All Retail articles – Page 172
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Product NewsM&S follows ‘healthy’ policy with new loaves
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has launched three new loaves of bread as part of the company’s new healthy initiative.
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NewsHobbs House to open new bakery
Hobbs House, the Cotswolds-based artisan baker, is set to open a fourth shop in Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
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NewsAllied Bakeries reports increased sales in challenging times
Kingsmill owner Allied Bakeries achieved a substantial increase in sales volumes for the 16 weeks ending 2 January, “although pricing and margins remain challenging”.
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NewsGreggs’ trading update triggers share-price tumble
Greggs, the high street bakery chain, suffered a sharp drop in share price as it reported a slowdown in its like-for-like (LFL) sales growth.
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NewsSainsbury’s sales good despite LFL drop
Sainsbury’s suffered a 0.4% drop in like-for-like (LFL) retail sales, excluding fuel, for the 15 weeks to 9 January 2016 – despite trading well over Christmas.
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NewsSouthern Co-op Christmas LFLs up 4.7%
Convenience store retailer The Southern Co-operative saw a like-for-like (LFL) sales increase of 4.7% across the three weeks to 3 January.
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NewsIrwin’s ends year in the red, despite £29.6m turnover
Irwin’s bakery has reported a turnover of £29.m, but also a loss of £128,574 for the year ending 29 March 2015.
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NewsFive things YOU can learn from Greggs today
British Baker highlights some of the key take-outs from the Greggs fourth-quarter update today. Where is the company heading and what will its full year results look like?
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NewsLe Pain Quotidien to open first regional UK outlet
Le Pain Quotidien (LPQ), the all-day bakery and café concept, is to make its UK regional debut on 29 January at Bicester Village, Oxfordshire, in a move announced as the company’s first out-of-London site.
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Product NewsDevon pie producer launches Mexican pie
Chunk of Devon, the Devon-based pie maker, has launched a Mexican-inspired vegetarian pie.
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NewsHandmade Cake Company sees profit growth
The Handmade Cake Company, the Berkshire-based foodservice cake business, has reported an increase in operating profit from £1.7m to £2.4m for the year ending 31 March 2015.
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Product NewsMuffin Break introduces new Muffin Lab concept
All Muffin Breaks will sell a “bold new creation to excite and intrigue” each month from now on, as part of the company’s new Muffin Lab concept.
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NewsLondon bakery smashes crowdfunding target
The Snapery, the London-based artisan bakery, has soared through its crowdfunding target of £5,000 to raise funds for the installation of a new bakery.
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NewsGreggs trading in line with expectations, 2015 LFLs up 4.7%
Bakery chain Greggs said it expected its full-year results to be “in line” with previous expectations – after announcing company like-for-like sales (LFLs) increased by 4.7% in 2015.
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NewsMorrisons’ trading down but improving, 2015 LFLs up 0.2%
Supermarket chain Morrisons is “working to improve” as company like-for-like sales (LFLs) excluding fuel increased 0.2% in the nine weeks to 3 January.
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NewsDiscounters benefit at Christmas amid 0.2% drop in grocery sales
Continuing price deflation meant there was no Christmas uplift for the British grocery market as sales fell 0.2% on last year. But Waitrose, The Co-operative and Sainsbury’s successfully grew ahead of the market.
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NewsSubway continues drive for customer footfall
The Subway brand has announced new products for its menu, as it aims to drive more traffic into its stores in the first quarter of 2016.
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NewsAppleby’s family bakery in Salisbury to close
Eighty-year-old business Appleby’s bakery, based in Salisbury, will close this month so that owner Mark Appleby can have some time off “while I’m still young enough to enjoy it”.
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Product NewsGluten-free cake firm secures Amazon deal
Gluten Free Goodies brand SIN has signed a deal with Amazon to sell its ‘Little Black Boxes’ of quality cake online.
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NewsSixty Six Bakery back in business after fire
A popular Ruislip Manor bakery is back open after “an unhappy Christmas with a lot of hard work”.