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May 12
1 min

Morrisons reveals Coronavirus boost

SUPR highlights from Morrisons Q1 trading update: Group like for like sales were up 6% for the 14 weeks to May 14 Group like for like sal...

Mar 31
1 min

Justin King: Supermarkets are now more important than ever

“There has been a fundamental reassessment of the importance of grocery retailers,” this is the view of Justin King, the former Chief Exe...

Jan 10
1 min

Waitrose and Marks & Spencer results

Waitrose Sales up 0.4% on a like for like basis Online sales up 17% Profits on target to match 2019 at year end Read more Marks and Spenc...

Jan 9
1 min

Christmas update for Tesco and Sainsbury's

Sainsbury's - 13 weeks Subdued sales for Sainsbury's but digital investment pays off with a second consecutive quarter of grocery growth ...

Jan 7
1 min

Aldi tops £1bn in sales but growth stalls

Revenues exceeded £1bn for the first time. But year on year sales growth continues to drop with sales in the 4 weeks to Christmas rising ...

Nov 12, 2019
1 min

Sainsbury's interims - profits down but focus up

Sainbury's interim results revealed that the failed Asda merger had been a distraction to the core business with profits significantly dow...

Oct 29, 2019
1 min

Sainsbury's Capital Markets day - key takeaways

Since the collapse of the Sainsbury's Asda merger, investors have been cautiously looking at Sainsbury's for clarity on their new strateg...

Sep 17, 2019
1 min

Asda shrugs off unsuccessful merger with sales and profits up

Despite the collapse of the proposed merger with Sainsbury's, investors had much to cheer with profits, sales and like for likes all incr...

Jul 24, 2019
1 min

Tesco takes on Amazon with cashier-less stores

At a recent capital markets day Tesco gave an insight into one way they are seeking to improve competitiveness against online retailers s...

Jun 26, 2019
1 min

Tesco boosted by Moody's upgrade

With the Tesco share price up c20% this year, there was more good news for investors today with Moody's Investors Service announcing that...

Jun 20, 2019
1 min

Tesco capital markets day shows a bright future

Tesco has continued to reward shareholders over the year with the share price up 23% since the start of 2019. There were plenty of positi...

May 17, 2019
1 min

Waitrose to treble online business

With previous online distribution partner Ocado striking a new £1.5bn deal with rival operator Marks and Spencer, Waitrose has announced ...

May 1, 2019
1 min

Sainsbury's exceeds expectation

Despite much of the focus on the failed merger, Sainsbury’s delivers an impressive set of results addressing many of the key concerns tha...

Apr 30, 2019
1 min

Record Easter for grocers as Sainsbury's retakes second place

The grocery market enjoyed a record £2.5bn spend over the Easter period as warm weather and the late Easter bank holiday boosted sales. S...

Apr 26, 2019
1 min

Where next for Asda and Sainsbury's?

CMA block merger > Extensive competition concerns Supermarkets: Over 500 stores overlap - c.50% of the supermarket portfolio Disposals...

Apr 10, 2019
1 min

Tesco doubles dividends as profits rise

SUPR view - another set of great results for Tesco as life under CEO Dave Lewis continues to bare fruit Cost cutting and improving margin...

Apr 5, 2019
1 min

Co-op food sales hit 7 year high

SUPR view: LFL food sales up 4.4%, the highest recorded in 7 years Growth driven by the acquisition of Nisa wholesale Provides ability to...

Mar 13, 2019
1 min

Morrisons toasts profit rise with special dividend

Morrisons on target with strong results. SUPR view: Group LFL sales up 5% Total revenue up 3% Profit before tax up 10% EPS up 8% Further ...

Mar 8, 2019
1 min

Waitrose reports strong numbers

SUPR summary: Sales up 1.2% to £6.8bn Online grocery sales jumped 14% during the year, following 'significant investment' in Waitrose.com...

Feb 27, 2019
1 min

M&S and Ocado announce new joint venture

SUPR view: Ocado spin-off grocery business into new M&S joint venture The JV sales of £1.5bn and Ebitda of £34.2 million M&S will pay Oca...

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