All Grocery articles – Page 110
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NewsPoundland extends frozen food offer to 60 stores
Poundland is expanding its offer of frozen and chilled food ‘shop-in-shops’ across 60 stores in a bid to cash in on the growing food-to-go market.
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OpinionOpinion: The CMA is on a power trip – and retail should be worried
Lord Andrew Tyrie hasn’t written his memoirs yet. If and when he does, he might want to consider borrowing the title: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.
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NewsCoronavirus: Half of UK retailers grappling supply chain disruption
More than half of UK retailers are already grappling supply chain disruption in the wake of coronavirus, new research has revealed.
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AnalysisCoronavirus: From staffing to stockpiles – the major challenges facing UK retailers
As the nation and industry weigh up how to respond to the threat of coronavirus, Retail Week considers the factors that will affect retail.
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AnalysisData: Grocery growth accelerates as shoppers stock up amid coronavirus fears
The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show grocery spend in the 12 weeks to February 23 was up 0.7% year on year as consumers stocked up on essentials amid fears over coronavirus.
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NewsTesco to reissue 600,000 Clubcards amid security issue
Tesco is set to reissue a deluge of loyalty cards as it believes the personal information of up to 620,000 of its loyalty customers has been hacked from another organisation.
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NewsGreggs profits and sales climb in ‘exceptional’ year
Greggs has reported a strong rise in full-year profits and sales but warned that its current year’s financial performance could be hit due to “the potential impact of coronavirus”.
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NewsM&S to extend its ‘fill-your-own’ scheme to Manchester branch
After a successful trial at the new-look Hedge End store in Southampton Marks & Spencer has made the decision to expand its ‘fill-your-own’ scheme.
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GalleryStore gallery: Holograms and automation at Asda Stevenage
Supermarket chain Asda is trialling a number of futuristic pieces of technology in its designated tech hub store in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, including 3D holograms and an automated click-and-collect machine.
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NewsKingfisher and Morrisons FTSE 100 status in jeopardy
B&Q owner Kingfisher and grocer Morrisons both face potential ejection from the FTSE 100 this week.
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NewsNew John Lewis boss White to launch strategic review
The new chair of the John Lewis Partnership, Dame Sharon White, plans to initiate a strategic review of the department stores and grocery giant.
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NewsAsda circled by raft of potential buyers
Petrol station tycoons and private equity houses are understood to be among those interested in taking a majority stake in Walmart-owned Asda.
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NewsWalmart ‘in discussions’ to sell Asda stake
Asda’s parent company Walmart has said it may sell a stake in the business and has opened discussions with a “small number of interested parties”.
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NewsMcColl’s profits slump as it seeks new debt arrangement
Struggling convenience store group McColl’s has posted declining profits and sales figures and confirmed it is in discussion with lending banks about a new debt facility.
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NewsNon-food prices fall at sharpest rate since May 2018
February shop prices fell despite food costs holding steady as non-food prices declined at their sharpest rate since May 2018, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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GalleryStore gallery: Tesco unveils first city-centre cashless store
Tesco has opened a cashless store as the number of customers paying with physical money declines in its Express stores. The store format in High Holborn, central London, is the second of its kind.
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NewsTesco to axe 1,800 roles in store bakery shake-up
Tesco is to axe more than 1,800 roles as part of sweeping changes to the way it operates its in-store bakeries.
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OpinionOpinion: Walmart’s $50bn onslaught on Amazon has lessons for all
Walmart might have disappointed analysts with a fourth-quarter sales slowdown, but its online business is powering ahead amid a concerted counterattack on Amazon.
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NewsTesco exits China with £275m deal
Tesco has sold its 20% holding in Chinese business Gain Land as it increases focus on its core operations.
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NewsHotel Chocolat’s ‘strong’ sales boosted by new store openings
Hotel Chocolat has posted “another strong” set of results, which chief executive Angus Thirwell attributed to offering its customers a “wider variety of sales channels”.