Unilever boosts sales growth guidance and suggests not the end of price hikes July 26, 2022 Consumer goods giant Unilever has seen sales propelled more than eight per cent after hiking prices of food and drink to mitigate cost increases. Underlying sales growth of 8.1 per cent was “driven by strong pricing to mitigate input cost inflation, which, as expected, had some impact on volume,” Alan Jope, chief executive officer said [...]
Fashion factories: Government must do more to tackle workers’ fears towards reporting illegal wages July 25, 2022 The government should do more to tackle Leicester garment workers’ fears around reporting illegal wages, a report has urged. Findings from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) echo earlier studies in concluding there is still a long way to go in improving the treatment of textile factory workers in the city. Some factories have operated at [...]
Sausage roll-ing in to town: Greggs and Primark launch new fashion range with ‘snackfest’ tour July 25, 2022 Greggs and Primark are teaming up for a new clothing range, which will be launched on a ‘snackfest’ UK bus tour. The kings of sausage rolls and low cost clothes announced the new range on social media this morning. Gregs and Primark, which collaborated on a similar project earlier in the year, announced the range [...]
Mr Kipling owner acquires meal-kit brand The Spice Tailor for £43.8m July 25, 2022 Premier Foods has snapped up the Indian and South East Asian meal kits business The Spice Tailor, for an initial £43.8m. The Spice Tailor is anticipated to generate revenue of £17.3m in the 2022/23 financial year, with the Mr Kipling owner enticed by its 20 per cent compound annual growth rate over the last four [...]
Aldi raises pay for 26,000 shop staff with Londoners to be paid £11.95 an hour July 25, 2022 Aldi has announced it is raising store assistant pay further, with Londoners to receive £11.95 minimum per hour from the autumn. The discount supermarket said this pay increase means it retains the crown of the country’s best-paying grocer, with store assistants outside the M25 to receive a base pay of £10.50 an hour. Some 26,000 [...]
The Gym Group’s chair of directors will retire with its founder taking over the role July 25, 2022 Chair of directors for low cost exercise giant the Gym Group has announced she is retiring, having been at the helm since its IPO in 2015. Penny Hughes will step down as the chair of The Gym Group board of directors today, with founder and director John Treharne taking over the role. During her time [...]
Naked Wines’ CFO departs role immediately after wine seller’s gloomy sales forecast July 25, 2022 Naked Wines has said its chief financial officer has left his position immediately by mutual agreement, following a bleak sales forecast from the online wine seller. The London-listed company said Shawn Tabak, who held the position of director as well as the top finance job, departed his roles last week on 22 July. Former CFO [...]
Investment behemoth Hilco Capital joins race to snap up Paperchase July 22, 2022 Former HMV-owner Hilco has joined the race to snap up Paperchase, according to City sources.
Government and major businesses work together to help households with cost of living July 21, 2022 The government will collaborate with leading businesses to help UK households facing the cost of living crisis, it said today. The Cost of Living Business Tsar and ex-chief of Just Eat David Buttress agreed retail deals and discounts with major businesses in the UK like Asda, Sainsbury’s, Amazon, and Vodafone as part of the Help [...]
‘Left in limbo’: Pubs and brewers disappointed as alcohol duty legislation pushed back July 21, 2022 Brewers and pubs have been “left in limbo” after the government has announced delays to the next phase of changes to the alcohol duty system. Draft legislation was set to be published this summer, to be consulted on before being introduced through the 2022/2023 finance bill. Ministers have been looking at how to introduce changes [...]