All Supermarkets articles – Page 153
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NewsAugust retail sales growth 'exceptionally high' driven by online
August retail sales volume growth was “exceptionally high” against last year, up 2.1%, as consumers continued to spend online.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, River Island and F Hinds
Retail news round-up September 19, 2013: Tesco appoints Barclays joint broker, River Island profits rise and F Hind deploys cloud-based EPoS system.
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NewsVideo: Iceland ploughs £7m into new TV ad campaigns
Iceland has ploughed £7m into its new autumn and Christmas advertising campaigns which have a focus on quality to tempt in new shoppers.
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NewsTesco to enter tablet market next week with own-brand device
Tesco will unveil its own-brand tablet on September 23, as it aims to take a share of the rapidly growing tablet market.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco and M&S
Retail news round-up September 18, 2013: Tesco to unveil own-brand Hudl tablet device; M&S to use mobile technology to communicate directly with workers in Asian factories
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OpinionComment: Tesco needs to get supply chain in order
This is not another horsemeat scandal, but Tesco selling Dutch pork as British proves that there is still a long way to go for some UK grocers before they get their supply chains in order.
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AnalysisIn the news: Fresh & Easy's new owner Ron Burkle profiled
Private investment firm Yucaipa acquired Tesco’s US operations Fresh & Easy last week. Retail Week profiles Yucaipa’s billionaire owner Ron Burkle.
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NewsTesco deems mislabelled pork mistake unacceptable
Tesco has deemed the mislabelling of pork, which it said was British but was found to be Dutch, as “unacceptable”, in another mislabelling scandal for the grocer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Harrods, Net-a-Porter and Christopher Kane
Retail news round-up September 17, 2013: Tesco found to be selling Dutch pork labelled as British while it plans new Irish stores; Harrods’ Marigay McKee is set to become president of Saks Fifth Avenue; Net-a-porter launches new social networking app; and Christopher Kane to open first London store
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco's 1960s store at Goodwood Revival 2013
Tesco introduced augmented reality to a re-incarnated version of its 1960s shops at the Goodwood Revival festival last weekend.
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NewsLidl appoints new operations director as sales grow
Lidl has reshuffled its operations team as the German discounter continues to expand its UK estate.
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NewsFrozen food specialist Cook reveals soaring profits after horsemeat crisis
Frozen food retailer Cook has revealed pre-tax profits soared by more than a third to £1.8m in the year to March 31.
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NewsGovernment to introduce 5p plastic bag charge
The Government is to introduce a 5p charge on plastic bags in a bid to prevent littering.
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NewsThe Co-op introduces student discount on groceries
The Co-op is to introduce a 10% student discount across its 3,600 food stores later this month as it looks to target younger shoppers.
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OpinionComment: Malcolm Walker's recipe for high street success
Ten days ago we opened Iceland’s 800th store in the UK - our greatest number ever, and the vast majority are on the high street.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Auchan struggles in Europe but global strategy pays off
French retailer Auchan’s turnover rose 4% to E29.8bn (£25.1bn) in the first half ended June 30.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retail warehousing witnesses battle of man versus machine
Retail warehousing is witnessing the rise of the machines as automated technology takes over processing, stock management and storage duties from humans. Will man or machine be the ultimate victor?
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AnalysisAnalysis: What have been the biggest retail tech launches of 2013?
The pace of change in the multichannel arena is more rapid than ever before. Laura Heywood assesses the biggest retail technology roll-outs of the past six months.
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NewsMorrisons to use fresh credentials to attack £500m online food target
Morrisons is to use its fresh food credentials to differentiate its online offer as it targets £500m in potential etail sales.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: Next - Deflating the bubble
If Chancellor George Osborne thought that his friend Simon Wolfson would come out today and share his rosy view of the economic recovery, then he was mistaken…