All Supermarkets articles – Page 210
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Grocer Auchan plans offensive pricing strategy
Grocer Auchan plans to compete with rival Leclerc on pricing and promotions this year. The retailer will move towards an offensive pricing strategy throughout France, according to Auchan France managing director Vincent Mignot. The hypermarket format will remain the backbone of the retailer’s strategy.Auchan said 58 of its 120 French ...
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AnalysisAuchan pins hopes on China for future growth
French retailer Auchan hopes its Chinese operations will drive growth because sales in Western Europe are expected to remain flat.
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OpinionTesco boss Clarke faces tough challenges ahead
The tenure of Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke may be only a year old, but no one can fault it for a lack of drama.
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NewsOcado directors denied bonus and pay rise
Ocado directors Tim Steiner, Jason Gissing and Neill Abrams did not receive a bonus in 2011 due to poor performance.
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NewsRetailers divided over Sunday trading
The relaxation of Sunday trading laws for the Olympics has split opinion among some of the UK’s biggest retailers.
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NewsSainsbury’s confident that big stores have future as sales rise
Sainsbury’s boss Justin King has affirmed confidence in his big-box stores after Morrisons chief Dalton Philips warned that grocers’ giant sheds would become “a blip in the history of retail” as online grows.
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NewsFurther redundancies expected at The Co-operative
The Co-operative Group is to make further redundancies in its food division.
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NewsSainsbury's records 2.6% like-for-like sales uplift
Sainsbury’s has recorded a 2.6% increase in like-for-like sales excluding fuel for the fourth quarter.
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Carrefour launches transactional smartphone app
Carrefour has launched a transactional smartphone application in its home market. Using the My Carrefour shopping tool, customers can log in to their account on Carrefour.fr and select products either by using a keyword search or scanning the barcode on an item.Shoppers can choose whether they would like to have ...
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NewsMini Heston stars in Waitrose TV campaign
Waitrose is to feature a ‘mini Heston Blumenthal’ in its new TV advertising campaign.
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OpinionBrasher departure fuels retail rumour mill
Chris Brook-Carter is Editor-in-chief of Retail Week. Chris has covered the FMCG and retail industries for 15 years, in particular covering the food, drinks and clothing sectors.
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NewsSainsbury's closes Fresh Kitchen store
Sainsbury’s has closed its trial Fresh Kitchen sandwich store.
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NewsSainsbury’s cheered by rise in online sales
Sainsbury’s claimed it has overtaken Asda to become the second- largest seller of online groceries, behind Tesco.
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OpinionIceland: Why I’ve bought the company back
Malcolm Walker is chief executive of Iceland. He began his career as a trainee manager at Woolworths.
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AnalysisCarrefour hits the brakes after profits suffer a fall
Carrefour last week put the roll-out of the Carrefour Planet format on hold as it revealed a drop in profits in the latest financial year.
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NewsTesco kiosks allow access to full range in store
Tesco has rolled out 147 kiosks to 120 shops that allow customers to access the grocer’s whole range for the first time in-store.
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AnalysisTesco's Brasher leaves: What next for the business?
The timing of Richard Brasher’s resignation from the board of Tesco, if not the actual fact of his departure, came as a surprise.
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OpinionDebenhams’ winning formula
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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Walmart to consider China expansion
Walmart may consider acquiring local retailers in China as it expands into new regions. Walmart International chief financial officer Cathy Smith said: “There are whole provinces in China that we haven’t even begun to think about.”However, she added that acquisitions are generally Walmart’s least-preferred way of growing because they are ...
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AnalysisAnalysis: Morrisons boss Dalton Philips’ ‘killer concept’
Morrisons’ chief executive is sure the grocer’s biggest opportunities still lie ahead, he tells Alex Lawson.