Best of the Brokers for 12 January 2015 January 11, 2015 To appear in Best of the Brokers, email your research to notes@cityam.com HILTON FOOD GROUP Numis reiterated its “buy” rating following a “very satisfactory” full year update. The broker noted that “everything is on track”, including the firm’s Tesco-related expansion, and pointed to good progress in its Australian joint venture. Target price is unchanged at [...]
YouTube ranking: John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, Burberry and Marks and Spencer have the best Christmas ads of 2014 December 2, 2014 It’s only the second day of December, but we've already been treated to a sneak peak of the joy ahead for the Christmas season via the medium of advertising. This year, retailers battled it out with penguins, soldiers and celebs in a bid to get the public into the festive spirit and spend their pennies- although [...]
In a supermarket version of The Apprentice, Alan Sugar would have a whale of a time January 16, 2015 Imagine an Apprentice supermarket special – Alan Sugar, flanked by his experts, reviewing the practices of the big supermarkets each week. “[Morrisons' soon-to-depart chief exec] Dalton Phillips, you took far too long to introduce smaller convenience stores, ecommerce and a delivery service. The other supermarkets have had these things for years. Honestly, man. What [...]
Retail reunion at Shore Cap’s Christmas lunch December 11, 2014 The who's who of the retail world trotted over to the Montague on the Gardens Hotel yesterday to share a Christmas toast (and another, and another) with Shore Capital’s retail guru Clive Black. Any airs and graces were brushed aside as each guest arrived at their table to find some sort of festive [...]
Supermarket surge after top boss bows out boosts FTSE 100 – London Report January 13, 2015 MORRISONS’ surge buoyed the FTSE 100 yesterday, after the grocer announced that its chief executive had been shown the door following its poor performance during the busy Christmas trading season. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was up 0.6 per cent at 6,542.20 points at the close. But weaker commodity stocks on the back of fresh [...]
The four most shocking things that happened in 2014 December 23, 2014 1. THE RUSSIA SAGA (Source: Getty) Russia flexed its muscles at the beginning of the year, taking the opportunity during the uprising in Ukraine to plant pro-Putin flags in the Crimea region, triggering a string of catastrophic events to unfold. And it’s likely we’re far from seeing the final act of this epic Russian novel play [...]
The five best quotes from Warren Buffett’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders on its golden anniversary March 1, 2015 Warren Buffett often has sage wisdom to share with investors – not least in his annual note to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. This year’s golden anniversary address concerned a misty-eyed reminiscences of fifty years of the company, it’s ups and downs (mostly ups) and the future 50 years ahead. The note is also full of pearls [...]
Mooove over Sainsbury’s: Waitrose claims its dairy farmers get the cream of milk prices January 26, 2015 Premium supermarket Waitrose has lifted the lid on its dairy practices following Sainsbury's attack ad last week, insisting it pays “a fair price” for its milk. The John Lewis Partnership-owned grocer was among those to appear on the naughty list of businesses that were accused of not supporting British fresh milk farmers. The [...]
Why you won’t find Black Friday discount deals at Aldi and Lidl summed up in a single tweet November 28, 2014 Aldi has taken an overt swipe at its supermarket rivals over Black Friday deals with a single tweet. As shoppers wrestled each other over discount deals in Tesco and Asda, Aldi tweeted: "Hmm, we think we did #BlackFriday last week. Although it was just called 'Friday'. And it's the same every day!" Hmm, we think [...]
Valentine’s Day 2015: South West Trains just won Valentine’s Day with When Harry Met Salisbury, Waterlove and Breakfast at Twickenham departure boards February 14, 2015 A train company just got something right for once. It’s not often they can be given credit for getting something right, but on Valentine’s Day, South West Trains have done it and even revealed a romantic side. We thought Tesco was doing it well, but the folks over at South West Trains, usually embattled by [...]