All Supermarkets articles – Page 260
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NewsGovernment outlines food plans
The new coalition Government has set out its plans for the next Parliament, which will include an ombudsman to enforce the Grocery Supply Code of Practice.
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NewsTesco wants to curb sale of cheap alcohol
Tesco has said it wants to see curbs on the sale of cheap alcohol during this parliament.
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NewsAsda to sell privately prescribed cancer treatment drugs
Asda is to sell privately prescribed cancer treatment drugs on a not-for-profit basis from Monday.
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NewsSainsbury's launches first TV ad for non-food website
Sainsbury’s has launched its first TV ad campaign for its non-food website.
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NewsAsda Q1 like-for-likes fall 0.3%
Asda’s like-for-like sales excluding VAT and petrol have fallen 0.3% in its first quarter and the grocer expects conditions to remain tough.
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NewsAsda staff to pocket £47m
Asda staff are to pocket an estimated £47m following the maturity of a three-year Walmart sharesave scheme.
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OpinionA new dawn
Grocery chiefs believe the forming of the new Government will calm shoppers’ nerves. But with taxes expected to go up, they will undoubtedly be slugging it out in non-food for the rest of the year.
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NewsUnion Market to open first store in July
The first Union Market - the farmers’ market-cum-supermarket run by a former Tesco executive and a former Whole Foods executive - will open in July.
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NewsSainsbury’s to expand stores in push for clothing market share
Sainsbury’s is aiming to lift its total share of the clothing market by volume from 10th to fifth place in four years.
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NewsTesco loses to Sainsbury's in planning row
Tesco has lost out to Sainsbury’s in a ten-year planning row in Wolverhampton.
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NewsSainsbury’s profits ahead of expectations
Sainsbury’s has reported underlying pre-tax profit ahead of expectations up 17.5% to £610m in its full year results.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose admits he considered taking M&S private
Sir Stuart Rose, the chairman of Marks & Spencer, has admitted he considered taking the chain private to allow it to concentrate on long-term planning.
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NewsWaitrose like-for-likes up 3.4%
Waitrose has reported its like-for-like sales for the 13 weeks to the end of April are up 3.4%.
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NewsAsda marketing chief Rick Bendel to oversee trading operations on interim basis
Asda international chief marketing officer Rick Bendel is to oversee trading operations after the sudden departure of chief merchandising officer Darren Blackhurst last week.
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NewsAsda in talks with Prince Charles on organic food
Asda is understood to have had discussions with Prince Charles about how to persuade its shoppers to buy more organic food.
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NewsTesco to launch 50% off clothing Sale
Tesco will launch a 50% Sale on its clothing website on Friday May 7 to celebrate the site’s first six months of trading.
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NewsSainsbury’s to sponsor Paralympic Games
Sainsbury’s is to sponsor the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the largest ever sponsorship of a Paralympic Games.
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NewsCo-op chairman backs Peter Marks
The Co-operative Group chairman has publicly backed chief executive Peter Marks amid claims of a boardroom bust up.
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NewsThe OFT drops part of its dairy investigation
The Office of Fair Trading has concluded that it has insufficient evidence to support an infringement in its dairy investigation in regard to liquid milk in 2002 and value butter in 2003.