Morrisons beats Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s to grow market share June 2, 2015 ONLY WM Morrison managed to improve its market position in the 12 months to the end of May, as the supermarket sector shake-out continues to pound the big four grocery chains. Morrisons sales edged up by 0.1 per cent on the year, as its market share held flat at 10.9 per cent. Aldi stormed up the [...]
Morrisons the only “big four” supermarket in growth June 2, 2015 Is this a case of too little too late or the beginning of a turnaround? Morrisons was the only one of the “big four” supermarkets to grow over the last 12 weeks, according to latest figures by Kantar Worldpanel. The supermarket, which this week faces demotion from the FSTE 100, managed a sluggish 0.1 [...]
Jamie Oliver looking for a pukka pay day as restaurants go to tender June 1, 2015 British private equity firm 3i has been named as one of several prospective bidders being courted to buy a significant stake in Jamie Oliver’s burgeoning restaurant empire. 3i, which counts itself among some of the UK’s oldest private equity firm’s, has previously invested in restaurant chain Giraffe, which it subsequently sold to Tesco. Bids for [...]
Tritax Big Box sets its sights on Tesco real estate with £47m bid June 1, 2015 Real estate management firm Tritax Big Box confirmed it will acquire Tesco’s regional distribution centre at Capitol Park in Goole for £47m yesterday. The deal, which has been funded through equity proceeds, will see Tritax take over the site which has a 17.5 year unexpired lease and is expected to yield a 5.67 per cent [...]
Retailers’ relationships with suppliers go under the microscope in wake of Tesco profit overstatement May 29, 2015 The relationship between grocers and their suppliers will go under the microscope next year, as regulators attempt to stamp out the sort of behaviour that led to Tesco overstating its profits by £263m. The Financial Reporting Council, which monitors auditing and accountancy in the UK, said it would spend next year paying particular attention [...]
B&M eyes more stores as sales jump by a third May 28, 2015 Bargain retail chain B&M has hiked its store expansion targets after reporting a near 30 per cent jump in revenue in its first year as a public company. The company, which sells everything from toys to electrical goods and furniture, yesterday said sales jumped 29.5 per cent to £1.6bn in the year to 28 March, [...]
Tesco share price edges down as shareholder group ramps up legal battle for “substantial” compensation May 28, 2015 A group of Tesco shareholders seeking compensation from the supermarket claim the troubled supermarket "committed serious violations" by overstating its profits. Tesco Shareholder Claims Limited (TSC), which launched proceedings in March this year, argues there is a “strong case” and that the ultimate claim will be “substantial”. Back in September, the supermarket's incoming boss Dave Lewis [...]
The right credit card can slash holiday costs: Air miles cards are popular but fees and rewards vary considerably May 26, 2015 Competition has become fierce among credit card providers and many are having to raise their stakes when it comes to perks for new customers. Air miles are the latest area of growth for credit card companies. While they may not have the best annual percentage rates (APRs), these cards will act as an extension [...]
Tesco keeps clawback of Clarke’s pay-off in sight May 21, 2015 TESCO said yesterday that it could still claw back a £1.5m pay-off made to former chief executive Philip Clarke if new evidence of misconduct during his time at the retailer came to light. Tesco was forced to suspend its own internal probe into practices that led the company overstating profits by £263m when the Serious [...]
Former Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke was paid £764,000 by the supermarket last year May 21, 2015 Ousted Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke, who had presided over a fall of nearly 30 per cent in Tesco's share price during his three years at the helm of the supermarket, was paid £764,000 by the supermarket last year. Tesco's annual report, published this morning, showed that although he stepped down in September last year, [...]