All Grocery articles – Page 511
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NewsRetailers sign up to location-based deals partnership
Retailers including House of Fraser, Tesco and Primark have teamed up with American Express and location based social network Foursquare to offer customers location-based deals .
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GalleryIn pictures: Whole Foods Piccadilly opens
The US food retailer Whole Foods has just opened its relocated store in Piccadilly in central London.
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NewsVideo: Tesco launches retro Jubilee TV advert
Tesco is running a nostalgic 1950s advert over the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend.
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NewsWarm weather drives John Lewis sales
John Lewis sales were up 9.3% to £60m in the week to May 26 as summer “finally arrived across the country”.
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NewsCountrywide chairman Nigel Hall increases his stake
Nigel Hall has significantly increased his stake in Countrywide.
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GalleryRetailers gear up for the Jubilee celebrations
This weekend’s royal celebrations have been marked by many retailers with window schemes that offer rather more than kind hearts and coronets.
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AnalysisDiamond Jubilee: How retail has changed over 60 years
As the nation hangs out the bunting and prepares for street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Rebecca Thomson looks at the transformation of retail during her reign.
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NewsRetailers hope for Jubilee spending spree
Retailers hope the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend will spark a rush of celebratory spending and lift consumer confidence after a wet spring dampened sales.
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NewsConsumer confidence rises despite the double dip recession
Consumer confidence increased two points month-on-month in May to -29 as people feel more positive about future prospects, according to GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index
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GalleryIn pictures: New store heralds southern push for Morrisons
Morrisons has fired the starting gun on expansion in the south, defying market trends against space expansion.
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NewsOcado installs gaming technology to monitor its warehouse
Online grocer Ocado is using video-game software to make its Hatfield distribution centre more efficient as it aims to become profitable for the first time.
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Casino’s franchisee SNMVT expands to Libya
Casino’s franchisee SNMVT – which runs supermarkets in Tunisia under the Monoprix banner – is expanding its retail activities to Libya. The company will reportedly open Monoprix stores in the country in partnership with Libyan businessman Husni Bey. The franchisee aims to operate 10 stores in major cities such as ...
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NewsTesco launches Ocado style online delivery offer
Tesco has rolled out its Delivery Saver offer which allows online customers to save on delivery charges by signing up to a subscription service nationwide today.
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NewsTesco expects corporate responsibility competition to rise
Tesco has said corporate responsibility will an increasingly important tool in grocery competition this year for ethical and business reasons.
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NewsAsda aims to double mobile sales
Asda is aiming to double its sales through mobile in the next six months.
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Aldi Nord presses ahead with store modernisation
Hard discounter Aldi Nord is pressing ahead with the modernisation of its 5,000 stores in Europe. The intention is to convert all stores within two years. In Germany alone, Aldi Nord reportedly wants to invest E280m (£223.8m) per year, in addition to regular expansion costs of an estimated E200m (£159.9m). ...
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OpinionM-commerce puts the high street under pressure
To click or to wander? Last month, Boston Consulting Group published findings stating that the UK has the largest internet economy of the G20.
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NewsTesco to speed up global online grocery deployment
Tesco is to speed up the process of launching online shopping in new markets after signing a deal to adopt a standard IT solution throughout its business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What will the Jubilee mean for retail?
Retailers are building up to one of the most crucial weekends of the year as shoppers are expected to flock to the grocers in search of party food to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsMorrisons considers targeting the South East with online grocery
Morrisons is expected to launch its online food operation in the South East in late 2013.