All Grocery articles – Page 352
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News
Marks & Spencer aims to ‘raise the bar’ with new food ad campaign
Marks & Spencer has unveiled its new food TV advertising campaign, which it hopes will recreate the impact of its iconic Not Just Any… series.
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News
Tesco investor slashes stake as Dave Lewis takes over as CEO
Tesco’s major shareholder Harris Associates has sold two thirds of its stake in the business and blasted the supermarket for having no clear strategy.
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Co-op members overwhelmingly approve governance reform proposals
The Co-op’s members have overwhelmingly backed governance reform proposals aimed at modernising and professionalising the business.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Iceland, Aldi, and Tesco
Retail news round-up on September 1, 2014: Iceland completes £950m refinancing, Aldi to create 700 deputy store manager positions and major Tesco investor reduces stake in business.
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Gallery
Store gallery: John Lewis’ shop windows frame their retail offer
Shop windows try to grab shoppers’ gaze and framing merchandise is a striking way of doing so. Retail Week looks at John Lewis and H&M’s efforts.
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Asda pilots shoppable ads on website to capture impulse purchases
Asda is trialling clickable ad technology on its own website with a view to rolling it out to third-party brand websites.
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Analysis
Analysis: Seven ways Dave Lewis could turn around Tesco
As Tesco reports another profit warning, Retail Week takes a look at the steps incoming boss Dave Lewis will be considering to turn the company around.
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Tesco's sales fall but Morrisons shows signs of improvement, Nielsen reports
Embattled grocer Tesco’s sales tumbled 5.9% in the 12 weeks to August 16, when its market share slumped from 29.7% to 28.2% year on year.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco's new boss Dave Lewis must hit the right price point
With Dave Lewis’ arrival at a rudderless Tesco being brought forward and the warning on profits again, it is fair to suggest that all is not sweetness and light in Cheshunt.
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Analysis
Tesco in turmoil: What the analysts say
Tesco’s has warned on profits and new chief executive Dave Lewis has been parachuted in a month early. Here’s what City analysts are saying.
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News
John Lewis and Waitrose weekly sales boosted by bank holiday and wet weather
John Lewis and Waitrose sales jumped last week due to the colder weather and bank holiday weekend.
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Consumer confidence up three points in August as sentiment stabilises
Consumer confidence increased three points to 1 in August, confirming that sentiment has stabilised in the last few months.
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News
Tesco issues profit warning as new boss Dave Lewis parachuted in month early
Tesco has issued a profit warning today, as it parachutes in new chief executive Dave Lewis on Monday, a month earlier than originally planned.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, consumer confidence and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on August 29, 2014: Tesco issues profit warning, consumer confidence jumps in August and John Lewis and Waitrose weekly sales boosted by bank holiday
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Opinion
Comment: Changing shopper habits will make the Sunday trading debate redundant
When the Sunday Trading Act 1994 was introduced, part of the rationale was to better reflect the changing needs of consumers - but today those needs are changing again .
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Analysis
Analysis: Spotlight on retail CVAs as Mamas & Papas urges creditor support
Mamas & Papas is pursuing a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) as an alternative to administration. We look at how retailers have used the controversial tactic and what happened
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News
Retailer optimism at highest level since 2002 as August sales rise
Retail sales grew “strongly” in August and are expected to increase sharply in September, as retailer optimism reaches its highest level since 2002.
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Opinion
Comment: Customer choice should be curated not confusing
Unfettered choice without curation, inspiration and discovery is paralysing. Retailers should make it easy for people to buy.
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News
Tesco donates ice bucket challenge profits to charity and nominates rivals
Tesco is donating profits it makes from the ‘ice bucket challenge’ craze sweeping the country to charity and is nominating rivals to do the same.
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Opinion
Comment: What Aldi and Lidl can learn from Tesco
As discount retailers Aldi and Lidl move from strength to strength, what lessons can they learn from Tesco, their price-cut predecessor?