All Grocery articles – Page 326
-
News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Dixons Carphone, Iceland and more
Retail news round-up on January 30, 2015: Amazon makes quarterly profit, Dixons Carphone optimistic on Three-O2 merger, Iceland’s media buying account changes hands and inflation expectations down.
-
News
Clothing retailers bounce back in January as cold weather sets in
Clothing retailers have bounced back in January after recording their strongest monthly rise in sales for almost two years.
-
News
Ocado to open fourth distribution centre in south east London
Online grocer Ocado has revealed plans to open a fourth distribution centre to meet the boom in internet food shopping.
-
News
Tesco begins consultations to cut HQ director headcount
Tesco has begun consultations with hundreds of directors across its Cheshunt and Welwyn Garden City offices in order to slash headcount.
-
News
Argos to open digital stores in Sainsbury's supermarkets
Argos has unveiled plans to open 10 digital stores in Sainsbury’s supermarkets across the UK as part of a drive to reach more customers.
-
Analysis
Analysis: Big four grocers slim down for new year’s battle
Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are all cutting roles and reshuffling their top teams as they seek to turn around performance.
-
News
Waitrose tells shoppers to buy a ‘treat’ to get free tea in its cafes
Waitrose is changing a free tea and coffee deal in its cafes after customers lingered at tables without buying anything else.
-
News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Waitrose, Asos and Irish retail sales
Retail news round-up on January 29, 2015: Tesco recalls foul smelling drink, Asos founder sells shares, Waitrose changes free coffee scheme, Irish retail sales rise
-
Opinion
Comment: Rewriting Tesco’s history is neither true nor fair
Tesco has undoubtedly struggled in recent years but some of the criticism of the retailer’s previous management has gone too far.
-
News
Tesco swings the axe on stores and jobs amid fears of more to come
Tesco swung the axe on dozens of stores this week, but the question is already being asked whether more closures can be expected.
-
Gallery
In pictures: Has Aldi suffered from a Christmas hangover?
Christmas goods still seem to be in plentiful stock in some Aldi stores, discovers Grocery Insight director Steve Dresser.
-
News
Sir Philip Green will need all his deal-making prowess to sell BHS, observers believe
A successful sale of BHS will rely on all of owner Sir Philip Green’s legendary deal-making prowess, industry sources believe.
-
News
Tesco: Details of store closures revealed as 2,000 jobs face axe
Tesco has revealed the locations of the 43 stores, nearly half of which are Express branches, that will close in an attempt to cut costs.
-
News
Asda income tracker shows family spending power reaches record levels
Family spending power is at its highest level since the tracker began six years ago and will continue to rise in 2015, according to economists.
-
News
David Cameron accused of U-turn over supermarket fines
The Prime Minister has been accused of trying to “water down” laws that would allow regulators to fine food retailers who squeeze suppliers.
-
News
Consumer spending at its highest level for three years, Deloitte says
Consumer spending on non-essential items has reached its highest level for three years thanks to falling fuel and food prices.
-
Opinion
Comment: Tesco's Blinkbox failure proves copying Amazon is futile
With an insatiable appetite to capitalise on what it considered hot trends, Tesco hurried into an unknown market (to the grocer) that was already saturated.
-
News
Waitrose to create 2,000 jobs as part of expansion plans
Waitrose will create 2,000 new jobs this year as part of the upmarket grocer’s ambitious store expansion and opening plan.
-
Opinion
Comment: A Halfords-style servicing can make Tesco fully roadworthy
As Matt Davies prepares to move to Tesco, Halfords’ update brought clues about how he may put the wheels back on the grocer.
-
News
The number of retail profit warnings doubled in 2014
The amount of profit warnings from the retail industry nearly doubled last year, with the grocery sector leading the charge, research has found.