All Grocery articles – Page 14
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Opinion‘Asda sets itself challenge with “second-biggest supermarket” ambition’
Asda has Sainsbury’s in its sights following the completion of its takeover of EG UK as it seeks to move into second place in the grocery league table.
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NewsSainsbury’s winning back shoppers from discounters ‘for first time’
Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts says the supermarket is now winning back market share from the discounters “for the first time”.
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VideoWatch: Waitrose celebrates ‘the good stuff’ in new Christmas advert
Waitrose has released its Christmas advert highlighting the role food and drink play in people’s festivities.
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NewsSainsbury’s sales rise as it continues to ‘invest in customer’
Sainsbury’s has reported a rise in sales that it credits to “consistent investment in our customer proposition” and has increased its guidance for the full year.
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VideoWatch: Asda launches Christmas campaign with Michael Bublé
Asda has released its 2023 Christmas advert teaser with singer Michael Bublé in a starring role.
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NewsAsda acquires EG and pledges price cuts
Asda has completed its purchase of forecourt retail giant EG Group at an enterprise value of £2.07bn. It vowed the deal will mean lower fuel and grocery prices “for millions”.
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NewsShop price inflation eases for fifth month in a row
Shop price inflation eased for the fifth consecutive month, reaching its lowest level since August 2022 despite the continued squeeze on discretionary spending.
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AnalysisWhy Matthew Barnes is an ideal leader for post-Tarry Tesco
Last week grocery giant Tesco announced that long-serving UK and Ireland boss Jason Tarry would be stepping down after more than three decades with the retailer.
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NewsTesco UK boss Tarry to step down after 33 years at grocer
Tesco’s UK chief executive Jason Tarry is set to stand down from the supermarket giant after more than 30 years at the retailer.
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NewsMajestic Wine accelerates expansion plan with two new stores
Majestic Wine is accelerating its bricks-and-mortar expansion plan, opening two new stores in a week, as a “central pillar of its growth strategy”.
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NewsLidl overtakes Asda to become third-largest supermarket in London
Lidl has overtaken Asda to become the third-largest supermarket in London as its market share hit an all-time high of 9.1%.
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NewsAsda poaches Aldi director for head of marketing role
Supermarket giant Asda has poached former Aldi marketing director Adam Zavalis to help “deliver outstanding quality products at incredible prices” for UK consumers.
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NewsJohn Lewis under fire for affordable housing plans
John Lewis has been criticised for building “executive housing” after stating that as little as 10% of the flats in its new London development could be affordable.
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NewsPolice to attend every shoplifting incident with staff threat
A new “zero-tolerance” plan to tackle organised shoplifting gangs is to be agreed upon in Downing Street today.
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NewsDeliveroo holds firm on profit guidance as order numbers grow
Deliveroo has held its annual profit guidance after order numbers improved.
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DataRanking: The 50 best places to work in retail
Retail has had a tough year, with in-store crime reaching concerning levels, businesses going bust and consumer sentiment low as we trudge through a cost-of-living crisis. On the front line are the retail employees who remain resilient despite a year of redundancies and sometimes appalling abuse
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Innovation of the WeekInnovation of the Week: Marks & Spencer widens refillable packaging initiative
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our analysts.
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NewsJohn Lewis poaches new property boss from Royal Mail
John Lewis Partnership has named current interim Royal Mail corporate finance director Martin Gafsen as its new director of property.
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NewsHotel Chocolat swings to loss as online struggles
Hotel Chocolat has slipped into the red with revenues dropping 10%, owing to lower online and international sales.
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NewsMarks & Spencer cuts prices on 200 grocery products
Marks & Spencer has embarked on a value push with price cuts on hundreds of products.