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All Grocery articles – Page 412
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales up 7.1% driven by mixed weather
John Lewis sales increased 7.1% to £65.07m last week as it benefited from the “continued mixed bag of weather that typifies a British summer”.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Will Walmart acquire Hong Kong’s Park n Shop?
Hong Kong-based conglomerate AS Watson has confirmed it is conducting a strategic review of grocery retail business Park n Shop (PnS).
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NewsAsda hits back at Tesco Watford with big store vision
Asda chief executive Andy Clarke has hit back at Tesco’s vision of the future of big box grocery and revealed that brands will play an increasingly vital role in Asda stores.
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OpinionComment: Fears Walmart had cried wolf realised
After the horror show of the first quarter, Walmart had so much to prove domestically in the second quarter. And it has again come up short.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's innovation ambassador on his latest trip to Silicon Valley
As you’ll remember from my last post I was due to jet off to Silicon Valley in California, in search of the latest innovations and best innovators.
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NewsAsda to accelerate investment in bricks and clicks as sales edge up
Asda like-for-likes edged up 0.7%, excluding VAT and fuel, in the 12 weeks to July 5 as the grocer unveiled plans to accelerate investment in its bricks and clicks strategy.
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OpinionComment: BRC's Helen Dickinson - How we're stepping up a gear on business rates
The BRC has been banging the drum for a business rates freeze for several years now. We’ve worked hard with campaign partners but we’ve reached a point where we felt a rethink was needed.
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NewsHeat wave drives strong retail sales in July
The warm weather in July sparked a 1.1% month-on-month rise in retail sales, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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NewsVideo: Morrisons unveils its first TV ad for clothing brand Nutmeg
Morrisons has unveiled its first TV advertising for clothing brand Nutmeg with a focus on value for the back-to-school ad.
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NewsAndy Murray victory helps Scottish retail sales rally in July
Scottish retail sales jumped 4% in July, its best performance since April 2011, as Andy Murray’s Wimbledon success created a feel-good factor.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up August 14, 2013: Marks & Spencer brings grouse to the high street and Sainsbury’s shifts to a three-year marketing plan
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NewsAussie retailer Target drafts in further British talent
Australian retailer Target has drafted in further British talent with the appointment of Graeme Jenkins as finance director.
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OpinionComment: Tesco UK ops director sets the record straight on foreign workers
I doubt many of our customers spend much time thinking about our distribution network and how the food on our shelves comes to be there.
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OpinionComment: At home and abroad, the Tesco empire strikes back
All eyes were on Watford last week as Tesco unveiled the first incarnation of a new model for its big-box Extra format.
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AnalysisRetailers and restaurants: What do retailers need to know?
As John Lewis reveals plans to step up its food offering with a new restaurant brand, Retail Week takes a look at retailers’ forays into the restaurant trade.
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NewsAsda funds retail degree programme for staff
Asda has rolled out a programme which will allow its staff to train for a degree while working for the grocer.
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NewsTesco’s Harris + Hoole takes on former Jessops sites
Harris + Hoole, the coffee shop in which Tesco has invested, has taken on two former Jessops stores as the chain continues its rapid expansion.
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NewsTesco and Next hit back at Labour's foreign workers claim
Tesco and Next have hit back at shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant’s claims that they are “unscrupulous employers” who favour migrant workers.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, Hawes & Curtis and Morrisons
Retail news round-up August 12, 2013: Asda to offer degree programme to staff, Hawes & Curtis set to expand in the Middle East and Morrisons calls for industry-wide approach towards lad’s mags.
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NewsOC&C partner Michael Jary appointed Fairtrade Foundation chairman
Michael Jary, co-founder and senior partner with OC&C Strategy Consultants, has been appointed the new chair of the board of trustees at the Fairtrade Foundation.