All Grocery articles – Page 686
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Tesco attacked by US union
Tesco is being targeted by one of the US’s largest unions, which today launched a campaign on the grocer’s home soil to highlight its staunch anti-union stance in the US.
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Supermarkets shield shoppers from price rises
Retailers are protecting shoppers from food price rises, according the British Retail Consortium.
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Justin King calls for more government action on obesity
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will urge the Government to dedicate more resources to educating consumers about healthier lifestyles in a speech today.
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Asda sells sausages for 2p
Asda has launched a mouth-watering offer for shoppers, with packs of eight sausages for the bargain price of 2p each.
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GalleryMarks & Spencer – Colliers Wood
The biggest store from Marks and Spencer in a decade is in a South London suburb.
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Tesco snaps up RBS stake in Tesco Personal Finance
Tesco is to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland’s stake in Tesco Personal Finance for 1 billion, bringing to an end a joint venture with the bank that has lasted almost a decade.
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Asda takes up recycling baton
Asda is urging consumers to take recycling seriously with the launch of its first online viral game, starring the character Landfill Bill.
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M&S shakes up stores
Rose ditches traditional structure to divide food and general stores management
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Morrisons to exploit surplus space for non-food retailers
Morrisons has become the latest of the big supermarkets to exploit its property portfolio with plans for non-food retail developments on parts of its sites.
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Opinion
Do us a favour Darling
Politicians are opportunist creatures. So when the rising cost of food started emerging as an issue for voters, it was the natural thing for Alistair Darling to haul supermarket chiefs into the Treasury for a grilling over food prices last week.
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Northern Foods staff protest at factory closure
Staff from Marks & Spencer ready meal supplier Northern Foods confronted the retailer’s directors yesterday in a showdown at its Marble Arch store.
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John Lewis sales fall again
John Lewis Partnership has suffered another drop in sales at its department stores.
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Grocery bills rise 5.8%
The cost of groceries have soared 5.8 per cent since the start of the year, according to a Verdict report.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – May 30, 2008
While the American economy might be heading towards recession, New York still remains the epicentre of the retail world.
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Opinion
A discounter’s market
Shoppers, of course, have been watching the pennies this year. Yet, with the trend leaning towards staying in rather than going out to restaurants, the grocers have still achieved growth in sales of quality food.
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Tesco to save £10 million with private mobile network
Tesco expects to save 8 million to 10 million a year with the creation of an innovative telecommunications network for the group’s UK and international operations.
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Discounters thrive as Tesco and Sainsbury's lose share
Hard discounters Aldi and Lidl are prospering as the economic squeeze begins to hit shoppers, according to the latest TNS grocery market share data.
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Grocery sales climb as non-food struggles
Sales at food retailers are showing robust growth, while the decline in the fortunes of non-food retailers continues, according to figures released by TNS Worldpanel today for the 12 weeks to May 18.
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Co-op in talks to sell unwanted Somerfield stores
The Co-operative Group is understood to be in early talks with rival supermarket groups about selling some of the Somerfield stores if its bid for the retailer is successful.
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AnalysisM&S has no time to revel in its glory as share price plummets
Marks & Spencer may have made 1 billion, but there was no feelgood factor as its share price – and those of its general merchandise and food counterparts – slid.