All Grocery articles – Page 264
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News
Product pack sizes shrink but supermarket prices remain the same
Hundreds of supermarket products have shrunk in size but prices have stayed the same or increased, according to new research revealed today.
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News
MPs slam retailers on national living wage
MPs have attacked retailers during a parliamentary debate on the living wage, with the Chancellor saying they were being “shamed into doing the right thing”.
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Data
Data: Retailers should take advantage of increasing consumer confidence
Shoppers believe the worst is behind them and their personal economic situation will improve or stay the same this year.
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News
Morrisons poaches Halfords’ chief information officer
Halfords’ chief information officer Anna Barsby is leaving to join grocery giant Morrisons, Retail Week can reveal.
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Opinion
Opinion: WHSmith – there’s more to its success than adult colouring books
‘Extreme’ dot-to-dot puzzles and adult colouring books helped stationery retailer WHSmith post a 10% interim profits rise.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why shoppers should steer clear of retail 'solutions'
From short-lived QR codes to beacon technology and self-guiding apps, John Ryan explores why in-store tech can often do more harm than good.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and more
Retail round-up on April 18, 2016: Qatar state fund and CVC withdraw Sainsbury's bid and Waitrose to stop paying Sunday and overtime rates.
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Analysis
Analysis: Carrefour's French troubles offset by international gains
Carrefour has delivered a decent set of first-quarter numbers this morning, achieving a rise in group like-for-like sales of 3.1%.
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News
Retail Diary: Venters vents Venice frustration and Harrods is out of Africa
Venters lift checkout Venters vents Venice frustration The life and times of Ewan Venters. Last month he was tweeting images of his encounter with Dame Barbara Windsor, who celebrated her honour from the Queen at Fortnum & Mason’s tea salon. Fast forward just a couple of weeks ...
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Analysis
Infographic: Amazon's commitment to innovation plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, April 15, 2016: Amazon ploughs on with innovation, Asos sees active customers increase, plus more.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Lidl and Primark
Retail round-up on April 15, 2016: Lidl's Irish sales break €1bn mark, and Primark debuts in Italy.
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Analysis
Analysis: Tesco boss Lewis makes strides across strategic priorities
After steering Tesco to full-year profit and fourth-quarter sales growth, Dave Lewis insisted “we don’t at all think that the job is done”.
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Opinion
Opinion: Fresh retail thinking needed as shopping habits change
In the run-up to the future of retail and consumer conference R:evolution, TrueStart explores innovation in retail today.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Ann Summers and Tesco
Retail round-up on April 14, 2016: Ann Summers Ireland returns to full-year profit, and Tesco set to hand every staff member a bonus.
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Analysis
Analysis: Eight things we learnt from Tesco’s full-year results
Tesco swung into profit and moved back into sales growth as it continued its turnaround. Here are eight things we learnt from its results.
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Opinion
Opinion: Tesco has calmer seas ahead, but still faces headwinds
Tesco’s full-year results represented a sea of calm compared with the turbulent and chaotic waters that investors encountered a year ago.
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News
Tesco boss Lewis insists ‘the job is not done’ despite sales growth
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has insisted that the grocer’s job is far from done as he continues his bid to transform the business.
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News
Tesco back in the black as UK like-for-likes return to growth
Tesco has reported its first rise in quarterly UK like-for-likes in three years and is back in the black for its full year.
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News
Co-op earmarks 300 larger stores for closure as it streamlines portfolio
The Co-op is stepping up its drive to streamline its store estate after the grocer earmarked hundreds of shops it plans to offload.
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Analysis
Analysis: BRC-KPMG March Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail sales were flat in March while like-for-likes edged down 0.7%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.