All Retail articles – Page 290
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NewsCosta Coffee joins BRC
Costa Coffee has become the latest retail member of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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In pictures: ABST Conference 2012
This year’s Alliance for Bakery Students and Trainees (ABST) Conference at the Alton Towers Hotel in Staffordshire included bakery competitions, presentations from those within the industry and a prestigious awards dinner celebrating new talent.
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NewsCosta UK LFL sales up 8.4%
Costa Coffee has reported a 21.5% growth to £123.9m in UK retail system sales in its first-quarter financial results.
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NewsShuga Budz seeks out new premises
Shuga Budz Bakery in Wolverhampton is on the hunt for a larger premises to cope with a growth in business.
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Tesco tops supermarket sales thanks to Jubilee
UK supermarkets managed to accumulate an extra £213m during the week of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, according the latest data.
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NewsHummingbird Bakery creates mobile unit
The Hummingbird Bakery has invested in a new mobile bakery unit designed to cater for festivals and events across the UK.
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Bakery Products fails to find a buyer
Bakery Products, which went into administration earlier this month, has been unable to secure a buyer, resulting in more than 100 job losses at its Scarborough bakery.
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Jubilee boosts supermarket trading
Supermarket sales during the week of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations increased by 12.5% year-on-year.
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NewsQ1 LFLs up 1.4% at Sainbury’s
Sainsbury’s, the supermarket retailer, yesterday unveiled a 1.4% increase in its first-quarter like-for-like sales (LFLs), which it said had been boosted by Jubilee trade.
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NewsPatisserie Valerie opens 54th outlet
Birmingham-based bakery chain Patisserie Valerie has opened its 54th outlet in Reading.
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Exquisite Handmade Cakes launches charity tea party
Exquisite Handmade Cakes, the Leeds based-bakery and confectionery company, is to sell its wares at an event to raise money for a cancer charity.
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New dispute legislation unveiled as study shows caution
The government has unveiled plans for the quicker resolution of workplace disputes – as new research suggested that UK employers remained “cautious” on recruitment.
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NewsPeters Bakery goes into administration
Peters Bakery, the north-east bakery chain and wholesaler, has gone into administration.
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Tesco sees UK LFL sales fall
Tesco has said its UK performance has been in line with expectations, despite falling like-for-like sales.
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Craft baker Pryces launches e-commerce site
Pryces the Bakers has launched a new website - www.pryces.com - where customers can order a selection of goods including muffins, cookies and gift hampers.
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Nordic Bakery up to three
Nordic Bakery has opened its third site in London, near to Baker Street.
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Food-to-go holds key to future
A focus on food-to-go bread products is key to future growth, according to the latest research by Lantmännen Unibake UK.
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NewsGoldman Sachs sells Pret A Manger stake
Goldman Sachs has sold its £50m stake in Pret A Manger, the sandwich chain.
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Waitrose sees trading rocket over Jubilee
Waitrose achieved its highest week of trading, bar Christmas and Easter, over the Jubilee weekend. Sales were up 19.8% on last year, for the week ending 2 June.
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Starbucks acquires US-based baker
Starbucks, the global coffee shop chain, has made its first foray into baking – with the acquisition of the US-based Bay Bread and its La Boulange bakery brand for $100m.