All Grocery articles – Page 492
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Discount retailer Dia reports gross sales growth
Discount retailer Dia’s gross sales rose 6.9% in the first half of 2012, to E5.75 billion (£4.57bn).The retailer’s adjusted EBITDA reached E261m (£207.6m), up 5.2% on the same period last year. The performance was driven by the operations in Iberia as well as in Argentina and Brazil.Despite a challenging economic ...
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Aldi Süd’s Hofer cuts Coca-Cola prices
Discount retailer Aldi Süd’s Hofer has cut retail prices for Coca-Cola products by a third, just weeks after introducing the brand.The change is believed to be a reaction to market leader Rewe Group’s Billa supermarket division. Billa recently launched its latest ‘best price guarantee’, promising loyalty card holders it would ...
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Grocer Edeka updates marketing campaign
Grocer Edeka is changing its marketing strategy. With new advertising partner Jung von Matt, Edeka has changed its year-old campaign ‘Wir lieben Lebensmittel’ (‘We just love food’) to a more emotional approach.The strapline now includes a heart symbol in its corporate colour yellow. The co-operative grocer said it “wants to ...
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NewsTesco invests in new premium coffee shop chain
Tesco has entered the cafe market after forming a joint venture which is vying to snap up former Clinton Cards stores and transform them into upmarket coffeehouses.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Peter Marks’ reign and The Co-op’s challenges ahead
“It’s vicious,” says Co-operative Group chief executive Peter Marks of competition in the grocery market which has changed “beyond recognition” in his 45 years with the business.
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NewsPeter Marks to step down from The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group chief executive Peter Marks is to retire from the business next May.
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NewsJuly retail sales edge up 0.1%
Like-for-like retail sales were flat in July when the start of extended opening hours for the Olympics combined with the warm weather at the end of the month helped food retailers, the British Retail Consortium–KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsAndy Bond claims big four grocers have lost appeal
Wiggle chairman and former Asda boss Andy Bond has said the big four grocers “aren’t providing the appeal they once did” for shoppers as they lose market share to the discounters.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales soften last week but first half revenue soars
John Lewis reported a “softer sales performance” over the week to July 28 as its first half sales soared 12.9%.
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NewsUpmarket frozen food retailer Cook launches online delivery
Premium frozen food retailer Cook is trialling an online delivery service as it looks to expand its multichannel operations.
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NewsCo-op refinancing may lead to acquisition
The Co-operative Food could acquire a smaller operator after the retailer secured a refinancing of almost £1bn this week.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Casino’s gamble in Latin America pays dividends
France-based Casino’s strategic decision to invest in a handful of fast-growing markets has once again paid off.
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NewsAnalysis: Fortnum & Mason focus on growth
The appointment of a new chief executive should boost the retailer’s online and overseas targets.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Oddbins, poking fun at Locog
Oddbins’ latest in-store promotion comes hot on the heels of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (Locog) chairman Sebastian Coe saying visitors to the Olympics “probably wouldn’t be walking in with a Pepsi T-shirt because Coca-Cola are our sponsors”.
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OpinionComment: Dairy farmers deserve a helping hand
It’s in everyone’s interest to give dairy farmers the chance of a sustainable future.
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NewsJulian Graves begins round of store closures
The administration of dried fruit and nuts specialist Julian Graves has begun closing stores but is still seeking a buyer for the retailer, which hit the buffers last month.
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NewsWest End retailers suffer as Olympics puts off shoppers
London’s West End retailers’ dreams of capitalising on tourist spend during the Olympics were in doubt this week as shoppers steered clear of the area.
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NewsGrocers accept 'ugly' fruit and veg as British growers struggle
Grocers including Waitrose and Morrisons are to sell “ugly” fruit and vegetables in store as British growers suffer a torrid summer.
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Nisa report record sales as profits rise
Symbol group Nisa has reported a 4.2% rise in sales in the last year as the convenience market continues to boom.
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NewsTesco superstores boss Hoggett to head Extra division
The managing director of Tesco’s superstores Tony Hoggett is to move to head Tesco Extra.