All Grocery articles – Page 337
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VideoThe Retail Week: Aldi overtaking Waitrose, Co-op results, and M&S 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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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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AnalysisThe top 50 retailers by sales during the 2013/14 financial year
Retail Week’s ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2013/14 financial year shows no changes within the top 10 compared with last year.
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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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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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NewsHotel Chocolat enjoys 'best ever Easter' as online and like-for-like sales boom
Hotel Chocolat boss Angus Thirlwell has hailed the retailer’s “best ever Easter” as online and like-for-like sales soared during the key period.
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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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NewsShop prices hit deepest deflation rate since records began
Shop prices have hit the deepest deflation rate since records began after they fell 2.1% during March, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on shop prices, Apple, Asos, Office and more
Retail news round-up on April 08, 2015: Shop prices fall; Apple doesn’t want queuing; Asos to promote Ireland; Office signs deal with Grazia; and more.
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NewsHigh streets suffer drop in footfall during Easter weekend washout
High streets suffered a decline in footfall over Easter as bad weather drove shoppers to out-of-town retail parks and shopping centres.
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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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Analysis
M&S reverses general merchandise sales decline: What the analysts say
Marks & Spencer’s general merchandise sales returned to growth after 14 quarters of decline, as food and online sales also performed well. This is what the analysts said.