Nestle sales outlook brightens after strong first half July 27, 2023 Nestle improved its full-year organic sales outlook and reported better-than-expected first-half organic sales, as the world’s biggest packaged food company again raised prices to cope with higher input costs. Nestle said it is narrowing its full-year organic sales growth guidance – which does not include the impact of currency movements and acquisitions – to a [...]
Frasers: The boy done good! Ashley son-in-law guides firm to £5bn revenue July 27, 2023 Frasers Group revenues surged 15.8 per cent in the last financial year, totalling £5.56bn, as the retail powerhouse shows signs of performing well under the reign of new chief Michael Murray. Murray, who is the son in law of founder and business tycoon Mike Ashley, took over the business in 2022 after Ashley announced plans [...]
Loss of tax-free shopping costing the UK £4.1bn, say London bosses July 26, 2023 Scrapping the tourist tax could generate £4.1bn annually for the UK economy, new research suggests, as a cluster of prominent business owners call for the government to reinstate VAT shopping for international tourists. Rishi Sunak scrapped the tax which saw international shoppers able to claim 20 per cent back with their purchases. It was largely [...]
Coca-Cola forecasts upbeat annual results on higher prices, steady demand July 26, 2023 Coca-Cola Co raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts after beating quarterly results on the back of higher pricing, with demand for its sodas remaining resilient at a time when consumers are cutting back on non-essential spending. The company’s shares rose about one per cent in premarket trading on Wednesday. The results point to steady [...]
Fish and chip-per: ‘Classic’ pub grub leads the way for Marston’s surging sales July 26, 2023 Marston’s thanked warmer weather in June and appetite for classic pub like fish and chips grub for a surge in like-for-like sales for the 16 weeks ended July. Unusually hot spells at the start of summer drove customers to pubs, with more people drinking and dining out hiking like-for-like sales by 10.9 per cent. Group [...]
Revolution Bars: Clubbers scaling back makes for a ‘challenging’ year ahead July 26, 2023 Revolution Bars Group said that it expects trading for the rest of the year to be “challenging”, as young clubbers are scaling back nights out due to the cost of living crisis. In its full year results the group said like-for-like sales were down 8.7 per cent against pre-covid levels, as it warned that trading [...]
BAT: Lucky Strike maker reaps rewards of vape shift with 1.5m new customers as profit nears £6bn July 26, 2023 Lucky Strike maker British American Tobacco (BAT) has seen dramatic revenue growth in its ‘new categories’ division thanks to its acceleration of investment in ever-more popular cigarette alternatives. Its revenue from vaping and tobacco-free products hit £1.6bn, a 29 per cent increase from the first half of 2022, and BAT said it is making “good [...]
Just Eat CFO steps down as group returns to profit July 26, 2023 Just Eat Takeaway has said its chief financial officer Brent Wissink will step down next May as the group revealed it made a profit in the first half of the year. Wissink, who has been with the company since 2011, will step down in May next year at the company’s AGM to puruse other “opportunities”, [...]
LVMH: Demand for leather sends revenues soaring £36.2bn July 25, 2023 Revenues at LVMH reached €42.2bn (£36.2bn) in the first half of the year, as the luxury conglomerate was boosted by demand for leather handbags and fashion goods. The company, which is owned by one of the richest men in the world, Bernard Arnault, said that revenue was up 15 per cent compared to last year [...]
Supermarket meal deals help convenience food maker Greencore deliver solid revenues July 25, 2023 Convenience food maker Greencore has said the number of sandwiches sold as part of supermarket meal deals has reached record highs as it reported solid quarterly revenues. The Irish business, which supplies sandwiches and sushi to the likes of M&S and Waitrose, said 52 per cent of supermarket sandwiches are now bought as part of [...]