All Grocery articles – Page 288
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NewsSainsbury's talks to acquire Home Retail Group stall over valuation
Sainsbury’s hopes of acquiring Argos owner Home Retail Group hang in the balance because the retailers cannot agree a price.
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NewsTesco to axe 24-hour opening at 76 of its larger stores
Tesco is calling time on 24-hour opening at 76 of its larger supermarkets as the grocer seeks to make “more efficient use” of resources.
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NewsAgenda: Online grocer Ocado to reveal full-year trading figures
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with full-year figures from Ocado and half-year updates from Conviviality and DFS all on the agenda.
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NewsHotel Chocolat swings to profit after sales growth and cost controls
Hotel Chocolat has swung to a full-year profit driven by tighter control of costs and sales growth within its stores and online.
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NewsTesco Ireland to cut pay and alter conditions of long-serving staff
Tesco is seeking to reduce the pay and conditions of hundreds of staff in its Irish business as it moves employees to more flexible contracts.
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NewsOcado bags Dixons Carphone deputy boss as non-exec director
Ocado has appointed Dixons Carphone’s deputy chief executive Andrew Harrison as an independent non-executive director.
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NewsSainsbury's speaks out over Qataris' stance on Home Retail deal
Sainsbury’s has said its largest shareholder has yet to decide on its position over the grocer’s bid for Home Retail Group.
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OpinionOpinion: Asda job losses a reminder of difficult decisions facing grocers
In the face of the headwinds in which the UK grocery market has had to operate, Asda has never shirked from taking difficult decisions.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, eBay and more
Retail news round-up on January 28, 2016: Amazon to launch its first-ever Super Bowl campaign, eBay profits slip 12% and Ireland calls for independent retail ombudsman.
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NewsDisposable income grows at slowest rate for 14 months amid inflation
British shoppers’ spending power grew at its slowest rate for 14 months in December following a drop in wage growth and increased inflation.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco boss Dave Lewis will lose little sleep over the GCA's report
Tesco’s public flogging by the Groceries Code Adjudicator may have been scathing, but Dave Lewis will have lost little sleep over the report.
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AnalysisProfile: Conviviality Retail's new managing director David Robinson
Argos’ David Robinson no doubt broke out the bubbly this week as he was named Bargain Booze-owner Conviviality Retail’s new managing director.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things we learnt from the GCA's report on Tesco
Tesco was slammed yesterday over its relationship with suppliers as the Groceries Code Adjudicator unveiled damning findings from a one-year investigation.
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NewsSainsbury's set to win Qatari support for last-minute Argos bid
Sainsbury’s is set to gain the support of its largest shareholder, the Qatar Investment Authority, for a renewed bid for Argos.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on grocery laws, Sainsbury’s and Tesco
Retail news round-up on January 27, 2016: Irish government to introduce new grocery regulations and Sainsbury’s Qatari owner could support its new bid for Home Retail.
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NewsTesco’s Lewis insists it has 'drawn a line under the past' after GCA report
Tesco boss Dave Lewis insisted the grocer has “drawn a line under the past” but admitted work is needed to repair supplier relationships.
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NewsTesco breaches Groceries Code on supplier payments, says grocery watchdog
Tesco has breached the Groceries Code on payment delays and must introduce “significant changes” to its practices and systems.
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NewsBargain Booze owner poaches Argos COO for new managing director
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has poached Argos chief operating officer David Robinson to be its new managing director.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why can't the supermarkets crack the food-to-go market?
Tesco joins Sainsbury’s in pulling out of food-to-go store trials. Retail Week looks at why grocers struggle to succeed in this market.
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NewsTesco retreats from sandwich assault and shuts standalone shops
Tesco will retreat from the sandwich market and close its two food-to-go stores, which opened to great fanfare less than 18 months ago.