All Supermarkets articles – Page 229
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NewsAldi’s sales jump as shoppers tighten belts
Aldi, the German grocer which has surged back into popularity this year as consumers tighten their purse strings, reported a loss last year after a store disposal programme but sales grew solidly.
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Carrefour hypermarkets not matching performance of pilot stores
Carrefour said its new Carrefour Planet hypermarkets weren’t matching the performance of the format’s pilot stores. Compared with the pilots sales at newer Carrefour Planet stores have not been increasing as strongly.However, group chief commercial officer José Carlos Gonzalez-Hurtado has said the results were still ahead of the September 2010 ...
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OpinionThe shifting battleground on price
Tesco announces a new price initiative and the media proclaim a price war.
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Edeka plans store openings in 2012
Grocery operator Edeka says it plans to open about 200 new full-assortment stores in 2012, maintaining its expansion pace of the past two years. The company will invest about e1bn (£860m) next year in the expansion and modernisation of its store network. Most of Edeka’s full-assortment stores are operated by ...
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NewsWaitrose launches 'biggest ever' value campaign
Supermarket group Waitrose has launched its “biggest ever” value campaign to emphasise its competitiveness as shoopes keep a close eye on spending.
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NewsAsda's Roger McLaughlan to join Toys R Us
Asda Living retail director Roger McLaughlan is leaving the retailer to take up the role of UK managing director for Toys R Us.
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NewsSainsbury's warns "very competitive" market here to stay
Sainsbury’s like-for-like sales rose 1.9%, excluding fuel, in the 16 weeks to October 1 as total sales advanced 4.4%.
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NewsTesco reports "subdued" UK growth
Tesco has reported a 6.2% rise in underlying pre-tax profit to £1.9bn for the 26 weeks to August 27 with strong growth overseas helping it prop up the “subdued” UK market.
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GalleryIn pictures: Morrisons unveils M Kitchen range
Morrisons has launched its M Kitchen range into stores this week, the first of the relaunch of some 11,000 of its own brand products.
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NewsAldi losses edge up after store disposals but sales grow strongly
Hard discount grocer Aldi has reported its pre-tax losses edged up in 2010 after it suffered impairment charges from a store disposal programme, but sales grew strongly.
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NewsTesco to open online clothing delivery to international markets
Tesco’s online clothing business is to extend its delivery service to international markets.
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NewsWaitrose unveils dark store in Acton
Waitrose is to open its first dotcom-only store tomorrow [October 4] in Acton as it seeks to ramp up its delivery in London.
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Dansk aims to overtake Lidl
Dansk Supermarket and its Sweden-based banner Netto is aiming to overtake Lidl to become the largest hard discounter in the country. Chief executive Jan Richter revealed the chain will look to open 30 new outlets a year until 2015, and expects to surpass Lidl in terms of store numbers during ...
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Aditya Birla Retail to expand presence in rural markets
Aditya Birla Retail has announced that it will focus on expanding its presence in rural markets, according to its vice- president Sumit Chandna.Over 30% of the retailer’s supermarkets are in smaller towns where disposable income is high, hence future expansion will be centred on these locations, he noted.
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Colruyt predicts net profit will be below market expectations
Colruyt predicts that net profit this year will be below market expectations and no higher than last year. According to the grocer, the reasons for this are higher food, energy and staff costs.The traditionally cautious Belgian company said it would not be able to fully pass on higher food and ...
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NewsTesco’s Price Drop hits other grocers
Tesco’s share price rose in the week that it launched its Big Price Drop, but the move hit the value of its food retail rivals.
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AnalysisCarrefour unveils plans for Parisian superstore
French international grocery retailer Carrefour has announced plans to open a one-off premium superstore in Paris within a year.
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AnalysisTesco ‘Big Price Drop’
Viewers of Sunday night’s The X Factor and Downton Abbey were hit with Tesco’s offensive during the ad breaks with its Big Price Drop campaign.
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OpinionGrocery retailing isn’t just about price
It would have been hard for Tesco’s Big Price Drop to live up to the hype that built up before its launch.
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Pick n Pay to withdraw from Australian market
South Africa-based grocer Pick n Pay is finally withdrawing from the Australian market. The news comes more than a year after the retailer’s original announcement in July 2010 that it was planning to sell its Franklins supermarket chain to Metcash to focus on growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Metcash has notified ...