Dominos presses on with expansion plans March 28, 2012 Britain’s biggest pizza delivery firm Domino’s Pizza UK reported a rise in first quarter sales, helped by a recovery in Ireland, and said it was sticking with plans to open 72 new stores in 2012, including 12 in Germany. Domino’s, which operates the British and Irish franchises of the global delivery brand, said on Wednesday [...]
Dominos presses on with expansion plans March 28, 2012 Britain’s biggest pizza delivery firm Domino’s Pizza UK reported a rise in first quarter sales, helped by a recovery in Ireland, and said it was sticking with plans to open 72 new stores in 2012, including 12 in Germany. Domino’s, which operates the British and Irish franchises of the global delivery brand, said on Wednesday [...]
Bargains bring home the bacon but bite into profits December 9, 2012 AS DECENT numbers for Nando’s reveal the chain moved into profit last year after three in the red, the cheaper end of the restaurant sector may be turning a corner. The latest figures from BDO indicate that operators including the Restaurant Group and JD Wetherspoon have seen an upturn in trade in September and October. [...]
Matching readers’ donations December 18, 2012 PEOPLE often get the wrong idea about what international development actually means. Yes, some of it is about giving emergency help following natural disasters or humanitarian assistance to people whose lives are turned upside down by war. But that’s only part of the picture. In the last few decades there’s been a real shift in [...]
Domino’s investors protest against pay March 28, 2012 SHAREHOLDERS in Domino’s Pizza protested against the firm’s proposed bonus package for its top executives at the AGM yesterday as quarterly sales slowed. Over 16 per cent of investors voted against changes to the remuneration report that will see the top directors take home up to 500 per cent of their salary in bonuses if [...]
US corporate results round-up October 16, 2012 Coca-Cola’s revenue misses Wall Street forecasts COCA-COLA reported quarterly revenue that came in short of Wall Street expectations yesterday, hurt by declines in Europe and Asia where it sold more lower-priced drinks. Third-quarter net income for Coca-Cola was $2.31bn (£1.43bn), up from $2.22bn a year earlier. Revenue rose one per cent to $12.34bn, while analysts [...]
THE TIPSTER | Rebuilding dominance September 24, 2012 AS TALK of a housing recovery gains momentum, investors may be looking to add growth-orientated stocks to their portfolio. Persimmon has seen tough times since the onset of the financial crisis, with shares falling from their peak above 1,500p. However, the house builder has added 67 per cent to its share price this year and [...]
Bank to update on UK lending September 23, 2012 THE UK corporate week begins with a busy day today, as a raft of companies update the market. Dairy Crest, Manganese Bronze, Qinetiq, Finsbury Food, Shore Capital, A.G. Barr, Brady and Petra Diamonds are all set to give reports. Tomorrow brings further company news from Albemarle & Bond, Close Brothers, and The Daily Mail and [...]
Internet sales boost Domino’s pizza profit February 15, 2012 PIZZA DELIVERY AND BANKING ARE LATEST TO JOIN THE DIGITAL PAYMENT REVOLUTION DOMINO’S Pizza UK & Ireland said a “breath-taking” surge in online sales and a recovery in the Irish market helped fuel a 14.6 per cent rise in full-year profits, beating City expectations. The pizza delivery company called 2011 “the year of the app”, [...]
Merkel and Rehn are warming to ECB’s bond-buying scheme September 10, 2012 GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel and Olli Rehn, the Finnish European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker, appear to be softening on ECB president Mario Draghi’s bond-buying plan, making the scheme more likely to go ahead. Der Spiegel claimed yesterday that Merkel has switched from the chain theory, in which Greek is seen as a weak link which [...]