All Grocery articles – Page 533
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Waitrose new year like-for-likes up 5.9%
Waitrose reported like-for-like sales up 5.9% on the five days between Christmas and up to December 31, driven by New Year’s Eve party products including Champagne and party food.
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Andy Bond steps down as Asda chairman
Asda chairman Andy Bond has stepped down from his position to focus on Walmart’s Massmart acquisition in South Africa and will leave once that deal is completed, expected at the end of March.
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Sir Stuart Rose ends six-year tenure at M&S
Sir Stuart Rose will step down as chairman of Marks & Spencer today as he hands over the reins to former investment banker Robert Swannell.
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The Co-op launches food ad campaign
The Co-operative Group has launched an advertising campaign for its food stores focusing on the importance of celebrating quality family time.
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Morrisons launches biggest ever Price Crunch
Morrisons is pledging to cancel out the effects of today’s rise in VAT by slashing prices, with January savings totalling £210m.
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Tesco kicks off £340m of price cuts
Tesco has kicked off a £340m investment to cut several product lines in a new year blitz.
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Asda reports "good" Christmas performance
Asda has reported a “good performance” in the run-up to Christmas, despite Arctic weather conditions.
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Food delivery drivers' hours relaxed to keep stores stocked
Food delivery drivers can extend their working hours to ensure stores remain stocked over the long Christmas bank holiday.
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Tesco buys 128 stores in Czech Republic for £34.3m
Tesco has acquired 128 convenience stores in the Czech Republic for 1.02bn koruna (£34.3m), bolstering its operations in central Europe.
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Tesco launches online 'Boxing Day' sale
Tesco has attempted to get a headstart in the race for non-food sales by launching its ‘Boxing Day’ Sale online today.
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Supermarkets' growth under fire after Panorama investigation
Concerns have been raised about the growth of the big four grocers after an investigation by the BBC’s Panorama programme, which will be broadcast tonight.
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Waitrose awarded second Royal Warrant
Grocery chain Waitrose has been awarded a second Royal Warrant for supplying Prince Charles with food and drink.
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Musgrave appoints marketing director
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has appointed Anna Burleigh as marketing director.
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Tesco's Higginson sells £1m of shares
Tesco boss Andrew Higginson has offloaded a tranche of shares in the top grocer.
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ACS calls for OFT to investigate Tesco's Mills acquisition
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for the Office of Fair Trading to intervene in Tesco’s acquisition of convenience store chain Mills Group.
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Walmart is to close office in Moscow
Walmart is to close its office in Moscow. International chief executive Doug McMillon said: “The Russian market is a compelling retail opportunity and we believe that Russian consumers could benefit from Walmart’s value proposition.“Since we have decided to enter the market through acquisition, not greenfield development, and since there is ...
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Christmas on ice
High street could benefit at the expense of out-of-town shops if the bad weather continues
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M&S to open first store in Egypt and third in China
Marks & Spencer took a step forward with international expansion yesterday, when its first store in Egypt and third in China were scheduled to open.
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Ministop to open a convenience store chain in Vietnam
Japanese convenience store operator Ministop is to open a convenience store chain in Vietnam, hoping to tap into potential demand in the market.The company, which is a subsidiary of Japanese retail giant Aeon, said that it signed a basic accord with a unit of Trung Nguyen Holdings of Vietnam to ...
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Morrisons hunts for brand director as part of management overhaul
Morrisons has kicked off a search for a brand director as chief executive Dalton Philips shakes up his management team to position the grocer for future growth.