All Grocery articles – Page 281
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News
Retailers poised for bumper sales as shoppers make last-minute dash to shops
Retailers are braced for a stampede as last-minute shoppers are set to send tills ringing to the tune of £5.9bn over four days from Saturday.
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Supermarkets Tesco and Asda ramp up customer service over Christmas
Tesco and Asda have upped their focus on customer service over the Christmas period as shoppers are expected to rush to the shops next week.
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Analysis
Review of the Year: The mergers and acquisitions of 2015
If 2014 was the year of the IPO, then 2015 may well have been the year of mergers and acquisitions as several retailers shifted ownership.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Scottish retail sales and UK inflation
Retail news round-up on December 16, 2015: Scottish retail sales tumble 2.3% in November and UK inflation rate rises to 0.1% in November.
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Tesco goods 24% more expensive than Amazon Pantry, study suggests
Supermarket giant Tesco is 24% more expensive on average than online rival Amazon Pantry, according to analytics firm Profitero.
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Opinion
Opinion: How consistency and clarity put Sainsbury's top of the pile
When we were plunged into austerity, Sainsbury’s should have suffered most. Yet the grocer is evidence that value is more than just about price.
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News
Data: Sainsbury's outperforms big rivals for third consecutive month
Sainsbury’s was again the only one of the big four to report rising sales and market share in the latest Kantar grocery figures.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Morrisons' new 'Daily' petrol forecourt c-stores open
The grocer has opened its first petrol station store under the ‘Morrisons Daily’ banner. Take a look at all the latest images in our gallery.
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News
Morrisons lures Greene King boss Rooney Anand as non-exec director
Morrisons has added a heavyweight new name to its board with the appointment of Greene King boss Rooney Anand as non-executive director.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Dixons Carphone, Kurt Geiger and more
Retail news round-up on December 14, 2015: Kurt Geiger changes hands, Sainsbury’s set for a strong Christmas and John Lewis' online investment.
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News
Tesco UK and Ireland human resources boss to exit after 22 years
Tesco has revealed its domestic human resources director Judith Nelson has quit after 22 years with the grocer.
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Retail diary: Beighton’s model behaviour and Ikea’s meatball dilemma
Asos boss Nick Beighton displays some model behaviour, Asda helps a shopper out of a hairy situation and Ikea’s meatball climate change dilemma.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Store Wars - The shops awaken for Christmas
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the all-important fight for festive spending in the countdown to Christmas.
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News
Ocado mulls over opening its first bricks-and-mortar ‘showroom’
Online grocer Ocado has hinted at a move into bricks and mortar with the etailer eyeing a showroom for its health and beauty business.
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News
Walmart launches its own mobile payment service after shunning Apple Pay
Walmart is poised to go toe-to-toe with technology giant Apple after launching its own mobile payment service via its existing smartphone app.
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News
Ocado fourth-quarter sales jump 13% as order numbers continue to grow
Online grocer Ocado has reported a 13% jump in fourth-quarter retail sales to £351.8m as order numbers also climbed.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons and Sports Direct
Retail news round-up on December 10, 2015: Workers at Morrisons launch legal action against grocer, and Sports Direct could be queried over working practices.
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News
Christmas spend to hit £16bn with discounters to win share
Christmas spend is set to rise to £16bn this year with discounters winning market share across food and general merchandise, according to analysts.
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News
Tesco-owned garden centre chain Dobbies slumps to £48.4m loss
Tesco-owned garden centre chain Dobbies has slumped to a full-year pre-tax loss of £48.4m after writing down the value of its portfolio.
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Analysis
Analysis: November Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Retail sales fell 0.4% on a like-for-like basis as Black Friday promotions failed to bring an expected boost to sluggish November spending.