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Tesco Christmas Sales Up 3.7% as UK Market Share Hit 10-Year High
09 Jan 2026 08:29 GMT
… Christmas” for customers, with investments in value, quality and … fresh food demand. Market share increased to 24% … weeks, reflecting lower tobacco sales and the exit … 6%.
In Central Europe, which includes Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, …
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Supermarket chain aiming for bumper 2026 after best Christmas market share in decade
08 Jan 2026 14:56 GMT
… expectations in all markets including the UK, Ireland, central Europe and at … by poor trading in tobacco products which are low … , including fresh meat, fresh produce, chilled food and core grocery … the government to revamp the business rates system, which he …
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Tesco aiming for bumper 2026 after best Christmas market share in decade
08 Jan 2026 10:56 GMT
… expectations in all markets including the UK, Ireland, central Europe and at its … affected by poor trading in tobacco products which are low … “material lower” than the industry level of 4.3% in … the government to revamp the business rates system, which he …
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Shares down as Tesco hits 10-year UK market share high amid festive boom
08 Jan 2026 09:30 GMT
… “driven by fresh food”, while Central Europe’s like-for-like sales … cent.
Tesco’s UK market share rose to nearly 29 … the long-running decline in tobacco sales”.
He noted that … around the business to fund this investment for the future”.
“For investors looking …
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'Win by time’: How Poland is preparing for the death of coal
07 Jan 2026 09:18 GMT
… he withdrew a hand-rolled cigarette, then dangled it from … into a key node in Central Europe’s industrial supply chain, … families have worked in the industry for generations, spanning kingdoms, … of the world’s biggest producers.
Poland was reluctant to follow …
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Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr dies
06 Jan 2026 17:33 GMT
… | AFP photo
The Legendary Hungarian filmmaker, Bela Tarr, known …
He made the first Hungarian independent feature film, ‘ … whether the Hungarian state or a cigarette making company would … pay for his funeral.
His last public appearance was smoking …
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January's imprint on aviation: founding flights, industry firsts and early trailblazers
05 Jan 2026 14:01 GMT
… V. Roe Aircraft Company in Manchester.
The company, later renamed Avro … to run her own aviation business and a commercial airfield).
… biplane Aero A. 10, Czechoslovakia';s first domestically built … after a crash in Poland.
Amy Johnson had become famous …
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Jowett Jupiters: tale of the unexpected
09 Jan 2026 08:18 GMT
… , Johnson imported one of Austria’s finest auto-engineers, …
In a 1950s convertible market that had clear demarcation between … produced were sold bare.
Farina built four cars, but British firms … ’s achingly conservative 1950s motor industry – one that was both …
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Eurozone Sees 2 Percent Decline in Inflation
08 Jan 2026 12:58 GMT
(MENAFN) Eurozone price growth decelerated to 2% annually in December 2025, sliding from November's 2.1% reading, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by Eurostat.
Service sector costs registered the steepest yearly climb during December at …
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Eurozone Inflation Slows in December
08 Jan 2026 12:50 GMT
(MENAFN) Annual inflation across the euro area eased to 2% in December 2025, down slightly from 2.1% in November, according to preliminary data released by Eurostat on Wednesday.
Among categories, services recorded the highest annual increase at 3.4% ( …