All Supermarkets articles – Page 253
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: UK families worse off in March than a year earlier
The UK family was £2 a week worse off in March than a year earlier, according to this month’s Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsSainsbury's pushes sourcing ethics in new Jamie Oliver ad
Sainsbury’s latest advert with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will air this evening during the break for reality TV show Britain’s Got Talent.
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OpinionTesco’s food fight
Tesco showed once again this week why it is market leader, but with rivals hot on its heels, the sector is squaring up for an interesting food fight.
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NewsTesco ‘back in the lead’
Leahy laughs off Asda’s non-food ambitions as Tesco posts strong year’s sales and record profits
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NewsJudith McKenna will not run for Asda chief executive role
Asda chief financial officer Judith McKenna is understood to have ruled herself out of the running for the top job at the retailer.
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NewsJudith McKenna and David Cheesewright rule themselves out of Asda top job
Asda chief financial officer Judith McKenna and Walmart Canada boss David Cheesewright are understood to have ruled themselves out of the running to replace Andy Bond as head of the grocer.
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NewsTesco launches first social networking site
Tesco has launched a social networking site aimed at people taking part in or supporting Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
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NewsTesco tops £3.4bn profits
Tesco has recorded a 10.1% increase in underlying pre-tax profit to £3.4bn in its full year results, in line with City estimates.
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NewsSainsbury’s hits convenience store target
Sainsbury’s has hit its first year convenience store target as it seeks to build further the convenience side of the business.
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NewsOrganic food sales hit during the recession
Sales of organic food and drink plummeted 12.9% last year as cost-conscious shoppers turned their backs organic products with higher price points.
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NewsFood price war erupts as retailers target family-focused Easter spend
Waitrose’s Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal-inspired recipe campaign has sparked an early Easter price war among the grocers as the supermarket chains attempt to capitalise on family meal sales over the long weekend.Waitrose confirmed that it sold as much rhubarb in one weekend as it would expect to sell in ...
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NewsSainsbury’s doubles size of ‘carbon-negative’ store
Sainsbury’s has opened a store extension in Durham today which although increasing the building’s square footage by 50% has at the same time reduced the amount of energy it uses by 10%.
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NewsPromotions not easing, says Sainsbury’s Justin King
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said there is “no sign yet that the level of promotions have tailed off” across the big four grocers.
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NewsSupermarket profile key for thriving Co-op
The Co-operative Group is to focus on building its profile in the small supermarkets sector, after it revealed underlying group operating profit surged 20% to £473m in the year to January 2.
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NewsRetail sales grow for second consecutive month
Retail sales have grown for the second consecutive month, and growth is expected to continue at a similar pace through Easter, according to the CBI Distributive Trades Survey.
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NewsOcado narrows operating losses as sales rise
Ocado has narrowed its operating losses and increased its gross sales by a quarter to £427.3m in the year to November 29.
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NewsWaitrose's Delia and Heston ads break on Sunday
Waitrose’s debut ad starring celebrity chefs Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal will break at lunchtime on Sunday.
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NewsFormer Baugur boss to launch low-cost supermarket in UK
Former Baugur executive chairman Jon Asgeir Johannesson is plotting to launch a low-cost supermarket called Best Price in the UK.
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NewsVAT on food ‘could cut grocers’ profits by 16%’
The imposition of a 5% rate of VAT on food could hit the three quoted grocers’ operating profits by up to 16%, says broker Bernstein.
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NewsCo-op reports bumper profits, lifted by Somerfield acquisition
The Co-operative Group has reported underlying operating profits up 20% to £473m, buoyed by its acquisition of Somerfield.