Morrisons profit hit by £290m Covid costs March 11, 2021 Morrisons this morning announced profit dropped last year after it was hit with £290m in costs related to the coronavirus crisis. Profit before tax dropped 62.1 per cent to £165m in the year ended 31 January, the grocer said, as the impact of repeated Covid-19 restrictions saw costs mount. The supermarket spent an extra £99m [...]
McColl’s still owes £45m to unsecured creditors following collapse June 19, 2023 Unsecured creditors to McColl’s are still owed £45m following the collapse of the convenience chain. The high street grocer and newsagent, which first launched as a food stall in the late 1800’s, was acquired by Morrisons for £182m with an extra £8m to be handed to unsecured creditors. Now an administration report seen by The [...]
UK supermarket shares rocket with Morrisons up 30 per cent after takeover bid June 21, 2021 Morrisons’ share price leapt 30 per cent just minutes after the market open this morning, in wake of news a private equity firm approached the supermarket with a £5.5bn takeover bid. In fact, shares in all major UK’s biggest supermarkets soared on this morning after Morrisons rejected a takeover bid from a US private equity [...]
Petrol forecourt owners bag £60m bonus as pump prices jack up profits October 9, 2023 Senior executives at Motor Fuel Group, the UK's largest independent forecourt operator, have raked in a bumper pay packet this year on the back of record profits.
Top Morrisons investor says CD&R should up its bid to £6.5bn June 30, 2021 A top Morrisons shareholder said that New York bidder Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) must pay “a fair price” for the supermarket. One of Morrison’s top 10 investors J O Hambro has said that any potential bidder for the supermarket should raise its offer to £6.5bn if it wants the takeover to succeed. Shares in [...]
Travel to Asia and the Americas drives strong Hostelworld results July 10, 2024 Hostelworld has reported a period of strong growth thanks to strong demand for international travel.
300 McColl’s convenience stores to be converted into Morrisons Daily’s March 1, 2021 300 McColl’s convenience stores are set to be converted into Morissons Daily’s over the next three years, as the companies’ said this morning they have extended their wholesale supply partnership. The upcoming rollout follows over 30 conversions in recent months, with all stores continuing to be owned and operated by McColl’s. Offering the Morrisons [...]
Just Eat: Brits lead the way for takeaway giant as revenue dips July 31, 2024 Brits willing to shell out cash on takeaways fuelled Just Eat in the first half of the year, but negative growth in north America and southern Europe led to a dip in revenue overall. Total revenue dropped by one per cent at the takeaway giant year on year in the first half of 2024, while [...]
Deliveroo, Just Eat, Amazon and Uber: Delivery apps charging DOUBLE for supermarket groceries, says Which? June 3, 2023 Ordering supermarket groceries via a delivery app such as Deliveroo, Just Eat or Uber Eats could cost twice the price of buying directly from the same store, according to Which? Meanwhile, Amazon is charging up to 45 per cent more for Morrisons products than if they were bought from the supermarket’s own website, the consumer [...]
The Week Ahead: ITV, Rolls Royce, Morrison, ECB and UK GDP data March 8, 2021 It’s Monday morning. City A.M. looks ahead at what this week has in store. China Trade for February This morning – The Chinese economy finished 2020 on a strong note, its surplus hitting a record high in December. Exports rose by 18.1 per cent, slightly down from November’s 21.1 per cent but still better than expected, [...]