All Grocery articles – Page 294
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Analysis
Marks & Spencer: The internal candidates who might succeed Marc Bolland
M&S boss Marc Bolland does not appear to be considering exiting soon, but the departure of John Dixon has made succession a talking point.
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News
US grocery retailer A&P files for bankruptcy and plans to sells stores
US grocery chain Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea, better known as A&P, has filed for bankruptcy protection, according to reports.
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News
Former Morrisons auditor jailed for eight years for payroll data leak
A former Morrisons senior auditor has been jailed for eight years after posting sensitive data relating to 100,000 staff on the internet.
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News
White Stuff poaches Musgrave GB boss to become international director
Clothing retailer White Stuff has poached Musgrave GB managing director Peter Ridler to become its new international director.
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News
Sainsbury's boss Coupe will 'reinvent' supermarkets as he steps up fightback
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has vowed to “reinvent” the supermarket as the grocery giant continues its fightback against the discounters.
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News
Number of food suppliers struggling to stay afloat soars 50%
The number of UK food suppliers and farmers struggling to stay in business has soared more than 50% this year, according to new research.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Ikea, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up on July 20, 2015: Ikea first to promise living wage, Morrisons staff jailed over data leak, Sainsbury’s boss vows store reinvention and food suppliers hit by price war.
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News
Retail Diary: Booths gets fruity as ghost store baffles French shoppers
Booths staff get fruity at store opening, Amazon shoppers pick up one-cent wonders on Prime Day and ghost supermarket baffles French shoppers.
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News
Iceland boss Walker: Which? super-complaint was 'bollocks'
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has labelled the Which? super-complaint against supermarkets on “misleading” pricing tactics as “bollocks”.
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Analysis
B&M first-quarter performance slows: What the analysts say
B&M today reported a slowing in first-quarter sales, but plans to open 80 net new stores this financial year. Here is what the analysts say.
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Opinion
Why general merchandise boss John Dixon has left Marks & Spencer
The unexpected departure of M&S’s general merchandise boss has reignited speculation about machinations in the bellwether’s boardroom.
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Analysis
Profiles: The characters involved in the latest M&S shake up
Marks & Spencer has confirmed that company lifer John Dixon is leaving to take up an opportunity elsewhere as a CEO. He’ll be replaced as head of general merchandise by Steve Rowe, while Belinda Earl remains as style director. Here we look at the characters involved:
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News
Infographic: Waitrose gets sales boost from Wimbledon and the Ashes
Warm weather, the Wimbledon tennis tournament and the Ashes boosted Waitrose sales last week with revenues notching up 4.4% on last year.
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News
B&M sales slow as weather dampens trade but store openings surge
B&M has reported a slowdown in first-quarter UK like-for-like sales but the value retailer continues to open stores at a “record” rate.
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News
Ferrero extends offer deadline to remaining Thorntons shareholders
Ferrero has extended the deadline for Thorntons’ remaining shareholders to accept its offer for a second time as the Italian chocolate maker bids to take full control of the UK firm.
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Opinion
Comment: CMA reminds grocers not to return to their promotion-heavy past
The Competition and Markets Authority has responded to a super-complaint with little more than a telling off, says Verdict’s Andrew Stevens.
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Video
Watch: CMA reveals just 0.5% of grocery prices 'potentially misleading'
CMA senior director, consumer Nisha Arora talks Retail Week through its findings and what they mean for the future of grocery pricing.
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News
Industry responds to CMA findings from supermarket pricing probe
An investigation by the CMA has found there is evidence of misleading pricing by supermarkets, but the practice is not widespread.
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News
Most supermarkets acting responsibly on promotions, CMA concludes
An investigation into supermarkets’ pricing tactics has found that most retailers take compliance “seriously” but that some are “misleading” consumers.
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News
Tesco launches third-party shop-in-shops in international stores
Tesco has introduced third-party Sports Direct and Peacocks concessions to its international stores for the first time.