All Grocery articles – Page 438
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Tesco boss Philip Clarke tightens up supply chain post-horse meat scandal
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke has vowed to win back customers’ trust following the horse meat scandal as he tightens up its supply chain and makes it more transparent.
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Disappointing start to the year as retail sales edge up 0.2% in January
Retail sales edged up 0.2% in volume year-on-year, excluding fuel, in January according to the ONS however food sales fell 2.6% to the lowest level since April 2004.
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John Lewis sales up 22% as it benefits from weak comparatives
Department store group John Lewis delivered sales up 22% to £63.7m last week as it revealed positive like-for-likes for every shop year on year.
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Downing Street criticises retailers' response to horse meat crisis
Downing Street has criticised retailers for their apparent reluctance to publicly respond to the horsemeat scandal, which has hit many of the big supermarkets.
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Opinion
Comment: Horse meat has undermined trust in food retailers
From spaghetti bolog-neighs to nag-bog, no one can deny there has been a lighter side to the horse meat fiasco. But as the scandal spreads there is less to laugh at.
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Tesco to start a "new conversation" with customers in spring campaign
Tesco is to launch a spring brand campaign which the grocer says will be the start of a “new conversation” between the brand and its customers and put it at the heart of its communities.
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Discounter Lidl signs up advertising agency in marketing departure
German grocer Lidl has inked a deal with advertising agency TBWA as the retailer ramps up its marketing activity in a marked departure to previous strategy.
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Analysis
Profile: Tesco - the UK’s largest retailer
The retail landscape has rarely been as turbulent as it is now, and with further economic uncertainty predicted understanding what is happening with the big retailers has never been more important.
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Waitrose knew beef meatballs were contaminated two weeks ago
Waitrose knew its beef meatballs might have contained pork two weeks before informing authorities it has emerged as the meat contamination scandal escalates.
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Tesco completes £490m sale and leaseback
Tesco has completed a sale and leaseback of seven sites for a sum in excess of £490m.
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Sainsbury's edges out Tesco in fight for grocery spend
Sainsbury’s has recorded the strongest growth of the big four grocers in the last three months, edging out archrival Tesco, according to Nielsen data.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb's Verdict: Republic's demise is good for Superdry
If Superdry is the “king” of young fashion brands, its edgier-sounding but weak High Street rival Republic was never going to enter the ranks of the retailing royalty.
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Opinion
Blog: Horse meat has penetrated the consumer psyche
The horse meat scandal was laughed off by many when it first hit the headlines. But worryingly the scandal has escalated and has now fully penetrated the consumer psyche.
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Waitrose ramps up London expansion in capital convenience push
Upmarket grocer Waitrose is to launch an assault on the capital as it concentrates all of its convenience store openings on London in the next year.
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Food Standards Agency raids firms as horse meat scandal reaches UK
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and police have raided a slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and a meat firm near Aberystwyth as the horse meat scandal implicates UK firms for the first time.
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Opinion
Comment: Horse meat scandal exposes endemic practices
With the ever increasing demand for suppliers to cut costs, there is no incentive to go above and beyond what is legally required when sourcing ingredients.
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Tesco spaghetti bolognese contained more than 60% horse meat
Tesco has revealed some of its Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese contained more than 60% horse meat as MPs demand testing of all processed beef products in the UK.
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Almost half of shoppers likely to shun meat from grocers after horse meat row
Almost half of consumers say they are likely to avoid buying meat from grocers caught up in the horsemeat scandal despite the vast majority blaming suppliers and manufacturers for contamination of the food chain.
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Analysis
Horse meat scandal: What is the current situation as crisis escalates?
As the horse meat scandal expands to new countries and implicates more companies, Retail Week looks at the story so far.
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Horse meat scandal: Retailers agree new tests as further revelations expected
Retailers have agreed to a new testing regime following crisis talks over the weekend and are braced for further revelations as the horse meat scandal grows rapidly across Europe.