It has been tough for consumer businesses with people cautious about their spending on items that are not essential. Companies with a strong portfolio of brands and a balance sheet that can cope with short-term downturns will rebound in the medium-term. This company should maintain its dividend this year, providing a yield of 5.3%, although […]

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Inflation for non-food household goods have hit the highest rate of inflation on record, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and market research firm NielsenIQ. Non-food inflation climbed from 1.5% to 2.2% in April, with the prices of clothing, furniture and children’s toys soaring at the fastest rate on record since tracking […]

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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LON:RB) have told the market that they have seen an annual loss across 2019. The firm noted that it faced a massive impairment cost over £5 billion which dampened the firms profits and annual results. The firm noted that they will be investing heavily over the next three years in a […]

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