All Retail articles – Page 198
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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NewsM&S to add fibre to all bread
Marks & Spencer (M&S), the food and clothing chain, has announced it will become the first UK retailer to start adding fibre to its entire range of pre-packed bread and rolls.
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Product NewsSubway launches mobile advertising campaign
The Subway sandwich chain has launched a series of promotional activities as part of a bid to encourage traffic into stores in the first-quarter period.
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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”.
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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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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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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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NewsNew £1.2m bakery planned in Prestonpans
Peter and Graeme Ford plan to bring The Premium Bakery to East Lothian after outgrowing their current premises in Loanhead.