All Grocery articles – Page 247
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News
Tesco offloads Dobbies Garden Centres to investor group for £217m
Tesco has sold Dobbies Garden Centres to an investor group for £217m as boss Dave Lewis continues to offload the grocer’s non-core businesses.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How are retailers reacting to the sugar tax?
How can retailers reduce the impact of the Sugar Tax?
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News
Agenda: Tesco update, Majestic Wine full-year results and the EU referendum
Retail Week looks to next week with Tesco’s first-quarter update, full-year results from Majestic Wine and the EU referendum on the agenda.
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Warmer weather lifts retail sales for second consecutive month
Retail sales shot up in May for the second consecutive month following the UK’s warmer weather, latest figures from the ONS show.
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News
Tesco ends 24-hour opening at a further 20 stores amid operational changes
Tesco is ending 24-hour opening in a further 20 supermarkets as part of wider operational changes affecting almost 50 of its larger stores.
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Poundland profits tumble during “period of significant change”
Poundland has posted a fall in profits and like-for-likes during what the outgoing boss describes as a “period of significant change”.
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Analysis
Power List: Risk-takers and innovators in retail reap rewards
Conditions remain hard in retail, but the risk-takers are coming out on top as this year’s Retail Week Power List makes clear.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Retail Week Power List 2016 revealed
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on who has clinched the title in Retail Week’s 2016 Power List of the most influential people in retail.
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News
Power List: Amazon founder Bezos takes top spot after landmark Fresh launch
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has been crowned king of Retail Week’s Power List after a stellar year in the UK, which included the launch of Amazon Fresh.
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News
Sainsbury's pilots one-hour delivery via Chop Chop mobile app
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new app that promises one-hour delivery to its customers as the grocer steps up its fulfilment drive.
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News
My Local hires KPMG to explore strategic options following tough trading
My Local, the convenience chain born from the ashes of Morrisons’ c-store estate, is in talks with advisers over strategic options following lacklustre trading.
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News
John Lewis and Waitrose buoyed by Queen's birthday and Euro 2016
John Lewis and Waitrose enjoyed sales uplifts last week as the Queen’s 90th birthday and the start of Euro 2016 boosted performance.
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Inflation edges up in May as food prices continue to fall
The UK’s inflation rate increased last month due to rising leisure costs, although grocery and clothing costs continued to drop.
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Analysis
Profile: Who is Asda's incoming chief executive Sean Clarke?
It’s fair to say Asda shocked the retail market this morning when it named Sean Clarke as its next president and chief executive.
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News
Retail diary: Sainsbury's chiefs mix it and Tesco backs BGT band
Sainsbury’s management team harbours musical ambitions, Tesco backs pop group The Neales and Urban Outfitters presses play on a cassette comeback.
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Opinion
Opinion: Sainsbury’s Rogers is a good choice to run Home Retail
The dismal demise of BHS and resulting fall-out is a reminder that, today more than ever, retail cannot afford to stand still.
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News
Updated: Walmart China boss to replace Andy Clarke as Asda chief
Walmart has appointed its China boss Sean Clarke as Asda’s new chief executive, replacing Andy Clarke who will step down at the end of July.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, BHS, Sports Direct and more
Retail round-up on June 13, 2016: Walmart poised to name Asda's upcoming chief executive and Mike Ashley interested in taking over 80 BHS stores.
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Analysis
Analysis: Lotte Shopping – rebuilding an Asian retail giant
South Korea’s largest multi-format conglomerate Lotte Shopping has published its Q1 results for 2016, indicating the first signs of recovery.
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News
Tesco inks deals to sell Giraffe chain and Turkish business
Tesco has confirmed plans to sell its Giraffe restaurant chain and its controlling stake in Turkish grocery business Kipa.