All Grocery articles – Page 690
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Surprise results lift shares of European grocers
European grocery giants Metro, Delhaize and Ahold have bucked the retail gloom as better than expected second quarter sales lifted shares.
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Opinion
Stick to what you are good at
Drastic quick fixes to drive sales may be tempting, but you risk alienating core customers.
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AnalysisNetto effects: discounters boom in credit crunch
The credit crunch is turning out to be the coming of age for hard discounters in the UK. Jennifer Creevy tours Netto’s latest store with managing director Richard Lancaster.
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Leaver is front-runner to succeed Rose
Marks & Spencer head of international Carl Leaver has been given further responsibilities at the retailer, placing him as the front-runner to succeed Sir Stuart Rose as chief executive.
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July shop price inflation driven by food
UK shop price inflation rose 3.2 per cent in July, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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Whole Foods posts £9m UK loss
Upmarket US grocery chain Whole Foods has reported pre-tax operating losses of US$18.4 million ( 9.4 million) in the year to August 3 at its six UK stores.
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Oddbins bought by ex-MD's son
Wine retailer Oddbins has been sold to a consortium of investors led by the son of a former managing director of the company.
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Consumer confidence plummets again
Consumers are becoming increasingly nervous, with consumer spending growth expected to slow to just 0.5 per cent next year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
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Tesco undercuts Asda school uniforms
Tesco has undercut rival Asda today with the launch of its Tesco Value school uniform for 3.50.
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Spending on school meals and uniforms soars
The cost for UK families of sending a child to school soared to 1,077 for the past school year to June.
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Thorntons retail director steps down
Thorntons retail director Dominic Prendergast has left the business and its board after seven years with the confectionary retailer.
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Opinion
Cash rich, time poor
Grocers talk about shoppers trading down out of restaurants to snap up ready meals in their stores to treat themselves at home. And for the likes of Waitrose and Marks & Spencer, plus the big four grocers, this may well be the case.
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Radley hires Mason as non-exec chairman
Radley has appointed Somerfield chief executive Paul Mason as non-executive chairman.
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Asda launches £4 school uniform
Asda will launch a 4 school uniform, its lowest price to date, sparking a new price war among the grocers.
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Ahold Q2 beats expectations
Dutch retail group Ahold has beat analysts expectations for the second quarter of its financial year, reporting net sales of €5.8 billion ( 4.57 billion).
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Tesco completes acquisition of Dobbies
In a stock exchange announcement today, the grocer announced that Tesco Holdings has bought 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Dobbies.
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John Lewis sales hit by hot weather
John Lewis department stores suffered a drop in sales after warm weather last week kept customers away from its shops.
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Metro results top expectations
German retail giant Metro has posted better-than-expected results for the six months to June 30.
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Government to pick grocery czar if talks fail
The Government will consider bringing in a grocery ombudsman itself if the Competition Commission cannot come to an agreement with the supermarkets.