Wed, 06th Jul 2016 07:39
(ShareCast News) - Food wholesaler Booker posted a 10% rise in interim pre-tax profit as it said trading in the first four weeks of the current half is ahead of the same period last year. For the 24 weeks ended 11 September, pre-tax profit rose to £74.1m from £67.4m in the same period last year, whi
Read more(ShareCast News) - London's mid-cap index was down 1.4% to 16,834.66 at 1611 BST, with commodity stocks pacing the decline as a disappointing nonfarm payrolls report exacerbated worries about a global economic slowdown. Booker was on the front foot as JPMorgan Cazenove raised its price target on the
Read more(ShareCast News) - Food wholesaler Booker Group reported a decline in sales, as it was hit by the ban on small stores displaying tobacco products. In the 10 weeks to 28 August, total sales fell 2% year-on-year, dragged down by a 6.5% drop in tobacco sales, which offset a 0.1% increase in non-tobacco
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