All Grocery articles – Page 575
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NewsAsda income tracker: average UK family had £4 a week less to spend in October compared to 2009
The average UK family had £4 a week less to spend in October compared to a year ago, according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsNetto appoints new MD to lead Asda transition
Netto UK’s parent company has appointed the hard discounter’s property director as managing director to oversee the integration to Asda.
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NewsTesco to quadruple sales in China
Tesco plans to quadruple its sales in China to £4bn within five years.
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NewsTesco readies 'quad ploughs' to cope with expected heavy snowfall
Tesco has invested £1.3m to help its stores, dotcom operation and shoppers cope with the heavy snowfall expected this winter.
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NewsSainsbury's to open food colleges
Sainsbury’s is to open six food colleges across the UK and hire a further 500 staff.
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NewsTesco sales "strong" in Asia as analyst trip kicks off
Tesco said its performance in its Asian business continues to be “strong” as it kicked off an analyst event in the region yesterday.
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NewsMusgrave shuffles board roles
Musgrave Group has appointed Donal Horgan managing director of the GB operation, replacing Phil Smith who has resigned.
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NewsWalmart's Jack Shewmaker dies
Jack Shewmaker, one of Walmart’s leading figures, has passed away.
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Opinion
Sainsbury's new entertainment site takes on iTunes
As part of its new online entertainment site Sainsbury’s is taking on iTunes and offering customers music and film downloads.
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NewsOFT shelves price-fixing investigation
A multi-million pound investigation by the Office of Fair Trading into price-fixing allegations in the supermarket sector has been axed.
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NewsMarks & Spencer celebrates achievement of 70 Plan A targets
Marks & Spencer has now achieved 70 of its 180 Plan A sustainability targets and expects to complete another 20 by April 2011.
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NewsSpar UK MD Jerry Marwood to step down in summer 2011
Spar UK managing director Jerry Marwood will step down from the symbol group in summer next year after more than a decade at the business.
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AnalysisWill the Emerald Isle sparkle again?
With EU pressure to accept a bailout, Ireland’s economy is a mess. Will its retailers recover, asks Charlotte Hardie and Greg Lawless
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NewsTesco to take on Amazon with online marketplace
Grocer readies attack on etail giants with its own take on an online marketplace
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NewsMajestic grabs share for first time in decade
Majestic Wine has grown market share for the first time in 10 years after reducing its minimum order requirement and one of its key competitors exiting the market.
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Delhaize Group Q3 sales increase 0.8% to £4.4bn
Delhaize Group has posted sales growth of 0.8% at identical exchange rates in the third quarter, the period between July and September. At actual exchange rates, sales increased by 8.6% to €5.3bn (£4.4bn) due to the strengthening of the US dollar by 10.8% against the euro compared with the third ...
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Dansk Supermarked sales up 3% to £4.93bn
Netto-owned Dansk Supermarked has reported sales up 3% to DKK43.2bn (£4.93bn) in the first nine months of 2010, up from DKK41.8bn (£4.77bn) during the same period last year. Net income was DKK1.36bn (£152.9m), a rise of 2% on last year. Dansk Supermarked majority owner A P Møller-Maersk said in a ...
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ICA Q3 sales rise by 0.2% to £2.1bn
Ahold-controlled Nordic retailer ICA has announced that net sales grew by 0.2% to SEK23.5bn (£2.1bn) in the third quarter to the end of September, while operating income grew 0.4% to SEK940m (£84.9m). Net income for the third quarter was up 9% to SEK644m (£58.2m).
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Retail sales edge up in October, says ONS
Retail sales edged up modestly in October, according to the Office of National Statistics.
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NewsHolland & Barrett to launch 'buy one, get one for a cent' promotion in Ireland
Holland & Barrett is to launch a ‘buy one, get one for a cent’ promotion in Ireland as it seeks to drive sales in the tough market.