All Grocery articles – Page 350
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News
Ocado sales surge in third quarter despite 'competitive' market
Ocado delivered “steady” growth in its third quarter, with group sales up 22.5%, despite the “competitive” market.
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Morrisons reveals plunge in first-half profits
Morrisons’ underlying pre-tax profit has plunged by more than half in its half-year results but the grocer says it has made “good progress” in its three-year ‘self-help’ plan.
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News
Tesco restructures marketing teams under customer boss Jill Easterbrook
Tesco has restructured its marketing team in a bid to simplify the department and place the focus on the customer.
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Tesco's new boss receives 1,300 emails from staff
Tesco’s new boss Dave Lewis has received 1,300 emails from staff with suggestions on how to improve the business.
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Thorntons reports best retail like-for-like performance in six years
Chocolatier Thorntons has reported its best like-for-like performance in its retail division for six years as its turnaround plan gains traction.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco boss Dave Lewis has his turnaround work cut out
Tesco boss Dave Lewis describes himself as willing to do the right thing, even if it’s difficult. But is his message getting across?
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Ocado launches first click-and-collect pilot at The Galleria shopping centre
Online grocer Ocado has launched its first click-and-collect offer at The Galleria shopping centre in Hatfield.
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Analysis
Analysis: August retail sales sector break down
UK retail like-for-likes increased by 1.3% in August, according to BRC-KPMG data. Retail Week takes a look at the performance sector-by-sector.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco needs to match ambition with executional excellence
In a Tesco store last weekend I asked the people on the tills about Dave Lewis.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Dixons Carphone, Tesco and BrightHouse
Retail news round-up on September 9, 2014: Dixons Carphone off to ‘good start’, Asda stops selling electrical goods online, Tesco puts own-brand smartphone on hold and BrightHouse listing threatened by Parliamentary inquiry.
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News
Cooler weather and back-to-school ranges help retail sales to bumper August
Cool weather boosted autumn fashion collections and demand for back-to-school ranges helped retail sales have their best performance since January.
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Asda overhauls online business and buys click-and-collect pod technology
Asda has overhauled its online business as it acquires a fully automated click-and-collect pod technology to make it even more convenient for customers to shop.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Phones 4u, Primark, Boden, Net-A-Porter and Asda
Retail news round-up on September 8, 2014: BC Partners mulls Phones 4u options, Primark full year salessurge 17%, Boden launches in Australia, Net-A-Porter cuts losses and more.
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Analysis
Infographic: Hotel Chocolat celebrates its 10th birthday
Hotel Chocolat this month celebrates its 10th anniversary, after it was founded in 2004 by Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris. Retail Week looks at what it has achieved in the last decade.
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Analysis
Conclusion to the 'horse meat' review: What retailers need to know
The result of the Elliott Review of the integrity of the food supply chain triggered by last year’s horse-meat scandal was published this week. Retail Week looks at what retailers need to know.
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News
Co-operative Group makes progress on big store disposals
The Co-operative Group has offloaded 10% of big stores identified for disposal in the first six months of this year, as part of its restructuring plans.
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News
Video: Tesco boss Dave Lewis on making the grocer better for customers
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has recorded an interview in which he says staff can restore the retailer’s fortunes by transforming the expectations of customers one by one.
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News
Infographic: Back-to-school and cooler weather boosts John Lewis sales
Families shopping for the start of the new school term and the cooler weather boosted sales across John Lewis and Waitrose stores last week.
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News
Lidl boss Ronny Gottschlich revs up to overtake the competition
Lidl’s UK managing director Ronny Gottschlich takes his competitive edge out of store and onto the race track at the Lidl Olympics.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Dave Lewis takes over as Tesco chief executive
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Dave Lewis starting his role as Tesco’s CEO, having taken over a month ahead of schedule.