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All Grocery articles – Page 618
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John Lewis Partnership reports sales fall
The John Lewis Partnership suffered a sales fall last week at its eponymous department stores and supermarket chain Waitrose.
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NewsRetailers unconvinced rate deferral is enough
Darling’s 11th-hour move only grants temporary relief, top retailers argue
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Opinion
The end justifies the means in Rose’s case
His style may be Savile Row but Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose this week once again showed himself to be a scrapper. The retailer’s fourth-quarter update confounded bearish expectations as a raft of initiatives bore fruit. Like-for-like declines won’t have them dancing in the foyer of Waterside House ...
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Tesco gears up for in-store banking
Tesco is to install private consul-tation rooms in its banks as it prepares to open 30 branches in stores by the end of this year.The grocer will have representatives at its banks to talk customers through finance offers. A spokeswoman said the consultation rooms will “give customers privacy” as they ...
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Ocado targets £3bn business as sales soar
Grocery e-tailer posts market-defying sales as it tackles pricing and range
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Tesco trials packaging scheme
Tesco is trialling a scheme to give customers a chance to remove and leave excess packaging in store after they have purchased goods.
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Waitrose to open in motorway service stations
Waitrose has struck a deal with motorway services operator Welcome Break to open two food shops at its sites.
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UK household discretionary spend falling, says Asda
The average UK household had £131 a week of discretionary spend in February, 9.2 per cent less than a year earlier.
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Kaupthing Sainsbury's shares sold
Around 27 million Sainsbury’s shares once owned by Icelandic bank Kaupthing were placed in the market yesterday.
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Asda and Morrisons jostle for sales growth position
Asda has notched up record market share figures in the latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share report.
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M&S shareholder calls for new chairman within 15 months
A major Marks & Spencer shareholder has called on the retailer to appoint an independent chairman within 15 months.
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OpinionTesco faces stiff competition
Sainsbury’s is well and truly on the up. Its fourth-quarter like-for-like sales, excluding petrol, were up 6.2 per cent and it is continuing to win new customers.
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Value-hungry shoppers power Q4 sales gains at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said the grocer is catering better for customers than some rivals as he revealed strong fourth-quarter sales.
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Shoppers lap up Tesco's increased local produce
Tesco has revealed sales of locally sourced products have soared 30 per cent in the calendar year to date.
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Operating in a downturn: strategies for success
It’s not all doom and gloom. The big hitters had lots of practical insight into surviving the crunch at this year’s Retail Week Conference. We summarise some of the hot topics discussed at the event
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Unilever boss urges united front on costs
Unilever UK and Ireland chairman Dave Lewis has said that suppliers are conscious of the need to help retailers keep prices down and deliver efficiencies, but reminded stores that suppliers share many similar business pressures.
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Opinion
Tesco will find its feet again
With the grocers’ reporting season well under way, all eyes will be on Tesco next month when it reveals its preliminary results.
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Opinion
Retailers can thrive, not just survive
Before last week’s Oracle Retail Week Awards, some in the industry wondered if there were enough retailers doing well for all the gongs to be dished out.
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AnalysisAt home with M&S
M&S’s latest Home store, in Cardiff, has moved the format on and even added food to help drive precious footfall.