UK retailer Marks and Spencer today(6 November)revealed a near-10%drop in first-half profits as sales gains at its food business failed to offset a decline in general merchandise. The company booked first-half pre tax profit of ...
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Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose achieved its biggest share of the country's grocery market in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. Waitrose accounted for 4.7% of UK grocery sales in the 12 weeks to 30 ...
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UK retailer Morrisons has launched a premium private label line under the M Signature brand. The new own label range will replace its 'The Best' range inherited by Morrisons from its Safeway takeover, it said today (17 September). The ...
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The Authentic Food Co has invested GBP2m(US$3.1m)in increasing production capacity after securing contracts with UK retailer Asda and several leading European retailers. The ethnic food manufacturer,which invested GBP2m(US$3.1m)in its two ...
Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose has today (3 August) reported a 7% increase in half-year sales. For the 26 weeks to 28 July, the retailer's overall sales increased by 7% versus the same period of last year. It did not provide data on ...
Tesco is launching an extensive line line of Italian products through the Italiano range. The Italiano line includes pizzas, calzones, pizza crust dunkers, salad dressings, breads and pastas. With Italian food representing a sizeable ...
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UK retailer Nisa has said it is joining trade association Co-operatives UK. The member-owned food and drink retailer said the move would allow it to "strengthen" its mutual style business model. With a turnover of more than GBP1.5bn ...
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Morrisons CFO Richard Pennycook is to leave the UK retailer, the country's fourth-largest grocer said in a surprise announcement today (25 June). Pennycook has served as finance chief at Morrisons since 2005 and was tipped as one of the ...
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M&S has become the first major UK retailer to declare itself fully carbon neutral'.The news comes five years after the company launched a sustainability project,'Plan A',which would aim to ensure sustainable policies are at the heart of its ...
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M&S has become the first major UK retailer to declare itself fully'carbon neutral'.The news comes five years after the company launched a sustainability project,'Plan A',which would aim to ensure sustainable policies are at the heart of its ...
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Bright Food, the Chinese food group, was full of confidence this week about the prospects for UK cereal firm Weetabix, its first investment in Europe after missing out on companies including United Biscuits and Yoplait. Elsewhere, Orkla ...
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Tesco's share price climbed this morning (18 April) on the UK retailer's plans to spend GBP1bn (US$1.55bn) overhauling its domestic business. The company, which has seen its share of the UK grocery market erode in recent months amid ...
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