All Supermarkets articles – Page 212
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 03. March
Tesco’s attempts to go head-to-head with Asda’s Price Guarantee backfired after it was forced to issue a flood of refunds.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 02. February
Mary Portas’ undercover Secret Shopper customer service programme resulted in an official complaint.
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X5 Retail Group plans ecommerce launch
Grocery retailer X5 Retail Group is thought to be planning to launch an ecommerce banner called E5 in the second half of 2012.The website would allow consumers to order goods online and pick them up in Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Karusel stores.
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NewsMorrisons plans 2012 expansion
Morrisons is to create 7,000 new jobs and open 25 stores in 2012 as it goes on an expansion drive.
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NewsM Savers to hit Morrisons shelves in January
Morrisons has confirmed its new M Savers value range is to launch in January.
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Lidl reprimanded by Swedish Advertising Ombudsman
Schwarz Group-owned discounter Lidl has reportedly been reprimanded by the Swedish Advertising Ombudsman for misleading advertising.An article in Esmerk said that a consumer lodged a complaint about a TV commercial in which the retailer claims to travel the world to buy produce directly from local farmers.The complainant argued that the ...
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NewsRetailers including Asda and Morrisons overturn OFT tobacco price-fixing decision
A consortium of retailers have overturned a controversial decision from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over tobacco price-fixing.
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GalleryWaitrose: A Bracknell beauty
Bracknell may be the home to Waitrose HQ, but it had lacked a Waitrose store. Now it can boast the grocer’s greenest shop and a standout for the area. John Ryan reports.
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NewsIn pictures: Peter Marks drums up Christmas single
The group chief executive of The Co-operative Group and a cast of colleagues have launched a Christmas charity record in aid of Mencap.
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NewsCostcutter hits acquisition trail
Costcutter is to hit the acquisition trail and launch three new fascias in 2012.
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Globus launches first click-and-collect store
Hypermarket operator Globus launched its first click-and-collect store, called Globus Drive, on December 1.The first pilot is in Ensdorf, Saarland, close to the French border. Customers can select from a range of 6,000 products online for collection.Globus has invested e3m (£2.6m) in the standalone warehouse, which will serve up to ...
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OpinionGrocery price rivalry is no marketing trick
In the week that investigative TV programme Panorama attempted to pick apart the big grocers’ promotional practices, industry data told a different story on supermarket prices and their effect.
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AnalysisChristmas adverts: Who are the winners and losers?
Retail’s latest batch of Christmas ads have both riled and delighted TV viewers in equal measure. Rebecca Thomson and Richard Huntington sort the crackers from the turkeys.
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NewsBleak sales growth adds to retail woe
It was another frustrating week for investors in retail companies as food and general merchandise groups put in a lacklustre showing versus a wider market advance.
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NewsSale on cards as profits rise at food specialist Abel & Cole
Profits have surged at grocery home shopping specialist Abel & Cole and the retailer could be put up for sale next year.
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NewsTesco director: Big Price Drop is no quick fix
Tesco has warned the market not to judge its Big Price Drop too early as it is a “medium term strategy”.
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NewsAldi and M&S lead way with vow to absorb Irish VAT rise
Big-name UK retailers act to appeal to Irish consumers as austerity bites in the Republic.
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NewsBig Price Drop drives volume growth at Tesco
Tesco like-for-like sales in the UK, excluding petrol and VAT, fell 0.9% in the third quarter.