By Alec Mattinson2021-05-07T06:52:00+01:00
Waitrose posted record levels of profits last year, according to newly filed accounts, as sales boomed during a period in which it benefited from controversial government business rates relief.
Annual accounts for Waitrose Ltd at Companies House show pre-exceptional operating profits surged by 71% to £277.5m in the year ending 30 January 2021. This is the highest figure on record, top ping s the £261m in achieved in 2013 before the discounter price war.
Profits on ordinary activities before taxation were also at record levels, despite more than £65m of exceptional costs incurred during the year, more than trebling from £44.9m to £158.5m.
04-28-2021
In this image made from April 17, 2021, video released by Iranian state-run TV shows various centrifuge machines line the hall at the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility.
JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel and the United States held high-level meetings in Washington on Tuesday to discuss Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The meeting came as world powers convened in Vienna to restart nuclear negotiations with Iran.
Israel’s National Security Council chairman Meir Ben-Shabbat met with his US counterpart Jake Sullivan in one of the first in-person, high-level meetings between the US and Israel since President Joe Biden was sworn in.
“The US and Israeli officials discussed their serious concerns about advancements in Iran’s nuclear program in recent years. The United States updated Israel on the talks in Vienna and emphasized strong US interest in consulting closely with Israel on the nuclear issue going forward,” a readout from the White House said.
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Additionally, DoorDash is lowering Pickup commission costs to 6 percent and making Storefront, a commission-free online ordering product, free (except for payment processing fees) for all restaurant partners.
DoorDash on Tuesday unveiled new pricing changes designed to better support restaurant partners, the company said. Beginning Tuesday, all U.S. local restaurants will have a choice of three different delivery commission price points with new Partnership Plans, starting with a 15 percent option. Additionally, DoorDash is lowering Pickup commission costs to 6 percent and making Storefront, a commission-free online ordering product, free (except for payment processing fees) for all restaurant partners. Inspired by feedback from restaurants, these actions are intended to create more choices and solutions across a portfolio of restaurants’ needs and put more profits into the pockets of local businesses.