A giant swoops….again
It was only a matter of time before Tencent swooped on AIM listed Sumo, but who could be next to attract a buyer? Elsewhere, we question whether Naked Wine’s trading on a US stock exchange compromises its IHT qualifying status. (Free to read)
Parsley Box: growing fast, but not as fast as previously A trading update from Parsley Box (LON:MEAL), the rapidly growing direct to consumer provider of ready meals (modern day meals on wheels), revealed that it expects to report a 26% increase in revenue for the first half to 30 June 2021, to over £14m. Given the tough comparatives against the prior period, which covered the height of the first lockdown, that seems quite encouraging. Active Customers at the period end were up 76% to 177k with repeat customer orders showing a significant increase on the comparable period in 2020. The average…