All Morrisons articles – Page 69
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NewsMorrisons founding family mulls £7bn deal to take it private
Morrisons’ founding family has been sounding out private equity firms to attempt to take the listed grocer private.
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NewsTesco and Morrisons lose market share in lacklustre grocery market
Tesco and Morrisons lost market share in the last quarter as slow sales growth across the food sector compounded fierce competition in grocery.
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NewsOcado’s departing co-founder Jason Gissing sells shares worth £15m
Ocado’s departing co-founder and commercial director Jason Gissing sold three million shares in the online grocer the day he revealed his retirement.
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NewsOcado boss confident on Morrisons’ success online
Ocado boss Tim Steiner has defended Morrisons’ fledgling online grocery service after early research indicated the much-hyped launch in the Midlands failed to entice customers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How succession planning can help you find the perfect retail chief executive
Sainsbury’s commercial director Mike Coupe is set to take over as chief executive from Justin King later this year. But a finding boss can be a difficult process which succession planning can help with.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Justin King warns prices could rise in independent Scotland
Sainsbury’s outgoing chief executive Justin King has cautioned food prices could rise in an independent Scotland.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's, BRC shop prices, Argos, Homebase and more
Retail news round-up on February 4, 2014: Kantar shows Sainsbury’s strongest performer over Christmas, BRC says shop prices down 1% in January, Argos and Homebase send supplier letters and more.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Ocado begins with 'O' but will it end with £1.8bn?
One wag famously once said Ocado begins with an ‘O’ and ends with a zero, but it seems to be very much alive and kicking.
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AnalysisOcado’s full-year results: What the analysts say
Ocado today reported full-year gross sales rose 17.2% to £843m last year, when pre-tax losses widened to £12.5m and that co-founder Jason Gissing is to retire. Retail Week rounds up analysts’ reaction.
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NewsOcado co-founder Gissing retires as full-year losses widen
Ocado co-founder Jason Gissing is to retire from the retailer it was revealed as the online grocer reported widening pre-tax losses.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Ocado, Game, Amazon, Sports Direct, Morrisons and more
Retail news round-up on February 4, 2014: Ocado co-founder Gissing retires and pre-tax losses widen, Activist investor Elliott revealed as Game backer, Amazon UK sales growth suffers slowdown and more.
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NewsSupermarkets pledge to reveal food waste data as tough new green targets set
The big four supermarkets have pledged to report food waste data in a sector first as retailers sign up to a new set of tough green targets.
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OpinionComment: Justin King leaves a great legacy at Sainsbury's, says Bryan Roberts
The ink’s still barely dry on the press release and the rumour mill is already in overdrive. Where is Justin King off to?
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OpinionComment: Activist investor interest in grocers' property is unwelcome distraction
You’d think the property boom days were well and truly back judging by the hopes of activist investors to force a supermarket property restructuring.
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NewsSainsbury’s and Morrisons could be rendered unviable by property proposals, analyst warns
Grocers including Sainsbury’s and Morrisons could become unviable if they opt to spin off their property portfolios, a senior retail analyst has warned.
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NewsMorrisons online executive George Dymond quits weeks after joining
George Dymond, the former Coles executive who was brought into Morrisons to oversee its online operation, has resigned just weeks after joining the grocer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Carpetright, Amazon and Morrisons
Retail news round-up on January 28, 2014: Carpetright profits to come in at lower end of expectations, Morrisons operations director quits weeks after joining and Amazon takes over £1 in every £4 spent on entertainment.
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OpinionBlog: What The Great British Bake Off tells us about Poundland
Poundland’s sales growth of more than 12% in the third quarter was impressive enough. But some of the eye-catching numbers show, to an even greater extent, how Poundland has widened its appeal and how the retail landscape is changing.
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OpinionComment: Will there be appetite for a McColl’s float?
Now that the retail sector temperature can be measured in the wake of the bulk of the January trading statements, a variety of privately held retailers are considering whether to float.
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AnalysisInfographic: The evolution of high street retailers' logos
As the UK high street’s retail scene continues to change rapidly, Retail Week takes a look at how retailers’ logos have evolved.