All Supermarkets articles – Page 99
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NewsAsda chief reiterates call for Sunday trading hours to be relaxed
Asda boss Andy Clarke has reiterated his call for Sunday trading restrictions to be lifted after the election in May.
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GalleryStore gallery: Budgens’ lab store experiments with visual merchandising
Convenience specialist Budgens has opened a ‘lab’ store in Dorset that shows the way as far as display and merchandising is concerned.
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NewsAsda gears up for potential £170m investment in superstore estate
Asda boss Andy Clarke says the grocer could invest £170m in its superstore estate if new layouts at trial stores prove successful.
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AnalysisIn the news: Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon profiled
Who is Christine Tacon, the Groceries Code Adjudicator, and does the regulator have any teeth to punish supermarket misconduct?
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NewsBooths promotes Chris Dee to chief executive role ahead of expansion
Booths has promoted its chief operating officer Chris Dee to chief executive ahead of the “largest and most ambitious expansion” in its history.
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OpinionComment: Retail trends for 2015 to include selfies and strangely shaped veg
Amid the challenges of 2015 retailers must remember that price isn’t everything in order to keep the fun in the shopping experience.
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OpinionComment: Are Waitrose’s January results a sign of things to come?
If Waitrose’s recent results are any guide life in the supermarket industry seems to have got a bit tougher again since Christmas.
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NewsTesco IT boss Mike McNamara departs for US retailer Target
Tesco’s global IT chief Mike McNamara is leaving the grocer to join Target as the US retailer’s executive vice-president and CIO.
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NewsTesco continues to make top team cuts as F&F sourcing boss steps down
The head of sourcing and supply chain for Tesco F&F clothing and general merchandise, Christophe Roussel, is poised to leave the company.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: Auchan and Système U shuffle their decks
Auchan and Système U are using their buying partnership to reshape their respective store networks for the changing grocery sector.
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OpinionBlog: Tesco takes steps to improve supplier relationships
Last week Tesco announced a new initiative to improve communication with suppliers that takes a collaborative approach to tackling unfair practices.
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NewsParliament hears proposal for watchdog to fine grocers 1% of turnover
Measures that will give the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) the power to fine UK supermarkets 1% of their turnover have been laid out in Parliament.
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NewsTesco begins consultations to cut HQ director headcount
Tesco has begun consultations with hundreds of directors across its Cheshunt and Welwyn Garden City offices in order to slash headcount.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Big four grocers slim down for new year’s battle
Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are all cutting roles and reshuffling their top teams as they seek to turn around performance.
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OpinionComment: Rewriting Tesco’s history is neither true nor fair
Tesco has undoubtedly struggled in recent years but some of the criticism of the retailer’s previous management has gone too far.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Christmas trading figures show the great retail divide
The festive season’s results inevitably have winners and losers, but this year’s OC&C Christmas Trading Index shows the gulf between them.
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NewsTesco swings the axe on stores and jobs amid fears of more to come
Tesco swung the axe on dozens of stores this week, but the question is already being asked whether more closures can be expected.
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GalleryIn pictures: Has Aldi suffered from a Christmas hangover?
Christmas goods still seem to be in plentiful stock in some Aldi stores, discovers Grocery Insight director Steve Dresser.
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NewsDavid Cameron accused of U-turn over supermarket fines
The Prime Minister has been accused of trying to “water down” laws that would allow regulators to fine food retailers who squeeze suppliers.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's Blinkbox failure proves copying Amazon is futile
With an insatiable appetite to capitalise on what it considered hot trends, Tesco hurried into an unknown market (to the grocer) that was already saturated.