All Grocery articles – Page 419
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News
Aldi continues to swipe market share from big four
Discounter Aldi continued to swipe market share from the big four, the latest monthly data by market research firm Nielsen has revealed.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb’s Verdict: Ocado and Waitrose - A doomed marriage?
The increasingly unhappy marriage of Ocado and Waitrose seems set to end in the divorce courts, but can the two sides patch up their differences?
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News
June shop prices drop at fastest rate since 2007 due to summer Sales
June shop prices deflated at their fastest rate in six years, as non-food retailers slashed prices in the summer Sales.
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Ocado attracts overseas IP interest post-Morrisons deal
Ocado claims to have received lots of interest from overseas retailers following its tie-up with Morrisons as it seeks further growth as an IP provider.
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Opinion
Blog: Is Ocado a retailer or a technology provider?
Ocado chief Tim Steiner seemed pretty pleased with himself today. While the online grocer has slipped into the red again in its half year results, sales are up and he is confident for the future.
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News
Thorntons full-year profit to beat expectations after sales growth
Chocolatier Thorntons said it expects full-year, pre-tax profits to be ahead of expectations following sales growth and “careful cost management”.
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Ocado slips into the red in the first half as it posts £3.8m loss
Online grocer Ocado made a pre-tax loss of £3.8m in its first half, compared with a £200,000 profit in the same period last year.
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News
Nisa chief operating officer appointed to board amid reshuffle
Nisa has appointed chief operating officer Amanda Jones to its board amid a management reshuffle.
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Gallery
Store gallery: Bunte Schokowelt, the ‘colourful chocolate world’ of Berlin
Ritter Sport Bunte Schokowelt in Berlin has taken a proprietary brand of chocolate bar and made a themed flagship experience out of it.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis sales rise 7.2% driven by Sale
Department store John Lewis recorded a 7.2% sales increase on 2012 driven by markdowns, price matching and online sales last week.
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News
Sports Direct poised to take space in large Tesco stores
Tesco is in discussions with sporting goods specialist Sports Direct over taking space in some of the grocer’s largest stores.
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Opinion
Comment: How internet shopping is changing consumer behaviour
When I first moved to London in the mid 1970s all stores shut at 6pm, except for Thursday when there was ‘late night shopping’ and they remained open until 8pm.
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News
Morrisons kick-starts northern M Local march with new depot
Morrisons has inked a deal to open a 150,000 sq ft distribution centre in Bury to support the march of its M Local convenience format in its northern heartland.
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Gallery
In pictures: Lidl ties-up with Subway at Cromer store
Lidl has partnered with Subway to share space as the sandwich specialist’s opens within its Cromer site.
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News
Groceries adjudicator under fire as Tacon takes up role
Retailers have questioned the need for the Groceries Code Adjudicator on the day former Co-operative Food farming boss Christine Tacon begins in the role.
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News
Tesco pursues ‘seamless blend’ between digital and stores
Tesco chief marketing officer Matt Atkinson has said technology is the “key enabler” to create the retailer of the future.
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News
Sainsbury’s opens £30m depot to spur London convenience growth
Sainsbury’s has opened a new £30m distribution centre in south London to support the grocer’s convenience store expansion in the capital.
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News
Sainsbury’s boss expects consumers to force change in tax system
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said that consumers will bring about change in the corporation tax system quicker than governments.
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News
Retail sales expected to rise in July after flat June
Retailers expect sales to pick up next month after stagnant sales volumes in the twelve months to June, according to the CBI’s monthly Distributive Trades Survey.
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News
The Co-op unveils summer TV ad with tongue-in-cheek Christmas soundtrack
The Co-operative Food has unveiled a bold summer TV advertising campaign which uses Christmas music to soundtrack a sunny barbecue.