All Grocery articles – Page 254
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Morrisons' head office staff help out in heatwave
Cartoonist Patrick Blower on Morrisons’ head office staff sent into stores to help with a heatwave expected to hit the UK.
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NewsBRC hits out at apprenticeship levy introduction calling for delay
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the Government to delay the apprenticeship levy until 2018, one year later than planned.
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NewsMorrisons sends head office staff into stores to cope with heatwave rush
Morrisons has effectively closed its head office and sent 1,000 extra staff into stores to help cope with a rush of expected customers.
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NewsSupermarket sales fall below £100bn as price war bites
Supermarket sales have fallen below £100bn for the first time since 2010 as the ongoing price war eats away at grocery revenues.
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NewsRetail rich list 2016: The industry’s wealthiest 100
The tills are still jangling merrily for the world’s top retailers. But who has the most? Find out in Retail Week’s top 100 richest retailers.
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NewsEnd of an era as BHS prepares to shut on Oxford Street
BHS’s Oxford Street flagship will pull down the shutters for the last time this Saturday, following its administration in April.
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NewsMarks & Spencer boss pledges support to Be Inspired campaign
Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe is the latest in a line of top retail chiefs to become an ambassador for Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign.
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OpinionOpinion: How tech can help grocers compete with food start-ups
Over the past two decades, the process of shopping has been drastically altered by the rise of ecommerce, dominated by Amazon and eBay.
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NewsRetail diary: Hotel Chocolat hits Hollywood and JD Williams sticks heels in
Hotel Chocolat made its Hollywood debut, JD Williams said high-heeled shoe sales are waning and supermarkets have inspired art.
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NewsAgenda: Asda and Kingfisher to post second quarter results
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with second quarter results from both Asda and Kingfisher on the agenda.
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AnalysisBrexit: The expert verdict from the KPMG Ipsos Retail Think Tank
Retailers and consumers across the UK continue to face uncertainty as they weigh up the impacts of Brexit. Seven experts give their view.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on reviving the high street and Pandora
Retail round-up: New digital organisation has launched to revive high streets and Pandora reports second-quarter revenue rise.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Morrisons' extended deal with Ocado - the pros and cons
Morrisons has just renegotiated its deal with online grocer Ocado as the supermarket attempts to grow a profitable ecommerce business.
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OpinionOpinion: Morrisons move highlights challenges of online grocery
Morrisons’ renegotiation of its tie-up with Ocado highlights the difficulties grocers face in running a profitable online food business.
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NewsWaitrose sales boosted by the Olympics and Harry Potter
Waitrose sales have been buoyed by the Rio Olympics and the release of a new Harry Potter book, with sales also rising at sister retailer John Lewis.
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NewsRetail like-for-likes bounce back after Brexit consumer confidence slump
Retail sales rebounded in July as promotional activity drove performance across the industry in the first full month since the EU referendum.
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NewsTesco extends PayQwiq app to 100 more stores as it eyes full roll-out
Tesco has extended its mobile payments app to a further 100 stores as the supermarket giant gears up for a full roll-out of the service.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five things that retailers can learn from Pret
Founded by Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham as a sandwich shop in 1986, Pret is now on nearly every major British high street.
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NewsAmazon reveals branded cargo plane Amazon One
Amazon has unveiled its first branded cargo plane, one of 40 jets, which will give it greater control of its supply chain across the US.
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AnalysisEtail evolution: A look at Tesco’s website through the years
Tesco first launched its ecommerce site back in 2000. How and why has the supermarket developed its online offer since it emerged?