All Supermarkets articles – Page 137
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AnalysisOcado’s full-year results: What the analysts say
Ocado today reported full-year gross sales rose 17.2% to £843m last year, when pre-tax losses widened to £12.5m and that co-founder Jason Gissing is to retire. Retail Week rounds up analysts’ reaction.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Top 50 UK retailers 2012/13
Retail Week Knowledge Bank has compiled a ranking of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales during the 2012/13 financial year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six ways Facebook has changed retail
As Facebook celebrates its 10th birthday, Retail Week looks at how it has benefited retailers.
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NewsRussian hypermarket Lenta to list in London
Russian hypermarket Lenta has revealed plans to list on the London Stock Exchange and then in Moscow as it hopes to raise an estimated $1bn.
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NewsWaitrose sales jump 6.8% in second half as online and service drive growth
Waitrose second-half sales excluding petrol grew 6.8% as the grocer’s myWaitrose loyalty scheme, online and “outstanding” customer service propelled growth.
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GalleryIn pictures: Outgoing Sainsbury’s boss Justin King’s greatest PR shots
Sainsbury’s boss Justin King’s skills as a communicator with the media have been praised as he steps down from his role.
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GalleryIn pictures: Booths' revamped Knutsford store
Upmarket northern grocer Booths has revamped its store in Knutsford, Cheshire to feature a new bakery and a wine sampling machine. Chairman Edwin Booth gave Retail Week a tour of the store.
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NewsVideo: Booths chairman Edwin Booth on its Christmas performance
Booths chairman Edwin Booth explains the changes the grocer has made in store to Retail Week senior reporter Alex Lawson.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Booths is punching above its weight in grocery
The grocery industry has just endured what Sainsbury’s boss Justin King described as the worst Christmas in his 30 years of retailing.
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AnalysisReport: Retail 2014 - industry leaders’ business priorities
Our Retail 2014 report, produced in association with Kurt Salmon, asked retail bosses about their outlook for the year ahead. Ben Cooper looks at the challenges and opportunities they face.
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AnalysisVideo: Asda takes swipe at rivals' scarecrows
Asda has replaced its December snowman with a January scarecrow for the follow-up to its Christmas campaign - an equally unsubtle dig at its competitors.
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AnalysisClick-and-collect on the Tube: What do retailers need to know?
Tesco and Waitrose yesterday revealed they will be offering click-and-collect to London Underground passengers. Retail Week takes a look at the service.
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NewsShoppers steal £1.6bn from supermarket self-checkouts
Shoppers using self-checkouts stole more than £1.6bn from grocery retailers last year, according to new research.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Tesco, House of Fraser and Iceland
Retail news round-up on January 30, 2014: Amazon plans Kindle checkout system, Tesco poaches Aldi executive, House of Fraser rolls out queuing technology, My-Wardrobe bolsters management team and Iceland bins case dropped.
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NewsSainsbury’s Justin King: Retailers pay tribute to outgoing boss
Retailers have paid tribute to outgoing Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King and welcomed the appointment of industry veteran Mike Coupe.
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NewsSupermarkets pledge to reveal food waste data as tough new green targets set
The big four supermarkets have pledged to report food waste data in a sector first as retailers sign up to a new set of tough green targets.
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NewsSainsbury's chief Justin King says the "best years are still to come" for the grocer
Sainsbury’s outgoing chief executive Justin King said that the “best years are still to come” for the grocer and denied he was stepping down when Sainsbury’s was at the top of its game.
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OpinionComment: Justin King - the man who made Sainsbury’s great again
Retail is blessed with many great characters whose personalities loom large, but few have become quite so synonymous with the success of their business as Justin King, who is to stand down from the top job at Sainsbury’s in July.
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News'Sainsbury's may need to think differently in tough climate' says incoming boss Coupe
Incoming Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe said his first priority is to ensure a smooth handover but has signalled that he may make key strategic changes to the business when he takes the reins in July.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Sainsbury’s chief executive designate Mike Coupe’s to do list
Sainsbury’s today revealed boss Justin King will step down after 10 years and group commercial director Mike Coupe will take over. Retail Week takes a look at what will be top of Coupe’s agenda.