Company Earnings Update 3 minutesRegister for Free AccessAssociated British Foods (LSE: ABF) 1H19 Update: German Weakness Drags Down Eurozone Growth and Prompts Marketing Investment Coresight Research February 26, 2019 Executive Summary Associated British Foods (ABF) issued a pre-close trading update for 1H19, which ends March 2, 2019. This report focuses on Primark, ABF’s retail division. First-half comparable sales at Primark are expected to be down 2% and total sales are expected to be up 4% both as reported and at constant currency; both figures are broadly in line with consensus. UK comparable sales are expected to be flat year over year. Eurozone comps are expected to be down 3%, with Germany continuing to prove weak. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? Register for a free user account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Inflation Concerns Persist and Dollar Stores Thrive: US Consumer Survey Insights 2023, Week 43US Consumer Tracker: Amazon Records January SlowdownEarnings Insights 3Q23, Week 6: Dollar Tree, PVH and Ulta Beauty Report Positive Sales Growth; Big Lots, Kroger and Petco See Sales DeclineCountdown to China’s Singles’ Day 2023: Three Months To Go—Livestreaming Trends That Brands Must Know