All Grocery articles – Page 461
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NewsTesco completes £490m sale and leaseback
Tesco has completed a sale and leaseback of seven sites for a sum in excess of £490m.
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NewsSainsbury's edges out Tesco in fight for grocery spend
Sainsbury’s has recorded the strongest growth of the big four grocers in the last three months, edging out archrival Tesco, according to Nielsen data.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Republic's demise is good for Superdry
If Superdry is the “king” of young fashion brands, its edgier-sounding but weak High Street rival Republic was never going to enter the ranks of the retailing royalty.
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OpinionBlog: Horse meat has penetrated the consumer psyche
The horse meat scandal was laughed off by many when it first hit the headlines. But worryingly the scandal has escalated and has now fully penetrated the consumer psyche.
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NewsWaitrose ramps up London expansion in capital convenience push
Upmarket grocer Waitrose is to launch an assault on the capital as it concentrates all of its convenience store openings on London in the next year.
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NewsFood Standards Agency raids firms as horse meat scandal reaches UK
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and police have raided a slaughterhouse in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, and a meat firm near Aberystwyth as the horse meat scandal implicates UK firms for the first time.
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OpinionComment: Horse meat scandal exposes endemic practices
With the ever increasing demand for suppliers to cut costs, there is no incentive to go above and beyond what is legally required when sourcing ingredients.
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NewsTesco spaghetti bolognese contained more than 60% horse meat
Tesco has revealed some of its Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese contained more than 60% horse meat as MPs demand testing of all processed beef products in the UK.
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NewsAlmost half of shoppers likely to shun meat from grocers after horse meat row
Almost half of consumers say they are likely to avoid buying meat from grocers caught up in the horsemeat scandal despite the vast majority blaming suppliers and manufacturers for contamination of the food chain.
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AnalysisHorse meat scandal: What is the current situation as crisis escalates?
As the horse meat scandal expands to new countries and implicates more companies, Retail Week looks at the story so far.
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NewsHorse meat scandal: Retailers agree new tests as further revelations expected
Retailers have agreed to a new testing regime following crisis talks over the weekend and are braced for further revelations as the horse meat scandal grows rapidly across Europe.
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AnalysisProfile: Tesco's new managing director for London Andrew Yaxley
Tesco veteran Andrew Yaxley has landed the new position of managing director for London at the grocer, tasked with tailoring stores for the diversity of affluence and ethnicity in the capital.
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NewsAll beef products to be tested after further horse meat found
The Food Standards Agency has called for UK food manufacturers to test all processed beef products following the horse meat scandal which has shocked the food industry.
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AnalysisCampaign of the Week: Grocer Morrisons, more of what matters
Morrisons’ marketing has shouldered much of the blame for the retailer’s woes as like-for-likes dropped off in the second half of last year before a disappointing Christmas.
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NewsTesco hires managing director for its diverse London stores
Tesco has hired a managing director for its London stores as it aims to tailor shops to suit the diversity of affluence and ethnicity in the capital.
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NewsJohn Lewis has 'great start' to financial year as sales soar 20.6%
Department store John Lewis “great start” to its new financial year as sales soared 20.6% last week as the Six Nations rugby boosted sales at sister retailer Waitrose.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Ocado, Welcome to a different kind of supermarket
Competing with the big four supermarkets means online grocer Ocado has its work cut out getting its message across in the often loud and brash grocery TV advertising world.
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AnalysisInternational anaylsis: Woolworths and Coles’ strategies go head to head
Australia’s food retail industry is developed and highly concentrated, and Woolworths and Coles combined hold an estimated 60% of the market, making the market share fight intense.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: M&S - the road to Istanbul
So, if you were M&S and wanted to impress the City with your international growth ambitions, what would you do and where would you go?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ocado hits customer acquisition trail
Ocado surprised the market with narrowed pre-tax losses in unveiling its full-year results today. Retail Week studies what the figures indicate and discusses them with chief executive Tim Steiner.