All Supermarkets articles – Page 231
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NewsTesco clothing boss Richard Jones exits
Tesco clothing boss Richard Jones has left the retailer and is understood to be taking up a role with Irish supermarket Dunnes.
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NewsOcado sales up 19.5% but warns margins expected to be lower
Ocado has reported gross sales up 19.5% to £444.6m in the 36 weeks to August 7, but warned that investment in customer service means full year margins are likely to be slightly lower than expected.
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OpinionIreland's food retail market is a winner
Ireland’s economic woes have been well documented but in food retail it’s not all doom and gloom.
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AnalysisSimon Thompson
Morrisons has secured a coup in recruiting a former senior figure at Apple to spearhead its online food plans. Jennifer Creevy reports
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NewsGeneral stores win out over the grocers
As hordes of shoppers flocked to the opening of Westfield Stratford City, showing that willingness to spend has not entirely evaporated, general retailers ended the week up overall.
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NewsProfit growth for Morrisons despite savvy shopper effect
Morrisons has observed the rise of the “professional” shopper in the face of the biggest hit to consumer spending power in a generation.
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NewsWaitrose weekly sales up 10.7%
Waitrose has reported total sales up 10.7% in the week it reopened its flagship Canary Wharf store as its first Food, Fashion & Home shop.
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NewsCostcutter modernises with new store fascias
Costcutter is to introduce two new store fascias next year as part of a modernisation plan for the symbol group.
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NewsWaitrose confident for Christmas despite fall in first-half profits
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has promised to be the best performing grocer once again this Christmas and to steal further market share.
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NewsSainsbury's launches new strapline 'Live Well For Less'
Sainsbury’s is promising customers they can ‘Live Well For Less’ after unveiling the phrase as its new strapline.
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Carrefour announces plans to operate 46 drive-in stores
Grocery giant Carrefour has announced plans to operate 46 drive-in stores in France by the end of the year, following the opening of its second drive-in store last week.Customers order their groceries online, then drive to the stores and collect the items, which have all been packed beforehand.The retailer announced ...
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NewsJohn Lewis posts sharp drop in operating profit amid highly competitive environment
John Lewis has posted a sharp drop in operating profit in its first half as it matched the scale of discounting on the high street with its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ commitment and invested in the business.
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Sainsbury’s talks turkey and gets it in the neck
Sainsbury’s is taking an interesting approach to promotions in these tough economic climes.
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NewsWaitrose to trial convenience shops at Shell petrol stations
Waitrose is to trial opening its Little Waitrose convenience shops at Shell petrol stations.
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NewsMorrisons hires head for its new asset management team
Morrisons has hired former LaSalle Investment Management fund manager Charles McKendrick to head up its newly created asset management team.
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NewsInvestor worry grows as trading stays tough
Grocers, led by Tesco, bucked a gloomy market, but it was a poor week for general retailers as investors continued to wring their hands about general prospects, not helped when fashion group Alexon warned on profits.
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AnalysisExiting international markets
Tesco’s retreat from Japan is further evidence of how hard it is to grow businesses in the country
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NewsTesco strikes back in JS Ulster price tussle
Tesco has gone head to head with Sainsbury’s in Northern Ireland following Sainsbury’s launch of its price guarantee scheme last month.
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NewsMorrisons to combine store trials in two test shops
Morrisons is to combine the trials it is running on fresh food and space allocation at stores in St Albans and Wrexham.