DAILY BRIEFING: Vegan and gluten-²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê haggis helps ²ò½ü¤¹¤ë sales at Waitrose by 0.7%

Vegan and gluten-free haggis helped lift sales at Waitrose by 0.7pc last week

Vegan and gluten-²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê haggis helped ²ò½ü¤¹¤ë sales at Waitrose by 0.7pc last week

BURNS NOTICE Vegan and gluten-²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê haggis helped ²ò½ü¤¹¤ë sales at Waitrose by 0.7 per cent last week as dz¤ä¤¹s Night revellers looked for an Âå°Æ¡¿ÁªÂò»è to the savoury pudding made with sheep meat. Sales of TVs and smartphones at partner ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤ John Äߤ꤯¤µ¤Ó helped to grow the group¡Çs sales by 2.1?per cent compared to the same week last year.

DIY DISASTER DIY retailer B&Q is axing 200 ¿¦¶Ès in its Ĺ¡¤Î¨¤¤¤ë office. The Kingfisher-owned chain said the cull, which will ºï½ü¤¹¤ë Ìò³äs from its Southampton HQ, was ¸ºß made to ºï¸º¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë staff costs so it could ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ð cheaper À½ÉÊs.

RESULTS DELAY Poundland-owner Steinhoff has been ·³Ââd to ±ä´ü¤¹¤ë the ½ÐÈÇ¡Êʪ¡Ë of its 2017 ºâÀ¯¾å¤Î results after accounting ÉÔÀµ¹Ô°Ùs meant it had to ̵»ë¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë two years¡ Ç of results.

Åê»ñ²È È¿Íð Zoopla owner ZPG ¶ì¤·¤àd a ·ì¤Þ¤ß¤ì¤Î nose as nearly 32?per cent of ³ô¼çs Åêɼ¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd against a lucrative ÆÃÊ̼êÅö ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅ for its boss Alex Chesterman.

ÈóÆñ¤¹¤ë ahead Oil major BP is introducing Áᤤ electric-¾è¤êʪ chargers to some of its UK ÀÐÌý ±Ø¡¿ÇÛÃÖ¤¹¤ës by Åê»ñ¤¹¤ëing ¡ò3.5 million in US company FreeWire ²Ê³Ø¡Ê¹©³Ø¡Ëµ»½Ñs, which makes Æ°¤­¤ä¤¹¤¤ Áᤤ ÈóÆñ¤¹¤ë systems.

GOLDEN SHOT Russia-¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ëd ¹ÛÉ× Petropavlovsk produced 439,600 ounces of gold during 2017, within its »ØƳ¡¿¼ê°ú of between 420,000 to 460,000. It is also ͽ¬¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëing gold À¸»º¡¿»ºÊª for 2018 of around 420,000 to 460,000 ounces.

BILL'S BOSS Cafe chain Ë¡°Æ¡Çs Restaurant has »Ø̾¤¹¤ëd former Punch Taverns boss Duncan Garrood as Ĺ¡¤»ØƳ¼Ô (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë to ¼è¤Ã¤ÆÂå¤ï¤ë ¼¨¤¹ Fox, who is leaving ¤¹¤°¤Ë ͽÄê to personal ¿äÏÀ¤¹¤ë¡¿Íýͳs.

MUTUAL HIRE AIM-̾Êí¡Ê¤ËºÜ¤»¤ë¡Ë¡¿É½¡Ê¤Ë¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ëd mineral sands À¸»º¼Ô Base »ñ¸»s has ¸Û¤¦d Diane Radley, the former Ĺ¡¤»ØƳ¼Ô (n)Ìò°÷¡¿(a)¼¹¹ÔÎϤΤ¢¤ë of Old Áê¸ß¤Î Åê»ñ Group, Africa¡Çs largest »ñ»º ·Ð±Ä¼Ô¡¿»ÙÇÛ¿Í, to its board.

PHONE TAKEOVER Google¡Çs ¡ò780?million °ú¤­·Ñ¤®¡¿Çã¼ý of HTC¡Çs smartphone ʬ³ä has ´°Á´¤Ë¤¹¤ëd with the internet µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë poaching about 2,000 staff from the struggling electronics ²ñ¼Ò¡¿·ø¤¤.

TIMELY BOOST ¥¹¥¤¥¹¤Î watchmaker Swatch has enjoyed its first Íø±×¡Ê¤ò¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ë ¾å¤²¤ë in four years after ÃÏ°Ì¡¤Ç¤Ì¿¤¹¤ëing a 5.8?per cent rise in sales. Íø±×¡Ê¤ò¤¢¤²¤ë¡Ës grew by 27?per cent last year to ¡ò574 million.

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