All Grocery articles – Page 365
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NewsMultichannel retailers deliver stronger mobile sales than pureplays
Multichannel retailers are delivering stronger mobile sales growth than their pureplay counterparts, new research has revealed.
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NewsPoundland’s most recent retail catalogue does the math
Budget retailer Poundland, deciding their name is not clear enough, have listed the price of each of their items in the retailer’s catalogue.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Boots, Tesco and shop prices
Retail news round-up on August 6, 2014: Walgreens to acquire Alliance Boots, Shop prices drop, Tesco’s share in Irish grocery market fell.
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NewsSainsbury's to shut non-food site and sell through single grocery platform
Sainsbury’s is to close its standalone general merchandise website and merge its non-food offer with its core online grocery proposition.
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NewsTesco convenience franchise One Stop launches mobile voucher scheme
Tesco’s c-store business One Stop is launching a mobile voucher scheme that allows customers to redeem coupons in-store using their phone.
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OpinionComment: The Co-op is on track to live up to its ethical roots
Prospects for The Co-op’s food business are bright, despite the unethical revelations that accompanied the undoing of its banking empire.
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OpinionComment: P&G’s brand cull holds lessons for the big grocers
The appointment of Dave Lewis as chief executive of Tesco prompted discussion about what the established grocers might learn from FMCG businesses as they square up against the discounters.
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NewsThe Co-op voted most ethical firm despite recent scandal
The Co-operative Group has been voted the most ethical firm over the past 25 years despite the scandal that has engulfed it over the past year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Walmart, Ted Baker, JD Sports and The Co-op
Retail news round-up on August 5, 2014: Walmart updates website for mobile users, Ted Baker unveils US site, JD outsources website content and The Co-op voted most ethical firm.
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NewsNick Bubb’s verdict: Waitrose - wake up and smell the coffee?
The mighty Waitrose PR machine suffered a couple of jolts last week with some unhelpful headlines, but is anything really amiss?
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GalleryStore gallery: Simply Fresh brings distinctive offer to convenience
Simply Fresh is making its mark as a local convenience food retailer with a distinctive offer, tailored to suit the local demographic.
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NewsCo-op sells farming business for £249m to focus on retail business
The Co-op is selling its farming business for £249m to the Wellcome Trust as it seeks to focus on its core retail and consumer services.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where has Waitrose made its 'unprecedented investment'?
Waitrose boss Mark Price said first-half profits would be impacted by “unprecedented investment”. Retail Week looks where it has invested.
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OpinionComment: Low levels of profit warnings are testament to restructures' success
An unusually low level of profit warnings among retailers makes interesting reading as warnings across all companies hit three-year high.
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NewsDiscounters cause third consecutive month of grocery sales decline
Grocery sales growth fell for the third consecutive month and for the sixth time in seven months as discounters’ influence strengthens.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Retailers profit from the sweltering summer
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on how retail sales have performed as temperatures rise during the summer season.
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury’s is to dabble in discounting, but will it work?
Sainsbury’s recently announced a joint venture with Netto, to launch later this year and reach 15 stores by the end of next.
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OpinionComment: Asda avoids musical chairs at Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
The appointment of Andy Higginson as Morrisons’ next chairman is the latest instance of musical chairs in the leading grocers’ boardrooms.
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OpinionComment: Aldi’s rising sales show Tesco needs to stand for something
Kantar Worldpanel data has revealed that retailers at both the upscale and bargain ends of the supermarket spectrum are faring well, with particularly strong figures for Aldi and Waitrose.
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NewsConsumer sentiment slips as confidence in economic recovery falters
Consumer confidence slipped into negative territory in July, just a month after recording its first positive result in nine years.
