All Grocery articles – Page 188
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NewsCo-op eyes expansion with 100 new food stores in 2018
Co-op has unveiled plans to invest £160m this year in 100 new food stores and “major makeovers” at 150 existing shops.
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NewsTesco backs campaign to promote healthy eating for kids
Tesco is encouraging its shoppers to make healthier choices this January by backing the first Public Health England Change4Life campaign.
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NewsEx-Tesco director Richard Cousins killed in plane crash
Richard Cousins, a former non-executive director of Tesco and boss of catering firm Compass, was killed in a seaplane crash on New Year’s Eve.
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NewsRetailers face ‘fight to survive’ in 2018, experts warn
UK retailers face a “fight to survive” next year as they face into a “perfect storm” of operating headwinds and lingering Brexit uncertainty, experts have warned.
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NewsBooths boss vows to address grocer’s ‘inadequacies’
Booths boss Edwin Booth has vowed to “address a number of inadequacies” within the business as he gears the grocer up for a potential sale.
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NewsTesco apologises after complaints of 'rotten' turkeys
Tesco has been forced to apologise to customers following a series of complaints about its “rotten” Christmas turkeys.
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NewsRetailers bank on rush as Christmas goes to the wire
Shoppers are expected to belatedly hit the high street in force from today, and retailers are banking on the last-minute rush to bolster seasonal performance.
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AnalysisKnowing the consumer: A guide to a customer-centric 2018
With consumers feeling the pinch of ongoing political and economic uncertainty, measuring sentiment and understanding how they want to shop will be critical in 2018.
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NewsTesco-Booker given go-ahead after second phase of probe
Following an “in-depth” second phase examination, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given Tesco the green light to acquire wholesaler Booker.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales cooled by snow ahead of Christmas
John Lewis sales slipped last week as severe winter weather across the UK deterred shoppers.
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NewsUpdated: Conviviality snaps up Palmer & Harvey c-stores
Conviviality, the drinks and convenience retail specialist, has bought 109 c-stores out of the ashes of Palmer & Harvey safeguarding 1,312 jobs.
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AnalysisInfographic: Big deals, job cuts and underpaid staff
Words and numbers, December 15 2017: Umar Kamani on Pretty Little Thing, Asda job cuts, Hammerson-Intu deal and underpaid Primark staff.
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OpinionBrexit countdown is on to win a fair deal for shoppers
I was delighted to see progress made in the negotiations with the EU. A comprehensive deal on tariff-free trade and as free a flow of goods and services as possible with the EU is essential for consumers.
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NewsRetail sales boosted in November by Black Friday
Retail sales picked up in November, with Black Friday and the start of Christmas shopping giving retailers a much-needed boost.
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NewsOcado sales rise driven by upgraded distribution centre
Ocado has delivered a healthy uplift in sales in its fourth quarter bolstered by improved capabilities of its tech-driven Andover fulfilment centre.
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NewsWaitrose outperforms John Lewis as home sales fall
Demand for festive food and drink at Waitrose mean the grocer’s weekly sales outpaced those of sister department store chain John Lewis.
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NewsSnow on vital trading weekend dampens Christmas outlook
Christmas could be on ice after snow derailed trading on the third weekend before Christmas – a typically busy period for retailers.
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NewsGrocers set for sales rush after slow start to Christmas
Shoppers are expected to spend a record £4.2bn on food and drink in the week before Christmas Day, despite a sluggish start to the festive trading period.
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OpinionOpinion: A cracker for grocers, turkey for the rest?
’Tis the season to be jolly, but it might only be the grocery retailers bringing good tidings from the industry this Christmas.
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OpinionOpinion: Asda's structural pruning has gone too far
The emergence of a credible retail offer from the discounters a decade or so ago coincided with the need for better value groceries.