All Grocery articles – Page 594
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NewsSainsbury’s to expand stores in push for clothing market share
Sainsbury’s is aiming to lift its total share of the clothing market by volume from 10th to fifth place in four years.
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AnalysisCrisis in Greece hampers international retailers
International retailers such as Delhaize Group, which has seen almost double-digit growth every quarter for the past two years in Greece, will be watching the situation there closely.
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NewsWaitrose still UK’s fastest growing supermarket
Waitrose has reported like-for-like sales up 3.4% in the quarter to the end of April, maintaining its position as the fastest-growing supermarket in the UK.
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NewsUnion Market to open first store in July
The first Union Market - the farmers’ market-cum-supermarket run by a former Tesco executive and a former Whole Foods executive - will open in July.
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NewsMorrisons presses on with promotions as sales slow
Morrisons is to continue its promotional drive this year after revealing a steep slowdown in sales growth in its first quarter.
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A&P posts Q4 loss of £113m
Tengelmann-controlled A&P has announced its fourth-quarter and full-year results for the 12 and 52 weeks ended February 27, 2010.Fourth-quarter net loss was $171.4m (£113.85m), up 53% compared with the net loss of $112.1m (£74.46m) a year earlier. Overall sales fell 12.9% to $2bn (£1.33bn), while like-for-like sales were down 4.8%. ...
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NewsTesco loses to Sainsbury's in planning row
Tesco has lost out to Sainsbury’s in a ten-year planning row in Wolverhampton.
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NewsSainsbury’s profits ahead of expectations
Sainsbury’s has reported underlying pre-tax profit ahead of expectations up 17.5% to £610m in its full year results.
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ICA Group reports increased sales
Ahold’s ICA Group has reported increased sales and improved operating income for the first quarter of 2010.Net sales for the first quarter amounted to Skr22.72bn (£2.11bn), up 0.7% on the same period last year. At constant exchange rates, net sales grew 1.7%. Operating income amounted to Skr620m (£57.51m), up ...
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OpinionAye, aye Captain
A visit to Unilever’s Customer Insight & Innovation Centre highlights just how seriously it takes its role as a category captain.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose admits he considered taking M&S private
Sir Stuart Rose, the chairman of Marks & Spencer, has admitted he considered taking the chain private to allow it to concentrate on long-term planning.
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NewsWaitrose like-for-likes up 3.4%
Waitrose has reported its like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to the end of April are up 3.4%.
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NewsMarks & Spencer opens first Hong Kong food store
Marks & Spencer opened its first Hong Kong standalone food store today after a successful trial of its Food to Go range in four shops there.
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NewsAsda marketing chief Rick Bendel to oversee trading operations on interim basis
Asda international chief marketing officer Rick Bendel is to oversee trading operations after the sudden departure of chief merchandising officer Darren Blackhurst last week.
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NewsApril retail sales hit by early Easter and pre-election jitters
Retail sales fell 0.2% in April, 2.3% on a like-for-like basis, with sales for the month impacted by an early Easter.
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NewsAsda in talks with Prince Charles on organic food
Asda is understood to have had discussions with Prince Charles about how to persuade its shoppers to buy more organic food.
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Opinion
A clear winner?
There’s no clear winner in the election, but there is in the grocery market..
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Edeka sales up 18.7% on Plus integration
Edeka, Germany’s largest grocer, posted an 18.7% sales increase to €38bn (£33bn) during 2009. EBITDA reached €714m (£622m), mainly thanks to the integration of the 2,339 Plus discount stores acquired from Tengelmann in January 2009.Plans for 2010 include an investment of €1.3bn (£1.13bn) to expand and modernise its stores and ...
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AnalysisWhat’s waiting in Marc Bolland’s in-tray at M&S?
Dutchman Marc Bolland takes the reins this week at M&S. We look at the big questions facing him as he moves into the Paddington hot seat