All Grocery articles – Page 574
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NewsWaitrose to price match Tesco on 1,000 branded products
Waitrose has announced that it will price match Tesco on 1,000 branded products from today.
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NewsJohn Lewis lays down the Christmas gauntlet as sales rise
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 11.7 last week, which the retailer said it suspects was “well ahead of the market”.
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AnalysisInternational grocers are catching on to app fever
After successful launches by the UK’s Ocado and Tesco, international grocers from Germany to Australia are now looking to capitalise on the trend towards mobile shopping.
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NewsAsda and Sainsbury’s rejig own brands in fight for market share
Grocers Asda and Sainsbury’s went head-to-head this week with the relaunch of own-brand ranges.
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NewsB&Q lures Asda head of marketing to board role
DIY giant B&Q has poached Asda marketing director Katherine Paterson and appointed her to the board, reinstating a marketing role at that level for the first time in two years.
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NewsWaitrose to open concept store in Leeds with a broader offer
Waitrose is to open a new concept store in Leeds next week with a homewares offer featuring products from sister chain John Lewis and other leading brands.
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NewsAsda purchase of Netto cleared by OFT
Asda has been given the green light to acquire Netto after the Office of Fair Trading cleared its takeover of the discount grocer.
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NewsTesco wows shoppers with 1p bargains
Tesco has started to sell discontinued products for just 1p each.
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Walmart to move into convenience stores in urban markets
Walmart is set move into convenience stores in urban markets such as Chicago and Los Angeles as the largest US retailer seeks to revitalise growth in its home market.Commercial real estate brokers say Walmart has begun scouting for sites for smaller-format stores in a range of urban markets, including Sacramento ...
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Mall opening a first for Aldi in US
German hard discounter Aldi Süd has announced the opening of its first store located in an enclosed shopping mall in the US. The 20,000 sq ft store will open in May, 2011 at Westfield Chicago Ridge, Illinois.“We are pleased to partner with Westfield on this fresh new approach to shopping ...
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NewsUK economy to grow slightly faster than predicted this year, says CBI, but warns of weaker growth in 2011
The UK economy will continue to grow slightly faster than previously expected this year, although growth next year will be weaker than previously forecast as consumer spending weakens, the CBI has predicted.
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NewsSainsbury’s relaunches top tier range
Sainsbury’s has relaunched its £1bn range of upmarket food, just one day after rival Asda revealed it had relaunched its mid-tier range.
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NewsAsda invests £100m in relaunch of mid-tier brand
Asda has invested £100m into the relaunch of its entire range of more than 3,500 Asda brand food products, which account for annual sales of between £8-9bn.
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NewsTesco to expand online offer overseas
Tesco is planning to launch online shopping in China, Poland and the Czech Republic as part of its global expansion plans under incoming chief executive Phil Clarke.
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NewsSainsbury's to be prosecuted for excess packaging
Sainsbury’s is being taken to court for using excessive packaging, making it the first major retailer to be prosecuted under environmental laws.
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NewsJohn Lewis enjoys "flying start" to autumn
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 16.5% to £58.3m last week as the back-to-school selling season got autumn off to a “flying start”.
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NewsPhil Clarke: My vision for Tesco’s global growth
New Tesco boss reveals his strategy for UK and overseas domination to Retail Week
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AnalysisThe Asda family tree
In the past 20 years, Asda has proved to be a finishing school for many of the retail industry’s highest flyers. Here Retail Week maps the connections, and the faces, that go to make up the family tree