All articles by James Thompson – Page 8
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Asda, Sainsbury’s and Co-op move in on Somerfield
Asda, Sainsbury’s and Co-operative Group are understood to have submitted provisional first-round bids for local grocery chain Somerfield last week.
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DSGi raided in Intel probe
Electricals giant DSGi had its headquarters in Hemel Hempstead raided yesterday, as part of the European Union’s investigation of chipmaker Intel.
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Netto strengthens senior management team
Netto has hired a store operations director and non-food business unit controller in an effort to strengthen its senior management team.
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Morrisons sues OFT over price-fixing row
Morrisons has launched legal action against the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), accusing it of libel, which could result in a multimillion pound claim for damages.
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Commission to target supermarkets code of practice?
The entire grocery sector will be busy next week tucking into the Competition Commission’s remedies report, following a two-year inquiry.
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Gap international sales fall
Fashion retailer Gap’s international division posted falling like-for-like sales in January.
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Sainsbury’s eyes Middle East for international comeback
Grocer in talks with possible franchise partners to expand beyond its UK base.
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Halfords sales growth slows as boss quits
Motor accessories retailer Halfords has posted a slowdown in the rate of its like-for-like sales growth, as it emerged that its chief executive is leaving.
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Competition Commission to update on remedies next week
The Competition Commission will publish its hotly anticipated report on remedies next week as the inquiry into the 120 billion grocery sector enters its final stages.
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Co-op ramps up Fairtrade ranges
The Co-operative Group plans to switch all its own-brand teas to Fairtrade and stop selling eggs from caged hens.
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Opinion
A case for the big two?
Speculation was swirling around the grocery sector this week that Asda is poised to make a bid for local grocery chain Somerfield.
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The Works enters administration
Bargain bookseller The Works has gone into administration, as reported in this week’s issue of Retail Week .
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John Lewis sales climb 6%
Department store chain John Lewis piled pressure on its high street rivals by posting a 6.1 per cent sales uplift for the week to January 26.
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Woolworths withdraws girls' Lolita bed
Variety retailer Woolworths has withdrawn from its web site bedroom furniture for young girls bearing the sexually charged name of Lolita, after outraged mothers launched an online campaign.
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TM Lewin hires former Asda director
Menswear fashion retailer TM Lewin has appointed Keith Nesbitt, former Asda retail change director, as chief operating officer.
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Asda beefs up non-food online as Somerfield interest hots up
Asda is to ramp up the volume and variety of general merchandise products that it sells online this summer, as speculation mounts that the grocer could lodge a provisional bid for Somerfield in the next two weeks.
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Carrefour to refocus stores and own-label food brands
Carrefour is expected to focus on a radical overhaul of the branding of stores and its own-label food business in France to deliver a “breakthrough year”.
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Otto begins review that could lead to UK sell-off
Otto UK is conducting a wide-ranging strategic review of its UK operation, which could result in its German parent selling off the UK home shopping group.
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Asda to raise online game with non-food
Asda is to massively ramp up the volume and variety of general merchandise products it sells online this summer.
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Jane Norman to launch accessories stores
Jane Norman is set to shake up the 2.3 billion UK accessories market by opening standalone accessories stores, likely to be branded JN Accessories.