All articles by James Thompson – Page 7
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Spain launches not-for-profit body to slash pesticide use
Spanish regional and central government has launched a not-for-profit organisation, which will work with the big four UK grocers to slash pesticide residues in fresh Andalucian produce.
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Asda to tap power of Wal-Mart’s sourcing
Asda chief executive Andy Bond has vowed to use parent Wal-Mart’s global purchasing power to further reduce prices, after the UK grocer posted a robust performance last year.
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Opinion
Paying lip service will not help grocers
Tesco will have been pleased with this week’s positive PR about its support for potential new rules to ban the sale of low-cost alcohol.
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Analysis
Hungry for more
Andy Clarke returned to his role as Asda retail director in 2005 after a four-year absence. Three years on, he tells James Thompson why he’s enjoying being back
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A collective sigh of relief
The Competition Commission’s hotly anticipated remedies report may increase the red tape for grocers but, overall, the big four will be relaxed about its proposals. James Thompson reports
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Sainsbury's to pilot out-of-hours GP surgery
Sainsbury’s is set to become the UK’s first grocer to offer out-of-hours GP appointments in a Greater Manchester store from next month.
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Tesco set to double its in-store opticians
Tesco is to more than double its number of in-store opticians over the next 12 months.
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Whole Foods boss happy with London store’s performance
Whole Foods Market chairman and chief executive John Mackey has mounted a robust defence of the performance of its debut UK store in London.
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Thorntons profits and sales jump 14%
Thorntons has delivered a 14 per cent increase in pre-tax profits and total sales for the 28 weeks to January 12.
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Asda like-for-likes climb
The UK’s second largest grocer Asda delivered mid-single-digit like-for-like sales growth in 2007.
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Tesco to ramp up sales of local products
Tesco plans to sell 400 million of local products in UK stores this year.
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Morrisons calls for new OFT team over price-fixing dispute
Morrisons is demanding that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) replace its team that is investigating the alleged milk price fixing in the grocery sector.
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DSGi staff rush to join share schemes
Thousands of DSGi staff are signing up to new three- and five-year share schemes, convinced that the electricals giant’s shares will increase from their present low base.
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Competition Commission botches remedies publication
The Competition Commission (CC) made a fiasco of publishing its crucial remedies report.
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Competition Commission wants more stores, but calls for ombudsman
The Competition Commission this evening gave supermarkets the green light to build more stores, but recommended the appointment of an ombudsman to provide suppliers with greater protection.
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Opinion
Has Whole Foods Market turned a corner in the UK?
Whole Foods Market opened in London’s trendy High Street Kensington to a fanfare last June.
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OFT accused of 'sensationalist' publicity seeking over milk inquiry
A High Court Judge has slammed the Office of Fair Trading for engaging in “public relations exercises” and accused the regulator of trying to attract “sensationalist publicity” over its inquiry into alleged price-fixing, according to the Daily Telegraph today.
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John Lewis delivers strong sales
Department store John Lewis has returned to form in the week to February 9, posting a 5.8 per cent increase in sales to 45.1 million.
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Competition Commission to deliver remedies report today
Competition Commission (CC) will publish its hotly anticipated remedies report for its inquiry into the 120 billion grocery sector this afternoon after 4.30pm.
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Yasmin Le Bon to front House of Fraser spring campaign
House of Fraser has today unveiled model Yasmin Le Bon as the face of its spring fashion advertising campaign.