All Grocery articles – Page 239
-
NewsSainsbury's £1.4bn acquisition of Argos approved by competition watchdog
Sainsbury’s £1.4bn acquisition of Argos owner Home Retail Group has moved a step closer after being approved by the competition authorities.
-
NewsAgenda: Updates from Apple, McColl's and the latest consumer confidence data
Retail Week looks to the next seven days with updates from Apple and McColl’s, plus the latest consumer confidence data all on the agenda.
-
VideoThe Retail Week: Sports Direct inquiry, Tesco's Farm brands and Pokemon Go
This week the team looks into the Sports Direct inquiry, argues their views on the Tesco Farm foods row and assesses the impact of Pokemon Go.
-
NewsRetail diary: Things get spicy at Tesco and Welsh B&Q shoppers get a shock
Things are hotting up at Tesco at Waterstones this summer and B&Q accidentally directed DIY shoppers in Wales across the pond.
-
NewsSainsbury's to extend same-day deliveries and hire 900 new fulfilment staff
Sainsbury’s is preparing to roll out same-day grocery deliveries to 30 stores after unveiling plans for 900 jobs at its new fulfilment centre.
-
NewsAsda poaches Lidl chief operating officer to lead supermarket operations
Asda has poached grocery rival Lidl’s chief operating officer Chris Walker to oversee its supermarket operations, Retail Week can reveal.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers are capitalising on the hot weather
The weather is every retailers’ favourite excuse, but some have been making the most of the heat and the marketing opportunities it brings.
-
NewsTesco poaches Coca-Cola PR chief to help rebuild trust
Tesco has poached Coca-Cola’s European public affairs chief Jane Lawrie to be its new group communications director.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: What factors are really affecting footfall?
Footfall has declined at its sharpest rate since 2014, but what are the significant factors at play and what should retailers expect next?
-
NewsOnline retail sales soar as Brexit uncertainty fails to dampen fashion sales
Shoppers moved from bricks to clicks last month as online sales jumped amid tumbling high street footfall.
-
NewsWaitrose and John Lewis sales rise as wedding season kicks in
Sales at Waitrose and John Lewis have risen with the arrival of seasonable warm weather, with women’s formalwear the star performer.
-
NewsMy Local administrators sell 26 stores, saving 372 jobs
The administrators for My Local have sold 26 of the collapsed convenience store chain’s former stores, safeguarding 372 jobs.
-
NewsCo-op faces competition probe over My Local stores deal
The Co-op is facing a probe by the competition authorities over its acquisition of eight stores from collapsed convenience chain My Local.
-
NewsNine out of 10 UK retail sales “touch” bricks-and-mortar stores
Nine out of every 10 retail transactions in the UK “touch” a bricks-and-mortar shop, new research on consumer behaviour has revealed.
-
NewsDeliveroo partners with Majestic Wine to bring booze to the doorstep
Deliveroo has partnered with alcoholic drink retailers including Majestic Wine to expand the range of product that it can deliver to households.
-
OpinionOpinion: Co-op provides McColl's with convenient option to expand
It may have seemed like a big deal, but for many the move by McColl’s to snap up 298 of Co-op Food’s smaller stores did not come as a surprise.
-
OpinionOpinion: Are big-ticket sports sponsorships a retail sales let-down?
As the dust from Euro 2016 settles, all eyes are on Rio – but how can retailer sponsors ensure they cash in on Olympic fervour?
-
OpinionOpinion: Claims that Tesco's Farm brands are misleading insult shoppers
The row over Tesco’s introduction of seven apparently “misleading” Farms brands has taken another somewhat ridiculous turn.
-
NewsConviviality eyes more festival pop-ups after Isle of Wight pilot
Conviviality is eyeing a move to open pop-up Bargain Booze shops at music festivals across the UK as part of plans to diversify the business.
-
OpinionOpinion: Why the UK's supermarkets are better than Europe's
Our grocers come in for more than their fair share of criticism, but when compared with supermarkets across the Channel they shine.