All Grocery articles – Page 163
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NewsMorrisons Christmas sales rise amid price investment
Morrisons has posted a jump in sales during the crucial Christmas trading period as investments in sharpening prices and improving availability bore fruit.
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NewsRetail sales 'muted' in December as non-food slumps
Retail sales edged up in December despite a “stark” contrast in the fortunes of grocery and non-food operators.
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DataData: Cost of online returns hammering third of stores
One in three stores are being hammered by online returns by having refunds given to customers stripped out of their sales figures, new research has found.
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AnalysisWho will be retail’s winners and losers in 2018?
Who will thrive in 2018 and who will flounder? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2017
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas 2017 trading period, with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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NewsAgenda: Festive updates from 18 major retailers
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with festive updates from 18 major retailers on the agenda.
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NewsAsda adopts owner Walmart’s parcel towers in UK first
Asda has launched its first automated parcel tower designed to speed up online collections and returns for customers.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Who won the battle for Christmas?
The Retail Week team discuss which businesses they expect to emerge as the winners and losers from the crucial Christmas trading period.
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AnalysisCould FMCG ads on Amazon's Alexa change search forever?
Amazon has held talks with several brands to allow greater promotional opportunities on its Alexa voice platform. PlanetRetail RNG senior editor Howard Lake looks at the implications.
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NewsAldi Christmas sales soar as it ups store staff pay
Aldi has recorded surging Christmas sales, pushing the discounter over the £10bn total sales mark in the UK and Ireland for the first time.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Asda boss Roger Burnley's to-do list
Asda started the New Year with a new boss, after former chief executive Sean Clarke’s right-hand man Roger Burnley stepped up earlier this week.
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NewsCo-op Christmas sales jump ahead of 'challenging' year
The Co-op has hailed its “best Christmas ever” after its core convenience business registered a spike in sales during the festive season.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils bumper last-minute Christmas sales
John Lewis enjoyed bumper sales in the pivotal seven days before Christmas, with the retailer hailing its “biggest ever week” in fashion.
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NewsAsda quits EMD buying group after two years
Asda has quit the European Marketing Distribution (EMD) buying group after two years as it beefs up efforts to build direct relationships with its suppliers.
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OpinionOpinion: Co-op is on trend for 2018 shopping
Major makeovers and more than 100 new stores are symptomatic of a retailer that is moving with the convenient times.
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NewsCo-op eyes expansion with 100 new food stores in 2018
Co-op has unveiled plans to invest £160m this year in 100 new food stores and “major makeovers” at 150 existing shops.
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NewsTesco backs campaign to promote healthy eating for kids
Tesco is encouraging its shoppers to make healthier choices this January by backing the first Public Health England Change4Life campaign.
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NewsEx-Tesco director Richard Cousins killed in plane crash
Richard Cousins, a former non-executive director of Tesco and boss of catering firm Compass, was killed in a seaplane crash on New Year’s Eve.
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NewsRetailers face ‘fight to survive’ in 2018, experts warn
UK retailers face a “fight to survive” next year as they face into a “perfect storm” of operating headwinds and lingering Brexit uncertainty, experts have warned.
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NewsBooths boss vows to address grocer’s ‘inadequacies’
Booths boss Edwin Booth has vowed to “address a number of inadequacies” within the business as he gears the grocer up for a potential sale.