All Morrisons articles – Page 120
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News
Morrisons' market share soars
Supermarket group Morrisons’ resurgence continues unabated, according to the latest grocery market share data from TNS Worldpanel.
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Opinion
A case for the big two?
Speculation was swirling around the grocery sector this week that Asda is poised to make a bid for local grocery chain Somerfield.
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Morrisons to launch IT recruitment drive
Morrisons is to embark on a large-scale IT recruitment drive, following the signing of a landmark deal with software giant Oracle late last year.
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Opinion
Life tastes better at Morrisons
Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland will have toasted the grocer’s sparkling Christmas results this week.
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Morrisons to maintain pace with ads in 2008
Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland promised there would be no let-up in ad spend in the next financial year as the Bradford-based grocer delivered market-beating Christmas trading figures.
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Morrisons’ Christmas ahead of the pack
Morrisons trounced its supermarket competitors to report a bumper Christmas, when like-for-like sales advanced 9.5 per cent in the six weeks to January 6.
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Opinion
Somerfield bid will likely break it up
One of retail’s worst kept secrets was made official this week, when the private equity owners of Somerfield and investment bank Citi revealed that the grocery chain was being touted around the supermarket industry.
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Opinion
Analysts will feast over Tesco’s non-food figures
After Sainsbury’s calmed retail investors’ nerves with better-than-expected like-for-like sales yesterday, Tesco should provide further evidence next week of a strong Christmas for UK grocers.
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TNS crowns Morrisons as Christmas trading winner
Morrisons has emerged as the leading UK grocer this Christmas for the four weeks to December 30, according to TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures.
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Promotions drive modest Christmas grocery growth
UK supermarkets posted robust sales over the festive period, but record levels of promotions in the grocery sector did not deliver a last-minute rush of shoppers before Christmas.
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Fears for new year take shine off upbeat week for general retailers
General retailers were the week’s beneficiaries as they outperformed their food peers and the FTSE. Lower interest rates were welcomed, but analysts remained downbeat about prospects.
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OpinionReasons to be cheerful
Profit warnings are coming in thick and fast, consumer confidence is falling and most store groups are only increasing sales by hefty discounting.
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OFT fines Sainsbury's and Asda for milk price fixing
Two of the big four grocers and certain dairy processors have agreed to pay combined fines of more than 116 million after they admitted involvement in fixing milk and cheese prices.
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AnalysisChristmas ads: Let battle commence
Compelling Christmas ads can make or break a retailer’s festive season. Katie Kilgallen and Saatchi & Saatchi’s Bobby Hui settle in front of the TV to analyse this year’s efforts
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Morrisons steals rivals’ talent to push own-label
Morrisons has poached two executives from Asda and Tesco to spearhead the development of its own-brand food.
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Analysts back Morrisons as ad campaign gives sales new life
Morrisons’ recovery has legs, analysts said after the grocer posted sparkling interim results.
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Retail shares plummet as fears grow over consumer spending
General retailers took a knock-out blow over the week when their shares slid almost 6 per cent as worries persisted about the health and direction of the consumer economy.
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Morrisons third-quarter growth accelerates
Morrisons has reported robust third-quarter figures, driven by increased marketing activity supporting the roll-out of its new branding and Market Street store presentation.
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Monsoon shareholders back Simon's buy-out
Monsoon shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the acquisition of the fashion retailer by chairman and founder Peter Simon.