All Grocery articles – Page 633
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Tesco ads ramp up discount credentials
Tesco has this week launched an ad campaign claiming that it is Britain's cheapest supermarket.
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Co-op to pursue shoppers with brand campaign
The Co-operative Group is gearing up to launch a major brand campaign this spring after reporting a strong performance over Christmas at its food stores.
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Analysis
People: Promote your enthusiasm
The new year hangover will be as long as it is harsh, so how can retailers enthuse staff and inject confidence into the business? Charlotte Hardie explains how positivity is the way forward.
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Analysis
New Waitrose format: How convenient
Waitrose has finally moved into the convenience market with its first c-store in Nottingham. John Ryan takes a tour to find out how the grocer plans to differentiate itself in the sector.
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City's frosty outlook thaws as retailers keep the blues at bay
Retail stocks headed so far south last year they neared the stock market's equivalent of the Antarctic. As the January reporting season kicked in it brought news of like-for-like sales declines but in many cases met admittedly low expectations and there were hopes of a thaw in attitudes to the ...
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Iceland sales growth tops 14 per cent
Frozen food chain Iceland stormed ahead of market averages in the 12 weeks to December 27 with sales growth in excess of 14 per cent.
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Wal-Mart reveals Asda had strong December
Asda parent Wal-Mart revealed the UK grocer reported one of its strongest ever Christmas trading seasons, despite its international sales dipping 10.4 per cent in December.
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Majestic Wine sales fall over Christmas
Specialist retailer Majestic Wine suffered a Christmas like-for-like decline as credit crunched business customers cut back on expenses.
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Sainsbury's reports best ever Christmas
Sainsbury's has reported its best ever Christmas, with like-for-like sales up 4.5 per cent excluding fuel in the 13 weeks to January 3.
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Morrisons ploughs on with IT transformation
Morrisons will push ahead with its business and IT transformation programme in 2009, having signed Wipro Retail to assist it with its plans.
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Thorntons reports dip in like-for-likes
Thorntons has reported a dip in like-for-like sales of 6.6 per cent for the 12 weeks to December 27.
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Marks & Spencer sales fall; job cuts and store closures planned
Marks & Spencer has reported a like-for-like sales decline of 7.1 per cent in the 13 weeks to December 27, and announced plans to cut more than 1,200 jobs and close 27 stores.
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Ocado celebrates record Christmas
Online retailer Ocado has reported its best Christmas to date with year-on-year sales growth up 25 per cent in the four weeks to January 3.
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The Co-operative Group reports strong Christmas
The Co-operative Group has reported a strong Christmas performance in its food stores with like for like sales, excluding petrol, for the three weeks to 3 January up 6 per cent.
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Waitrose reports buoyant new year trading
Grocer Waitrose reported a buoyant week of trading over the new year with like for like food sales up 4.7 per cent for the week ending 3 January.
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Tesco hits back at rivals with £100 million of price cuts
Tesco has today hit back at rival Asda’s price cuts with an investment of 100 million this month on a combination of permanent price cuts and promotions on more than 3,000 products.
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Marks and Spencer 'to cut 1,000 jobs'
Marks & Spencer is to shed nearly 1,000 employees in stores and several hundred at head office and support functions after disastrous Christmas trading, according to a national newspaper.
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Negative trading statements soar in fourth quarter
Stores unveiled a record number of negative trading updates during the the fourth quarter of 2008 – a figure that has only ever been equalled in the first quarter of 2005.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Southern Co-op, Southampton
It's not often that an outfit like a co-op would merit inclusion as a store where design is one of its central selling points, but this Southern Co-op outpost is at least as good as any food to go meets convenience store that's out there.
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Retail rents fall for first time in 15 years
Retail rents fell for the first time in 15 years in 2008 and are not expected to return to growth until 2013.