All Grocery articles – Page 632
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News
Co-op gets green light for Somerfield deal
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said it will not refer Co-operative Group’s acquisition of Somerfield to the Competition Commission.
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Asda merchandising team to up efficiency
Asda has revealed it is to create a merchandising department to drive efficiencies in its non-food business.
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Grocers fear shoppers’ job worries
Grocers Sainsbury’s and Tesco have warned that the fear of job losses will be one of the biggest challenges facing UK retailers this year.
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Opinion
Pre-pack abuse needs to end
Retailers face many injustices, some real, others perceived. But they don’t come much bigger than this. One of your biggest rivals – which has been in administration and then bought out – has a store on a major high street. And you’re paying their rent.
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News
Aldi breaks into flower delivery market
Discount supermarket chain Aldi has this week launched a flower delivery website as it seeks to widen its offer in 2009.
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Waitrose to open 22 stores in 2009
Waitrose has bought a package of stores from The Co-operative Group and will create 4,000 jobs this year.
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Marks & Spencer targets cost-conscious shoppers with eco campaign
Marks & Spencer has launched a marketing drive to help cash-strapped shoppers save money by making 'green' lifestyle changes.
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Gallery
Tesco – Cheetham Hill, Manchester
A 52,000 sq ft eco-store opened in Manchester’s Cheetham Hill district on January 12, 2009.
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News
Tesco market share falls as grocery market grows
The grocery market grew by 6 per cent in the 12 weeks to December 28 but Tesco's market share has fallen 0.6 percentage points compared with a year ago, according to figures from TNS.
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News
Sainsbury’s adds to convenience store portfolio
Sainsbury’s is to open a further five smaller-format stores by the end of March as part of its push into the convenience sector.
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European grocery prices to fall this year
Grocery prices are likely to fall this year as food retailers react to the rise of discounters and lower oil and raw material prices.
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News
Tesco unveils modest like-for-like rise
Tesco has revealed a 2.5 per cent UK like for like sales increase, excluding fuel, in the seven weeks to January 10.
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News
Scottish delicatessen in administration
Scottish delicatessen chain McLeish Brothers has gone into administration.
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Morrisons to hire 5,000 extra staff in 2009
Morrisons is to create more than 5,000 jobs this year as part of its ongoing store expansion plans.
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Tesco appoints former Unilever boss as non-exec
Tesco has appointed Patrick Cescau as a non-executive director.
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Opinion
Engine room of Britain’s economy
Retailers generate jobs and property, so why isn’t that recognised by the media or Government?
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News
Japan’s Seven & I ups discounts to beat gloom
Japanese conglomerate Seven & I, which operates more than 33,000 retail outlets across the world, has unveiled a strategy to help it counter the economic downturn in 2009.
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Opinion
Grocers are bucking the jobs gloom
As Retail Week launches its Backing UK Retail campaign, grocers including Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco and Morrisons are likely to play a huge part in staff recruitment.
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News
Nisa-Today's notches up record Christmas week
Symbol group Nisa-Today's notched up record sales in the week leading up to Christmas despite the “challenging economic environment”.
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News
Ocado plots overseas move after sales high
Ocado is eyeing franchise and joint venture possibilities in an attempt to take the online grocery business international in 2009.