All Grocery articles – Page 723
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Metro mulls sale of its Extra chain to fuel global growth
German retail giant Metro Group is understood to be in talks to sell its Extra supermarket chain and a transaction could be completed by the end of the year.
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M&S raises stakes in India as it tests appetite for food
Retailer extends range as it pursues more international growth opportunities
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City airs concerns on Sainsbury’s as grocer shrugs off bid collapse
Can Justin King make Sainsbury’s great again? Analysts mused the question a week after the collapse of Delta Two’s bid, as the grocer posted an interim rise in profits and sales and launched a property joint venture with Land Securities.
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Opinion
UK retailers are ready for the US
“If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere,” sang Frank Sinatra, but it could equally be Sir Philip Green, Sir Terry Leahy or Charles Dunstone’s refrain as each sets out on the most ambitious mission of their distinguished retail careers.
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Sainsbury’s web offer stymied by store size
Sainsbury’s online non-food growth is being constrained by its store sizes, chief executive Justin King has said.
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Thorntons tests formats to take image upmarket
Thorntons is to pilot 10 new-format stores before the end of June in an effort to enhance its premium-brand credentials.
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Sainsbury's strikes joint venture deal with Land Securities
Sainsbury's has unveiled a joint venture with property giant Land Securities to unlock 113 million worth of freehold assets.
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Asda co-operates with OFT over price-fixing inquiry
Asda is co-operating with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), as the long-running investigation into the price-fixing of milk, cheese and butter draws to a close, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph .
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Sainsbury's unveils strong post-bid results
Sainsbury’s posted a rise in profits and sales for the 28 weeks to October 26 – its first results since Delta Two’s bid for the grocer collapsed last week.
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Asda posts strong Q3 as it readies for Christmas
Grocer and general merchandiser Asda achieved “very positive sales results” in its third quarter, according to its parent company Wal-Mart.
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Grocers face turkey shortages
Supermarkets could face a shortage of turkeys this Christmas as tests are carried out on a farm in Suffolk where the turkeys are understood to have contracted avian flu.
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Majestic Wine profits up 17% in first half
Majestic Wine has posted strong profits and robust sales for the 26 weeks ending October 1.
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Tesco Direct on course to smash sales forecast
Tesco’s non-food catalogue and web business is likely to deliver sales a third higher than expected in its first full year of trading.
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Opinion
Independents stare into the grocery abyss
It’s been a tumultuous week for three of the four big grocers. Tesco opened the doors on its Fresh & Easy stores in the US, Delta Two’s bid for Sainsbury’s collapsed and Asda posted disappointing profits in its 2006 accounts at Companies House.
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Supermarkets to face Turkey shortage
Bernard Matthews’ trade union members voted yesterday to hold their first one-day strike over pay on November 15 at the firm’s site in East Anglia .
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Oddbins suffers further losses
Wine retailer Oddbins suffered a pre-tax loss of 8.6 million in the year to December 31.
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John Lewis posts disappointing sales
Department store John Lewis posted lacklustre sales in the week to November 3, in a further sign of a slowdown on the high street.
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Pressure on King after Qatar bid collapses
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will have to raise employee morale if the grocer is to continue its strong sales momentum of the past three years, following the collapse of Delta Two’s bid for the grocer this week.
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Analysis
Sainsbury’s takes tumble while general retailers come out top
Sainsbury’s takes tumble while general retailers come out top
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Co-operative Group plans to up membership by a quarter
The Co-operative Group plans to increase its number of members by more than a quarter next year.