All Grocery articles – Page 456
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NewsAsda sales recover following horse meat scandal
Asda boss Andy Clarke said the grocer’s sales have returned to normal following the horse meat scandal as it starts to win back customer trust.
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NewsAsda boss insists low prices will drive loyalty as like-for-likes rise 1.3%
Asda has ploughed money into its digital operations while throwing its weight behind a sustained low-price strategy amid a grocery market awash with promotions.
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NewsOnline sales up 16% in April as pureplays outperform multichannel retailers
Online sales increased 16% in April driven in particular by the beer, wine and spirits category.
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OpinionComment: Grocer Morrisons needs to keep pace with competition
A minus sign in front of a retailer’s like-for-like sales figures does not prompt investors to fill their shopping trolleys with stock.
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OpinionComment: Ocado and Waitrose’s game of brinkmanship
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has so clearly drawn a line in the sand by threatening to derail a potential tie-up between Ocado and rival grocer Morrisons.
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NewsSainsbury's launches video-on-demand as part of plans to ramp up digital
Sainsbury’s has this week launched a video-on-demand service as part of wider plans to ramp up its digital business.
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NewsTesco invests £1m in driving Bangladesh safety improvements
Tesco will invest £1m to support safety improvements across the Bangladesh garment industry in the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse.
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NewsSainsbury's staff to share record £90m bonus pot
Sainsbury’s staff will share the grocer’s largest ever bonus pot, after the supermarket revealed a 6.2% rise in underlying profit before tax to £756m.
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NewsWaitrose boss Price threatens to veto Ocado and Morrisons tie-up
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has threatened to veto the potential tie-up between etailer Ocado and rival grocer Morrisons.
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GalleryStore of the week: HEB, Montrose, Houston
The US is frequently characterised as a country with relatively few coast-to-coast operators, but that has a host of large regional players that dominate a particular state or cluster of states.
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NewsOcado’s pay plans approved despite shareholder opposition
Ocado’s remuneration plan was approved by shareholders today but almost a quarter rejected the proposals.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to debut new food advertising campaign
Marks & Spencer is poised to debut a new advertising campaign for its food offer which will carry the strapline ‘Make Today Delicious’.
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NewsOcado insists acquisition by Morrisons is not on the cards
Ocado has restated that it is not up for sale to Morrisons as it holds talks about partnering with the grocer to develop its online business.
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NewsWarm bank holiday boosts sales at John Lewis and Waitrose
John Lewis sales edged up 1.8% to £65.4m last week as the warm bank holiday weekend drove sales of summer ranges in an otherwise “tougher” week.
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NewsMidcounties annual profits rise as like-for-likes edged up 1%
The Midcounties Co-operative has reported a £1.3m increase in group operating profits to £19m in the year to January 29.
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NewsIceland’s Libya success sparks Middle East push
Frozen food retailer Iceland is to kick-start an international push in the Middle East after gaining a throng of customers in war-torn Libya.
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NewsMorrisons in talks with Tesco over validity of Price Promise claims
Morrisons is in discussions with Tesco over comparisons made in its Price Promise promotion after claiming a third of the comparisons made are unfair.
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OpinionComment: The Morrisons message has been drowned out by rivals
Morrisons reported yet another declining quarter of like-for-like sales this morning, its fifth back-to-back decline excluding fuel and is continuing to lose customers to rivals.
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NewsMajor grocers sign up to waste reduction targets
The major grocers have today signed up to new food waste reduction targets including a commitment to reduce household food waste by 5% by 2015.
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AnalysisMorrisons first quarter: What the analysts say
Morrisons today reported a 1.8% fall in first quarter like-for-likes but remained tight-lipped on a potential tie up with Ocado, Retail Week summarises the City’s reaction to the update.