All Grocery articles – Page 559

  • Tim Danaher
    Opinion

    Ocado investors should be in it for the long haul

    2010-07-02T00:00:00Z

    “EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for gross profit/(loss), operating profit/(loss), profit/(loss) before tax.” Wise words from an unexpected place - none other than the very small print at the end of Ocado’s announcement of its intention to float, released last Thursday.

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    Analysis

    Ocado moves to deliver on flotation

    2010-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Ocado is bullish about its plans to float, but with the online grocer yet to make a pre-tax profit, is the IPO a good deal for investors

  • Andy Bond
    News

    Grocers face muted growth, warns Bond

    2010-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Asda chairman Andy Bond has cautioned that grocers face “two years of muted growth” as shoppers continue to tighten their belts in the tough climate.

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    Analysis

    The customer knows best

    2010-07-02T00:00:00Z

    OC&C’s customer research on a selection of retailers and their propositions will give the high street plenty to think about

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    Analysis

    Canada’s Sobeys benefits from innovative strategy

    2010-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Sobeys’ results - although by no means spectacular - are thoroughly respectable in a Canadian grocery sector that is becoming ever more competitive.

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    News

    Morrisons unveils revamped Bradford store

    2010-07-01T16:34:00Z

    Morrisons has unveiled a new look for its store in Idle in Bradford, which features a concession for clothing retailer Peacocks.

  • News

    Mercator drops Merkur acquisition plan

    2010-07-01T09:37:00Z

    Mercator, the country’s largest food retailer, has abandoned its plans to buy local rival Merkur due to issues with Merkur’s creditors. Last month Mercator signed a letter of intent to buy Merkur’s retail network, but Merkur’s bank creditors decided against the sale of any part of the company. Merkur, which ...

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    News

    Sainsbury’s ad celebrates British summer

    2010-07-01T08:47:00Z

    Sainsbury’s today launched its latest advertising campaign with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, with the first ad aired during breakfast show GMTV.

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    News

    Tesco under scrutiny over accounting policies

    2010-07-01T08:38:00Z

    Tesco has come under scrutiny from a leading City analyst over its accounting policies.

  • Tesco has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for the second time in a year
    News

    Tesco rapped over Asda price comparison ad

    2010-06-30T10:31:00Z

    Supermarket giant Tesco has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for the second time in a year for making “ambiguous and misleading” claims.

  • Tesco basket
    News

    Tesco sells log cabins

    2010-06-30T08:33:00Z

    Tesco already sells most of anything shoppers could ever need and now it is adding flat-pack log cabins to its portfolio.

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    News

    Walmart appoints new US head

    2010-06-29T15:51:00Z

    Walmart has appointed Eduardo Castro-Wright to president and chief executive of Global.com and Global sourcing while Bill Simon is promoted to president and chief executive of Walmart US.

  • Tesco is expected to grow by 50% to become a $146bn (£97m) business by 2014
    News

    Tesco to grow 50% by 2014, report predicts

    2010-06-29T13:52:00Z

    Supermarket group Tesco is expected to grow by 50% to become a $146bn (£97bn) business by 2014, according to Planet Retail’s 2010 Global Retail rankings.

  • Tesco: Warren Buffett is grocer's fifth-biggest shareholder
    News

    Warren Buffett increases stake in Tesco

    2010-06-25T07:49:00Z

    Legendary investor Warren Buffett has increased his stake in supermarket group Tesco and now holds just over 3% of the grocer’s shares.

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    News

    Sainsbury’s shuffles management team

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s is to appoint a marketing director to report to newly promoted group commercial director Mike Coupe as part of the management reshuffle revealed this week.

  • Netto
    Analysis

    Getting retail mergers right

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Bringing two retailers together does not always ensure instant success or results. Mark Faithfull looks at the secrets of getting the process right

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    Data

    ICM Poll: The World Cup and retailing

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,039 adults aged 18 and over between June and 16, 2010 about the World Cup.

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    Data

    ICM Poll: The World Cup and retailing

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,039 adults aged 18 and over between June and 16, 2010 about the World Cup.

  • George Osborne
    News

    Retail recovery remains on course despite VAT rise

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Leading retailers have reacted with relief to this week’s emergency Budget and are confident that it won’t derail the retail recovery.

  • Asda
    News

    ‘Give customers a greater say,’ says Asda chairman

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Asda chairman Andy Bond has said retailers need to revaluate how they engage shoppers of the future, hailing them as the “net generation”.