THE TIPSTER January 8, 2012 PLAYING ball on Tuesday will be Goals Soccer Centre – letting their fans have a peek at their post close trading update for the year. After seeing a sharp decline when the outdoor football centre reported a softer than expected trading period last time, can they move up the league with a better than expected [...]
Tesco lays out plans to revamp Europe business June 22, 2011 TESCO said yesterday it planned to double returns from its central and eastern European business by buying more goods regionally, opening a variety of stores and selling more services. At its annual results in April, the British supermarket group set a target to boost company-wide returns to 14.6 per cent by 2014-15 from 12.9 per [...]
Tesco lays out plans to revamp Europe business June 22, 2011 TESCO said yesterday it planned to double returns from its central and eastern European business by buying more goods regionally, opening a variety of stores and selling more services. At its annual results in April, the British supermarket group set a target to boost company-wide returns to 14.6 per cent by 2014-15 from 12.9 per [...]
Banks steady FTSE but retailers dive January 12, 2012 The FTSE 100 index saw modest rises this morning as banks performed well in stark contrast to the retail sector which was pulled down by a string of poor results from heavyweights including Tesco. Investors were also digesting the results of a Spanish sovereign debt auction which showed yields going in a positive direction. Spain [...]
Clegg in push for blind CVs January 12, 2012 JOB APPLICATIONS would be fairer if CVs were made anonymous and schools were not mentioned, Nick Clegg claimed yesterday. The deputy Prime Minister believes racist HR staff may judge applicants on their names, and the “old boys network” means having a prestigious school on the form helps some applicants to the disadvantage of others. Clegg [...]
Bank stocks lead the way as the FTSE continues its climb January 19, 2012 BRITAIN’S top share index closed higher yesterday, led by banks after bullish earnings from their US peers and with hopes building that the recent coordinated action by central banks and the IMF would be enough to avoid an economic crisis. The FTSE 100 index rose 38.78 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 5,741.15, after breaking [...]
Bank stocks lead the way as the FTSE continues its climb January 19, 2012 BRITAIN’S top share index closed higher yesterday, led by banks after bullish earnings from their US peers and with hopes building that the recent coordinated action by central banks and the IMF would be enough to avoid an economic crisis. The FTSE 100 index rose 38.78 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 5,741.15, after breaking [...]
There’s no logic behind the workfare proposal February 28, 2012 THE government has introduced a scheme that encourages people on the unemployment benefit to work at selected firms, such as Tesco. They are paid nothing but are alleged to benefit by gaining work experience. This is not slave labour, as some have alleged. No one is forced to do this unpaid work, not even as [...]
Waitrose tops supermarket poll December 15, 2011 Waitrose has topped the Which? annual customer satisfaction survey for the third year running, winning a score of 83 per cent as its big four rivals failed to impress. Budget retailers Aldi and Lidl came second and third respectively, beating Mark & Spencer – which came fourth – for the first time. Tesco and The [...]
Tesco blames fuel price for UK sales dip June 14, 2011 TESCO stoked fears over the financial pressures on British consumers yesterday by posting sales growth in all international regions except the UK. The UK’s biggest supermarket blamed high petrol prices for eating into household incomes and causing an 0.1 per cent fall in UK sales excluding petrol and VAT in the past three months. It [...]