All Grocery articles – Page 646
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Waitrose to up ante with value food offering
Waitrose is understood to be launching a lower-priced food range in an attempt to up the ante in the grocery price war.
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Rivals up in arms over Tesco planning victory
Rival grocers have hit out against the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s ruling in favour of Tesco in its appeal against the proposed planning system competition test
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Asda plans online forum to increase price transparency
Asda is gearing up for the launch of an interactive online forum to engage with customers as it continues its drive for “absolute transparency”.
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OpinionRetail must play the long game
The free market model certainly has its benefits, but the recession is highlighting its limits too, says Mark Price
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Hotel Chocolat reinforces top team
Hotel Chocolat has strengthened its senior management team as it seeks to expand its business despite the tough climate.
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Tesco opens its doors at Czech department store
Tesco opened its new-format department store in the Czech Republic city of Liberec last week.
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Morrisons: preliminary results next week
Morrisons posts full-year results next Thursday and profits are expected to come in at about 630m.
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Opinion
Tesco's victory puts the cat among the pigeons
Tesco recorded a landmark victory over the Competition Commission this week, winning its appeal over the proposed competition test in the planning system. Does this throw the other recommendations from the Commission into doubt?
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Interest rate cut to 0.5%
The Bank of England has cut the interest rate to a record low of 0.5 per cent.
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Ahold outperforms as it posts bumper profits
Dutch grocer Ahold reported better than expected fourth quarter results after winning market share in its home country and reaping the benefits of its revamped stores in the US.
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Tesco wins competition test appeal
Tesco has won its appeal against the competition test in the planning system.
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Food price inflation hits six-month high
Increasing costs for grocery retailers forced inflation in food prices up to a six-month high of 9 per cent in February.
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Sainsbury's buys 24 stores from Co-op
Sainsbury’s has bought 24 stores from the Co-operative Group for 83m.
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Paul Mason steps down from Somerfield
Somerfield chief executive Paul Mason has stepped down from the day-to-day running of the grocer but will carry on in an advisory position, as The Co-operative Group seals its 1.7bn bid for the business.
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Asda records highest growth rate of the big four
Asda has recorded the highest year-on-year growth rate of the big four supermarkets at 8.8 per cent, according to the latest TNS Worldpanel grocery research.
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Tesco to create 200 jobs in financial services
Tesco will create more than 200 jobs in Edinburgh as it expands its financial services operation.
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BRC urges EU to cut VAT on more green products
UK retailers are urging the European Commission to lower VAT on energy-efficient household products on the day the Retailers’ Environmental Action Plan (REAP) is launched.
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The Co-op completes its Somerfield deal
The Co-operative Group has completed its 1.6bn acquisition of the Somerfield supermarket chain.
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Oddbins suffers after collapse of wine supplier
High street off-licence Oddbins is suffering from a shortage of wine after French customs officials impounded stock following the collapse of its shipping company.
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Opinion
Asda means business in grocers' price war
It's payday, and the big grocers are parking their tanks on each other's lawns as a new front opens in the price war.