All Grocery articles – Page 275
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Analysis
Analysis: Grocers kick off 2016's price war – but will value remain king?
It didn’t take very long – just 31 days into the new year and the starting gun was fired on 2016’s supermarket price war.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Sir Stelios' easyFoodstore runs into turbulence
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on easyFoodstore being forced to turn customers away after selling out of 25p stock.
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News
Tesco takes full ownership of Harris + Hoole coffee chain
Tesco has taken full ownership of its coffee shop business Harris + Hoole three years after its launch, Retail Week can reveal.
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Video
Watch: Tesco turnaround gathers pace with warehouse transformation
Tesco has invested in a raft of changes to modernise its Fenny Lock general merchandise warehouse, located in Milton Keynes.
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Data
Data: Valentine’s Day spend to hit £980m despite negative shopper sentiment
Valentine’s Day spending is poised to rise marginally this year despite over half of consumers feeling that it is a waste of money.
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Opinion
Opinion: DFS and ScS well upholstered as shoppers make big-ticket buys
It looks as if the upholstered furniture market, in contrast with some retail sectors, has plenty of spring left in it.
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News
Co-op fastest growing non-discount grocer for first time since 2011
The Co-op was the fastest growing non-discounter for the first time since 2011 as Aldi and Lidl continued to steal market share.
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News
Big-ticket sales drive industry like-for-likes up 2.6% in January
Industry like-for-likes rose 2.6% in January, boosted by the sale of big-ticket items in furniture and home accessories.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sunday trading, EasyFoodstore and retail sales
Retail news round-up on February 9, 2016: Local councils to be able to extend Sunday trading hours, easyFoodstore re-opens and January retail sales up 3.3%.
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News
Asda drafts in new chief customer officer as Barry Williams exits
Asda has hired Andy Murray, the founder of international shopper marketing agency Saatchi & Saatchi X, as its new chief customer officer.
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Analysis
Opinion: Landlords need vision to attract retail's star performers
The key to a thriving prime retail destination is a visionary approach and securing ‘stars’ from the international premium and food sectors.
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Opinion
Opinion: EasyFoodstore is more like a supplier than a shop
EasyFoodstore has a very long road ahead of it – there is more to operating a shop that people will frequent than just low prices.
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News
From Aldi bras to perfume promos: retailers woo shoppers with Valentine's offer
Retailers are gearing up for a bumper Valentine’s Day this weekend and have launched a range of deals and new products to woo consumers.
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Analysis
Analysis: Carrefour chief executive pledges commitment to physical stores
Carrefour chief executive Georges Plassat has pledged commitment to the physical store as the rising popularity of ecommerce continues at pace.
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Analysis
Retail Diary: All smiles at the Retail Trust ball as HoF gets emoji-nal
Harold Tillman and Don McCarthy are all smiles, House of Fraser gets emoji-nal and Ocado boss Tim Steiner reveals his hunger for grocery.
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Video
The Retail Week: Retail pay rates, easyFoodstore and Morrisons price cuts
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald and news editor James Wilmore.
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Analysis
Analysis: Eight trends transforming customer experience in retail
Convenience is currently the watchword in customer experience trends. We pick out a few of the best examples from around the world.
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Analysis
Infographic: Jeff Bezos on the growth of Amazon plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, February 5, 2016: Boots to cut assistant store manager roles, Morrisons slashes prices, plus more.
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News
Agenda: New Look and Dunelm updates and Kantar grocery figures
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with updates from New Look, Dunelm and the latest grocery update from Kantar.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on EasyFoodstore, Superdrug and Sports Direct
Retail news round-up on February 5, 2016: EasyFoodstore forced to shut after running out of stock, Superdrug agrees sexist pricing review and Rangers sends notice to end Sports Direct JV.