RAC calls on supermarkets to cut petrol prices to ease cost of living crisis November 22, 2022 RAC has urged supermarkets to cut their petrol and diesel prices to ease the pressure on struggling Brits ahead of Christmas.
More than one thousand McColl’s jobs at risk under Morrisons’ plans November 1, 2022 Morrisons has announced that around 1,300 McColl’s workers are facing redundancy, as it prepares to shutter some loss-making stores. The supermarket, which rescued the ailing McColl’s from collapse earlier this year, has set out its plans for the convenience store business. Some 132 stores have been identified as having “no realistic prospect of achieving a [...]
Range of 30 low-cost items increase in price by 17 per cent in last year – ONS October 25, 2022 A range of 30 every-day low-cost items have increased in price by 17 per cent in the last year, new figures have revealed. Data from the Office for National Statistics show a range of products went up considerably over the 12 months to September, as the cost of living continues to bite. Items including vegetable [...]
Hostelworld bookings continue to drag behind pre-pandemic levels October 12, 2022 Hostelworld said despite the continuing recovery of Asia and Oceania, bookings were still dragging behind pre-pandemic levels. In a trading update, the travel firm said September reached 83 per cent of 2019 levels, which was up from 43 per cent in June. However, net revenue last month reached 104 per cent of 2019 levels, reflecting [...]
The 30 rising dealmaking stars – but only one of them is a woman October 11, 2022 A NEW ranking of London’s ‘rising star’ public market dealmakers includes only one women in its list of the capital’s top 30 youngsters. The list, compiled by financial intelligence firm MergerLinks, is based on the size of deals and their perceived financial complexity. Goldman Sachs’ Cara Pazdon is the only woman on the list. The City has [...]
Shoppers face £643 increase to yearly grocery bill October 11, 2022 Shoppers are facing an additional £643 jump in their annual grocery bill as grocery price inflation breaks another record. According to freshly published data from Kantar, grocery inflation sits at 13.9 per cent, the highest level since the data firm started tracking prices in the 2008 financial crisis. The average household’s annual grocery bill is [...]
More Consolidation Ahead for Europe’s Consumer Sector? October 10, 2022 Europe’s consumer industry has suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and has had to adjust quickly to survive. Lockdowns froze physical players and e-commerce provided a lifeline for survival for some. But the easing of restrictions did not necessarily help: consumer behaviours have clearly changed and retail footfall has not recovered to pre-pandemic [...]
Morrisons one step closer to watchdog green light for McColl’s takeover October 10, 2022 The competition watchdog has said it is minded to accept proposals from Morrisons that would alleviate any concerns over higher prices for consumers amid its takeover of McColl’s. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had raised competition concerns regarding a small number of areas amid the supermarket’s £190m takeover of the beleaguered convenience store chain. [...]
City sitdown: Private equity should learn to be more emotional, argues City grandee October 5, 2022 Whether you like it or not, private equity is a significant part of the UK economy and accounts for almost 50 percent of all deal value, double the level from just five years ago, according to a recent deal analysis from PwC. Its fingerprint has been all over household names including Asda, the AA, Morrisons and [...]
Drivers should have seen bigger fuel price cuts, says RAC October 5, 2022 Drivers should have seen a bigger cut in fuel prices at the pump after costs slumped in September. According to data published today by the RAC, the average price of a litre of petrol went down to 162.9p – the sixth biggest monthly drop since 2000. Filling up a 55-litre petrol car has gone back [...]