All Co-operative Group articles – Page 56
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NewsRetailers among firms fined £225m for tobacco price fixing
Nine retailers are among 12 businesses fined £225m by the Office of Fair Trading for collusion on tobacco prices between 2001 and 2003.
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NewsSupermarket profile key for thriving Co-op
The Co-operative Group is to focus on building its profile in the small supermarkets sector, after it revealed underlying group operating profit surged 20% to £473m in the year to January 2.
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AnalysisCo-operatives
Co-operative Group has just posted record profits and is now the fifth biggest grocer. What is the appeal of its business model and how is it different?
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NewsCo-op reports bumper profits, lifted by Somerfield acquisition
The Co-operative Group has reported underlying operating profits up 20% to £473m, buoyed by its acquisition of Somerfield.
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NewsOracle Retail Week Awards 2010: The Winners
The full list of winners from last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards.
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AnalysisAndy Bond: Asda is ready for battle ahead
Asda hasn’t become ‘boring’ and is approaching 2010 in an aggressive mood with a raft of new initiatives, chief executive Andy Bond tells Jennifer Creevy
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AnalysisSupply Chain Summit: The customer is king
The challenges facing supply chains continue, but at the Retail Week Supply Chain Summit retailers agreed the customer is becoming ever more important. Joanna Perry reports
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AnalysisIn-store marketing: Get to the point
Retailers are increasingly in favour of decluttering stores, so what’s the future for in-store marketing?
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NewsAsda’s market share growth halted as Tesco hits back
Supermarket group Asda’s market share growth has come to halt after a fightback by Tesco, latest market share data shows.
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NewsCo-op Pharmacy invests in new mobile devices
The Co-operative Pharmacy has rolled out hand-held terminals for staff to use with stock-taking and price markdowns in a bid to drive efficiencies.
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GalleryCo-operative Group Oakham, Rutland
It’s not often that a supermarket features as a store of the week, principally because it is in the nature of the sector to attempt to standardise everything from product to store design. This tends to mean that if you’ve seen one, it’s likely that ...
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NewsCo-op reshuffles marketing and commercial teams
The Co-operative Group has shaken up its food management team following the acquisition of Somerfield.
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NewsSnow chaos to cost grocers ‘millions’
Major transport disruption wreaks havoc with supermarkets’ supply chains
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NewsLoyalty push helps supermarkets outstrip the festive competition
Loyalty has played a key part in driving strong Christmas performances for grocers Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-operative Group.
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NewsCo-op reports Christmas like-for-likes up 5%
The Co-operative Group has reported a strong Christmas, with like-for-like sales up 5% including VAT and excluding fuel in the three weeks to January 2.
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NewsGrocery sales robust in December
Grocery sales were robust in December, up 6.7% in the four weeks to December 26 against the same period last year.
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NewsSupermarkets launch Champagne price war
The supermarkets have launched a price war on Champagne today as the party season gets into full swing.
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NewsCo-op and Somerfield launch £200m price war
The Co-operative and Somerfield have waded into the supermarket Christmas price war with the launch of a £200m promotional assault.
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NewsSainsbury’s takes Tesco site after competition ruling
Sainsbury’s has bought a former Co-op site in Slough after previous owner Tesco was ordered to sell it by the Competition Commission.
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OpinionCo-op needs to toughen up
The Co-operative Group has achieved a lot since buying Somerfield. But it’s chief executive Peter Marks needs to toughen up to take on the big boys.