All Grocery articles – Page 384
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NewsAsda customer director Jon Wragg exits
Asda customer director senior executive Jon Wragg has left the supermarket after eight years with the retailer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer Food has not felt the 'Aldi effect' says confident Bolland
Marks & Spencer’s food division has not suffered from the ‘Aldi effect’ and the timing of Easter is behind flat headline like-for-likes in the fourth quarter, chief executive Marc Bolland maintained.
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NewsMarks & Spencer like-for-likes flat but clothing sales improve
Under-pressure Marks & Spencer reported flat like-for-likes but its clothing performance picked up over the fourth quarter.
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NewsLord Myners quits The Co-op board as reform opposition mounts
Lord Myners, the man brought in to reform the troubled Co-operative Group, has resigned from its board as opposition to his proposals mount within the mutual.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on The Co-operative Group, Marks & Spencer and Ocado
Retail news round-up on April 10, 2014: Lord Myners resigns from Co-op board, M&S reaffirms its commitment to China and Ocado to shun partnerships for the next two years.
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NewsTesco boss Clarke to reveal Extra changes bearing fruit as he defends strategy
Under-pressure Tesco boss Philip Clarke is next week expected to unveil evidence that new ideas being tried out at its big-box Extra stores are starting to bear fruit.
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NewsFirst round bids for Kiddicare expected by end of month
First round bids for Morrisons-owned maternity specialist Kiddicare are expected by the end of the month.
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NewsMcColl’s builds community and convenience credentials
McColl’s is to capitalise on its position as a convenience player in the heart of communities by strengthening its ties with the Post Office and expanding its range of on-the-go food.
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NewsMorrisons digital executive Simon Harrow quits beleaguered supermarket
Simon Harrow, one of retail’s digital rising stars, is poised to leave beleaguered supermarket group Morrisons, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsMidcounties Co-op board rejects Lord Myners Co-op Group reform plans
The Midcounties Co-op board has rejected Lord Myners’ proposals to reform the scandal-hit Co-operative Group.
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NewsShop price deflation lowest since 2006 as retailers keep their offer sharp
Shop price inflation deflated for the eleventh consecutive month in March, dropping 1.7%, as retailers kept their prices sharp amid stiff competition.
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NewsComment: A sense of mission – Aldi has it and Tesco needs to reassert it
Many moons ago, in the late 1990s and in contrast to today’s Kantar data, the big grocers were motoring.
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NewsTesco to replace chief marketing officer after year in role
Tesco is to hire a new chief marketing officer sidelining Matt Atkinson, who took on the same role at the grocer just over a year ago, according to reports.
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NewsVideo: Kantar’s Ed Garner on the latest grocery market share figures
Edward Garner, director at Kantar Worldpanel, explains some of the trends found in the latest grocery market share figures
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NewsAsda hatches dancing chicks Easter ad campaign
Asda has launched a TV ad campaign featuring three Easter chicks as the grocer looks to pull in customers over the crucial trading period.
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NewsAldi achieves record growth while big four grocers suffer sales decline
The big four grocers are continuing to lose market share while Aldi has notched up record growth, the latest Kantar industry data showed.
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NewsMcColl's reports like-for-like sales up 1.4% post IPO
Convenience store group McColl’s has reported total sales up 3% and like-for-like sales up 1.4% in the 19-week period to April 6.
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OpinionComment: Will McIlwee's exit prompt a restructure of the board at Tesco?
The departure of Laurie McIlwee from Tesco is symptomatic of a business that is not at ease with itself. To perform better, Tesco needs to be at ease with its strategy and direction, united and comfortable, with the right people executing its plans.
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NewsAsda to create 12,000 jobs over five years says Walmart chief
Food giant Asda aims to create 12,000 jobs over the next five years the boss of parent Walmart has told British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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NewsThe Co-operative to open 50 stores in former pubs
The Co-operative Group is to open more than 50 convenience stores in former pubs after signing a deal with retail property group NewRiver.
