All Grocery articles – Page 438
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Opinion
Comment: Which stores are offering true convenience retailing?
There remains a huge gulf between genuinely operating a convenience store and running a small version of a big supermarket.
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News
Sainsbury's to sponsor British Athletics summer series of events
Sainsbury’s is to sponsor the British Athletics summer series of events, following its successful support for last year’s Paralympics.
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News
More than a splash of red
Direct Wines gained a prized customer when it recruited N Brown’s outgoing chief executive Alan White to its board last month.
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News
John Lewis sales dip 3.2% due to Easter distortion
John Lewis sales fell 3.2% to £64.6m last week as it came against tough comparisons as Easter fell in the same week last year.
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Opinion
Comment: A new M&S - coming soon to a high street near you
A slump in clothing sales combined with freezing weather across the UK has left Marks & Spencer with its seventh consecutive quarterly fall in fashion revenues.
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News
Bolland: 'Trust in M&S brand boosted food sales'
Marks & Spencer’s strong fourth-quarter food performance was not a side-effect of the horse meat row that hit other retailers, chief executive Marc Bolland has maintained.
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Opinion
Comment: A canter through my horsegate
Nearly two months have passed since my “Ratner moment” in the media, and amazingly I still seem to be in a job.
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News
Company profile: Abel & Cole
The veg box etailer has experienced its share of ups and downs, but the future looks bright.
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Analysis
Marks & Spencer's fourth quarter: What the analysts say
Marks & Spencer today reported its strongest quarterly update for two years as a strong food performance balanced out continued weakness in clothing. There was mixed reaction from the City.
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News
Marks & Spencer delivers strongest quarterly growth in two years
Marks and Spencer has delivered it strongest quarterly update for two years after a strong performance in food offset continued weakness in clothing.
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News
Tesco etail sales surge as it vies for online dominance
Tesco’s online grocery sales are expected to have hit £2.5bn in its last financial year as the retailer pushes forward in its quest to become a global dotcom business.
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News
Waitrose is biggest winner in battle for Easter spend
Waitrose was the biggest winner out of the top supermarkets in March due to the Easter sales boost and a 142% increase in advertising spend year-on-year.
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News
Asda recalls corned beef product after horse drug is detected
Asda has recalled batches of its Smart Price corned beef after tests revealed low levels of veterinary medicine bute in some of the products.
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News
Morrisons puts 700 staff into consultation after IT efficiencies
Morrisons is understood to have put nearly 700 staff into consultation after it decided to implement automated cash-handling technology in its stores.
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News
Farmfoods deputy chairman William McCreadie retires
Farmfoods deputy chairman William McCreadie has retired from the Scottish frozen food specialist.
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News
Oddbins apologises after Margaret Thatcher bad taste tweet
Off licence retailer Oddbins has “profusely” apologised for a tweet suggesting customers may want to celebrate following the death of former prime minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher by buying Champagne.
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News
Stuart Machin appointed MD of Australian retailer Target
Former Sainsbury’s and Asda director Stuart Machin has been appointed managing director of Australian department store group Target.
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News
Tesco faces £1bn bill to quit loss-making US arm Fresh & Easy
Tesco is facing a bill of around £1bn to exit the US after chief executive Philip Clarke decided to call time on its Fresh & Easy business.
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News
Morrisons considers complaining to ASA over Tesco Price Promise
Grocer Morrisons is considering complaining to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about Tesco’s Price Promise.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco shoppers are likely to choose Giraffe over horse
Tesco’s decision to buy restaurant chain Giraffe clearly underlines its determination to make big supermarkets attractive retail destinations.