All Grocery articles – Page 475
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NewsTesco expected to reveal South Korean profit fall
Tesco is expected to see a £70m cut in profits in its South Korean business this year as the result of changes to large store opening hours.
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News99p Stores to roll out extended food offer
Single price point retailer 99p Stores is rolling out frozen food as well as fresh fruit and veg, transforming it into a “one-stop shop” for groceries and bringing it into greater competition with the supermarkets.
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AnalysisCarrefour must focus on most dynamic markets
Carrefour’s second-quarter results remained in line with the first quarter as the retailer posted turnover down by 0.4% to j21.71bn (£17.03bn), excluding petrol and at constant exchange rates.
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OpinionComment: M&S must be braver than ever
The repositioning of the food offer worked. Fashion must follow suit.
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NewsJubilee fails to boost retail sales in June
UK retail sales volumes increased by just 0.1% last month compared to May, as the Diamond Jubilee failed to give retailers a significant boost in June.
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NewsDisposable income stablises in June, according to Asda Income Tracker
Disposable income remained stable last month, the first time it has not fallen in nearly two years.
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NewsIceland rolls out Bonus Card and discount coupon at till
Iceland has pressed the button on a roll out of its Bonus Card and money-off coupon-at-till initiative.
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OpinionComment: City cautious of Marks & Spencer appointments
The fall in Marks & Spencer’s share price following last week’s update and AGM shows that the retailer has some way to go to convince the City that it is on track.
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X5 Retail Group chief executive resigns
Leading grocery retailer X5 Retail Group has disclosed that Andrei Gusev has resigned as chief executive. However, he will continue to work with the company in an advisory capacity.Board member Stephan DuCharme will assume Gusev’s role on a temporary basis. The change came at the same time as the retailer ...
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AnalysisNeed to know: Milk price protests
Dairy farmers marched on Westminster to protest over the grocers’ milk prices last week. Retail Week takes a look at the issue.
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NewsNew design boss Low to join Asda later this year
Marks & Spencer buying and design director Helen Low is to join Asda as its new general manager for design at George in October.
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NewsShopper cutbacks hit premium own brand growth
Shopper cutbacks have hit performance of premium grocery lines across the market have fallen.
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NewsVideo: New Waterloo retail space opens ahead of Olympics
London Waterloo has opened an extra 20,000 sq ft of retail space, including Joules’ first train station store, today in time for the Olympics.
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NewsInflation falls to 2.4% in June
Inflation fell to 2.4% in June, down from 2.8% in May – the third consecutive month the annual rate has fallen as retailers started summer sales earlier than usual due to the wet weather, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsBargain Booze boss Tim Stanley steps down
Bargain Booze managing director Tim Stanley has stepped down, sparking a hunt for a new boss at the off licence chain.
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NewsIceland to launch online grocery site
Iceland is to launch a transactional website next year, seven years after it shut down its original ecommerce site.
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InterviewQ&A: Hussein Lalani, 99p Stores commercial director
Although growth has slowed, 99p Stores today posted double digit pre-tax profit growth and strong like-for-like sales last year. Retail Week speaks to managing director Hussein Lalani about the continuing popularity of the chain.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Ocado's virtual shopping wall at the Bullring
Ocado today unveiled its new virtual shopping wall in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre.
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AnalysisThe Co-operative Food: Steve Murrells' to do list
Today is Steve Murrells’ first day as chief executive of The Co-operative’s food retail division. The former Tesco, Sainsbury’s and, most recently, Danish meat company Tulip executive has a number of key tasks from dealing with price perception to coping with increased competition. Retail Week takes a look.
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NewsFood fastest growing sector for mobile searches
Food was the fastest growing sector for mobile searches in the second quarter, rocketing 163% year-on-year.
