All Grocery articles – Page 430
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is retail full of up-and-coming entrepreneurs?
Are new business ideas coming through in retail? Rebecca Thomson takes a look at the state of entrepreneurship and the lessons to be learned from the current crop of enterprising retailers.
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NewsCo-op set for a structural shake-up as no holds barred review kicks off
The Co-operative Group is seeking to emerge from the cloud of controversy enshrouding the business as a modern, streamlined company.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How the grocers' click-and-collect offers compare
With Asda stepping up the battle to provide commuters the option of collecting orders from tube stations, Retail Week takes a look at how the grocers have invested in click-and-collect.
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NewsFestive food sales to hit £19bn this Christmas
UK shoppers are expected spend £19bn on food and drink over the festive period, a 3.9% increase on last year.
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OpinionComment: Co-op review must marry governance and values
The latest chapter in the crisis at the Co-operative Group threatens to overwhelm the mutually owned business and is indicative of how troubles in its financial arm are having profound consequences for the future of the Co-op’s operations, notably retail.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Asda, Bonmarché, business rates, Arnotts and more
Retail news round-up November 20, 2013: Asda launches click-and-collect in tube stations, Bonmarché lists on AIM stock exchange and business secretary Michael Fallon blasts Labour’s business rates reduction plan.
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NewsAsda to offer click-and-collect service at London tube stations
Asda is to give online grocery shoppers the option to collect orders from tube stations on the London Underground as it targets commuters.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Sainsbury's ambitious Christmas ad risks being too divisive
Sainsbury’s ambitious festive campaign is a radical step-change for the grocer, but it is questionable whether the ad is what shoppers really want from Christmas advertising.
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OpinionComment: Scandal-hit Co-op could take a leaf from John Lewis’ book
Well. You wait over 150 years for a Co-op scandal and then you get about 27 at once, certainly judging by the ongoing turbulence at the group’s banking division. Arguably a case of an organisation havng bitten off more than it can chew, it cast a shadow over the stability of the group as a whole.
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NewsAldi's sales rise unabated as 'low-price luxury' Christmas nears
Grocery shoppers will be hunting for luxury at low prices this Christmas after more than a third of British shoppers visited Aldi in the last 12 weeks.
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NewsThe Co-op chair steps down early amid management controversy
The Co-operative Group chairman Len Wardle has exited the business early following the scandal over its former banking chair Paul Flowers.
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NewsAsda begins trial of streamlined store staff structure
Asda has started piloting a new store management structure in two shops that strips out its middle management, reduces internal bureaucracy and cuts costs.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, business rates and supermarkets
Retail news round-up November 18, 2013: M&S unveils its Christmas food ad, Chancellor George Osborne under pressure to tackle business rates and Which? finds supermarkets have been misleading shoppers with promotions.
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NewsCo-operative Group launches business-wide probe into 'inappropriate behaviour'
Food to funerals giant The Co-operative Group has raised the prospect of sweeping change at the business following weekend newspaper revelations.
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NewsOddbins launches 'light relief' Mother Christmas marketing campaign
Oddbins hopes to give consumers light relief amid a flurry of emotionally charged festive ads with its Mother Christmas marketing campaign.
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AnalysisIn numbers: October's UK footfall and vacancy rate
Footfall slumped to its worst level this year in October, according to the British Retail Consortium’s data, despite positive reports that the economy is showing signs of recovery.
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OpinionComment: Why China's Singles Day has become bigger than Cyber Monday
Sales on Singles Monday broke e-commerce records and pushed China back into the spotlight.
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NewsFootfall suffers worst decline of the year in October
Footfall in October dropped 2.9% year on year despite news last week that recovery had ‘taken hold’.
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NewsMajestic Wine first half profits sparkle
Majestic Wine pre-tax profit rose 4.2% to £9.5m in its half to September 30.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Majestic, Morrisons, LK Bennett, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up November 18, 2013: Majestic Wine half year profits rise 4.2%, LK Bennett owners forced to pump millions of pounds after bank row and Morrisons to put fresh food at heart of online business.