All Grocery articles – Page 706
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NewsQS to open in supermarkets
Value fashion retailer QS is to open concessions in grocery chains Somerfield and the Co-operative Group, as it restructures after the departure of its chief executive.
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News
Tesco revs up Express opening programme
Tesco plans to rapidly increase the number of its Express stores this year as it tightens its grip on the 26 billion convenience sector.
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News
Asda sales for March ahead of plan
Asda has revealed its March sales exceeded expectations, posted as parent Wal-Mart delivered its monthly trading update.
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Sainsbury’s to merge roles as McMeikan exits
Sainsbury’s decision to merge its supply chain and retail director roles could enhance in-store availability, analysts say.
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NewsGerman discounter merger in danger as regulator acts
The German grocery regulator could block a landmark merger that would shake up the discount grocery market in the country.
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Tesco stands by Guardian Group non-exec
Tesco has insisted it will not put pressure on non-executive director Carolyn McCall to leave the board, despite its legal wrangle with The Guardian newspaper, which is owned by the company she runs.
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NewsSainsbury’s names Ken McMeikan’s successor
Sainsbury’s has promoted supply chain director Roger Burnley to the post of retail and logistics director, combining his existing role with that of outgoing retail director Ken McMeikan.
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Tesco's 2009 profit forecasts to be cut?
Analysts are expected to downgrade Tesco’s 2009 profit forecasts when the supermarket giant announces its results next week.
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Myners in Tesco libel case
Guardian Media Group chairman Paul Myners has been caught up in the libel case being brought by Tesco against The Guardian .
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Somerfield sale could go ahead within a week
The sale of convenience grocer Somerfield could be agreed as early as next week, it is understood.
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Asda wants ethical code restricted to UK suppliers
Asda wants overseas suppliers excluded from a new code of conduct intended to ensure that big grocers do not use their buying power to impose unfair trading terms, according to the Guardian .
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Opinion
A slow passage to India
Tesco seemed to edge closer to launching a joint venture in India this week, when its finance director appeared to suggest that talks with a potential partner had advanced beyond the exploratory phase.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – April 4, 2008
Aside from a little small-arms fire, the guns have fallen silent this morning after yesterday’s attempt by Marks & Spencer to end its month-long war with City institutions.
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News
John Lewis like-for-likes swell at Easter
John Lewis department stores achieved bumper sales lifts this Easter compared with last year.
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Tesco in-store chlamydia test to be launched
Tesco has joined forces with a London Primary Care Trust (PCT) to offer a free chlamydia-testing kit at a London store later this month.
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Co-op needs to up Somerfield bid to seal deal
The Co-operative Group will have to raise its offer to buy Somerfield, which could result in a Competition Commission inquiry.
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Analysis
2028: A Retail Odyssey
Personalised products, refrigerated packaging and automatic grocery deliveries. These are just some of the retail trends forecast for the next 20 years. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports
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Tesco: the city view
As top grocer Tesco prepares to unveil full-year results a week on Tuesday, it finds its prospects for continued success increasingly under question.
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Asda raids Tesco for Living marketing job
Asda has hired a former Tesco executive to spearhead the marketing strategy of its burgeoning Asda Living non-food format.
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M&S seeks compromise in Rose row
Marks & Spencer has suggested measures to defuse the bitter corporate governance row that erupted over the proposal to elevate boss Sir Stuart Rose to executive chairman.