All Grocery articles – Page 589

  • Iceland's Christmas advertising campaign launches on Sunday
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    Iceland's Christmas advertising campaign launches on Sunday

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Christmas Iceland’s Christmas ad campaign launches on Sunday with familiar celebrities Coleen Nolan and Jason Donovan taking centre stage.

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    Whole Foods Market reports 2.3% sales increase

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Organic retailer Whole Foods Market reported a 2.3% sales increase to $1.8bn (£1.1 bn) for the fourth quarter to September 27.Comparable store sales decreased 0.9% versus a 0.4% increase the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA soared 46% to $133.5m (£81.8 m). Chief executive John Mackey said: “We believe our sales have ...

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    Asda sales growth slows as lower inflation takes toll

    2009-11-12T12:58:00Z

    Asda, the Walmart-owned grocer and general merchandiser, has reported a slowdown in sales growth and said it would save shoppers £150m this Christmas.

  • Greggs may snap up 100 Threshers stores
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    Greggs eyes 100 Threshers stores

    2009-11-12T09:39:00Z

    Bakery specialist Greggs is considering taking on 100 stores from Threshers owner First Quench, the off-licence group that collapsed into administration a fortnight ago.

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    M&S considers taking Simply Food into Western Europe

    2009-11-12T09:19:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has enlisted advisors to scout locations in Western Europe for Simply Food stores, it is understood.

  • King: confident in Sainsbury's continued appeal
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    Sainsbury’s posts 18.5% interim profits rise

    2009-11-11T08:24:00Z

    Supermarket group Sainsbury’s has unveiled a leap in interim profits and said customer numbers have surged,highlighting how effectively it has responded to tough retail conditions.

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    Tesco strikes partnership with DreamWorks

    2009-11-10T14:53:00Z

    Tesco has struck an exclusive partnership with film studio DreamWorks to offer DVDs and merchandise in its stores.

  • M&S food boss John Dixon aims to boost seasonal fayre sales
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    M&S targets £40m party food sales rise at Christmas

    2009-11-10T09:18:00Z

    Marks & Spencer aims to boost sales of party food by up to 30% this Christmas on the back of three-for-two and half-price offers.

  • Asda has been 'sold' for £6.9bn
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    Asda posts flat profits and is ‘sold’ in internal Walmart deal

    2009-11-09T09:53:00Z

    Asda, the Walmart-owned grocery and general merchandise giant, generated profit before tax of £520.4m last year.

  • List of stores earmarked for disposal released
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    Threshers: store closure list

    2009-11-06T15:30:00Z

    The administrators of Threshers owner First Quench have published a list of stores earmarked for closure, following yesterday’s announcement that 373 shops are to be shut with the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs.

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    Opinion

    The customer is king

    2009-11-06T11:31:00Z

    The administrator to Threshers owner First Quench has started shutting stores. If the retailer had listened to customers, would it have collapsed in the first place?

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    Opinion

    Where next for Tesco?

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Analysts seem to think that Tesco’s core UK business, which had been lagging competitors, is back on track so it’s understandable that the cavalcade should move on to focus on overseas.

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    Opinion

    January could be just the start of VAT woes

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    The word is that it’s not just raising VAT to 20% that is being considered, but even the introduction of a 5% rate on food that is currently VAT exempt.

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    Marks & Spencer and Next results surpass expectations

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Updates from the two biggest quoted fashion groups, Marks & Spencer and Next, pleased brokers as each retailer reported encouraging recent trading.

  • DairyCrest Milk&More
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    Dairy Crest to ramp up food home delivery

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Dairy company Dairy Crest is gunning to reach 250,000 customers by March for its home delivery, direct-to-customer Milk&More offer.

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    Marks & Spencer and Next chiefs see market stabilising

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose intends to trade the business at full price through the Christmas period on the back of improved consumer confidence.

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    Louis Delhaize to exit Caribbean markets

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Belgian grocery group Louis Delhaize is to exit its Caribbean markets. Subsidiary SISB is up for sale in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, St Martin and St Barthelemy. Around the region, the group operates four Cora hypermarkets, 15 Match supermarkets, 57 Ecomax discount stores, one Leader Price discount store, a wholesale ...

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    Waitrose disputes Marks & Spencer’s cheaper-price campaign

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose managing director Mark Price has hit back at rival Marks & Spencer’s claims that a typical basket of products in its shops is cheaper than the John Lewis Partnership-owned grocer.

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    Analysis

    Carrefour backs home front while Metro plays away

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Recent events have thrown the contrast in strategic priorities between the world’s second- and third-largest retailers, Carrefour and Metro Group, into stark relief.

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    Metro Group to expand to Asia

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Metro Group is set to begin a massive expansion in Asia, according to Metro Cash & Carry International chief executive Frans Mueller.The company is planning to start with 20 hypermarkets in Tokyo.Metro is also looking at other Asian countries, especially China, as well as Eastern Europe - Russia and Ukraine ...