All Grocery articles – Page 692
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News
John Lewis Sale drives trade
Department store chain John Lewis’s sales were in positive territory for the second week running, helped by the clearance of Sale items.
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M&S victorious in stolen laptop data protection row
Marks & Spencer has avoided a courtroom showdown and substantial fine after winning an appeal against the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) over a data leak.
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Price war hots up as Netto slashes staples
Danish discount supermarket Netto has waded into the UK’s grocery price war by slashing the price of key staple items.
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Share bounce does little to ease pressure as City remains bullish
Retailers rallied after the misery of the past few weeks, but the mood among many sector analysts remained resolutely downbeat.
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Analysis
Let the festivities begin
Christmas will be here before we know it and retailers are gearing up to make the most of what is normally their most profitable time of year. But with a recession looming, what can retailers do to ensure they don’t get left out in the cold, asks Katie Kilgallen.
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Delhaize warns on profits as hard discounters steal share
International grocery chain Delhaize has warned profits will fall short of expectations as the consumer downturn bites.
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M&S hails bag charging scheme a success
Marks & Spencer’s controversial 5p food carrier bag charge has resulted in an 80 per cent drop in the number of bags used since the scheme’s introduction in May.
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Nisa-Today’s to use web tool for local sourcing
Nisa-Today’s is to use an online application to trade with the suppliers it recruits to its local sourcing initiative.
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Discount grocers pull in record share
Discount retailers account for 5.9 per cent of grocery spend in the UK – their highest figure reported to date – and are the fastest-growing sector of the market.
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Tesco to revive British tea break
Tesco is to give away tea and biscuits at 252 stores across the UK this week in an effort to revive the traditional British tea break and lift sales.
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Grocers cut petrol prices
Supermarkets Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s will lower petrol prices, in a move prompted by falling oil prices.
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Ocado to expand beyond food
Ocado is to expand beyond food into areas such as clothing and health and beauty as it notches up sales of 1 billion.
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Families’ disposable income still shrinking
The average family is 9 a week worse off compared with June last year, Asda’s income tracker has found.
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Tesco to build straw-powered energy plant
Tesco has been given the go ahead to build Britain’s first straw-powered, combined heat and power plant.
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Opinion
Co-op should focus on what it does best
The long-awaited Co-op-Somerfield deal was finally completed this week with little pomp and ceremony.
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News
Thorntons: the city view
Thorntons will open five new-format stores next month after posting a like-for-like sales increase of 3.6 per cent for the 10 weeks to June 28, writes Jennifer Creevy.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – July 18, 2008
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has pulled off a real coup with the final additions to his top team charged with turning around the DIY giant.
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News
John Lewis Sale puts retailer back on course
John Lewis has ended its falling sales trend with a strong week for its clearance Sale, recording sales up 5.9 per cent for the week to July 12.
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Asda launches price-cuts weekend
Asda is to slash the price of a dozen core groceries this weekend as shoppers start to feel the pinch towards the end of the month.