All Grocery articles – Page 349
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Tesco boss Dave Lewis assumes responsibility for UK amid reshuffle
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has temporarily assumed responsibility for the UK amid a raft of senior management changes.
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Carrefour gets the green light to acquire Dia France
Grocery giant Carrefour has bought Spanish supermarket Dia’s French arm after France’s competition watchdog gave the deal the green light.
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Opinion
Comment: What can supermarkets learn from the automotive sector?
The difficulties supermarkets are currently facing with discounters mirror changes the automotive industry underwent 15 years ago.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Cyber Monday, Boots, the Co-op and more
Retail news round-up on December 1, 2014: Retailers braced for £600m Cyber Monday bonanza; Boots buys Soap and Glory; Co-op touts renaissance; Vodafone eyes Tesco’s Blinkbox.
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Suspended Tesco executives may leave the business next week
The eight Tesco directors suspended as a result of the supermarket’s accounting scandal are expected to leave as early as next week.
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Waitrose sales rise 5.2% as shoppers gear up for advent
Waitrose sales rose 5.2% in the week to November 22 as shoppers geared up for advent and starting Christmas shopping.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Tesco, Black Friday and more
Retail news round-up on November 28, 2014: John Lewis raises £300m in bond sale; Tesco execs exit; Consumer confidence flat; Black Friday kicks off; Morrisons to close six convenice stores
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Auchan founder's son to step down as chief executive
Arnaud Mulliez has resigned as chief executive of Auchan France citing personal reasons, the retailer has confirmed.
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Supermarkets must do more to reduce contaminated meat, FSA says
Over two thirds of fresh chickens sold in the UK have been found to contain the campylobacter bug, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found.
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Over half of all grocery sales are own-brand products, research shows
Supermarkets’ own-brand products are finding increasing appeal with shoppers, accounting for more than a half of all grocery sales, new research shows.
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Tesco's new non-exec Cousins denies he is in frame for chairman job
Richard Cousins, the boss of catering firm Compass who became a non-executive of Tesco last month, has denied he will take over as chairman.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Net-a-Porter, Tesco and Christmas
Retail news round-up on November 27, 2014: Net-a-Porter website crash; Leahy defends Tesco years; Shops face Christmas profits squeeze
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Opinion
Comment: How sustainable is Black Friday as a retail event?
Black Friday is a big date in the retail calendar. But as sales start earlier and discounting becomes normal will sales fatigue kick in?
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Tesco shareholders could sue following accounting scandal
A group of Tesco shareholders could sue supermarket giant Tesco following the accounting scandal which led to a £263m profits overstatement.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Tesco, Macy's and Walmart
Retail news round-up on November 26, 2014: BHS to sell food; Tesco investors to launch legal action; Macy’s Black Friday deals; Walmart’s re-shuffle.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's and the grocery market
Retail news round-up on November 25, 2014: Sainsbury’s puts its £60m media account up for pitch, and sales in Irish grocery market increase by 1.1%.
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Fortnum & Mason 'ready for successful Christmas' after record results
Fortnum & Mason boss Ewan Venters said it is expecting to toast a sparkling Christmas after it posted record full-year results.
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Fortnum & Mason posts record full-year profits of £3.8m
Fortnum & Mason has reported record full-year pre-tax profits of £3.8m on the back of expansion both in the UK and overseas.
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Grocery price war prompts rise in number of food producers going bust
The price war between the supermarkets has precipitated a sharp rise in the number of food producers going to the wall.
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Tesco expects Black Friday to be bigger than Boxing Day for first time
Tesco expects sales on Black Friday to exceed Boxing Day’s for the first time and aims to draw in shoppers with discounts of up to 70%.