All Grocery articles – Page 599
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Costco opens first Australian store in Melbourne
US-based warehouse club Costco has opened the doors of its first Australian store.Located in Melbourne, the 155,000 sq ft store attracted more than 1,000 shoppers within the first hour of trading. The store features about 3,600 SKUs comprising groceries, electronics, clothing, DVDs, books and furnishings.Fresh food is predominantly sourced locally, ...
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Brokers divided as Tesco ups food ante
The retail rally lost momentum last week, although store groups were well up year on year.
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Paul Foley: The boss who broke Aldi’s secretive mould
The Aldi boss broke the company mould to bang the grocer’s drum during the recession. As he steps down, Jennifer Creevy asks if he was a victim of his own success
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Asda cites low prices and quality as key to success across markets
Asda has claimed its food, home and leisure and George clothing departments are all outperforming their respective markets.
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Tengelman posts sales up 3%
Family-owned international retail group Tengelmann posted European sales of €12.36bn (£9.86bn) in its 2008 financial year.Kaiser’s Tengelmann - the supermarket division under strategic review - reported a 3% sales increase on a comparable basis, partly thanks to the ongoing store renovation scheme that will revamp 200 out of about 700 ...
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Retail sales up 3.3% in July, ONS reports
The volume of retail sales in July was 3.3% higher than in July last year as deep discounting drove sales.
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Tesco Personal Finance to create 800 jobs in Glasgow
Tesco is to extend its personal finance operation with the launch of a customer service centre in Glasgow.
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Ahold profits slump in second quarter on divestments
Dutch giant Ahold, operator of US grocery chains Stop & Shop and Giant, has suffered a 42% fall in second-quarter net profit to €195m (£163m).
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Sainsbury's launches first non-food catalogue
Sainsbury’s has launched its first-ever home catalogue to accompany its non-food online offer.
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Waitrose outperforms grocery market, latest TNS data shows
John Lewis-owned supermarket chain Waitrose raced ahead of rivals in recent months to post market-leading growth while discounters’ performance continued to slow.
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Sainsbury’s increases graduate places by 30%
Sainsbury’s has increased the number of places available on its graduate training programme by 30%, providing a rare glimpse of hope for students graduating in a recession.
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Iceland drops Kerry Katona over photos
Iceland has dropped former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona as the face of its advertising campaign following the publication of photographs allegedly showing her taking class A drugs.
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Own-label goods are gaining market share
Supermarket own-label goods are gaining market share against branded competitors, according to Datamonitor.
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Tesco staff graduate on the job
Seventeen students have graduated after completing a two-year course “on the job” at Tesco.
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Opinion
Will Aldi retreat under its stone?
Aldi UK and Ireland managing director Paul Foley shocked the grocery world by stepping down this week. Will his departure mean Aldi returns to its secretive roots?
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Tesco launches new Clubcard offer
Tesco has today launched a Double Points offer for its Clubcard customers, giving shoppers two points for every £1 they spend across the store and online.
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Good weather hits John Lewis sales
John Lewis reported that good weather last weekend was bad for business and weekly sales at the eponymous department stores fell 5.3% year on year.
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Oriental wholesaler to launch stores
Oriental food and drink wholesaler Asiana is to roll out standalone stores after securing its first three shops.
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Tengelmann to overhaul Kaiser’s Tengelmann supermarket network
Retail conglomerate Tengelmann is preparing to overhaul its German Kaiser’s Tengelmann supermarket network and is considering selling some of the stores in order to lift the network’s profitability, according to local trade press.The chain consists of about 710 stores nationwide, but the review is expected to focus on trimming its ...
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Older workers invaluable to retail
Not everyone has welcomed the Government’s plans to review the standard retirement age, but older workers are invaluable to retail. Here, Charlotte Hardie talks to some of the industry’s mature stars