All Grocery articles – Page 593

  • Tesco Green
    News

    Sir Terry Leahy’s cheer fails to rub off on brokers

    2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

    Appetite for food retailers remained poor, despite bullish comments from Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy as he delivered interim results.

  • Threshers outside 2
    News

    First Quench hit by departure of acting chief exec

    2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

    First Quench Retailing’s acting chief executive and financial director Martin Healy has resigned and owner Vision Capital’s Johan Van de Steen has taken the helm.

  • Food inflation increased to 2.5% in September
    News

    Shop prices continue to fall

    2009-10-07T09:15:00Z

    Shop prices have fallen on a year ago and were deflationary for the second consecutive month, according to the British Retail Consortium-Nielsen Shop Price Index.

  • Sainsburys
    News

    Sainsbury's sales slow in second quarter

    2009-10-07T08:40:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has reported that like-for-like sales has slowed in its second quarter and the grocer said it expects a further slow down in the coming months.

  • Thorntons said it is in a "good position" for Christmas as sales rise
    News

    Thorntons in a "good position" for Christmas as sales rise

    2009-10-07T08:32:00Z

    Thorntons revealed its revenue edged up 2.3% to £46.8m in the 14 weeks to October 3  as it reports it is in a in a “good position” for Christmas.

  • Sainsburys
    News

    Sainsbury’s launches financial services campaign

    2009-10-06T09:29:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has unveiled a campaign to drive shoppers to its financial services products.

  • Tesco hits £1.4bn profits
    News

    Tesco hits £1.4bn profits

    2009-10-06T09:24:00Z

    Tesco has reported a 1.5% rise in group first half pre-tax profits to £1.4bn.

  • Tesco fascia 2009
    News

    Tesco unveils sale and leaseback

    2009-10-05T15:07:00Z

    Tesco has carried out a new sale and leaseback transaction worth £514m in the latest phase of its ongoing programme to release value from its UK property portfolio.

  • Threshers
    News

    First Quench acting chief executive resigns

    2009-10-05T10:55:00Z

    First Quench Retailing acting chief executive and financial director Martin Healy has resigned and the group has drafted in a new chief financial officer.

  • Waitrose Islington 4179
    News

    Waitrose pulls advertising from Fox News slot

    2009-10-05T08:56:00Z

    Waitrose has pulled its advertising from the Fox News slot shown on Sky in the UK after customers complained about presenter Glenn Beck’s remarks about US president Barack Obama.

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    News

    Tesco launches online fashion shop

    2009-10-03T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has launched its standalone online fashion shop and hopes that sales will grow to account for 10% of total clothing turnover.

  • News

    Administrator sells Wine Cellar

    2009-10-02T15:44:00Z

    Deloitte, the administrator of off licence and convenience store group Wine Cellar, has sold the majority of stores and stock to EFB Retail.

  • Tesco opposed introduction of the competition test
    News

    Competition test to limit grocers’ local expansion

    2009-10-02T08:39:00Z

    The Competition Commission has said it will press ahead with tougher planning hurdles to stop supermarkets dominating local markets.

  • simon burke
    Opinion

    Purge the peripherals

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Taking an axe to non-core marketing activity will clarify your key message, says Simon Burke

  • Hotel_Chocolat_sign.jpg
    Analysis

    What it’s like to work at Hotel Chocolat

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    The inside opinion from people and ethics director Lynn Cunningham

  • News

    Cencar expands loyalty programme

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Carrefour’s operator in Thailand, Cencar Co, is stepping up its customer loyalty and retention programmes to better compete with rivals Tesco Lotus and the Casino-owned Big C chain.The retailer has dedicated THB50m (£937,894) towards the “Carrefour Month 2009” campaign, which will reward loyalty cardholders with discounts at 37 stores ...

  • News

    Casino hypermarket format targets women

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Hypermarket operator Casino has launched a store format targeting female shoppers.Located in Montpellier, France, the Géant Casino Odysseum has a sales area of 130,000 sq ft and focuses on fresh produce, private labels, textiles, homewares and leisure categories.Signage throughout the store is designed to connect with the customer, with sections ...

  • News

    Carrefour enters Iranian market

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Four months after opening its first store in Pakistan, Carrefour has entered the Iranian market via its Middle Eastern franchise partner, Majid Al Futtaim (MAF). The first hypermarket opened in Tehran. As in Pakistan, the store trades under the Hyperstar banner, rather than Carrefour.The store, which is open seven days ...

  • Waitrose s-store, Nottingham
    News

    Waitrose strikes Boots deal and plans convenience stores

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has partnered with Boots in a deal enabling both to sell each other’s products in their shops and unveiled plans for a 300-strong network of convenience stores.

  • Sainsburys
    News

    Sainsbury’s to bolster non-food business

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury’s is to focus on strengthening its non-food business to form a “cohesive” general merchandise offer following the promotion of Adrian Mountford to director of general merchandise.