All Grocery articles – Page 558
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GallerySainsbury’s Fresh Kitchen, Fleet Street
It is hard to tell at what point it became fashionable to call a sandwich shop a ‘kitchen’, but the latest example of the tendency opened last week on London’s Fleet Street when Sainsbury’s unveiled its Fresh Kitchen.
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NewsGeneral retailers up but grocers subdued
Last week’s Super Thursday round of updates brought plenty of depressing news as big names such as Dixons and Halfords warned that profits would only make the low end of expectations.
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OpinionInterest rate rise could knock retailers for six
There’s only so much you can do if the weather stops customers getting to your stores, or you delivering to their homes.
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Ahold to open first store in Belgium
Dutch grocery retailer Ahold is going to open its first store in Belgium in March.The store in Brasschaat, located north of Antwerp and less than 10 kilometres from the Dutch border, will be franchise-owned by Nathalie and Marco Van Ende and supplied by the existing Albert Heijn warehouse in Tilburg, ...
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Carrefour considers JV with Future Group in India
French retailer Carrefour may announce plans for a joint venture with Future Group in India soon, as chief executive Lars Olofsson is expected to visit India later this month or early February.The retailer is known to be in talks with India’s largest retailer Future Group, and has reportedly arrived at ...
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NewsTesco's JV with British Land refinances 8-store portfolio
Tesco’s joint venture company with British Land, BLT Properties, has refinanced its superstores portfolio.
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NewsRetailers to be banned from selling cheap alcohol
Retailers are to be banned from selling alcohol below a minimum price for the first time, under Government plans to be revealed today.
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NewsAsda HR director leaves
Asda’s HR director left the grocer last week to seek opportunities in Europe.
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NewsSainsbury's Fresh Kitchen: pictures
Sainsbury’s is taking on sandwich specialists with a new fascia
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NewsJohn Lewis sales up 39% ahead of VAT increase
John Lewis sales soared 38.7% to £74.7m in the week to January 8, making it the largest weekly increase this financial year.
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NewsAsda unloads 39 Netto stores
Asda has sold 39 of the 47 Netto stores it had to dispose of as part of its £778m acquisition of the retailer in summer last year.
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NewsMorrisons and Co-op eye up Abel & Cole
Food groups Morrisons and the Co-op are expected to be at the forefront of acquisition interest in organic food home delivery specialist Abel & Cole, which is being put up for sale.
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NewsSainsbury’s to invest in own-brand after record Christmas
Grocer to build on its bumper Christmas after overtaking Asda as second biggest supermarket
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OpinionOcado beats the bears
If there is one retailer that could have convincingly used the snow as an excuse for lost sales over the Christmas period it is Ocado.
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NewsConsumers will still carry on shopping, M&S chief believes
Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland does not expect consumer demand to fall off a cliff this year, despite an expected squeeze on income and economic uncertainty.
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NewsGeneral retailers look a better bet than grocers
General retailers provide a better investment opportunity than food retailers in 2011, Oriel analysts believe.
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NewsInvestors still cold on the retail sector
General retailers and grocers were both left on the shelf by investors and the market was flat overall.
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Matahari cancels Hypermarket sale and will expand the chain
Matahari has cancelled the sale of its hypermarket business, Hypermart, and will instead retain and expand the chain.The decision follows the final recommendations of a strategic review conducted by investment bank Merrill Lynch. It was also recommended that Matahari join with a global partner to expand the hypermarket division, and ...
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Future Group is to increase its focus on private brands to drive sales and margins
Future Group is to increase its focus on private brands to drive sales and margins across its formats.Business head of private brands Devendra Chawla said: “We would like to focus on private brands such as Fresh & Pure, Tasty Treat and Clean Mate rather than in-store labels that can only ...
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Silgro sales reach £1.9bn
Sales in 2010 at supermarket and food service business Sligro reached €2.3bn (£1.9bn), an increase of 1.2% on 2009.Total turnover comprised €1.55bn (£1.3bn) from the food service division and €738m (£613m) from food retail. €25m (£20.7m) of sales resulted from the acquisition of Sanders Supermarkten in the fourth quarter.