All Grocery articles – Page 549
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NewsAsda clocks up £1bn ethnic and local produce sales
Asda has clocked up £1bn of sales since it began working with local and ethnic suppliers, and it is gunning to reach a £500m annual sales target by 2013.
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NewsAsda takes market share hit
Asda’s market share slipped in the latest Kantar figures from 16.7% last year to 16.3%, while the discounters stole a larger share of shopper spend.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Weekly spending power shows largest decline on record
Consumers suffered a £14 a week fall in family spending power in May compared to the previous year – the largest decline on record.
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NewsTesco launches Wimbledon strawberries and cream sarnie
Tesco is celebrating the start of tennis tournament Wimbledon with the launch of a strawberries and cream sandwich.
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NewsAsda COO Simon King exits
Asda chief operating officer Simon King has left the grocer just six months after joining.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Abel & Cole
The inside view according to head of brand Claudia Ruane
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NewsPigs will fly before this sandwich sells
There’s nothing quite like a bargain, and this is nothing like a bargain
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NewsJohn Lewis fashion sales leap as prices cut
Department store chain John Lewis generated strong fashion sales last week as it price-matched rivals’ promotions.
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OpinionThe new age of own-brand
Retailers can capitalise with own-brand products as customers seek out value, says David Wild
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Rewe opens in Bavaria
Grocery retailer Rewe has opened its first Rewe Center store in Bavaria, which the company says could be a blueprint for the superstore format across the country.
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NewsKing blames petrol prices for dip in spending
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said the consumer environment is the toughest it’s been in his 28-year retail career, and warned that rising petrol prices are “punching a hole in customers’ budgets”
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NewsWaitrose kicks off online marketing campaign
Waitrose has today kicked off a marketing campaign for its online grocery arm as it gears up to take on Ocado within the M25.
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NewsCity takes dim view of retailers’ mixed results
General retailers and grocers alike were down as a wide range of stores reported a mixed trading picture.
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GalleryRabot Estate, London
Tucked under the arches of London Bridge, in the foodie haven that is Borough Market, is the latest venture by Hotel Chocolat founders Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris: the Rabot Estate store.
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NewsRetail sales values up, but volumes flat
The value of retail sales excluding petrol in May were up 2.4% on the previous year but flat in volume terms.
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NewsProtesters win review over Tesco Stokes Croft store
Campaigners protesting against the Tesco store in Stokes Croft have won the right to have the granting of planning permission for the shop reviewed.