All Grocery articles – Page 544
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NewsThorntons melts in the Easter heat
Thorntons’ poor third quarter resulted from the competitive environment and a structural shift from the high street as well as the warm Easter weather, City analysts said.
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NewsFootfall suffers as royal fever grips nation
Shopper numbers slumped on the weekend of William and Kate’s nuptials but food and garden retailers were boosted by wedding fever.
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AnalysisKevin Hawkins
Never far from the action, Kevin Hawkins has eschewed retirement on the golf course for the chance to head up a new Government retail taskforce. George MacDonald finds out why.
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OpinionTried and trusted
By harnessing social media retailers can give customers what they want, says Rick Bendel.
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NewsM&S raids Mars and John Lewis to fill key roles
Marks & Spencer has strengthened its senior management with two key appointments.
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NewsWhole Foods Kensington store posts profit for first time
UPDATED: Upmarket US grocer Whole Foods has signed for a store in Fulham in London and revealed that its flagship store in Kensington is now EBITDA positive.
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NewsJames McCann steps down from Carrefour
James McCann, one of Carrefour’s top-level executives, has stepped down from his role after little over a year.
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NewsFirst quarter sales up at Morrisons
Morrisons like for like sales rose by 2.5% in its first quarter to 1 May, excluding fuel and VAT.
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NewsSainsbury's launches 'Feed your family for £50 a week'
Sainsbury’s has today launched a ‘Feed your family for £50 a week’ promotion where it claims shoppers can have three meals a day for an average of 60p per meal per person.
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NewsShop price inflation edges up to 2.5% in April
Shop price inflation increased to 2.5% in April, up from 2.4% in March.
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NewsRetail sales growth sluggish
Retail sales picked up in April although store groups said the performance was considered poor for the time of year.
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NewsMorrisons extends opening hours
Morrisons has extended its opening hours at the majority of its 440 stores as it seeks to increase sales and productivity.
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NewsTesco's US launch "foolhardy" says investor Warren Buffett
Tesco has been urged by investor and America’s most revered businessman Warren Buffett to take a hard look at its struggling Fresh & Easy business in the US.
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NewsThorntons warns on profits
Thorntons’ own store sales like-for-likes fell 12.6% in its third quarter and the chocolatier warned on profits.
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NewsTesco shares down but brokers confident
Grocery and general merchandise giant Tesco edged down as the market digested the first set of results delivered by new boss Phil Clarke.
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NewsMusgrave profits up 3%
Symbol group Musgrave has reported profits up 3% in its full year results, but sales down slightly.
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NewsTesco ditches its 'double the difference' online price promise
Tesco has ditched its double the difference price promise from its online price checker blaming a “cottage industry” of determined shoppers who have exploited the system.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls to 'worrying' level in April
Consumer confidence fell sharply this month, making the chances of a double dip recession “increasingly real”, according to the GfK NOP.