All Supermarkets articles – Page 83
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on Next, Apple and Tesco
Retail news round-up on April 15, 2015: Next chief to give up bonus; Apple Watch reaches 1m pre-orders, Tesco asks staff to stay active.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on the Co-op, retail sales and Asda
Retail news round-up on April 14, 2015: Allan Leighton faces pressure over Co-op boardroom plans, early Easter propels retail sales growth and Asda’s search for a new chief operating officer begins.
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NewsMorrisons loses another executive as trading director Casper Meijer departs
Another top executive has left beleaguered grocer Morrisons just weeks after new boss David Potts swung the axe on the senior management team.
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NewsEaster demand drives first rise in grocery sales for a year
Supermarkets recorded their first sales growth in a year last month as Easter products helped drive demand.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How far is the Co-op along the road to recovery?
Co-operative boss Richard Pennycook believes the group has “turned the corner” after returning to profit in 2014 following a torrid year.
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NewsCo-op boss Richard Pennycook insists it has 'turned the corner'
Co-operative boss Richard Pennycook says it has “turned the corner” in his bid to restore the retailer to “the heart” of communities across the UK.
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NewsCo-op Food delivers 'robust' performance as full-year sales and profits rise
Co-operative Food has delivered a “robust” performance in the tough grocery market, posting increases in both like-for-likes and profits.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on shop prices, Aldi, Sports Direct and Toys 'R' Us
Retail news round-up on April 09, 2015: Aldi sales densities soar as it outpaces the big grocers, Ex-USC staff to take administrators to tribunal over layoffs, Toys ‘R’ Us mulls breaking into Ireland
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NewsAldi sales densities soar as it outpaces the big grocers
Aldi’s sales densities have more than doubled since 2010 and the discounter has outstripped rivals among the big four.
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NewsAldi drives London expansion with plans for nine new stores this year
Aldi will grow its London store estate by 50% this year as part of ambitious plans to reach the 1,000-store mark by 2022.
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NewsParty leaders address 'Asda mums' in attempt to secure votes
Leaders of the three main political parties have recorded video messages aimed at mums who shop at Asda in a bid to secure their votes.
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AnalysisAnalysis: 10 reasons why Aldi and Lidl will not go the way of Kwik Save
Wage increases are finally outpacing price rises but the German discounters’ bubble won’t burst as UK counterpart Kwik Save’s did.
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NewsAldi overtakes Waitrose to become UK's sixth largest supermarket
Aldi has overtaken Waitrose to become the country’s sixth largest supermarket, according to the latest Kantar figures.
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NewsNew Morrisons boss David Potts calls the tune with new in-store playlist
Embattled grocer Morrisons has added almost 9,000 new songs to its in-store playlist after staff told boss David Potts the music was too “repetitive”.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: X5 Moscow shows readiness for Russian fight
Russian grocer X5 Retail Group has acquired Moscow’s 27 Spar stores in an attempt to rival leading supermarket chain Magnit.
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AnalysisDoes Amazon’s Dash button signal a tipping point of automated shopping?
Is the launch of Amazon’s replenish button a sign of the future? Will retailers soon be able to know what products customers need, even before they do?
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NewsWalmart leads fight against proposed discrimination laws in the US
US retail giant Walmart is leading the fight against laws that would legalise discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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NewsTesco opens new-look food to go store in London
Tesco has opened up a new-look food to go store in London’s Villiers Street, which is the grocer’s smallest ever standalone shop at 550 sq ft.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Kingfisher's restructure, the election, retail's richest and Easter discussed
Join our executive editor George MacDonald and news editor Nicola Harrison, as they pick through the week’s main news stories.
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NewsCost of weekly grocery shop falls 7% amid supermarket price war
The cost of the average weekly grocery shop plunged 7% in March compared with the same period last year, according to new research.