Nestlé sees resilient demand from shoppers despite Kit-Kat maker boosting prices July 28, 2022 Kit-Kat maker Nestlé was the latest household name to declare that price increases for consumers had failed to offset demand, with sales surging. The London-listed firm admitted it had put up prices 6.5 per cent this year but saw profits soar in six months regardless. In half-year results, the consumer goods giant said total reported [...]
Frasers Group acquires fast fashion website I Saw It First after rescuing Missguided July 28, 2022 Mike Ashley’s retail emporium Frasers has inked a deal to acquire fast fashion firm I Saw It First. In an announcement on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday morning, the Sports Direct owner confirmed The Telegraph’s reports that it was to poach the website. I Saw It First was created by Jalal Kamani in 2017, [...]
Heritage campaigners and M&S roll up sleeves for public inquiry over Oxford St flagship store July 27, 2022 Heritage campaigners have started crowdfunding to battle Marks and Spencer’s plans to demolish its 1929 flagship Oxford St store this autumn. M&S hopes to demolish the Marble Arch building, which it says has “asbestos throughout,” to create a new 10-storey building, with office space and a gym. A two-week public inquiry in October will assess [...]
Food delivery share prices could ‘meaningfully recover’ next year as firms approach profitability July 27, 2022 While food delivery stocks have experienced turbulence lately, the Royal Bank of Canada said there was potential for shares to “meaningfully recover” as start-ups approach profitability. Former City darlings Deliveroo and Just Eat Takeaway have seen their share prices plummet by some 72 per cent and 77 per cent in the past year, despite blockbuster [...]
Visa hails return of travel as revenues fly to £6bn July 27, 2022 Bosses at payments giant Visa hailed the return of travel yesterday as a rebound in summer holidays helped push revenues up 19 per cent in the third quarter of the year.
McDonald’s hikes price of cheeseburger for first time in over 14 years July 27, 2022 McDonald’s has announced it is raising the price of its signature cheeseburger for the first time in 14 years, as cost increases continue to bite consumers and businesses. In a note to fast-food fans, the US titan said that “today’s pressures mean, like many, we’re having to make some tough choices about our prices.” It [...]
Marston’s: No ‘discernible change’ to pub chain sales amid cost of living crunch yet July 27, 2022 Marston’s has said there has been no dramatic change in punter sales at the pub chain since the cost of living crisis. In a trading update for the 42 weeks to 23 July 2022, the pub chain acknowledged sales were two per cent below 2019 levels. However, the pub chain put this down to the [...]
Revenue dips for musicMagpie as pandemic boom fades and belts tightened July 27, 2022 Shares dropped nine per cent in early morning trading for musicMagpie after the circular economy firm reported how squeezed wallets were cutting into profits and margins.
Further price rises loom over shoppers after Coca Cola and Unilever reveal hikes July 27, 2022 Shoppers are set to face further wounding price increases in the coming months, as some of the world’s largest consumer goods giants admit that more cost hikes will be passed on to shoppers. Retail chiefs have warned more price increases are on the way, with the British Retail Consortium (BRC)’s Helen Dickinson admitting households and [...]
Movie magic: Everyman cinemas continue to outshine pre-pandemic levels July 27, 2022 Everyman Media Group continues to outshine pre-pandemic levels as movie-goers continue to flock to the big screens.