All Grocery articles – Page 513

  • News

    Spar Austria launches vegetarian private-label

    2012-02-10T07:00:00Z

    Grocery retailer Spar Austria has launched a vegetarian private-label called Veggie in its home market. The product range comprises 43 vegetarian or vegan items such as spreads, tofu varieties and vegetarian cutlets. All Veggie products bear the V-label from the European Vegetarian Union. Tofu products can be traced back to ...

  • Nicola Harrison
    Opinion

    Dunelm steady under Wharton

    2012-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Nicola Harrison has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.

  • The Roast and Conch in Covent Garden
    News

    Hotel Chocolat to take dip in beauty market

    2012-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Upmarket chocolatier Hotel Chocolat is mulling the launch of beauty products as it enters the European market for the first time.

  • Asda has signed a deal to increase sustainable practices in its supply chain
    News

    Asda creates sustainability network for suppliers

    2012-02-09T12:11:03.500Z

    Asda has signed a deal to increase sustainable practices in its supply chain.

  • The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) did not uphold Tesco’s complaint
    News

    Watchdog rejects Tesco complaint over Asda ad

    2012-02-08T16:21:00Z

    Asda has been exonerated after a complaint from Tesco over a national press advert.

  • News

    Netto to pilot revised store model

    2012-02-08T07:00:00Z

    Edeka-owned German discounter Netto is piloting a revised store model in Verden-Hönisch, near Bremen in the north of the country. The shop has wider aisles, lower shelving, a brighter, contemporary interior design and clearer signage. The retailer said: “We are still far away from Aldi and Lidl and need to ...

  • Sales at the department store rose from £49.9m in 2011 to £53.9m in 2012
    News

    Electricals fuel John Lewis sales rise

    2012-02-03T08:58:00Z

    A strong performance in electricals fuelled a good week for John Lewis with sales up 8.9%.

  • Mothercare shares were flat
    News

    General retail flat as food groups suffer

    2012-02-03T00:00:00Z

    General retailers trod water over the week in a flat market, but food groups underperformed as investors continued to fret about supermarket prospects and Kantar data showed the grocery market growing below the rate of food price inflation.

  • Poundland, John Lewis, Majestic and SuperGroup were at the top end of the table, each benefiting from either their value, service-led or luxury propositions
    Analysis

    It’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed

    2012-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Christmas is over and many retailers’ hangovers were often less painful than anticipated, but was it really better than expected? Charlotte Hardie reports.

  • Asda remains the leader on price
    News

    Asda tops perception of value, ICM poll reveals

    2012-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Asda’s reputation for value dwarves that of its rivals, despite Tesco’s Big Price Drop marketing push.

  • Bain Capital and BC Partners are understood to have submitted bids for Iceland
    News

    Private equity firms submit second round bids for Iceland

    2012-02-02T10:06:00Z

    Iceland has attracted interest from two private equity firms interested in acquiring the frozen food chain.

  • News

    Metro Cash & Carry to invest in India

    2012-02-02T07:00:00Z

    Metro Cash & Carry is to invest more than €100m (£84m) to strengthen its presence in India.At present, Metro operates nine stores at six locations in India –Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Jalandhar and Ludhiana – and aims to increase the store number to 50 shortly. The retailer has so far ...

  • Yesterday Ocado’s full-year pre-tax losses slimmed to £2.4m from £12.1m in 2010 while sales grew
    News

    Ocado plots 'agressive' marketing push

    2012-02-01T16:03:00Z

    Ocado is to embark on an “aggressive” marketing plan over the next two years to increase shopper numbers.

  • The northern retailer has 20 stores
    News

    Discount grocer Ugo sold a year after launch

    2012-02-01T13:41:00Z

    Discount grocery retailer Ugo has been acquired by an unnamed retailer.

  • Robbins will work directly for group chief executive Philip Clarke
    News

    Tesco moves UK operations head Robbins

    2012-02-01T12:40:00Z

    Tesco chief operating officer Bob Robbins will move roles within the business just three weeks after it was revealed he sold stock ahead of a profit warning.

  • Morrisons has acquired a meat processing facility in Winsford, Cheshire from Vion UK
    News

    Morrisons acquires meat processing facility

    2012-02-01T11:15:00Z

    Morrisons has acquired a meat processing facility in Winsford, Cheshire from Vion UK.The 105,000 sq ft site is a centralised fresh pork and lamb packing plant which has the capacity to expand into beef products and increase its overall production.The acquisition will give Morrisons greater capacity as it continues to ...

  • Jason Gissing
    Analysis

    Jason Gissing

    2012-02-01T07:00:00Z

    He may be a former City boy but he shuns a pinstripe image. Alex Lawson reports on the Ocado co-founder and his new role.

  • Tesco's growth rate slowed to half the average at 2.1% causing a 0.6% fall in share from 30.5% in 2011 to 29.9%
    News

    Tesco market share slips

    2012-01-31T11:20:00Z

    Tesco’s grocery market share has dropped significantly in the face of fierce competition according to new figures from Kantar Worldpanel.

  • Ocado's annual revenues jumped to £598.3m from 2010’s £515.7m
    News

    Ocado pre-tax losses narrow

    2012-01-31T08:53:00Z

    Ocado’s full-year pre-tax losses have slimmed to £2.4m from £12.1m in 2010 while sales grew.

  • The online grocer is expected to cut prices on around 600 items
    News

    Ocado slashes prices in online price war

    2012-01-30T09:32:00Z

    Ocado has cut prices on a huge range of products as competition for online grocery spend tightens.