All Supermarkets articles – Page 274
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NewsSainsbury’s on TV
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has let four shopfloor staff loose in the grocer’s boardroom for a new Channel 4 TV programme called I’m Running Sainsbury’s, which starts next Tuesday at 9pm.
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OpinionDeliver the Essentials
Cutting prices needn’t compromise quality, as Waitrose’s new range shows, says Mark Price
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NewsAsda and Tesco battle for stores site
Supermarket giants Asda and Tesco are embroiled in a dispute in Coalville, Leicestershire, where both retailers have submitted plans to develop stores.
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NewsCompetition Commission to update on ombudsman at end of June
The Competition Commission is expected to update the industry on the proposed grocery ombudsman at the end of June, as the deadline for responses on the consultation concludes today.
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NewsWaitrose improves growth
Waitrose is showing signs of combating recessionary pressures with growth increasing to 4 per cent in the 12 weeks ending May 17, following the launch of its value line Essential.
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NewsTesco chief Sir Terry Leahy takes pay cut
Tesco chief Sir Terry Leahy took a £370,000 cut in his pay and bonus package last year after the US business failed to hit some targets.
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NewsWaitrose launches campaign for Essential range
Waitrose has today launched a direct marketing campaign to promote its recently-launched value range Essential Waitrose.
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NewsColes scores another UK hiring
Australian grocer Coles has snapped up another UK stalwart with the appointment of former Boots group financial controller Tony Buffin as its finance director.
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AnalysisTesco in Ireland: its toughest market
Faced with a tough economy, strong rivals and sales leaking north of the border, Tesco Ireland has struggled to assert its value stance. So will its counterattack work? Joanna Perry investigates
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OpinionKnow your customer
Kerry Katona may have had her problems, but she’s still right for Iceland, says Malcolm Walker
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Belgian Delhaize to buy final stake in Greek Alfa-Beta
Belgian supermarket group Delhaize is to buy the outstanding 34.7 per cent stake in its Greek subsidiary Alfa-Beta.Delhaize said it would offer E30.50 (£26.88) a share. It became the principal shareholder of Greece’s second-largest food retailer in 1992.Delhaize chief executive Pierre-Olivier Beckers said he intends to operate Alfa-Beta with “no ...
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NewsTesco re-elected to PCI Security Standards Council advisory board
Tesco has been re-elected to the PCI Security Standards Council’s Board of Advisors, after already having served a two year term.
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Carrefour bids for supermarket chain
Carrefour has entered the bidding to acquire Brazilian supermarket chain Gimenes, which has also received a proposals from local operator Associação Ricoy. Gimenes has 23 shops across São Paulo, Brazil’s largest state, and is Brazil’s 22nd largest supermarket chain. Carrefour, Brazil’s market leader, has put two offers on the table. ...
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NewsAldi to create 650 jobs in Ireland
German discount grocer Aldi will create 650 jobs in the Republic of Ireland over the next three years as it continues apace with growth plans.
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Falabella experiences first quarter profit fall
Store group Falabella suffered a profit fall in its first quarter as global economic turmoil took a toll.The retailer, which runs supermarkets, home improvement stores and department stores in Argentina, Colombia and Peru as well as its domestic market of Chile, reported like-for-like declines of between 2.7 per cent and ...
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Carrefour and Reliance Retail discuss joint venture
French retailer Carrefour is in talks with Indian giant Reliance Retail about forming a joint venture.Carrefour has been negotiating to operate in India in partnership with tycoon Kishore Biyani’s Future Group, but no deal has been struck.The French group is now talking to other potential partners, including Aditya Birla and ...
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NewsSainsbury’s celebrates its 140th birthday with new Bag for Life
The grocer is selling a limited edition Bag for Life for £1 to celebrate its 140th birthday this month.
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OpinionRetail IT: international ideas
UK retailers must not get complacent despite holding their own in the nominations for the awards to be held at this year’s World Retail Congress.
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NewsTesco lowers prices to stop Irish shoppers crossing the border
Tesco is re-opening some of its stores in the border counties of the Republic of Ireland with marked-down stock reflecting sterling prices in an effort to curb customers crossing the border to buy their groceries in Northern Ireland.
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NewsGrocers still in line for non-food growth
Supermarkets’ non-food sales growth has slackened but the grocers are still well positioned to steal share from traditional general merchandise rivals, according to a Mintel report.