All Grocery articles – Page 354
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Morrisons extends its opening hours
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Morrisons latest bid to attract more shoppers with dawn-to-dusk opening hours.
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Analysis
Comment: Retailers should focus on their strategy and forget competition
Retailers must remember that while competitive pricing is important, remaining focused on their core offering and target market is essential.
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News
Grocery sales values fall for first time since records began
July was the first time the amount spent in food stores fell year on year since records began in 1989 as the grocery price war escalates.
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Analysis
Analysis: How are Christmas supply chains evolving?
Planning for the Christmas period is well under way, and with more channels than ever the pressure on supply chains has never been greater.
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News
Peter Andre to front new Iceland TV campaign
Pop singer and TV presenter Peter Andre is to be the new face of Iceland, the retailer has confirmed.
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News
Lidl makes play for value fashion market with new clothing range
Lidl is launching a new fashion range, taking on value clothing giants such as Primark and George at Asda.
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Opinion
Comment: Carrefour and Walmart reveal complexity of Indian market
India’s underdeveloped modern retail sector seemed to present the perfect investment – but expansion has not proved so simple for retailers.
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News
Tesco-backed Harris + Hoole to close loss-making stores as it plans airport shop
Tesco-backed coffee shop Harris + Hoole is to close a raft of unprofitable London stores as it launches its first airport shop.
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News
Bathrooms.com shows it has a suite tooth with recent partnership
Bathroom specialist etailer Bathrooms.com has teamed up with Choccywoccydoodah for their campaign poking fun at online searches for ‘bathroom sweets’.
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News
Morrisons replaces 'I'm cheaper' strapline with EDLP stance
Morrisons has replaced its ‘I’m cheaper’ strapline, four months after introducing it, with an everyday low price stance.
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Gallery
In pictures: Waitrose opens first train station store in King's Cross
Waitrose today opened its first train station store in London’s King’s Cross and says it sees a “huge opportunity” to target travel consumers.
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Opinion
Comment: Morrisons is playing catch up with its rivals
Morrisons has been playing catch up again this week, both with opening hours and marketing.
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News
FMCG sales growing at slowest pace for five years, says Nielsen
Sales of fast-moving consumer goods such as soft drinks and toiletries are growing at the slowest pace for five years, according to Nielsen.
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Analysis
International analysis: Are Walmart's flat sales cause for celebration?
Walmart officially beat sales expectations in its second quarter last week. Do these figures fly in the face of a market that was expecting a comp decline?
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News
Sainsbury's faces social media backlash after removing kosher products
Sainsbury’s has come under fire after temporarily removing kosher products from a store while a protest calling on the grocer to boycott Israeli goods took place outside.
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News
Morrisons fights back as it extends opening hours across half its estate
Struggling grocer Morrisons has extended opening hours at nearly half of its stores as it aims to win back share in the tough market.
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News
Footfall drops 0.6% in July but vacancy rates on improving trend
Footfall fell 0.6% in July yet shop vacancy rates recorded their best performance since BRC/Springboard’s records began.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on footfall, Morrisons and business rates
Retail news round-up on August 18, 2014: Footfall drops 0.6% in July, Morrisons extends opening hours across half its estate, Business rates appeals to cost £4.2bn.
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Gallery
Store gallery: M&S and Waitrose combine snacking with shopping
‘Grazing’ is a trend gaining traction in supermarkets as retailers look at new ways of engaging shoppers. Retail Week samples what is on offer.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Choccywoccydoodah’s London store takes the cake
The cake and chocolate retailer Choccywoccydoodah’s first London store spares no expense with its Willy Wonka worthy interior.