All Grocery articles – Page 307
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Analysis
Analysis: April Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
The earlier Easter distorted retail sales in April as like-for-likes fell, but underlying growth trends remain positive, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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News
Discounters and budget chains opening more than five stores per week
Discount grocers and budget retailers are opening more than five stores a week across the UK as fierce competition continues to hit the big four.
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News
Retail sales slip in April due to Easter timing but underlying trade positive
Retail sales fell in April, distorted by the timing of Easter, but the underlying trend looks positive, according to the BRC-KPMG’s Retail Sales Monitor.
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News
Tesco replaces auditors PwC with Deloitte following accounting scandal
Tesco has appointed Deloitte as its new auditor and ditched PricewaterhouseCoopers in the aftermath of its £263m accounting scandal.
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News
Waitrose delivery drivers can become lifeline for elderly customers
Waitrose delivery drivers could become a lifeline for vulnerable customers after the grocer launched a scheme to help them remain independent.
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News
Conviviality Retail sales to rise despite delayed store openings and discounting
Conviviality Retail expects revenues to increase despite new stores opening later than expected and heavy discounting in the market.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five priorities for Tesco UK's new boss Matt Davies
Halfords boss Matt Davies takes the reins of Tesco on Monday, the latest addition to Dave Lewis’ new team. Retail Week examines his top priorities.
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News
Grocery sales volume rises fail to offset continuing price drops
The volume of grocery items sold increased for the fifth consecutive month year on year in April but falling food prices drove sales value down.
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News
Election: Retail chiefs including Paphitis and Walker welcome Tory majority
Retail bosses have welcomed the stability of the general election outcome as the Conservatives head towards a slim majority.
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News
Ocado developing robots to pick and pack groceries at its warehouses
Online retailer Ocado is developing robots to pick and pack groceries in a move that could reduce the reliance on staff at its warehouses.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis sales rise driven by outdoor living products
Sales at John Lewis rose last week driven by its outdoor living range as shoppers prepared to spend the May bank holiday outside.
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Video
The Retail Week: Sainsbury's and Morrisons' results and the election
Executive editor George MacDonald and grocery reporter Luke Tugby discuss the biggest retail stories from the past week.
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News
Morrisons boss Potts confident he can turn the 'British underdog' around
New Morrisons boss David Potts believes he has taken the reins of the “British underdog” in grocery, but is confident he can turn it around.
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News
Comment: Supermarkets should not trumpet price cuts as an end in themselves
First Direct has succeeded in changing value perceptions in a way that could hold valuable lessons for supermarkets locked in a price war.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb's verdict: Morrisons' Potts aims to stop shoppers voting with feet
Morrisons recently elected to change their leader, but Dave Potts needs to come up with something insightful to get customers to vote for him.
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News
Morrisons sales fall in first quarter under Potts: What the analysts say
Morrisons’ like-for-likes fell 2.9% in its first quarter, its first trading update since David Potts took the reins at the grocer.
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News
Morrisons sales fall in first quarter but rate of decline reduces
Morrisons’ sales continued to fall in the first quarter but the grocer has managed to dramatically slow the rate of its sales decline.
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News
Breakfast Briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Apple and Net-a-Porter
Retail news round-up on May 7, 2015: Tesco poaches Kingfisher strategy director for finance role; Apple’s retail director best paid female boss in US, and Net-a-Porter to launch shoppable social network.
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Video
The decline of grocery profit margins explained in 60 seconds
In the wake of Sainsbury’s full year financials, grocery reporter Luke Tugby explains the fall in profit margins for the big four.
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News
Morrisons hires B&Q's Darren Blackhurst as group commercial director
Morrisons has hired B&Q commercial director and former Matalan chief executive Darren Blackhurst as group commercial director.