All Grocery articles – Page 697
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Amazon to sell wine online in US
Amazon is to start selling wine in the US, in the latest extension of its e-tail empire.
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Asda to close George stores
Asda is to close its standalone George clothing high street stores four and a half years into a pilot, after failing to make the economics of town-centre retailing work.
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Morrisons achieves record grocery market share
Morrisons has achieved record grocery market share and continued growth in the 12 weeks to February 24, according to figures from TNS Worldpanel.
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Asda: family income down £5 a week
Rising food and petrol prices meant that the average UK family has 5 a week less to spend than last year, according to grocer Asda’s first income tracker survey.
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Wal-Mart’s savings in China to trigger supplier squeeze
International retailers sourcing from China are expected to place greater demands on manufacturers this year, as Wal-Mart said improved productivity from its Chinese suppliers is offsetting rising costs in the country.
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Asda could carve up Somerfield
Asda is sounding out potential partners for a carve up of 900-store local grocery chain Somerfield, according to the Daily Telegraph .
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Majestic chief to step down
Majestic Wine chief Tim How is to step down from his post, making way for his deputy Steve Lewis to take over the reins.
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Opinion
It might not be Easy, but Tesco will get there in the end
Tesco went on the offensive this week after broker Piper Jaffray lambasted US customers’ reactions to the grocer’s fledgling Fresh & Easy convenience store format.
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PM calls for plastic bag ban
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to introduce legislation if necessary to impose a minimum 5p charge on supermarket plastic bags.
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Tesco demands retraction from Guardian over tax claims
Tesco has demanded that the Guardian newspaper make a full retraction and apologise over allegations published this week that it has avoided paying a 1 billion tax charge.
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Sainsbury’s names strategy director
Sainsbury’s has appointed a strategy director to accelerate its growth.
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Tesco plans Argos-style zones for Homeplus stores
Tesco is to launch a mini Argos-style service inside its non-food Homeplus stores this year, firing another warning shot across the bows of its catalogue giant rival.
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MP lambasts Tesco’s alcohol ‘PR gimmick’
A high-profile Labour MP has slammed Tesco’s call for a law to ban the sale of cut-price alcohol, as other large retailers launched their own proposals this week.
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Waitrose begins roll-out of new look after trial success
Waitrose has started rolling out design elements of its new store format after a strong performance from its two debut shops.
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Poor John Lewis trading fuels City fears as Tesco is attacked
John Lewis’s revelation that last week’s trading was the “toughest in recent memory” spooked an already panicky City.
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Londis to invest in pricing and infrastructure after challenging year
Musgrave has unveiled a series of measures to improve the performance of its Londis convenience store chain.
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MPs demand tax inquiry following Tesco allegations
MPs and Lords have called for a crackdown on tax avoidance after the Guardian newspaper alleged that Tesco was using an elaborate corporate structure to avoid paying tax.
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M&S to impose 5p plastic bag charge
Marks & Spencer is to charge customers for plastic food carrier bags from the beginning of May.
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Union’s online campaign against M&S thwarted
Union Unite’s attempt to launch an online marketing offensive against Marks & Spencer appears to have been thwarted by Google.
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Tesco denies tax evasion claims
Tesco has denied allegations that is has created an elaborate corporate structure involving offshore tax havens that enables it to avoid paying tax of up to 1 billion on profits from the sale of its UK properties, according to the Guardian newspaper.