All Grocery articles – Page 698
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News
Majestic Wine profits and sales climb
Specialist retailer Majestic Wine has posted a full-year profit rise and expects to sustain momentum, despite tough high street conditions.
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Opinion
Game on or time to sell?
When computer entertainment specialist Game reports on trading next month, consumer favourites such as Grand Theft Auto and the Nintendo Wii should have driven sales skywards yet again.
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News
Morrisons’ ‘industry-leading’ sales advance impresses City
Morrisons impressed the City with a strong like-for-like performance in its first quarter.
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News
M&S plans green store roll-out
Marks & Spencer is to roll out about half of the initiatives it has been testing at its Bournemouth eco-store to its entire portfolio.
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News
Netto thrives as it benefits from penny-pinching
Value grocer Netto reported an 11 per cent increase in UK turnover to £696.4 million for the 12 months to December 31 last year and has vowed to deliver further growth this year.
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News
Tesco takeover of Dobbies almost complete
Tesco now owns 90.13 per cent of the shares in Dobbies, after announcing last week that it would take the retailer private within the next month.
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News
Fresh look for Fresh & Easy
Tesco rethinks format to create a ‘warmer’ feel as it prepares to press on with US store openings
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News
Fashion sales lift John Lewis
John Lewis Partnership posted a 3.9 per cent sales rise in the week to June 7.
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News
Tesco combines school and club voucher schemes
Tesco is to merge its two voucher schemes to create one bumper offer, following feedback from participating schools and clubs.
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Opinion
Grocers face uncertain prospects
Food prices are never far from the headlines and are likely to have further profound effects both on consumer behaviour and retailer strategy.
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News
Man held over Sainsbury’s killing
A man has appeared in court over the death of a 57-year-old shopper at a Sainsbury’s store in Merton, southwest London, which resulted from an argument over queue-jumping.
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News
Asda to cut fuel bill by tracking its vans
Asda is to reduce costs and improve customer service with a satellite tracking system for its home delivery vans.
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News
Co-op to sponsor Pride of Britain Awards
The Co-operative Group has struck a deal to be the sole sponsor of the Daily Mirror ’s Pride of Britain Awards.
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News
Wal-Mart sells property firm Gazeley
Wal-Mart is to sell Gazeley, the property development subsidiary of Asda, to Dubai World company Economic Zones World.
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News
Tesco cautious on non-food
Tesco has reported a 3.5 per cent like-for-like sales uplift, excluding petrol, in its first quarter for its domestic market, but warned that its rate of growth for non-food has eased as consumers become more cautious.
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News
Bakery chain rescued in management buy-out
More than 1,500 jobs have been saved at bakery company Sayers, following a management buy-out led by Sayers chairman Sandy Birnie.
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News
US union crosses pond in drive to win concessions from Tesco
One of the US’s largest unions this week came to the UK to confront Tesco.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Marks & Spencer Colliers Wood
An edge-of-town store measuring 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) is hardly remarkable these days, but when it is the biggest store that a retailer has opened in a large city for a decade, it’s worth taking a look at.
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Opinion
If the price is right…
Morrisons revealed once again that it is leading the grocery pack in terms of like-for-like growth. Yesterday, the grocer posted a 7 per cent increase in like-for-likes for the 13 weeks to May 4, which chief executive Marc Bolland said is “industry leading” and, again, “outperforms the market”.
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News
Rewe profits jump 22% as international sales deliver
German supermarket group Rewe notched up the highest sales figures of its 80-year history last year.