All Grocery articles – Page 385
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Aldi, SuperValu and Scottish retail sales
Retail news round-up on February 19, 2014: Discounter Aldi beats upmarket peers in Which? survey, SuperValu launches drive through click-and-collect number and Scottish retail sales rise.
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Coles boss Ian McLeod to take up group role
Australian grocer Coles’ managing director Ian McLeod is to leave his role in July to take up a senior role at the retailer’s owner Wesfarmers Group.
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The Co-op boss Sutherland warns redundancies loom as it enters new era
The Co-op group chief executive Euan Sutherland is battling to bring the mutual into a new era but has warned the business will make redundancies to strip out cost.
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January inflation falls below 2% target for the first time in four years
Inflation fell below the Bank of England’s 2% target to 1.9% in January for the first time since November 2009.
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Supermarket format the ‘tortoise’ of grocery, says Booker boss
The supermarket format has become the laggard of the grocery industry as technology and changing habits have driven custom away from big stores, retail chiefs have warned.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Poundland, Dixons, Northern Ireland footfall and Tesco
Retail news round-up on February 18, 2014: Poundland publishes intention to float, Dixons launches counter-attack against Ao.com after share price falls, footfall in Northern Ireland drops 2% in January and Tesco loses 6.6% market share in Ireland
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The Co-op to survey the public on its future
The Co-op has launched an unprecedented survey of the public to help decide its future including asking how it shares its profits and whether it should make political donations.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Boohoo.com, Pets at Home, Arcadia and Ocado
Retail news round-up on February 17, 2014: Boohoo.com to float within two weeks, Arcadia inks Oracle deal, Ocado considers range extension and high street footfall falls.
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Sainsbury’s invests in marketing as sales rise
Sainsbury’s spent £4.1m in marketing last month as the retailer was the only one of the big four grocers to increase market share.
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Opinion
Comment: Falling food sales show how habits are changing
Seven years of the toughest trading conditions in living memory have embedded a high level of caution into the psyche of retail bosses.
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Analysis
Analysis: Are retailers facing a new breed of cyber attack?
Hot on the heels of US retailer Target suffering a huge data breach in December, it has merged that more than 2,000 Tesco customers’ email addresses and passwords were posted online yesterday after data stolen from other sites was compiled by hackers.
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The Co-op Food chief operating officer to join Wilkinson
The Co-operative Food’s chief operating officer Sean Toal is to leave the mutual to join value general merchandise retailer Wilkinson.
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Focus on getting the data fundamentals right, says Asda head of insight
Collecting data is crucial but using it to focus on the fundamentals is key to success, according to Asda head of insight and pricing Alex Chruszcz.
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Opinion
Comment: Why it's worth investing to create retail destinations
This week it was revealed that Asda may be considering a bid for Mothercare’s Early Learning Centre as it looks to fill excess space in its stores.
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News
Tesco customers targeted in cyber attack
A list of more than 2,000 Tesco customers’ email addresses and passwords were posted online yesterday after data stolen from other sites was compiled by hackers.
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Infographic: John Lewis defies floods to deliver sales lift
John Lewis overcame the wet weather to record a 3.3% year-on-year rise in sales to £65.8m last week.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Sports Direct and Sir Stuart Rose
Retail news round-up on February 14, 2014: Tesco suffers cyber attack, Sports Direct.com Retail to sue Heatons, Sir Stuart Rose to take up NHS role and F&F to open in Russia.
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Gallery
In pictures: Retailers battle over £1bn Valentine’s spend
Retailers are battling for a share of the Valentine’s Day market, estimated to be worth more than £1bn.
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Analysis
Infographic: Retailers' share of the Valentine's market
Retailers are vying for a slice of the Valentine’s Day market which last year was worth £1bn as shoppers sought out gifts to celebrate the occasion.
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Opinion
Comment: What makes a float successful
As interest grows in IPO, Gareth Iley, consumer partner at advisory firm Clearwater Corporate Finance, discusses conditions that are conducive to a successful IPO.