All Supermarkets articles – Page 261
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OpinionPressure on Morrisons grows
Morrisons’ new chief executive Dalton Philips will have been in the hot seat for only about six weeks when the grocer delivers its first-quarter update next week.
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NewsCo-op’s Somerfield crisis
Confidential board report reveals plummeting sales in ex-Somerfield stores following 2009 deal
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OpinionBest Buy will have an electrifying effect on UK
From the electric cars to the manically excitable Blueshirts, there’s something almost evangelical about Best Buy. But behind the cult is a steely determination to crack the UK market and get its proposition here absolutely right.
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NewsAsda guns for share with price guarantee
Asda this week fired the latest salvo in the supermarket price war with the launch of a price guarantee as it tries to stem its market share decline.
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NewsFocus on food, City tells Bolland as first day at M&S approaches
New Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland has been urged to focus on getting the company’s food business back on track when he joins the company next week.
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NewsWalmart is world’s most valuable retail brand
Walmart tops a list of ten retailers found to be among the world’s 100 most valuable brands, according to research commissioned by WPP.
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NewsAsda heralds ‘the official end of the grocery price war’ with price guarantee
Asda is putting its money where its mouth is with a guarantee that it offers shoppers lowest prices on groceries or will give them their money back, a step which it said “heralds the official end of the grocery price war”.
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Retailers urged to shape Scottish cigarette display regulations
Retailers have the opportunity to shape Scotland’s cigarette display ban regulations following the publication of draft rules.
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NewsRetailers make their mark in Sunday Times Rich List
Retailers have once again featured prominently in the Sunday Times Rich List, with many climbing up the list after a successful year, with some cashing in on retail floats and demergers.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: UK families worse off in March than a year earlier
The UK family was £2 a week worse off in March than a year earlier, according to this month’s Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsSainsbury's pushes sourcing ethics in new Jamie Oliver ad
Sainsbury’s latest advert with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will air this evening during the break for reality TV show Britain’s Got Talent.
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OpinionTesco’s food fight
Tesco showed once again this week why it is market leader, but with rivals hot on its heels, the sector is squaring up for an interesting food fight.
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NewsTesco ‘back in the lead’
Leahy laughs off Asda’s non-food ambitions as Tesco posts strong year’s sales and record profits
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NewsJudith McKenna will not run for Asda chief executive role
Asda chief financial officer Judith McKenna is understood to have ruled herself out of the running for the top job at the retailer.
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NewsJudith McKenna and David Cheesewright rule themselves out of Asda top job
Asda chief financial officer Judith McKenna and Walmart Canada boss David Cheesewright are understood to have ruled themselves out of the running to replace Andy Bond as head of the grocer.
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NewsTesco launches first social networking site
Tesco has launched a social networking site aimed at people taking part in or supporting Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.
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NewsTesco tops £3.4bn profits
Tesco has recorded a 10.1% increase in underlying pre-tax profit to £3.4bn in its full year results, in line with City estimates.
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NewsSainsbury’s hits convenience store target
Sainsbury’s has hit its first year convenience store target as it seeks to build further the convenience side of the business.
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NewsOrganic food sales hit during the recession
Sales of organic food and drink plummeted 12.9% last year as cost-conscious shoppers turned their backs organic products with higher price points.
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NewsFood price war erupts as retailers target family-focused Easter spend
Waitrose’s Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal-inspired recipe campaign has sparked an early Easter price war among the grocers as the supermarket chains attempt to capitalise on family meal sales over the long weekend.Waitrose confirmed that it sold as much rhubarb in one weekend as it would expect to sell in ...