All Grocery articles – Page 537
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NewsRetail like-for-likes slip 0.6% in October
UK like-for-like retail sales slipped 0.6% in October as growth in food sales slowed and non food sales fell. Total sales were up 1.5%.
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OpinionMarks & Spencer on the Move
News that M&S is to open a food on the move outlet this week is interesting but what are its chance of success?
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NewsFirst M&S Food on the Move store to be trialled in London
Standalone shop will sell hot and cold food from the retailer’s existing ranges targeted at commuters.
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Woolworths reports overall sales increase
Woolworths’ overall sales for the first quarter of 2011 were up 4.9% to AUD14.6bn (£9.6bn). Net sales at its supermarket division including fuel grew 5.8% to AUD12.56bn (£8.27bn), bolstered by a 17% rise in revenue from fuel.Its Australian food and liquor sales increased 4.4% compared with the same period last ...
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AnalysisEdwin Booth
The fifth generation of his family to run the eponymous business, the Booths chairman is looking to future expansion. Gemma Goldfingle reports.
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NewsIn focus: Frozen Value
The northern-based frozen food specialist has struggled to capitalise on customers trading down.
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OpinionHard times for Frozen Value
Back in May we noted that the four leading frozen food specialists had collectively been outperforming the wider supermarket sector.
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NewsUncertain outlook knocks retailers hard
General retailers had a bad week as their stocks declined by twice as much as the wider market, which took a knock as the eurozone crisis dragged on and pundits argued over the UK’s economic prospects.
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OpinionM&S steady in rough seas
Amid renewed economic gloom and relentlessly downbeat consumer sentiment, next week brings a chance to gauge the sector’s temperature as some of retail’s biggest beasts report.
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NewsRose mobile commerce venture goes live
An innovative mobile payment system fronted by Sir Stuart Rose that launches tomorrow will play a pivotal role in the development of m-commerce, the former Marks & Spencer boss has claimed.
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Metro (Canada) enters into partnership agreement with Marché Adonis
Metro (Canada) has entered into a partnership agreement with Montreal ethnic food retailer Marché Adonis. Metro now holds a 55% stake in both Marché Adonis, which specialises in fresh and Mediterranean products and prepared meals, and its distributor sister company Phoenicia Products.Marché Adonis’ founders have retained a 45% interest and ...
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NewsScottish government to bring in alcohol pricing bill
The Scottish government is preparing to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol in a bid to improve the nation’s health – a policy that some retailers believe is misguided.
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Mercator signs contract with Drvopromet to take over its trade business
Grocery retailer Mercator has signed a contract with Bosnia and Herzegovina-based Drvopromet to take over its trade business, securing 63 Drvopromet stores in a long-term lease. The agreement, which is based on strategic ties and is awaiting a green light from Bosnia and Herzegovina’s competition protection office, makes Mercator the ...
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Casino-owned Exito reports net profit increase
Casino-owned Exito has reported net profit of COP58.8bn (£19.52m) in the third quarter, 59% more than the previous year.The grocery retailer’s operating profit increased 18.7% to COP74.5bn (£24.74m), while sales rose 15.6% to COP2.03trn (£1.01bn).Exito opened 36 new stores in the first nine months of the year, reaching a total ...
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NewsAsda £5 'thank you' offer hailed a success as Morrisons enters Christmas price war fray
Asda’s £5 ‘thank you’ offer that it launched two weeks ago has driven 1 million customers to its Asda Price Guarantee (APG) website.
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NewsIceland bids fall short of asking price
First round bids for Iceland are thought to have fallen short of the £1.5bn asking price.
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NewsOcado hit by delivery "blips"
Warehouse “blips” have affected deliveries by online grocer Ocado today, but the retailer insisted only a comparatively small number of shoppers have been affected.
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NewsSales rise at John Lewis as Christmas buying begins
Signs of early Christmas shopping were evident last week at John Lewis department stores and sister supermarket business Waitrose.
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NewsOcado to deploy savings pass card as shoppers feel pinch
Saving Pass promises customers 10% off 600-plus branded products in bid to reflect price awareness