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Big Food Group

June 2004

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Big Food's cheerily upbeat mood after Christmas did not last long, with like-for-like sales, for the 14 weeks to 2 April, slowing to +1.4%.  Although Booker continued to grow by 1.2%, Iceland fell by0.2%.  Analysts are blaming the slow down on expansion by Tesco and Sainsbury into the convenience food sector, with the former having recently bought a chain of 45 convenience stores.  Morrison's decision to drop Safeway's prices and the inevitable retaliation from the others is another concern. Big Food's answer to this threatat Booker is to expand its network of Premier convenience stores by afurther 91 to 1455, given that this is a bright spot, generating samestore sales of 8.5%.  The proposed acquisition of ...

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