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McBride PLC
LON:MCB
McBride plc is engaged in the production, distribution and sale of private- label household and personal care products to retailers in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. The Company has three principal operating divisions: United Kingdom, Western Continental Europe and Eastern Continental Europe. McBride’s customers include Aldi, Asda, The Co-op, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury, Tesco, Waitrose, Auchan, Carrefour, Casino, Denner, DM, Esselunga, Eurospin, Intermarche, Lidl, Metro, Plus, REWE, Systeme U, Biedronka (Jeronimo Martins), Kaufland (Lidl), Metro (Makro and Real) and Tesco.
Day ahead includes first half results from leisure giant Whitbread PLC, and third quarter updates from miner Anglo American PLC and wealth manager St James' Place Capital PLC
Some big names are due to publish results on Thursday, but the European Centeal Bank’s decision on interest rates is what most traders will be waiting on
In a trading update, the FTSE small cap group blamed challenging trading conditions in the second half, saying: "Underlying Group revenues for the year were 3.8% lower than the prior year on a constant currency basis"
Lloyds is forecast to report a a jump in 2016 pretax profits to around £4.4bn, up from £1.6bn a year earlier when it was hit by a huge bill for PPI scandal provisions.
Sainsbury has continued to be a laggard in the supermarket sector, with the latest till roll data from Kantar Worldpanel released today showing its sales declining by 0.1%.
Given Next’s disappointing update this week, news from Marks and Spencer and Primark-owner Associated British Foods could send the most shivers through the sector.
Christmas trading updates from the retailers come thick and fast. In the US, Detroit will be showcasing lots of horseless carriages, while investors can't get enough of Wishbone Gold.
The twin perils of food deflation and the hard discounters continue to threaten the supermarkets, while the warmish weather has caught firms on the hop
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