All Supermarkets articles – Page 218
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NewsOcado to deploy savings pass card as shoppers feel pinch
Saving Pass promises customers 10% off 600-plus branded products in bid to reflect price awareness
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OpinionNo news like good news
Doom sells papers, but why is it always at the expense of good news, asks Malcolm Walker.
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NewsRetailers feel the heat as consumers save
Store stocks nudged up over the week, but analysts and retailers alike wrung their hands about trading prospects and consumer health as the countdown to Christmas continued.
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OpinionIs this the calm before the storm for retailers?
Every time the ONS or BRC issues sales figures that are not as bad as expected, the retail industry is accused of crying wolf.
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AnalysisSouth Africa’s Pick n Pay seeks to follow Tesco’s lead
South Africa’s second-largest grocery retailer Pick n Pay has launched a premium private-label line.
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NewsBooths eyes 10 new stores in Northwest
Northern grocer Booths plans10 new stores as it plans to roll out its new store format across its portfolio.
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Carrefour’s ELC speaks out against activist investor
Carrefour’s European Labour Committee (ELC) has spoken out against activist investor Knight Vinke’s proposal to elect a new chairman for the company.It claimed that the plan was aimed at dismantling the group. The ELC said that it wants “stability” and affirmed its support for the Carrefour Planet format, which it ...
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco launches beauty salons in-store
Tesco has launched beauty salons within three of its stores and is planning to roll the format out across 70 shops.
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NewsMorrisons ad banned for targeting children
Grocer Morrisons has been rapped over a television advert after viewers complained that it targeted children.
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NewsWaitrose launches loyalty card
Waitrose has launched a loyalty card to reward customers and get a greater insight into their shopping habits.
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NewsUK families £15 a week worse off in September
UK families were £15 a week worse off in September according to the Asda Income Tracker, representing the biggest drop since records began.
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Japanese retailer Aeon plans expansion in Vietnam
Japanese retailer Aeon has stated its plans to expand its presence in Vietnam. Its first supermarket will be located in Ho Chi Minh City, and will be open by 2014. The company is scheduled to obtain an investment licence from the Vietnamese government. In Vietnam, Aeon operates its Aeon Credit ...
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NewsAsda boss plays it cool over price war
Grocery price wars? Nothing’s changed judging by Asda boss Andy Clarke’s attitude.
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AnalysisCarrefour sounds profit warning as sales slide
Last week, the world’s second largest retailer, France-based Carrefour issued its fourth profit warning saying it expected 2011 operating profit to fall by up to 20%, compared with 15% stated previously for its third profit warning in August.
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AnalysisAsda Toy price comparison
Aggressive and ambitious, Asda’s latest campaign pits it head-to-head with Argos and starts a price war on toys.
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AnalysisBehind the story: September's official retail stats
They may have been less bad than they could have been but no-one will be popping champagne corks following the release of the official September sales figures by the ONS this morning.
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Lidl changes expansion criteria in Germany
Schwarz Group-owned discounter Lidl is changing the criteria for expansion in Germany, defining higher sales targets and a larger catchment area for new stores. The new measures foresee a minimum turnover per store of E5m (£4.4m), which is higher than the estimated average of E4.9m (£4.3m) for its existing network.To ...
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Casino opens first Casino Shop in domestic market
The convenience arm of grocery retailer Casino has opened its first Casino Shop in its domestic market. The Casino Shop concept is typically less than 3,770 sq ft and offers 5,400 products, 1,500 more items compared with a Petit Casino. Casino Shop offers free home delivery and simultaneously acts as ...
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Grocer Sobeys announces business realignment
Grocer Sobeys has announced a realignment that will see the creation of two business units, each led by a president of operations. The IGA operations business unit comprises the IGA and IGA Extra, Les Marchés Tradition, Marché Bonichoix and Rachelle-Béry banners in the province of Quebec, and will be led ...
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NewsOnline grocery market to double in five years says IGD
The online grocery market will almost double in value to £11.2bn by 2016, according to industry analysts IGD.