All Supermarkets articles – Page 260
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NewsCo-op overhauls IT in Somerfield integration
Co-operative Group is to spend £25m on a project to fully integrate the Somerfield business, including major IT system changes.
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AnalysisIceland conference: Malcolm Walker in wonderland
A £4m managers conference might seem excessive, but Iceland chief Malcolm Walker thinks it’s worth every penny. Jennifer Creevy reports from Florida.
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NewsSainsbury's sales slow in second quarter
Sainsbury’s has reported that like-for-like sales has slowed in its second quarter and the grocer said it expects a further slow down in the coming months.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches financial services campaign
Sainsbury’s has unveiled a campaign to drive shoppers to its financial services products.
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NewsTesco hits £1.4bn profits
Tesco has reported a 1.5% rise in group first half pre-tax profits to £1.4bn.
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NewsTesco unveils sale and leaseback
Tesco has carried out a new sale and leaseback transaction worth £514m in the latest phase of its ongoing programme to release value from its UK property portfolio.
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NewsWaitrose pulls advertising from Fox News slot
Waitrose has pulled its advertising from the Fox News slot shown on Sky in the UK after customers complained about presenter Glenn Beck’s remarks about US president Barack Obama.
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Cencar expands loyalty programme
Carrefour’s operator in Thailand, Cencar Co, is stepping up its customer loyalty and retention programmes to better compete with rivals Tesco Lotus and the Casino-owned Big C chain.The retailer has dedicated THB50m (£937,894) towards the “Carrefour Month 2009” campaign, which will reward loyalty cardholders with discounts at 37 stores ...
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Casino hypermarket format targets women
Hypermarket operator Casino has launched a store format targeting female shoppers.Located in Montpellier, France, the Géant Casino Odysseum has a sales area of 130,000 sq ft and focuses on fresh produce, private labels, textiles, homewares and leisure categories.Signage throughout the store is designed to connect with the customer, with sections ...
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Carrefour enters Iranian market
Four months after opening its first store in Pakistan, Carrefour has entered the Iranian market via its Middle Eastern franchise partner, Majid Al Futtaim (MAF). The first hypermarket opened in Tehran. As in Pakistan, the store trades under the Hyperstar banner, rather than Carrefour.The store, which is open seven days ...
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NewsAlcohol minimum price ‘would slash grocery bills’
Scrapping cut-price supermarket alcohol would mean families paying less for their groceries, according to a report in the the journal Clinical Medicine.
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OpinionShould Marks & Spencer be scared?
Waitrose is making a major play for convenience, stepping into prime Marks & Spencer territory. Should Marks & Spencer be scared, or is it confident of its position?
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NewsRetail stock interest expected to continue
Stores rebounded after the recent bout of profit taking and outperformed the market, but food retail stocks remained mired ahead of results from Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
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NewsTesco promotes fresh food chief Colin Holmes
Tesco has promoted its fresh foods chief to the executive committee.
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AnalysisA matter of choice: is bigger product range good for shoppers?
Is bigger actually better when it comes to product range or does it just confuse shoppers? Joanna Perry explores whether retailers could benefit from editing their ranges for consumers
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Casino receives acquisition offer from Jumbo
Supermarket Super de Boer, owned by French retail group Casino, has received an acquisition offer from family-owned Dutch grocer Jumbo worth €482m.The board of Super de Boer are assessing the offer, while Casino, which owns about 57% of Super de Boer’s shares, supports the offer.If completed, the deal would represent ...
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NewsWaitrose chases convenience market and signs deal with Boots UK
Waitrose is to make a major play for the convenience market, and has embarked on a partnership with Boots UK to sell select product ranges in each others’ stores.
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NewsMorrisons joins BRC
Morrisons has become the final one of the UK’s top-ten food retailers to join the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsCBI: UK economy to emerge from recession in Q3
The UK economy is expected to emerge from recession through modest growth in the third and fourth quarters of this year, but constraints on demand will mean that growth in 2010 is fragile, according the CBI.
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NewsAsda report: UK families £8 a week better off last month
The average UK family was £8 a week better off last month compared to a year ago, thanks to inflation being at its lowest level since February 2005 and low interest rates on mortgages, according to data from Asda.