All Supermarkets articles – Page 84
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NewsSpending power boosted as food prices fall at steepest rate for 60 years
Families will have extra cash in their pockets to spend this Easter after food prices fell at record breaking rates, according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsSainsbury’s creates 480 digital jobs to develop in-store technology
Sainsbury’s is creating 480 specialist digital jobs which will allow the grocer to develop innovative consumer-facing technologies.
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NewsLondon’s West End faces 80% hike in business rates, says expert
Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street are likely to be hardest hit by the next business rates revaluation which is expected to increase their bills by 80%.
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NewsStore gallery: Budgens says convenience rivals are 'afraid' of its new concept stores
Budgens boss Mike Baker believes the grocer’s c-store rivals are “a little bit afraid” of its new-look concept stores.
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NewsSainsbury's boss Coupe eyes 1,500-strong convenience store estate
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe says the grocer could double its convenience estate to more than 1,500 stores and predicted that the big four may not exist in 10 years’ time.
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NewsTesco hires Savills as it bids to raise cash with land sell-off
Tesco has begun selling off land once earmarked for new supermarkets in a move that could net the retailer hundreds of millions of pounds.
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NewsRetail Diary: Lidl's prices go in One Direction as fellow grocers go back to school
Lidl’s eggscellent marketing ploy at One Direction’s expense, Asda and Sainsbury’s bosses go back to school and B&Q meets Mrs Brown.
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NewsCanadian retailer Joe Fresh partners with Aldo on value footwear line
Canadian grocer Loblaw has announced it will tie up with footwear retailer Aldo on the shoe component of its Joe Fresh clothing offer.
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NewsRetail sales bounce back in March after flat February, says CBI
Retail sales growth bounced back this month after grinding to a halt in February, according to the latest CBI figures.
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NewsRetail sales volumes jump 5.7% in February as prices plummet to 18-year low
Retail sales volumes increased by more than expected in February as prices dropped to their lowest level for almost 20 years.
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NewsSupermarkets' efforts to reduce contaminated meat are 'unacceptable'
Supermarkets are failing to co-operate with efforts to tackle poisonous bacteria found in chicken, according to an industry watchdog.
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NewsTesco's Ireland boss steps down after two years in the role
Tesco’s Ireland boss Philip J Clarke is stepping down from his role, less than two years after taking up the position.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Sports Direct and Harvey Nichols
Retail news round-up on March 26, 2015: Tesco’s Ireland boss to retire, Sports Direct employs 75% of Uk staff on zero-hour contracts, Harvey Nichols opens in Azerbaijan.
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OpinionComment: Iceland puts simplicity at the heart of its success
Bloated bureaucracy can get in the way of the everyday joys and the specific perks that come with the retailing industry.
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OpinionComment: Will McDonald bring the special sauce to Halfords?
Halfords’ new chief executive appointment has raised some eyebrows, but how much her leadership will affect the retailer remains to be seen.
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AnalysisAt a glance: Morrisons boss David Potts' new-look executive board
Morrisons boss David Potts wielded the axe on his executive board yesterday as a 12-strong team was whittled down to six. Retail Week looks at the grocer’s new “leaner” senior management line-up.
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AnalysisComment: Morrisons boss Potts is focusing on customers, as he did at Tesco
Why was Tesco so successful in the past? What is Morrisons doing now? The recipe for success is to focus on the customer.
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OpinionComment: The retail sectors that will profit and suffer in 2015
Despite improving economic conditions and better customer sentiment, storm clouds may be gathering on the retail horizon.
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NewsNew Morrisons boss David Potts swings the axe on exec board
Morrisons has axed nearly half of its executive board as new boss David Potts begins a clear-out of its top-level management team.
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NewsTesco faces shareholder legal action as senior director exits
Tesco is facing legal action from shareholders in the aftermath of its accounting scandal as another senior director exits the supermarket giant.