All Grocery articles – Page 304
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Tesco Clubcard, Douglas cosmetics and pop-ups
Retail news round-up on June 2, 2015: Tesco Clubcard value slashed,cosmetics retailer Douglas sold to CVC and 3.4m pop-up shops in UK by 2017
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Analysis
International analysis: Lidl figures show Schwarz Group supremacy
Lidl owner Schwarz Group has announced 7% growth in net sales to €79.3bn (£57bn), an increase of more than €5bn (£3.6bn) in absolute figures.
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News
Morrisons faces shareholder protest after Dalton Philips' £3m payout
Morrisons is braced for a shareholder protest over the £3m payout received by the grocer’s former chief executive, Dalton Philips.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, M&S and Mike Ashley
Retail news round-up on June 1, 2015: Morrisons braced for shareholder revolt, M&S’ biggest private investor sells shares, Mike Ashley launches discount store and more.
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News
Infographic: Sunny weather hits bank holiday footfall at John Lewis
John Lewis sales dipped over the bank holiday as consumers basked in the sun, but Waitrose benefited from perfect picnic weather.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Sports Direct, B&M and more
Retail news round-up on May 29, 2015: Amazon plans to launch range of own-brand food products, Sports Direct’s pre-tax profits ahead of expectations, B&M snaps up 12 B&Q stores and more…
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News
FSA names and shames grocers selling campylobacter-infected chickens
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has named and shamed grocers whose fresh chickens are contaminated with the food-poisoning bug campylobacter.
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News
Applegreen seeks £50m from float as convenience battle hots up
Petrol forecourt retailer Applegreen aims to raise £50m from a float as convenience food market competition intensifies.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Discover the new trend of the hybrid cafe-retailer
There is a growing trend of cafes and restaurants opening retail spaces. Here are some of the most interesting examples in London.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Tesco and Marks & Spencer
Retail news round-up on May 28, 2015: Philip Marshall QC to act in Tesco profits legal case, Tesco partners with Weve, M&S execs get small payout from share scheme
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News
Retailers urged to champion the sector as 'fabulous' career path
Retailers have been urged to “do a better job” of championing the industry as a sector where workers can develop skills and build a career.
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Analysis
Analysis: What does Booker's acquisition of Musgrave mean for convenience?
Booker bosses insist its acquisition of Londis and Budgens owner Musgrave will help independent retailers that run the stores to “prosper”.
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News
Ahold first-quarter revenues drop as price war takes toll on margins
Dutch grocery giant Ahold reported a drop in revenues during its first quarter as cut-price deals took their toll on profit margins.
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Video
Watch: The Booker Group – from ships to shops in 60 seconds
The Booker Group has purchased Budgens and Londis. Retail Week takes a look at how the business arrived at where it is today.
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News
Family spending power boosted as food and fuel costs fall
Families had an extra £17 a week in their pockets in April compared with last year thanks to falling food, fuel and utility costs.
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News
Retail sales volumes surge in May as growth expectations hit 27-year high
British retail sales are “bounding ahead” as expectations for sales next month hit their highest level for 27 years, according to the CBI.
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Opinion
Booker’s Wilson ups convenience retail ante with Londis and Budgens deal
When Charles Wilson left Marks & Spencer to join Booker as chief executive in 2005, many observers’ eyebrows leaped in surprise.
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News
Campaigners call for UK supermarkets to donate food waste to charity
More than 100,000 people across the UK have called on supermarkets to give their food waste to charity after similar laws were passed in France.
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News
Retail Diary: Homebase finds a fan while Iceland calls a doctor
Homebase gets Monty Don’s approval at the Chelsea Flower Show, Budgens is named top of the top-ups and drunk phone users become ‘appy shoppers.
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News
Sainsbury's boss Coupe faces three week wait for judgement on Egypt case
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe faces another three week-wait to find out the result of his appeal against a prison sentence in Egypt.