All Supermarkets articles – Page 230
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NewsTesco begins selling double glazing
Supermarket giant Tesco has begun selling double glazing in another example of its unrelenting quest to broaden its product and service offer.
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NewsWaitrose targets London for convenience store format
Supermarket chain Waitrose is to open 20 “Little Waitrose” convenience stores in and around London over the next 18 months as it goes head-to-head with Marks & Spencer on the high street and Ocado online.
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GallerySuper markets
Food retail store design thinking says that supermarkets lack character and that if elements of traditional markets can be put into them, all will be well. But is this viable? John Ryan reports
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OpinionThe importance of promotions
At the supermarket recently a staff member on the public address system announced the latest offers available.
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Kroger to concentrate on existing markets
David Dillon, chief executive of US grocer Kroger, has said the retailer will concentrate its efforts on pushing sales at existing stores, rather than seek to enter new markets or make acquisitions. Speaking at the company’s AGM, Dillon said even though several small chains had been snapped up in recent ...
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OpinionTesco shines in central Europe
As headlines here were dominated by retailer collapses such as Habitat and Homeform, Tesco was reminding the City of its international counterweight to the troubled UK market.
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Carrefour increases stakes in China
Carrefour has agreed to increase its majority stakes in three hypermarket operators in China, the retailer said in a statement. Carrefour will buy out Taiwan-based partner President’s 20% holding in Guangzhou and 45% stake in Tianjin Jiafu.It will also increase its holding in Chongqing to 65% from 55%.
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OpinionGeneral retailers defy market and bad news
Retailers may have gone down like dominoes over the week but despite the slew of bad news publicly quoted general retailers were up versus the market generally.
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Lawson to expand product range
Convenience store operator Lawson plans to expand the product range sold at its convenience stores and radically reform its business model to resemble that of the Uniqlo clothing chain. Under its new growth strategy, Lawson will increase the number of stores selling fresh produce.While the company has been pushing this ...
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Discounter Lidl plans store expansion
Schwarz Group-owned discounter Lidl has plans to open stores not only in Lithuania’s five biggest cities, but also in every town with more than 20,000 inhabitants. Marius Kybartas, expansion director at Lidl’s Lithuanian subsidiary, said that Lidl is planning to build and open discount stores all over the country, adding ...
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Massmart to focus on integration with Walmart
Massmart has said that it is focused on integration with Walmart now that the deal has been approved, particularly in terms of governance, procurement processes and sharing best practice. Massmart chief executive Grant Pattison said the company is first and foremost putting in place measures to implement the conditions the ...
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Whole Foods Market sets sight on store growth
Whole Foods Market sees the potential to more than triple its number of US stores, co-chief executive Walter Robb has said. Robb feels Whole Foods can grow its domestic store base from about 300 currently to 1,000 in the longer term.In Canada, the retailer is also looking to ramp up ...
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AnalysisOnline grocery in London
With Waitrose set to launch a full online offer within the M25, we look at what this means for Ocado
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GalleryCarrefour, Aubervilliers, Paris
All too often, you get to see a ‘concept’ store from which you are told ‘learnings’ will be extracted
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NewsPortas to meet Tesco boss Brasher
Mary Portas, the TV personality appointed by Prime Minister David Cameron to advise on the future of the high street, will start work this week with the first of a series of high-level meetings with the UK’s top retailers.
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OpinionAsda should be doing better in tough times
It hasn’t been a good week for Asda. To lose a COO after six months might be considered bad luck, to have lost 0.4% of market share as well starts to look a bit careless.
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NewsDeveloping markets key as Tesco aims to deliver further growth
Tesco is aiming to double its returns from the developing markets it operates in by opening smaller shops and focusing on store environment, online and supply chain efficiencies.
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NewsVast contrast typifies results across retail
Food and general retailers alike lagged a flattish market as updates and sector data showed sharply divergent performances from store groups.
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Kroger reports 11% sales increase
Supermarket chain Kroger reported an 11% increase in sales (including fuel) to $27.5bn (£17bn) for its first quarter ended May 21. Excluding fuel, sales increased by 4.8% over the same period last year. A 4.6% increase in like-for-like sales together with cost savings boosted net profit 15.6% to $432.3m (£267.4m). ...
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NewsOcado fights back with London ad drive
Etail grocer Ocado has kicked off a marketing campaign of its own just a week after Waitrose launched an advertising drive in London.