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Wednesday newspaper round-up: Post Office, Danone, Ryanair

(Sharecast News) - MPs have called in bosses from Fujitsu to answer questions in parliament about the company's role in the Post Office scandal. The Commons business and trade select committee has asked the company to take part in an evidence session in a week's time after an ITV drama helped put the miscarriage of justice back in the spotlight. - Guardian The baby milk seller Danone has agreed to cut the wholesale price of its Aptamil infant powdered formula by 7% from Monday after the UK's competition watchdog launched an investigation into high inflation in the market. The French company, which also owns the Cow & Gate brand, accounts for 71% of the baby formula market in the UK, where manufacturers have been found by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to have raised prices by 25% in two years. - Guardian

Former chancellor George Osborne's family wallpaper and fabric business has blamed inflation and soaring interest rates for a 98pc collapse in its pre-tax profits. Osborne & Little, a wallpaper and fabric business co-founded by the former chancellor's father, saw its pre-tax profits slump to £30,000 in the year to March 31 2023, down from £1.5m the year before. - Telegraph

The Abu Dhabi investor bidding to take over the Telegraph broke promises of editorial independence at the Arabic business channel that it launched in partnership with CNN, it has been claimed. International Media Investments (IMI) is seeking to take control of the Telegraph titles in a bid fronted by Jeff Zucker, the former president of CNN, and has promised to maintain editorial freedoms to secure clearance from the UK government. - The Times

Michael O'Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, has warned that the airline's profits will be hit and passenger fares will rise amid manufacturing woes at Boeing and Airbus. Both manufacturers are struggling to meet demand amid a worldwide shortage of planes. Boeing faces a further problem after a part fell off one of its 737-9 Max aircraft during an Alaska Airlines flight last week, while United Airlines discovered loose bolts on its 737-9 Max aircraft during subsequent inspections. - The Times

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Thursday newspaper round-up: Asda, Post Office, M&S, Frasers Group
(Sharecast News) - The owners of Asda are facing mounting pressure after figures showed the struggling supermarket chain's share of the grocery market reached a "new nadir" as sales fell sharply this summer. The grocer's sales fell 6.4% in the three months to 10 August, equivalent to more than £2bn in annual lost revenues, as it became the only member of the traditional "big four" supermarkets to see sales shrink, according to analysts at NIQ. - Guardian
Wednesday newspaper round-up: Waitrose, McDonald's, Crown Agents
(Sharecast News) - Waitrose is planning to open 100 convenience stores over the next five years as part of a £1bn-plus investment in new outlets and shop refurbishments. The upmarket grocery chain is planning to unveil a revamped outlet in Finchley Road, north London, on Wednesday. This will kick off a new phase of expansion with its first new store in six years in Hampton Hill, west London, by the end of this year. - Guardian
Tuesday newspaper round-up: Missing yacht, City Airport, energy bills
(Sharecast News) - Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer is among those missing after a yacht carrying UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm, an Italian official has said. Salvatore Cocina, head of the civil protection agency in Sicily, said Bloomer and Chris Morvillo, a lawyer at Clifford Chance, were among the six people missing. Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter, Hannah, were also unaccounted for as of late Monday. - Guardian
Monday newspaper round-up: Ted Baker, banks, Boohoo
(Sharecast News) - Fashion brand Ted Baker's remaining 31 stores in the UK are to close this week, putting more than 500 jobs at risk. Started as a men's clothing label in Glasgow in 1988 by entrepreneur Ray Kelvin and becoming known for its quirky advertising and floral prints, Ted Baker's UK arm entered administration in March after racking up losses. - Guardian

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