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All Grocery articles – Page 615
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Nisa Local retailer moves back office processes to EPoS for productivity gains
One Nisa Local retailer has helped a software house develop new functionality for its EPoS system, and says he is saving several man hours of labour in each of his stores every day as a result.Kishor Patel, whose six Nisa Local stores turn over £7m a year, has been working ...
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OpinionTesco thinks ahead
With promotions and price cuts everywhere you turn it is clear that the grocers need something else in their arsenal to make vacillating customers more loyal to their offer in the long run.
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NewsRetail sales bounce back in March
Retail sales volumes returned to positive territory in March, driven by a strong performance from food and fashion retailers.
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NewsJohn Lewis says trade remains challenging
John Lewis has reported a slump in weekly sales of 11.6 per cent as the department store chain said the “trading climate remains challenging”.
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NewsAsda launches Hannah Montana dress
Asda clothing brand George has today launched a replica of a dress worn by US film star Hannah Montana for £10.The dress has been launched to coincide with the launch of the film Hannah Montana: The Movie, starring Miley Cirus, who plays Hannah Montana.Cirus wears the original dress in the ...
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Tengelmann to relaunch online store Plus
Grocer Tengelmann plans to relaunch its non-food online store Plus later this year, according to reports. The project will extend the online shop’s product range to around 10,000 items by the end of this year.New product ranges will include electronics, DIY and furniture. The site will also feature innovations such ...
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Mace to update image as it rolls out fresh look
Symbol group owner Palmer and Harvey is to introduce its new-look store design for its Mace fascia following a trial earlier this year.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy heralds signs of economic stability
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy says confidence is bouncing back as the grocer records profits of £3bn.
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OpinionA few blips, but Tesco is still a model retailer
For what’s supposedly been a bad year for the UK’s biggest retailer, the full-year results released by Tesco on Tuesday were anything but.
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AnalysisSocial Trends: How Britain behaves
Modern Britain is changing, and if retailers are to survive the downturn understanding these evolving social trends could make all the difference.
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Australian Woolworths sales climb
Sales at the country’s largest retailer Woolworths climbed 5.9 per cent to Aus$12bn (£5.81bn) in the 13 weeks to April 5.Its Australian Food and Liquor division achieved a 10 per cent hike in sales, with like-for-likes climbing 7.9 per cent. Like-for-likes at its New Zealand Supermarkets arm rose 3 per ...
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NewsAsda opens new George HQ
Asda has opened its new £12m headquarters for its George clothing brand.
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NewsAldi joins price wars with raft of 99p products
Aldi has slashed the price of some of its most popular products to just 99p as it wades into the supermarket price wars.
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NewsHenderson Group to improve store replenishment
Henderson Group, the owner of symbol group Spar in Northern Ireland, is to automate store replenishment in an attempt to improve product availability and cash flow.The wholesale and retail group is to deploy software from Aldata to its 72 stores and there is potential to extend the roll-out to the ...
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OpinionIT spending for success
Despite the recession and general budget belt-tightening, the results announcements from several retailers this week show just how busy IT departments are being kept.Buried in Tesco’s results is the nugget that the grocer is beavering away on migrating the systems used by Tesco Personal Finance to its own computing platforms. ...
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NewsThorntons reveals strong post-Christmas growth
Thorntons has revealed like-for-like growth of 3.3 per cent in the 14 week period to April 18 as it benefited from a longer selling season ahead of Easter than last year.
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Opinion
Food retailers are missing a trick
While money may be in relatively short supply, there are still plenty of affluent neighbourhoods in our larger cities where foodies are shopping in small, deli-style stores.
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NewsTesco to ramp up telecoms shops
Tesco is to double the number of in-store telecoms shops in its supermarkets by the end of the year.
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OpinionWhy Tesco's short-term mistakes could end up being long-term triumphs
Tesco has come in for plenty of stick lately, but the grocer came out of the last recession strongly, so who’s to say it doesn’t know what it is doing this time around?
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NewsCarrefour reports ‘stable’ first quarter
International retail giant Carrefour has reported “stable” sales of €22.7bn for the first quarter of this year.