Just Style (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
UK supermarket retailer J Sainsbury Plc today (8 October) posted a 3.9% rise in like-for-like sales for the first half of its fiscal year after sales accelerated during its second quarter.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Tesco PLC, Britain's largest grocer, reported Tuesday that its profits for the first half of its fiscal year rose 10.7 percent, despite the difficult retail environment. Net profit for the six months to Aug. 23 was $1.88 billion, up from $1.70 billion the first six months of last year.
Just Style (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
The boss of UK retail giant Tesco Plc today (30 September) said he believes there is "room for recovery" in non-food sales growth as the retail giant announced an increase in underlying first-half profit of 10.3%.
Independent.ie - European RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Tesco Plc, the U.K.'s biggest supermarket company, reported first-half profit that beat analysts' estimates after cutting prices to retain British shoppers concerned about their finances.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc plans to open its "Marketside" small-scale grocery stores in the Phoenix, Arizona area on October 4, setting up a showdown with rival Tesco Plc in the market for fresh groceries and prepared foods.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 20/09/2008
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The Herald (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Shoppers can expect food price rises to slow by the end of the year, Morrison Supermarkets chief Marc Bolland said yesterday, although fears about falling consumer spending were enough to send shares in the company down sharply.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Marc Boland, chief executive of Wm Morrison Supermarkets, must be wondering what he has to do to please the markets in their present bearish mood. Yesterday, he delivered sector-busting growth in like-for-like sales for the first half of 7.6 per cent, excluding fuel. Yet the shares fell by more than 6 per cent. How come?
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Wm Morrison Supermarkets met forecasts with a 19 percent rise in first-half profit and said it was well placed to continue taking market share as cash-strapped Britons flock to its budget-focused stores.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- William Morrison Supermarkets said Thursday that first-half net income declined to 218 million pounds, from 225 million pounds last year. Revenue rose 13.5% to 7.1 billion, from 6.0 billion a year ago. "This is a solid set of interim results in the toughest trading environment seen for many years," said Chairman Ian Gibson. The company said that it is confident that it will...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Wm Morrison Supermarkets is set to post a 19 percent rise in first-half underlying profit on Thursday and confirm it is taking market share from bigger rivals as cash-strapped shoppers flock to its lower price stores.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Wm Morrison Supermarkets is set to post a 19 percent rise in first-half underlying profit on Thursday and confirm it is taking market share from bigger rivals as cash-strapped shoppers flock to its lower price stores.
UKWinesOnline (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
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St. Albans Blog (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
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Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 23/08/2008
Tesco PLC said Thursday that it has sold 605 million pounds ($1.1 billion) worth of property in leaseback deals, filling the coffers of Britain's biggest retailer for potential further overseas
