All Grocery articles – Page 386
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GalleryStore gallery: Choccywoccydoodah’s London store takes the cake
The cake and chocolate retailer Choccywoccydoodah’s first London store spares no expense with its Willy Wonka worthy interior.
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GalleryStore gallery: M&S and Waitrose combine snacking with shopping
‘Grazing’ is a trend gaining traction in supermarkets as retailers look at new ways of engaging shoppers. Retail Week samples what is on offer.
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NewsAsda overtakes Marks & Spencer to become second largest fashion brand
Asda’s George clothing label has overtaken Marks & Spencer to become the second largest fashion brand by volume.
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NewsTesco hires former Amazon and Apple executive as customer fulfilment director
Tesco has hired former Amazon and Apple executive Allan Lyall as customer fulfilment director to bolster the multichannel team.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales jump 6.1% in face of hurricane Bertha
John Lewis sales increased 6.1% to £69m for the week to August 9 as consumers battled hurricane Bertha to go shopping or turned to online.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Toys R Us, Asda and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on August 15, 2014:Toys R Us profits fall for fourth consecutive year, Asda boss Andy Clarke predicts Christmas growth and John Lewis Partnership beats Bertha and capitalises on Bake Off return.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Online retailing hits 20 years
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the retailers and etailers who have profited from online retail in the last 20 years.
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NewsAsda expects Christmas growth but cautions over 'two-speed recovery'
Asda boss Andy Clarke expects to deliver growth over Christmas despite tough conditions, but has cautioned that a two-speed recovery could hamper the revival.
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NewsMarks & Spencer 'firing on all cylinders' ahead of Christmas, say food boss
Marks & Spencer is “firing on all cylinders” and prepared to deliver this Christmas, according to its food boss Steve Rowe.
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NewsAsda like-for-likes rise 0.5% in second quarter driven by EDLP
Asda has unveiled a 0.5% rise in its second quarter which it said was driven by its “clear and consistent” Everyday Low Pricing (EDLP) strategy.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Hamleys, Amazon and grocery sales
Retail news round-up on August 14, 2014:Hamleys to open Europe’s largest toy store as it eyes global crown, Amazon enters into mobile payments market Sales at UK supermarkets fall 3.2% in first half
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AnalysisAnalysis: Meet the advisory board for Retail Week Live 2015
Retail Week Live 2015 should be the best yet. Meet the first dedicated advisory board of retailers who are helping to make it happen.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Fortnum & Mason packs its hamper for travel push
Fortnum & Mason’s chief executive Ewan Venters talks to Retail Week about the upcoming Heathrow Terminal 5 store, expansion and brand overhaul.
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NewsChristmas set to be 'unspectacular' this year with 3% sales growth forecast
Sales growth is expected to be unspectacular this Christmas with just 3% growth in December forecast, a slower rate than last year, according to Mintel.
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AnalysisAnalysis: A sector-by-sector breakdown of the July retail sales monitor
Like-for-like sales in July decreased 0.3% as retailers failed to emulate the period last year, which was boosted by the royal baby and British sporting wins.
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OpinionComment: Tesco margin reset must be on the cards as food sales fall
Grocers still have a long hard road to travel before there’s peace in their troubled aisles, the BRC July sales figures showed.
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NewsSupermarket price war, Andy Murray and royal baby effect impact July retail sales
The ongoing supermarket price war, coupled with tough comparables including a British win at Wimbledon and the Tour de France, led to a decline in retail sales last month.
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NewsShort-sellers target Sainsbury's as Tesco margin reset expected
Short-sellers are targeting grocer Sainsbury’s amid fears that Dave Lewis, the new boss of rival Tesco, will reset margins when he arrives.
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GalleryStore gallery: La Fromagerie is the big cheese of artisanal retail
La Fromagerie is a specialist cheese store that continues to attract cheese-loving shoppers in the face of considerable local competition.
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OpinionConsumer confidence: Is it time to pop open the champagne?
Consumer confidence in the UK has risen four times faster than around the world over the last year, so is it time for retailers to start celebrating?