All Grocery articles – Page 181
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is your loyalty scheme still relevant?
Loyalty has long been at the heart of retail, but as pressure mounts and competition hots up, retaining existing customers has climbed up the agenda.
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OpinionOpinion: Forget P&H, McColl’s P&L deserves City focus
There were one billion reasons for McColl’s to be cheerful – but investors’ response to its full-year results will have dampened the mood at its Brentwood HQ.
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NewsMcColl's profits rise as acquisition plan bears fruit
McColl’s has posted a rise in full-year profits and broken through the £1bn sales barrier.
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OpinionOpinion: Let's consign plastic packaging to history
Iceland’s chief executive explains the frozen-food specialist’s pledge to remove plastic packaging from its own-label ranges by 2023.
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NewsJanuary retail sales rise as consumers seek to get fit
Retail sales rose year on year in January but growth was flat month on month.
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NewsTesco-Booker: Shareholders advised to vote against deal
Tesco’s acquisition of wholesaler Booker faces a potential setback as the move has been deemed “less than compelling” for Booker shareholders.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Should Tesco take on Aldi and Lidl?
Tesco is reportedly developing a new discount store format. The team discuss whether this potential new venture could be successful.
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NewsMove of the week: Mark Axon returns to New Look
When you’re under the pump as a business leader your instinct is often to surround yourself with people you trust.
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NewsAldi Nord and Aldi Süd step up cooperation
The two operating divisions of European discount giant Aldi are to tighten co-operation across their regions.
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NewsCo-op ploughs £28m into London expansion
The Co-op is ramping up its investment in London amid plans to open 30 new c-stores within the M25 this year.
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NewsTesco slammed for taking payments three months late
Tesco has come under fire after a glitch in its payment system led to customers being charged three months late.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales boosted by home technology
John Lewis department store sales advanced last week driven by shopper interest in audio and connected devices.
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OpinionOpinion: A Tesco value fascia would be a distraction
As Aldi and Lidl continue to soar like a SpaceX rocket, does it make sense for grocery market leader Tesco to launch its own value fascia?
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NewsMorrisons pens Sandpiper deal to enter Channel Islands
Morrisons will launch convenience stores in the Channel Islands after penning a franchise and wholesale partnership with Sandpiper.
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NewsTesco plots new discount chain to rival Aldi and Lidl
Tesco has reportedly drafted in advisors to develop a separate retail brand to better compete with the German discounters.
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OpinionOpinion: Steinhoff boss on leading in difficult times
After a turbulent – and well-publicised – final quarter in 2017, my team and I decided to enter 2018 with boldness.
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NewsMove of the week: Wilson named Tesco’s next UK boss
The question of who will lead the critical next phase of Tesco’s domestic revival was answered this week when Charles Wilson was confirmed as the new UK & Ireland chief executive.
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NewsRetail diary: Poundland’s elf defies ad ban
Sainsbury’s Valentine’s blooper, Drake picks up the grocery tab, and Poundland’s social media team prove unstoppable.
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AnalysisTesco equal pay row: What it means for retail
Tesco emerged as the latest high-profile retailer to become embroiled in a potentially costly storm over equal pay earlier this week.
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NewsAsda pumps £20m into partnership to fight food poverty
Asda is to invest at least £20m into a partnership designed to lift a million people out of food poverty over the next three years.