All Supermarkets articles – Page 172
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NewsCostcutter boss vows to up pressure on major grocers
Costcutter chief executive Darcy Willson-Rymer has vowed to up the ante on the Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons as the battle for the convenience grocery market intensifies.
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Gross sales rise at grocer Mercadona
Mercadona’s gross sales rose 7% to E17.8bn (£15.55bn) in 2012. Net income also increased 7% to E508m (£443.7m).The grocer invested E650m (£567.7m) to open 60 stores and hired 4,000 employees during the year, giving it a total staff count of 74,000.Mercadona is reportedly postponing global expansion.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Sainsbury’s takes gold for Paralympic tie-up
The Mirror Group Marketing/Advertising Campaign of the Year award was won by Sainsbury’s for its sponsorship of the 2012 Paralympic Games.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Sainsbury’s picks up Deloitte Employer of the Year
The Deloitte Employer of the Year award was picked up by Sainsbury’s for its skill in making its Paralympics partnership work for all employees.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Asda nets innovation prize for Fish Made Simple
Asda takes home the award for the 2013 Ashton Partnership Product Innovation of the Year for its Fish Made Simple initiative.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Is Carrefour’s strategic plan equal to the market?
Despite challenges in formats and geography, Carrefour’s 2012 results were above expectations and saw its first rise in domestic profit.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Value supermarket retailer Aldi scales new heights
Aldi has gained ground rapidly in recent years and consumers are flocking to its stores. Nick Hughes explains how it won The Zolfo Cooper Growth Retailer of the Year award.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Is Morrisons getting the balance right?
Has Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips struck the right balance between short-term tactical moves and long-term strategic investments?
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OpinionComment: The shift to digital retailing needs bold decisions
Retail company investors should change their stock-picking criteria and industry directors must move even faster than they think to adapt to ecommerce trends.
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OpinionComment: Is the Morrisons and Ocado tie-up a good idea?
It’s always nice to be vindicated, or, to paraphrase Keynes, it is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.
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NewsOcado reports 14.4% year-on-year jump in first-quarter sales
Online grocer Ocado has reported a 14.4% year-on-year increase in sales to £185.5m in the first quarter buoyed by new customers.
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NewsMorrisons enters talks with online grocer Ocado as profits fall
Morrisons has entered discussions with online grocer Ocado to kick-start its online grocery offer after profits fell last year.
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AnalysisVideo: Coles' Stuart Machin at Retail Week Live
Keener pricing and better value has been key to the turnaround of Coles, the Australian retailer, according to its store development and operations director Stuart Machin
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NewsMorrisons to parachute in Kiddicare boss for online grocery launch
Morrisons is to parachute in Kiddicare chief executive Scott Weavers-Wright ahead of the launch of its fledgling online grocery business which is due to go live before the end of the year.
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NewsTesco acquires restaurant chain Giraffe for £48.6m
Tesco has bought Giraffe for £48.6m and plans to launch the family friendly restaurant in some of its larger stores.
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Migros Basel shelves expansion plans
Migros Basel, a co-operative of Swiss grocer Migros, has shelved expansion plans for Germany for the indefinite future.In an interview with Bilanz magazine, Migros chief executive Herbert Bolliger said Migros Basel’s expansion strategy had not worked.Migros entered the German market in 1995, but operates only four Migros stores in the ...
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Grocer Coop plans to convert to Rewe banner
Grocer Coop is planning to convert its outlets to Rewe Group’s Rewe banner, Lebensmittel Zeitung reported.Rewe Group and Coop have been buying partners for several years. Additionally, Rewe Group has a silent partnership in the retailer, which is located in northern Germany. Rewe Group will make the most of the ...
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NewsTesco 'sorry' after further horse meat found in meatloaf
Tesco has apologised to shoppers after it discovered horse meat in a beef meatloaf manufactured in Northern Ireland.
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NewsJohn Lewis to trial £2m 'little Waitrose' food offer
John Lewis is to introduce a food offer in its Watford shop enabling customers to stock up on Waitrose products whilst shopping the department store.
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NewsGrocers fall 'woefully short' in managing supply chains, study shows
Supermarkets must communicate the importance of supply chains to avoid another horse meat scandal after they fell “woefully short”, according to a new survey.