All Grocery articles – Page 281
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NewsMorrisons poaches Halfords’ chief information officer
Halfords’ chief information officer Anna Barsby is leaving to join grocery giant Morrisons, Retail Week can reveal.
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OpinionOpinion: WHSmith – there’s more to its success than adult colouring books
‘Extreme’ dot-to-dot puzzles and adult colouring books helped stationery retailer WHSmith post a 10% interim profits rise.
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OpinionOpinion: Why shoppers should steer clear of retail 'solutions'
From short-lived QR codes to beacon technology and self-guiding apps, John Ryan explores why in-store tech can often do more harm than good.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and more
Retail round-up on April 18, 2016: Qatar state fund and CVC withdraw Sainsbury's bid and Waitrose to stop paying Sunday and overtime rates.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Carrefour's French troubles offset by international gains
Carrefour has delivered a decent set of first-quarter numbers this morning, achieving a rise in group like-for-like sales of 3.1%.
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NewsRetail Diary: Venters vents Venice frustration and Harrods is out of Africa
Venters lift checkout Venters vents Venice frustration The life and times of Ewan Venters. Last month he was tweeting images of his encounter with Dame Barbara Windsor, who celebrated her honour from the Queen at Fortnum & Mason’s tea salon. Fast forward just a couple of weeks ...
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AnalysisInfographic: Amazon's commitment to innovation plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, April 15, 2016: Amazon ploughs on with innovation, Asos sees active customers increase, plus more.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Lidl and Primark
Retail round-up on April 15, 2016: Lidl's Irish sales break €1bn mark, and Primark debuts in Italy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco boss Lewis makes strides across strategic priorities
After steering Tesco to full-year profit and fourth-quarter sales growth, Dave Lewis insisted “we don’t at all think that the job is done”.
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OpinionOpinion: Fresh retail thinking needed as shopping habits change
In the run-up to the future of retail and consumer conference R:evolution, TrueStart explores innovation in retail today.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Ann Summers and Tesco
Retail round-up on April 14, 2016: Ann Summers Ireland returns to full-year profit, and Tesco set to hand every staff member a bonus.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Eight things we learnt from Tesco’s full-year results
Tesco swung into profit and moved back into sales growth as it continued its turnaround. Here are eight things we learnt from its results.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco has calmer seas ahead, but still faces headwinds
Tesco’s full-year results represented a sea of calm compared with the turbulent and chaotic waters that investors encountered a year ago.
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NewsTesco boss Lewis insists ‘the job is not done’ despite sales growth
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has insisted that the grocer’s job is far from done as he continues his bid to transform the business.
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NewsTesco back in the black as UK like-for-likes return to growth
Tesco has reported its first rise in quarterly UK like-for-likes in three years and is back in the black for its full year.
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NewsCo-op earmarks 300 larger stores for closure as it streamlines portfolio
The Co-op is stepping up its drive to streamline its store estate after the grocer earmarked hundreds of shops it plans to offload.
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AnalysisAnalysis: BRC-KPMG March Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
UK retail sales were flat in March while like-for-likes edged down 0.7%, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsAsda drafts in new creative agencies amid drive to reconnect with customers
Asda has drafted in new creative and media agencies as the embattled grocer bids to reconnect to its core customer base.
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NewsWaitrose latest ad campaign will use live farm footage to emphasise quality
Waitrose is launching a marketing campaign that will feature live footage from the grocer’s farms to emphasise its focus on quality.
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NewsTesco sells stake in Lazada to Alibaba as it sheds more non-core assets
Tesco is offloading part of its stake in South East Asian ecommerce platform Lazada to etail titan Alibaba for $129m (£90.5m).