All Grocery articles – Page 492
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NewsTesco uses data to offer deals based on web shopper habits
Tesco is using loyalty card data to tailor online shopping ranges to customers.
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NewsOcado posts 12% sales growth
Ocado has posted EBITDA up 4.5% to £14.9m in the first half while statutory pre-tax profit was flat at £181,000.
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NewsNumber of retail chain stores up in first quarter
The number of shop branches held by multiple retailers has continued to rise in the first quarter of 2012 despite the recent spate of administrations, according to a study by CBRE.
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NewsThe People’s Supermarket in Spar tie-up
The People’s Supermarket (TPS) has revealed it is to partner convenience store chain Spar to supply products and revamp its store.
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NewsEBay poaches Sainsbury's digital boss Tanya Lawler to lead UK
Online giant eBay has poached Sainbury’s digital boss Tanya Lawler to lead its UK business.
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NewsThree quarters of retailers resort to summer Sale
Almost three quarters of high street retailers are on Sale or advertising promotions in their shop windows, up from 40% three years ago.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What will Richard Pennycook’s departure mean for Morrisons?
The news that highly-respected finance director Richard Pennycook is to leave Morrisons next year has come as a shock to the market and likely to be unpopular with the City who have long trusted Pennycook’s plan for the grocer.
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NewsTesco seeks UK commercial director
Tesco is on the hunt for a UK commercial director as it seeks to turnaround its domestic business.
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NewsOcado set to name new finance director
Ocado is set to appoint former Fitness First financial director Duncan Tatton-Brown as its new finance director.
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NewsMorrisons' Richard Pennycook in shock exit
Morrisons group finance director Richard Pennycook is to exit the grocer next year to “seek new challenges”.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker reveals budget tightening slows
The latest Asda Income Tracker has revealed that family spending power fell by £4 a week in May 2012 – the lowest rate of year-on-year decline since November 2010.
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NewsTesco to open 24 hours on Sundays during Olympics
Tesco is to open 24 hours every Sunday during the Olympics.
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NewsIceland’s Walker posts record results
Frozen food retailer benefits as consumers change grocery spending habits.
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NewsGrocers ramp up use of coupons
The grocers have upped the ante on coupons with a swathe of new deals at category level.
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NewsWaitrose raids Asda to hire new IT director Millington
Waitrose has poached Asda chief information officer Cheryl Millington, who will become its IT director.
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NewsAlliance Boots in talks with Musgrave about food tie-up
Alliance Boots is in discussions with food manufacturer Musgrave, supplier to Budgens, about stocking its food products in stores.
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NewsRetail sales values jumped 3.9% in May
Retail sales values, excluding fuel, jumped 3.9% year-on-year in May as Brits prepared to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsWalgreens' share price falls on concern about Alliance Boots deal
Shares in Walgreens have fallen 10% since the merger with Alliance Boots was revealed on Tuesday.
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Woolworths to reduce number of self-checkouts
Woolworths plans to reduce the number of self-checkouts in city stores, ZDNet.com has reported.The retailer has already installed about 2,000 NCR Selfserv Checkouts throughout its store portfolio but is expected to remove them from inner-city locations. They will be replaced by a single-line queue.Woolworths said the change was “about customer ...
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Carrefour to sell stake in joint venture with Marinopoulos Group
Carrefour is to sell its stake in its joint venture with Marinopoulos Group. The move will make Marinopoulos the exclusive franchisee of Carrefour in Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and the Balkans. Carrefour is likely to incur a charge of approximately E220m (£183.7m) relating to the discontinued activities. Marinopoulos reportedly plans to ...