All Grocery articles – Page 190
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NewsToday in retail: Tesco and Booker begin watchdog slog
If the competition watchdog’s recent record is anything to go by, Tesco and Booker should brace themselves for a long slog.
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AnalysisProfile: M&S’ new strategy director Melanie Smith
Marks & Spencer’s new strategy director Melanie Smith joins the retailer this week. Retail Week takes a closer look at her background and career.
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NewsTesco-Booker: Competition watchdog launches probe
Tesco’s proposed acquisition of Booker will face a probe from the competition watchdog after it formally launched an investigation into the deal.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Edinburgh Woollen Mill and more
Retail news round-up: Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner opens new department store; Renhe Pharmacy plans to bid for Body Shop; and Jack Wills launches in Germany.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can retailers exploit seasonal events?
The prestigious KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank discuss how retailers should use seasonal events to shore up sales.
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AnalysisAgenda: Kantar and Nielsen’s grocery market data
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with the latest grocery market share data from Kantar and Nielsen on the agenda.
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VideoThe Retail Week: M&S, B&M and shopfloor to top floor
The Retail Week team have a fiery debate over M&S’ full-years and look at why B&M is finding success.
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NewsRetailers prepare for bank holiday spending spree
Retailers are braced for a spending spree this weekend as the weaker pound prompts a bank holiday staycation boom.
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NewsToday in retail: Thursday’s throng of financial updates
Today brought a flurry of results as B&M, Pets at Home, Halfords, Card Factory and Conviviality updated the market.
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OpinionOpinion: Why the craving for convenience will continue
Sugar on the floor. Spilt milk. Twenty years ago your typical convenience store could have been quite a dark and uninviting place.
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NewsConviviality sales jump amid 'unprecedented' change
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has posted a jump in retail sales during what it called an “unprecedented year of change”.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Tesco and Ikea
Retail news round-up: Tesco set to discard 5p plastic bags and Ikea names new chief executive
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DataData: M&S profits come at a high price
Another year, another unwelcome fall in retail bellwether Marks & Spencer’s annual pre-tax profits.
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NewsToday in retail: M&S, Kingfisher and Dixons Carphone
Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe caused excitement in the weeks preceding today’s full-year results by revealing the retailer was preparing to trial food online.
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AnalysisM&S’ small online food trial could lead to big things
M&S’ annual results press conference was dominated by questions about the retailer’s upcoming online food trial.
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DataData: M&S’ polarised food and fashion fortunes
Steve Rowe is pressing on with his plans to turn Marks and Spencer’s clothing division around with the recruitment of Jill McDonald. Here we look at the challenges she faces in light of falling sales since 2010/11.
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NewsJohn Lewis fashion sales boosted by warmer weather
John Lewis posted a rise in revenues last week as the promise of warmer weather drove sales of casual clothing.
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DataData: Why convenience is ripe for consolidation
McColl’s boss Jonathan Miller’s admission that the retailer would be interested in acquiring Tesco-owned One Stop brought the subject of c-store consolidation to the fore.
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OpinionOpinion: Quest for frictionless shopping misses a trick
Current wisdom has it that retailers must smooth away ‘friction’ from the shopping journey.
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Retail VoiceHow green is your grocery supply chain?
With resilient food retailers sourcing product from more sustainable sources, Ireland’s national scheme Origin Green measures targets at every stage.