All Co-operative Group articles – Page 48
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NewsCo-op members give £3m of profit-share to charity
Members of the Co-operative Group have agreed to donate more than £3m of their annual profit-share to charities and community groups.
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Data
Kantar Worldpanel: Grocery market share data for the 12 weeks ending May 15, 2011
Kantar Worldpanel Grocery market share data for the 12 weeks ending May 15, 2011
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GalleryCo-op puts the fizz back in its stores
Co-operative Group, the egalitarian retailer, has unveiled a format in London that will set the pattern for the future. John Ryan visits.
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Co-op relaunches Truly Irresistible in sales push
Co-operative Group has revamped its own-brand premium range this week to drive sales.
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NewsHard discounters and Waitrose post strong growth
The two parallels of the hard discounters and upmarket grocer Waitrose powered ahead in the latest Kantar Worldpanel figures.
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NewsHaldanes and Co-op in legal battle over former Somerfield stores - UPDATED
Independent grocery retailer Haldanes has begun legal proceedings of its own against the Co-operative Group after the Co-op started an action to recover unpaid rent.
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NewsMorrisons kicks off Easter petrol campaign
Morrisons has kicked off an Easter campaign offering customers 6p off each litre of fuel when they spend £40 or more in store from today [Monday April 18].
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NewsBeales targets a return to profit after buying Anglia Co-op stores
Beales chief executive Tony Brown has vowed the department store chain will return to profit within 18 months following the acquisition of 19 stores from Anglia Regional Co-operative Society (ARCS).
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NewsCo-op focuses on non-food as grocery growth slows
The Co-operative Group is to ramp up its online non-food online operations but expects the grocery market to remain tough.
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NewsWilkinson trials contactless payment
Variety chain Wilkinson is to trial contactless payments across 25 stores, ahead of a potentialroll-out of the technology across its 350 stores.
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NewsThe Co-op profits soar despite like-for-like dip
The Co-operative Group’s food business operating profits soared 33.3% in 2010 despite a 2.5% drop in like-for-likes which it blamed on disruption from the Somerfield integration.
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News'Storm in a tea bag' as Co-op employee sacked 'for drinking Lady Grey'
A Co-operative employee has claimed he was sacked for drinking Twining Lady Grey tea at work instead of Co-op own brand tea.
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OpinionSmall stores are big business
The race for grocery space looks likely to be played out in the convenience sector in the next few years.
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NewsGrocers back Government healthy living pledge
The UK’s seven largest food retailers have signed up to a Government-backed pledge to encourage consumers to make healthier choices.
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NewsNaked window displays for Fairtrade Fortnight
London is well known for its extravagant shop window displays but not many are as eye-popping as this campaign for Fairtrade Fortnight.
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NewsCo-op has store in every postcode with Strand opening
The Co-op now has a food store in every UK postal area after it opened its £1m flagship shop on the Strand, London.
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NewsCo-op disposals spark convenience space race
Big grocers circle 40 Co-op stores in drive for larger share of £32.1bn c-store market.
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AnalysisSupermarkets: The kings of convenience
What’s in store for UK supermarket operators during 2011? Natalie Berg, global research director at Planet Retail, reports
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AnalysisSecurity technology: A full arsenal of deterrents
Protecting profit through improving security has never been more important. So how can retailers make the most of their security budgets.
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NewsCo-op revamps stock management system
Grocer Co-operative Group is set to improve its product availability as it rolls out a central stock management system it inherited from Somerfield.