All Grocery articles – Page 529
-
NewsMusgrave takeover of Superquinn approved
Irish grocer Musgrave’s acquisition of Superquinn has been given the green light by the country’s Competition Authority.
-
NewsWalmart gives Cheesewright new role overseeing UK
Former Asda chief operating officer David Cheesewright has been appointed to a new senior role at Walmart which includes oversight of the UK business.
-
NewsMorrisons enters own-brand war with M Kitchen range
Morrisons will next week wade into the own-brand supermarket war with the start of the relaunch of 11,000 products.
-
NewsTesco’s rivals fight back
Tesco’s rivals stepped up their marketing this week to hit back at the grocer’s £500m price cuts.
-
OpinionTesco and the supermarket price wars
So the Tesco Panzers have launched an autumn blitzkrieg pricing offensive and Reichsleiter Brasher has fired the opening £500m salvo in the mother of all supermarket price wars.
-
NewsRetailers to press Scottish Government on supermarket levy
Retailers will meet with Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead this morning as they tackle the proposed levy to increase business rates for large retailers of alcohol and tobacco in Scotland.
-
NewsAmazon piloting next day grocery delivery in US
Amazon is piloting a next day grocery delivery service in Seattle that allows customers to order goods by 11pm and receive their order by 6am the next day.
-
NewsSales volumes fall in September, but stabilise, says CBI
Sales volumes in September were down compared to the same time last year, with 39% of retailers reporting a poorer month than a year ago, figures from the CBI reveal.
-
NewsMorrisons to introduce M Kitchen as part of own brand relaunch
Morrisons is to kick off the relaunch of its own-label range with the introduction of an M Kitchen range, it is understood.
-
NewsRecord squeeze on family spending power in August, says Asda Income Tracker
Sustained inflation and the rising cost of fuel, gas and electricity have forced the sharpest decline in family spending power on record, the Asda Income tracker has revealed.
-
NewsThorntons chairman to stand down
Thorntons chairman John von Spreckelsen is to retire from the company within 12 months.
-
AnalysisGlobal grocers turning to smaller stores for growth
A trend that has become increasingly prevalent among the global grocers has been the focus on smaller footprints.
-
NewsTesco extends Hoerner's consulting role
Tesco is understood to have extended the consulting role of John Hoerner, its former head of its clothing division.
-
NewsAndy Bond backs online food retailer
Former Asda boss Andy Bond is backing a new upmarket online food retailer.
-
NewsAsda lines up backing for bid for Iceland stores
Asda is understood to have lined up backing from Barclays Capital to beef up its finances to bid for Iceland stores.
-
AnalysisSainsbury’s 'Live Well for Less’
After six years of ‘Try Something New Today’, Sainsbury’s has tried something new and come up with a new strapline – ‘Live Well for Less’.
-
NewsTesco to invest £500m in price cuts
Tesco is to invest £500m into lowering the price of everyday grocery items and simplify its promotions as it seeks to boost its flagging UK business.
-
NewsAsda launches 'Chosen By You' range for Scotland
Asda has launched a specific range of ‘Chosen By You’ products for Scotland.
-
NewsOcado Saving Pass ups promotions ante
Ocado is wading into the grocery promotions war with the launch of a ‘Saving Pass’, which it claims could save customers over £100 a year.
-
NewsMorrisons strengthens marketing team
Morrisons has made two appointments in its marketing division to help it with initiatives such as the roll out of its convenience stores and its ‘store of the future’ formats.