All Grocery articles – Page 237
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News
Co-op Food launches new ad campaign pushing its ethical roots
The Co-op has unveiled an advertising campaign for the run-up to Christmas to coincide with its new membership scheme and revived logo.
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Analysis
Analysis: Lessons from Lidl and Biedronka's Polish price war
Discount is Poland’s largest channel and is predicted to achieve a 30% share of the grocery market by 2020, according to Planet Retail data.
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News
Asda poaches Co-op's Andrew Mann as part of trio of senior hires
Asda has re-shaped its customer and marketing teams as the grocer ramps up efforts to reconnect to its core shopper base, Retail Week can reveal.
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Sainsbury's hires ex-Boots boss Simon Roberts to lead retail and ops
Sainsbury’s has appointed former Boots boss Simon Roberts as its new retail and operations director, replacing Asda-bound Roger Burnley.
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News
Brexit not deterring shoppers but household finances under pressure
The outcome of June’s referendum to leave the EU and the weakened pound has not yet had an impact on shopping behaviour, according to figures.
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Opinion: Why Sainsbury’s is missing an opportunity with Tu
It is clear that there is a recalibration in the supermarket profit margins underway, and the wise should realise that this is a sea-change.
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Video
The Retail Week: Sainsbury's sales fall, BHS.com and Tesco's half years
The team sit down to discuss the week’s news including Sainsbury’s second-quarter results, a new BHS and a look ahead to Tesco’s results.
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News
Agenda: Tesco, DFS, ScS and Dunelm post financial updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days in the industry with updates from Tesco, ScS, DFS and Dunelm all on the agenda.
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News
Marks & Spencer pens deal to supply food to British Airways
Marks & Spencer has penned a supply deal with British Airways after the airline unveiled plans to charge economy class passengers for food.
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News
Next founder George Davies calls for more women in top roles
Next founder George Davies has said that more women need to be hired for top jobs in British fashion as they have “more vision than men”.
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Analysis: Five things we learned from Sainsbury's second quarter update
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe today updated the City for the first time since completing the £1.4bn acquisition of Home Retail Group this morning.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Aldi to invest £300m in 'quality showcase' stores
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Aldi’s upgraded store formats to include new fixtures for alcohol, baby and toddler, and food-to-go.
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News
Sainsbury's boss Coupe hits back at Aldi over price claims
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has poured cold water on the threat of the discounters and said the grocer had “never been sharper” on price.
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News
Sainsbury’s second-quarter sales fall in 'competitive market'
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has insisted the grocer will “continue to outperform” the big four, despite falling total sales and like-for-likes.
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News
John Lewis fashion sales suffer as ‘unseasonably warm weather’ blazes on
Sales at the department store were down 4.7% last week, with fashion taking the biggest hit following “unseasonably warm weather”.
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Opinion
Opinion: How is Aldi being impacted by the resurgence of the big four?
Ah, Aldi, the simple discounter that rocked up on the UK’s shores in the late 2000s and immediately started taking share left, right and centre.
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News
Aldi prepared to sacrifice more margin as it refuses to be beaten on price
Aldi is willing to further sacrifice profitability and even if necessary to sustain losses in order to maintain price competitiveness.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Irish grocery market and Trouva
Retail news round-up: Supervalu maintains its top place in the Irish grocery market, and e-marketplace Trouva’s monthly sales are up
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News
Tesco takes a knock as pension blackhole balloons to estimated £5bn
Tesco’s pension deficit has reportedly doubled to more than £5bn in the past year, which could threaten its ability to resume paying dividends.
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News
Aldi plans £300m store refresh initiative but profits slip
Aldi has unveiled plans to spend £300m on revamping its UK and Ireland stores, but its full-year profits were hampered by its investment in price.