All Grocery articles – Page 718
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Tesco growth slows over Christmas
Tesco has felt the effects of customers tightening their belts as it reported slower like-for-like UK sales growth over Christmas.
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Wal-Mart to take on Fresh & Easy with small format
Wal-Mart is to pilot a small-format store in Arizona to challenge Tesco's Fresh & Easy chain, which is being rolled out across the US.
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Aldi Christmas trading solid, capping strong year
Discounter Aldi has reported “satisfactory” trading over the Christmas period, closing a year in which its sales rose 12.1 per cent.
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Opinion
Analysts will feast over Tesco’s non-food figures
After Sainsbury’s calmed retail investors’ nerves with better-than-expected like-for-like sales yesterday, Tesco should provide further evidence next week of a strong Christmas for UK grocers.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – January 11, 2008
It may have been a black week for retail, but that doesn't mean that the City should lose faith in the industry
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John Lewis storms into new year
Department store chain John Lewis has maintained its strong sales momentum in the new year, racking up 10.9 per cent growth in the week to January 5.
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John Lewis named UK's favourite shop
Department store business John Lewis has been named the UK’s favourite retailer in a survey of 6,000 shoppers.
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Shares take beating as festive casualties arise
Quoted retailers suffered an unhappy new year as shocking profit warnings and panic about prospects destroyed value.
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Co-op’s Marks admits interest in Somerfield
Co-operative Group chief executive Peter Marks said he would consider making a bid for rival chain Somerfield, as Co-op unveiled strong festive food sales.
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Tesco ramps up Fairtrade clothing offer
Tesco has started introducing a wide range of Fairtrade cotton and organic garments to stores, as it gears up to hit clothing sales of 1 billion for its financial year ending next month.
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M&S to rein in capital investment
Marks & Spencer is likely to slow its mammoth capital investment programme after posting disappointing third-quarter sales this week.
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Opinion
M&S is symptom of wider illness
When Marks & Spencer launched what looked like an unplanned 20 per cent off alcohol promotion the weekend before Christmas, it was a sign that the festive build-up wasn’t going to plan.
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Sainsbury's defies market gloom
Sainsbury’s has reported better-than-expected Christmas trading figures, with consumers not shying away from spending on food and drink despite the credit crunch.
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TNS crowns Morrisons as Christmas trading winner
Morrisons has emerged as the leading UK grocer this Christmas for the four weeks to December 30, according to TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures.
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M&S chiefs snap up shares after Christmas disappointment
Marks & Spencer directors have ramped up their shareholdings, sending a message to investors that they remain convinced of the retailer’s strength following reaction to today’s trading update.
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TNS crowns Morrisons Christmas trading winner
Morrisons has emerged the leading UK grocer this Christmas for the four weeks to December 30, according to TNS.
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Asda boss hails grocer's 'best ever' Christmas
Asda chief executive Andy Bond today declared 2007 the grocer’s “best ever” festive season.
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Marks & Spencer's shares tumble after poor festive sales
High street bellwether Marks & Spencer has posted poor Christmas trading figures, sending its share price spiralling – down 18 per cent in early trading.
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Promotions drive modest Christmas grocery growth
UK supermarkets posted robust sales over the festive period, but record levels of promotions in the grocery sector did not deliver a last-minute rush of shoppers before Christmas.
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C-stores fuel Co-op’s Christmas growth
The Co-operative Group has celebrated a happy Christmas on the back of a strong performance from convenience stores and remodelled shops.