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Easter Food Spending Lifts UK Retail Sales By Most Since August

An early Easter boosted food spending in Britain last month, lifting retail sales by the most since August, but the broader picture remained subdued as wet...

'Bidding War' For DS Smith A Sign Of Changing Times For UK Firms

The current "bidding war" for packaging firm DS Smith is an indication that UK opportunities are starting to catch the eye of foreign investors,...

Ocado Retail Sales Rise As Sharper Prices Win More Customers

British online supermarket Ocado Retail kept its guidance for the year as it reported a 10.6% increase in first-quarter revenue reflecting growth in custom...

5 Takeaways From Unilever's Decision To Spin Off Its Ice Cream Business

ESM examines five key takeaways from Unilever's announcement that it plans to spin-off its ice cream business.

Diageo One Of Four FTSE 100 Companies To Have A Female CEO And CFO

Drinks giant Diageo is one of just four companies in the UK's prestigious FTSE 100 Index to have both a female chief executive and a female chief financial...

Britain's Greggs Anticipates Further Growth In 2024

British food-to-go retailer Greggs said it expected another year of growth in 2024 after it posted a 13% rise in profit last year.

Online Supermarket Ocado Forecasts Stronger Growth

Ocado has forecast faster growth this year after an improved performance from its automated warehouse technology unit helped to deliver better-than-expecte...

UK's M&S Announces 10.1% Raise In Store Workers' Pay

British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer said it would give around 40,000 store workers a 10.1% pay increase from 1 April, a move that reflec...