All Supermarkets articles – Page 164
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NewsOcado reports 14.4% year-on-year jump in first-quarter sales
Online grocer Ocado has reported a 14.4% year-on-year increase in sales to £185.5m in the first quarter buoyed by new customers.
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NewsMorrisons enters talks with online grocer Ocado as profits fall
Morrisons has entered discussions with online grocer Ocado to kick-start its online grocery offer after profits fell last year.
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AnalysisVideo: Coles' Stuart Machin at Retail Week Live
Keener pricing and better value has been key to the turnaround of Coles, the Australian retailer, according to its store development and operations director Stuart Machin
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NewsMorrisons to parachute in Kiddicare boss for online grocery launch
Morrisons is to parachute in Kiddicare chief executive Scott Weavers-Wright ahead of the launch of its fledgling online grocery business which is due to go live before the end of the year.
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NewsTesco acquires restaurant chain Giraffe for £48.6m
Tesco has bought Giraffe for £48.6m and plans to launch the family friendly restaurant in some of its larger stores.
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Migros Basel shelves expansion plans
Migros Basel, a co-operative of Swiss grocer Migros, has shelved expansion plans for Germany for the indefinite future.In an interview with Bilanz magazine, Migros chief executive Herbert Bolliger said Migros Basel’s expansion strategy had not worked.Migros entered the German market in 1995, but operates only four Migros stores in the ...
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Grocer Coop plans to convert to Rewe banner
Grocer Coop is planning to convert its outlets to Rewe Group’s Rewe banner, Lebensmittel Zeitung reported.Rewe Group and Coop have been buying partners for several years. Additionally, Rewe Group has a silent partnership in the retailer, which is located in northern Germany. Rewe Group will make the most of the ...
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NewsTesco 'sorry' after further horse meat found in meatloaf
Tesco has apologised to shoppers after it discovered horse meat in a beef meatloaf manufactured in Northern Ireland.
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NewsJohn Lewis to trial £2m 'little Waitrose' food offer
John Lewis is to introduce a food offer in its Watford shop enabling customers to stock up on Waitrose products whilst shopping the department store.
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NewsGrocers fall 'woefully short' in managing supply chains, study shows
Supermarkets must communicate the importance of supply chains to avoid another horse meat scandal after they fell “woefully short”, according to a new survey.
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NewsAsda in talks to buy bust HMV
Supermarket giant Asda is in talks with HMV’s administrator to save the collapsed entertainment retailer, according to reports.
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NewsGrocer Asda retaliates after Tesco Price Promise launch
Grocers Asda and Sainsbury’s have instantly hit back at rival Tesco’s new Price Promise promotion and questioned the quality of the UK’s largest grocer’s new marketing push.
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GalleryStore gallery: Budgens grocery stores – appealing to local customers
Convenience retailing should be about tailoring the offer to a locality. John Ryan visits two Budgens stores where that is done consummately.
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NewsGrocer Asda discovers horse meat in withdrawn beef product
Asda has found traces of horse meat in a beef product which it withdrew in January after conducting an internal testing programme.
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OpinionBlog: John Lewis Partnership results day gains added spice
The buzz of John Lewis Partnership’s results day is one of the most iconic days in the retail calendar and its usual vibrancy had added spice yesterday.
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AnalysisAnalysis: System integration - multichannel's new reality
As the lines between bricks-and-mortar and online retail continue to blur, Retail Week examines how integrated supply chains underpin the multichannel future.
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NewsJohn Lewis delivers "extremely strong" performance with sales up 13.3%
John Lewis’ sales advanced 13.3% to £64.3m last week, as it generated double-digit sales increases across 16 stores and online.
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NewsIceland squares up to Morrisons in Gibraltar with new overseas store
Frozen food retailer Iceland is to square up to Morrisons in one of the Bradford-based grocer’s best performing locations - Gibraltar.
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NewsLidl equips managers with iPads to improve store performance
German discounter Lidl is to equip its UK area managers with iPads featuring a specially designed in-house app after investing £500,000 as part of the Lidl Mobile Office initiative.
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NewsFormer Tesco director David Potts awarded CBE
Former Tesco veteran David Potts was decorated by the Queen last week.