All Grocery articles – Page 198
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VideoThe Retail Week: Mothercare, Asda and Dixons Carphone
The team sit down to discuss the biggest stories in the industry over the past seven days including Asda’s declining sales.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Tesco, Transline and more
Retail news round-up: Tesco faces further legal action over accounting scandal; Transline bought by Russell Taylor Group; and new etailer to launch in September.
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NewsToday in retail: Asda and Booker’s mismatching momentum
Two of the UK’s biggest food businesses hailed momentum today, but one company’s was strikingly more evident than the other.
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NewsBooker's Wilson: Our retailers support Tesco merger
Booker boss Charles Wilson has insisted Premier, Londis and Budgens retailers are supportive of the group’s proposed merger with Tesco.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Why Tesco is counting on Booker
As Tesco presses ahead with the £3.7bn acquisition of Booker, the food wholesaler’s full-year results this morning revealed what the grocer is paying for.
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NewsWaitrose property director Nigel Keen steps down
Waitrose property director Nigel Keen is leaving the grocer after almost two decades with the John Lewis Partnership.
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NewsAsda suffers further sales decline but hails 'momentum'
Asda has suffered its 11th consecutive quarter of falling sales but bosses hailed continued “improvement” in performance.
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NewsRetail sales bounce back thanks to sunny Easter
Good weather and Easter spending contributed to a rise in retail sales in April, following a short period of contraction in March.
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NewsBooker profits jump as Tesco merger progresses
Booker has posted a jump in full-year earnings despite suffering a dip in sales to retailers.
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NewsCo-op ties up with MRH to pilot first franchised stores
The Co-op has joined forces with service station operator MRH to launch its first ever clutch franchised stores.
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InterviewInterview: Richard Pennycook on his Co-op legacy
Stressful? Strenuous? Sapping? No – there’s an altogether more positive ‘S’ that Richard Pennycook reserves for the Co-op following his turbulent time in charge.
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InterviewListen: Pennycook on Co-op rescue and life at Fenwick
Richard Pennycook helmed the most dramatic turnaround in modern retailing – here he discusses his role at the Co-op and his latest career move.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Co-op, John Lewis and more
Retail news round-up: Co-op expands its c-store business; John Lewis breaks 'Never knowingly undersold' promise, says Money Saving Expert; and Argos warehouse workers strike.
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NewsBunnings spruces up Homebase with new boss
When Wesfarmers snapped up Homebase last year, the Australian retail group said the cushions and garden furniture-heavy fascia was on the way out.
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NewsSpar sales boosted by new retailer members and stores
Spar has reported an 8.5% increase in UK sales to £2.84bn in 2016, as new retailer members joined the c-store group.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales driven by big-ticket purchases
John Lewis and Waitrose sales were up last week, with big ticket items outperforming many categories.
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NewsWaitrose snaps up customer director from Post Office
Waitrose has appointed the Post Office commercial director Martin George as its interim customer director, replacing Rupert Thomas.
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NewsTesco boosts dietary search capabilities online
Tesco is allowing customers to easily filter their online shopping searches by dietary requirement via a new partnership.
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NewsBooths chief executive Chris Dee exits business
Booths chief executive Chris Dee is leaving the business at the end of June and will not be replaced.
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AnalysisOnline secret shopper: Is Ocado the Betamax of grocery?
Ecommerce expert James Hammersley puts the Ocado website through its paces to see if it can match the scale and breadth of the big four online supermarkets.
