Clubcard challenges. Plus, Ultimate Products chairman Jim McCarthy to leave group and Supermarket Income REIT makes first move into France
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NewsCity snapshot: Early Easter boosts March retail sales
Strong food sales in the run-up to this year’s early Easter boosted UK retail sales in March, though non-food sales continued to decline
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NewsCity snapshot: Ultimate Products sales dip as air fryer craze dissipates
Homeware and household brands owner Ultimate Products has seen a fall in sales in its first half of its financial year as it laps “exceptionally strong demand” for air fryers last year
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NewsMedia Bites 6 November: Grocery inflation, Klarna, Marks & Spencer
Supermarket bosses have said they do not expect food prices to fall next year, adding to evidence that inflation will persist through 2024
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NewsCity snapshot: Asda benefits from renewed demand for own label
Brands are coming under increasing pressure from own-label as shoppers trade down to cope with soaring food prices, the latest Nielsen grocery data revealed. Plus, the latest Barclaycard spending data and Pernod Ricard acquires Código 1530 Tequila.
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NewsCity snapshot: Ultimate Products says global supply chain issues are improving
Homeware and household brands owner Ultimate Products has posted double-digit first half growth and pointed to improvements with global supply chain issues
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NewsCity snapshot: HelloFresh raises growth expectations on continued strong sales
Meal kit supplier HelloFresh has upped its full year sales forecast after continued strong customer and revenue growth in its third quarter
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NewsCity Snapshot: Finsbury Food Group shows signs of recovery from Covid
Bakery group Finsbury Food has boosted sales and profits as it adapted to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and saw lost foodservice business begin to recover. Plus, Supermarket Income REIT has added six more supermarkets to its portfolio, and Ultimate Products has signed a license brand endorsement with Weight Watchers.
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NewsCity Snapshot: Sainsbury’s shares rocket on takeover speculation
Shares in Sainsbury’s have ballooned more than 9% to a three-year high after speculation emerged in the weekend papers that the supermarket group was the next target of US private equity group.
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NewsCity snapshot: Coca-Cola European Partners sweetens offer for Coke bottler Amatil
Coca-Cola European Partners has sweetened its offer for Asia-Pacific Coke bottle Coca-Cola Amatil to reflect an improvement in global trading conditions. Plus, Kerry Group reveals plans to buy Spanish biotech firm, Jim McCarthy steps down as Wynnstay chairman and Ultimate Products acquires German kitchen electrical brand Petra.
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NewsCity snapshot: Lockdown drives sales boom at Ultimate Products
Ultimate Products has raised its expectations for the year as the boom in online shopping and supermarkets during lockdown continues to benefit the consumer goods group. Plus, Cake Box opens 150th store.
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NewsNo need for no deal panic-buying, retail chiefs warn shoppers
BRC chief executive Helen Dickinson said retailers were preparing for all outcomes and stockpiling extra products to ensure a continued supply of essentials
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NewsFormer Tesco exec Jill Easterbrook appointed to Ultimate Products board
Easterbrook and Christine Adshead have joined the company as non-executive directors
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NewsCity snapshot: Coronavirus outbreak takes a slice out of Finsbury profits
Sales and profits have slumped at Finsbury Food Group
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NewsCity snapshot: ABF profits boost from rising grocery sales
Associated British Foods has benefitted from a surge in grocery sales during the coronavirus outbreak and better-than-expected trading at Primark in the fourth quarter
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NewsCity snapshot: Ultimate Products returns furlough money as profits hold firm
Consumer goods group Ultimate Products has repaid all the money received during the pandemic under the government’s furlough scheme