All articles by James Thompson – Page 9
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The Works on the brink
Bargain bookseller locked in emergency talks to stave off administration
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Tesco’s first department store to be rejected in favour of Waitrose
Tesco’s plans for its first department store are to be turned down in favour of a scheme fronted by rival Waitrose.
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Morrisons to launch IT recruitment drive
Morrisons is to embark on a large-scale IT recruitment drive, following the signing of a landmark deal with software giant Oracle late last year.
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Jessops chief nets £500,000 bonus
The chairman of beleaguered camera retailer Jessops collected a 500,000 bonus last year.
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Asda eyes £2m energy savings
Asda plans to save 2 million a year by buying all its energy for stores and depots directly from UK power generators.
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Opinion
Life tastes better at Morrisons
Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland will have toasted the grocer’s sparkling Christmas results this week.
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Analysis
Farewell to cheap food
Food prices are going up – it’s official. But is the rising price of staples here to stay and is it really going to hit grocers’ margins or keep shoppers off the high street? James Thompson finds out
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DSGi to cut costs with standard IT platform
DSGi has kicked off a massive IT transformation programme, in an effort to deliver multimillion-pound cost savings and operating efficiencies.
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UK organic food market held back by supply shortage
The growth of the organic food market is being held back by supply problems, as British producers struggle to satisfy soaring demand for home grown products, according to Mintel.
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Ian Cheshire made Kingfisher chief executive
Kingfisher has appointed Ian Cheshire as group chief executive with effect from January 28.
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Analysis
Field of dreams
With his radical overhaul of Somerfield finally bearing fruit and a multibillion-pound sale in the pipeline, Paul Mason is on a high. James Thompson finds out why things are looking up for the grocer
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Tesco launches menswear online
Tesco has added menswear to its online clothing offer in an initiative that will turn the screws on its value fashion rivals.
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Morrisons to maintain pace with ads in 2008
Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland promised there would be no let-up in ad spend in the next financial year as the Bradford-based grocer delivered market-beating Christmas trading figures.
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Government to force grocers to simplify food labelling
The Government was today expected to force supermarkets to unify their food-labelling systems in an effort to cut soaring obesity.
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Asda's interest in Somerfield hots up
Asda is thought to have engaged investment bank Lazard to advise it on a potential 2.5 billion bid for Somerfield, according to The Times .
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Opinion
Somerfield bid will likely break it up
One of retail’s worst kept secrets was made official this week, when the private equity owners of Somerfield and investment bank Citi revealed that the grocery chain was being touted around the supermarket industry.
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Metro sells Extra chain
German retail and wholesale giant Metro Group has sold its Extra supermarket chain to Rewe Group for an undisclosed sum.
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John Lewis and Waitrose sales climb
Department store chain John Lewis’s sales momentum shows no sign of slipping in 2008, as the retailer posted sales up 5.4 per cent for the week to January 12.
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Wal-Mart to test smaller shops on Tesco’s US turf
Wal-Mart is expected to take a cautious approach to the roll-out of its smaller-format grocery stores, which are set to launch in the US this summer.