All Supermarkets articles – Page 156
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AnalysisAnalysis: Co-op food boss puts price, store formats and own brand at heart of revival plan
The Co-op Food today unveiled plans to launch online grocery. Chief executive Steve Murrells explains online is just one element of his plan to revive the fortunes of the retailer.
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NewsThe Co-op unveils plans for online grocery launch
The Co-operative is to log on to the £6.1bn online grocery market as food boss Steve Murrells bids to drag the mutual into the digital age.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What would it mean for Tesco and China Resources to buy ParknShop?
Two of the most intriguing developments in the retailing scene in the Greater China region for some time came together dramatically yesterday with the revelation that new potential merger partners China Resources Enterprise and Tesco are also discussing a joint bid for the Hong Kong based supermarket business ParknShop.
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NewsChina Resources may join Tesco to bid for Hong Kong's ParknShop
China Resources Enterprise has said it may partner with Tesco to bid for billionaire Li Ka-Shing’s Hong Kong supermarket chain, according to reports.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on HMV and Asda
Retail news round-up August 21, 2013: HMV pension fund and other creditors to lose £250m; Asda data reveals disposable income in decline
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NewsOcado ups convenience and enters recipe kit market
Ocado is to start selling dinner kits complete with exact ingredients and recipes cards as it looks to offer customers more convenience.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's fine over strawberry promotion is a wake-up call
The judgement passed on Tesco’s misrepresentation of the pricing of its strawberries acts as a wake-up call, if one was needed, that customers are not to be taken for granted.
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OpinionComment: Walmart, Tesco and Carrefour can bring expertise to India
While the UK was basking in the recent heat wave, I decided to visit monsoon-soaked Mumbai to tour stores and meet those ‘in the know’.
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AnalysisIn numbers: The tablet market as Tesco enters the fray
As Tesco reveals plans to enter the tablet market, with its own device set to launch before Christmas, Retail Week looks at the market.
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NewsTesco fined £300,000 over misleading promotion
Tesco has been fined £300,000 by Birmingham City Council after misleading the public over a ‘half price’ offer on strawberries.
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NewsTesco to launch iPad-style tablet computer for Christmas
Tesco is poised to launch its own tablet computer as it seeks to take on rivals Apple and Amazon.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales up 7.1% driven by mixed weather
John Lewis sales increased 7.1% to £65.07m last week as it benefited from the “continued mixed bag of weather that typifies a British summer”.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Will Walmart acquire Hong Kong’s Park n Shop?
Hong Kong-based conglomerate AS Watson has confirmed it is conducting a strategic review of grocery retail business Park n Shop (PnS).
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NewsAsda hits back at Tesco Watford with big store vision
Asda chief executive Andy Clarke has hit back at Tesco’s vision of the future of big box grocery and revealed that brands will play an increasingly vital role in Asda stores.
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OpinionComment: Fears Walmart had cried wolf realised
After the horror show of the first quarter, Walmart had so much to prove domestically in the second quarter. And it has again come up short.
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NewsAsda to accelerate investment in bricks and clicks as sales edge up
Asda like-for-likes edged up 0.7%, excluding VAT and fuel, in the 12 weeks to July 5 as the grocer unveiled plans to accelerate investment in its bricks and clicks strategy.
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NewsHeat wave drives strong retail sales in July
The warm weather in July sparked a 1.1% month-on-month rise in retail sales, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up August 14, 2013: Marks & Spencer brings grouse to the high street and Sainsbury’s shifts to a three-year marketing plan
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NewsAussie retailer Target drafts in further British talent
Australian retailer Target has drafted in further British talent with the appointment of Graeme Jenkins as finance director.
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OpinionComment: Tesco UK ops director sets the record straight on foreign workers
I doubt many of our customers spend much time thinking about our distribution network and how the food on our shelves comes to be there.