All Morrisons articles – Page 101
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News
M&S appoints Morrisons man to head convenience and catering
Marks & Spencer has poached the executive who designed Morrisons’ convenience stores to run its Simply Food and catering operations.
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Morrisons picks upmarket towns for c-store pilot
Morrisons is to target well-heeled customers with its new convenience store format, with the first to open in the affluent Yorkshire town of Ilkley.
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Analysis
Kiddicare’s growth spurt
The trailblazing etailer is in for a busy year. As well as launching Morrisons.com it has big expansion plans of its own, all hinging on innovative use of technology. By Rebecca Thomson
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Store stocks up ahead of Dixons profit alert
Despite bearish comments from Next boss Simon Wolfson, general stores outperformed the market over the week - but that was ahead of a profit warning from electricals giant Dixons.
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Flintoff fronts Morrison’s ‘Let’s Celebrate’ ad campaign
Morrison’s has launched a new ad campaign on the ‘Let’s Celebrate’ theme, designed to key into the wave of upcoming red letter days and bank holidays.
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Discounters the winners as grocery growth slows sharply
Grocery sales growth has slowed sharply in the past month according to the latest market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Analysis
Winning in tough times
This year’s Retail Week Conference showed how creatively UK retailers are tackling tough trading conditions. Charlotte Hardie and Rebecca Thomson report on the highlights.
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Analysis
Completing the supply chain story
Achieve an end-to-end view of the supply chain and it’s possible to reap benefits across the business. Alison Clements reveals how Morrisons’ five-year plan transformed its supply chain operations.
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Opinion
Small stores are big business
The race for grocery space looks likely to be played out in the convenience sector in the next few years.
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Opinion
New Malden turns to New York
Morrisons’ acquisition of a stake in New York online grocer FreshDirect came as a bolt from the blue.
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Morrisons pushes online with stake in US etailer FreshDirect
Morrisons is expecting to circumnavigate the pain of setting up an online food operation with the lessons it will learn from buying a 10% stake in US etailer FreshDirect.
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Analysis
Not just a campaign
The perception of Marks & Spencer has been transformed in the seven years that Sir Stuart was at the helm. Its Your M&S advertising campaign was central to that, says Charlotte Hardie
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Alworths meeting in bid to secure business’ future
Alworths, the ‘son of Woolworths’ chain launched by a former Woolworths director, was due to meet with financial adviser Leonard Curtis to discuss its future as Retail Week went to press.
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Morrisons’ Pennycook: Retail innovation critical to survival
Innovation will be crucial if retailers are to thrive in tough times, Morrisons’ FD Richard Pennycook told delegates at the Retail Week Conference.
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Grocers back Government healthy living pledge
The UK’s seven largest food retailers have signed up to a Government-backed pledge to encourage consumers to make healthier choices.
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Morrisons profits up and takes 10% stake in US online grocer
Morrisons has reported a rise in annual profits and taken a 10% stake in US online grocer FreshDirect to help it build its online food offer in the UK.
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Analysis
Richard Hodgson
Having played pivotal roles at Waitrose and Asda, Richard Hodgson is now at the heart of the next phase of Morrisons’ growth, in particular driving own-brand.
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Image gallery: Kiddicare
Retail Week takes a tour around Kiddicare’s giant Peterborough showroom and demonstrates its kiosk technology.
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Kiddicare’s overseas plans start in Nordics
Online baby products retailer Kiddicare has chosen Scandinavia as its first international market and said it expects to surpass its plans to reach £100m turnover in two years.
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Gloomy outlook as retail takes a bad turn
Primark’s unsettling update and a profit warning from HMV put the frighteners on retail sector investors and general stores were sharply down against a flat market.