All Grocery articles – Page 471
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco opens Food To Go shop-in-shop
The Chester store is home to an area that features time of day merchandising.
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GalleryStore gallery: Creating a better, brighter Tesco
The evolution of the grocer’s in-store environments is gathering pace. John Ryan reports from Thetford and Bishop’s Stortford.
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AnalysisOlympics: Retail's biggest names give their opinion
As the Olympic Games gets underway tonight, Retail Week asks key figures what the event will mean for retail.
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NewsTesco cuts Fresh & Easy head office jobs
Tesco has made job cuts at its loss-making Fresh & Easy chain in the US as it scales back new store openings.
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NewsOlympics merchandise helps drive John Lewis sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores surged 11.2% to £63.84m last week as shoppers snapped up Olympics merchandise.
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AnalysisLidl improvements drive Schwarz Group growth
German grocer Schwarz Group, operator of Lidl discount stores and Kaufland hypermarkets and superstores, increased sales by 6% to E63.4bn (£49.5bn) in the financial year to February 29.
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NewsGrocers’ c-store sales set to rocket
The convenience grocery market is set to balloon as consumers shop more frequently and collect online orders in store.
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NewsRetailers on their marks to chase Olympic gold
Hopes are high for boost to consumer sentiment and Games sales fillip.
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OpinionComment: Olympics should provide welcome boost to sentiment
As the Olympic Games get under way, perhaps the best that retailers should hope for from the sports spectacular is a boost to shopper sentiment.
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NewsIceland and Farmfoods targeted in milk price protests
Iceland and Farmfoods are the latest retailers to be targeted as part of a dairy farmers’ campaign to win a fairer price for milk.
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Grocer Woolworths reveals full-year sales growth
Grocer Woolworths revealed that full-year sales from continuing operations rose 4.8% to A$55.13bn (£36.4bn) in the 12 months to June 24.The continued roll-out of Woolworths’ new 2015 store format, with a focus on value and innovations in fresh food, contributed to the rise.The retailer opened 38 Australian supermarkets during the ...
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Food and clothing retailer Woolworths reports group sales growth
Food and clothing retailer Woolworths reported group sales growth of 11.8% and 7.1% like-for-like for its financial year ended June 24.At the County Road clothing division in Australia and New Zealand, turnover fell 6.6% despite net retail space in Australia rising by 1.3%.Across the international group, excluding franchised stores, the ...
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OpinionComment: Building brands in the digital retail era
The news that Ocado is planning a move into dedicated non-food sites for categories such as pets, baby, health and beauty and home and gardening got me thinking.
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NewsMorrisons ties up with Costcutter owner in depot deal
Morrisons has linked up with Costcutter’s owners to manage five depots less than a month after speculation Morrisons may acquire the convenience retailer.
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Big C reports second-quarter sales increase
Casino’s subsidiary Big C reported second-quarter sales up by 5% to THB27.75bn (£563m) year on year.The hypermarket operator’s net profit rose 27% to THB1.4bn (£28m) thanks to strong growth in rental and service incomes.Big C is still feeling the effect of last year’s floods, which forced it to shut some ...
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Migros and Coop adapt PoS terminals
Grocers Migros and Coop plan to adapt their PoS terminals to accept near field communication payments by mid-2013, Neue Zürcher Zeitung has reported.The technology also allows contactless payment using near field communication-enabled mobile phones. The initiative is expected to increase acceptance of the technology in the country.
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Carrefour to reintroduce entry-price products
Carrefour is reintroducing non-branded entry-price products in parallel with its Carrefour Discount range, it has been reported.Only a handful of SKUs are available at present – including ham and coffee – but more could be on the way. Most of them are packaged in a similar style to the distinctive ...
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NewsAsda and Lidl increase pay to farmers after milk price protests
Asda and Lidl will increase the amount they pay dairy farmers for milk from next Wednesday after recent milk price protests.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco opens Olympic pop-up shop
Tesco has opened a pop-up shop in East London to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
