Communicator and Rhombus in perfect shape for November Handicap November 7, 2013 RICHARD Hughes will be doused with champagne by his fellow jockeys for the second year running at Doncaster tomorrow afternoon after another fantastic season. He takes the ride on Hughie Morrison’s Nearly Caught in the November Handicap (3.35pm), but he has plenty of weight for a three-year-old and I’m inclined to look elsewhere. John Gosden [...]
Morrisons sales down as store loses out in convenience and online shopping November 7, 2013 Morrison Supermarkets saw like-for-like sales down 2.4 per cent in the 13 weeks to 3 November, with "subdued" consumer confidence being paired with the store's "low exposure" to the key growth areas of convenience and online. Including fuel, sales were down three per cent. Chief executive Dalton Philips commented that the market is "tough". (Release) [...]
London Report: Recovery looks on track in busy reporting week November 3, 2013 SERVICES figures due out this week, plus the latest updates on industrial and manufacturing production, look set to show continued recovery for the British economy. “September’s industrial production figures are likely to show that overall output partially recovered from its surprise 1.1 per cent monthly fall in August,” said Martin Beck, of Capital Economics. “Manufacturing [...]
Sainsbury’s to take Tesco ad fight to court October 29, 2013 J SAINSBURY has announced it is to take Tesco to court to seek a judicial review, after the UK’s advertising watchdog twice rejected the retailer’s complaint against Tesco’s price comparison campaign. Tesco’s Price Promise scheme, launched in March, compares the cost of thousands of own-branded products against Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s and offers a money-off [...]
Asda sparks off a supermarket petrol price war October 29, 2013 ASDA fuelled a supermarket price war when it unveiled plans to cut petrol prices yesterday, causing other major British chains to quickly follow suit. The budget chain said that from tomorrow it would cut petrol to its lowest price this year, at 126.7p per litre on unleaded and 133.7p per litre for diesel. Sainsbury’s is [...]
Premier League: Allardyce rues missed chances as goal-shy West Ham draw October 27, 2013 SWANSEA CITY 0 vs WEST HAM UNITED 0 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce was left to bemoan his side’s lack of killer instinct as they drew a blank for the fifth time in nine Premier League games. The visitors, fielding a team without a recognised centre forward, came closest to breaking the deadlock in the [...]
Discounters grab market share from UK’s leading supermarkets October 22, 2013 SAINSBURY’S was the only one of the big four supermarkets to gain market share in the 12 weeks to 13 October as discounters continued to put pressure on Britain’s grocers, Data from Kantar Worldpanel out yesterday showed Aldi’s sales leapt by 31.7 per cent year-on-year, gaining record market share of 3.8 per cent against three [...]
Allardyce: Still time for Hammer Morrison to nail World Cup spot October 17, 2013 WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce believes rebel-turned-rising star Ravel Morrison could still force his way into England’s World Cup squad. Morrison capped a landmark few weeks with two goals as England Under-21s thrashed Lithuania 5-0 on Tuesday. It followed the 20-year-old attacking midfielder’s lauded solo strike at Tottenham last week, which took his tally to [...]
England are the team big guns will fear, says Hodgson October 16, 2013 BRAZIL-BOUND England will be the team all the top nations will hope to avoid in December’s World Cup group stage draw, according to manager Roy Hodgson. England, currently ranked 17th in the world, are expected to be omitted from a list of the tournament’s top-eight seeds, which will include South American hosts Brazil, due to [...]
Southgate: I must tame warring team-mates October 16, 2013 ENGLAND Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate believes restoring harmony among his young squad could be the most challenging aspect of his tenure, following a bust-up involving rising star Ravel Morrison. The on-field clash between Morrison and team-mate Wilfried Zaha soured the young Lions’ 5-0 victory over Lithuania at Portman Road on Tuesday night, with the pair [...]