All Grocery articles – Page 584
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Hotel Chocolat raises £3.7m via chocolate bonds
Hotel Chocolat chief Angus Thirlwell said he is “pleased with the strong response” to its chocolate bonds, which raised £3.7m.
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NewsCity pressure mounts on Ocado ahead of float
Pressure is mounting on Ocado to lower the valuation of its initial public offering (IPO) as investors and analysts continue to baulk at the ambitious price tag placed on the online grocer.
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NewsRetail’s stock rises as June sales tick along
Retailers achieved “decent sales growth” in June, the BRC reported, and store stocks rose over the week although they lagged the All-Share index.
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AnalysisThailand exit likely as Carrefour rationalises
Carrefour has spread itself too thin and now, faced with ongoing pressure from shareholders to improve profitability, is on a path to divest non-core markets.
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NewsSainsbury’s director to champion women
Sainsbury’s new customer service and colleague director, Gwyn Burr, is aiming for 20% of its store managers to be female by next year.
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AnalysisMystery shopping: how Sainsbury's monitors customer experience
Sainsbury’s strongly believes regular monitoring of its stores is crucial to ensure its customer experience isn’t a mystery
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Grocers likely to escape fines under ombudsman’s regime
Ministers lean towards naming and shaming supermarkets that infringe new code of practice instead
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DataICM Poll: Online food shopping
In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,000 adults aged 18 and over between July 9 and 11, 2010 about online food retailing.
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AnalysisResort trading: Sun, sea and selling on a summer holiday
Huge sales spikes in certain products are a boon, but life’s no beach for retailers trading in holiday resorts
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AnalysisTim Steiner
Dismissed by some, Ocado aims to make a big splash with its IPO. As its founder sets out to sell his dream to investors, Jennifer Creevy finds out more about the man behind Ocado
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Mercadona to invest in new supermarkets
Supermarket chain Mercadona will invest €51m (£42.8m) in the opening of between 17 and 20 new supermarkets in the Balearic Islands over the next five years, according to external relations director Juan Antonio German.Mercadona will open 10 stores in Mallorca, three in Menorca and another four in Ibiza. The company ...
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Makro plans 20 small-format stores
Cash and carry chain Makro, owned by Metro Group, plans to have 20 stores of the small-sized Makro Punct concept in the mid-term. Four stores are due to open within this year, according to Makro Poland managing director Uwe Hölzer.The stores are focused on fresh food and a higher private-label ...
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Ahold and Schwarz face Czech monopoly probe
Dutch retailer Ahold and Germany-based Schwarz Group are the subject of an investigation launched by the Czech anti-monopoly office UOHS into suspected abuse of market positions. UOHS said it was investigating whether the retailers abused their market power in the central European country, but gave no further details. Under Czech ...
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NewsShareholders pass all resolutions at Marks & Spencer AGM
All resolutions, including the controversial remuneration report, have been passed by the shareholders in the room at another high spirited M&S AGM.
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NewsThe Co-operative to roll out contactless payment
The Co-operative is set to become the first major grocery retailer to roll out contactless payment in its stores.
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NewsThorntons like-for-likes slump 6%
Thorntons has reported like-for-like sales are down 6% in its fourth quarter, which it said in part is due to higher than anticipated discounting of excess stock which it has now cleared.
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NewsHotel Chocolat raises £3.7m in chocolate bonds
Hotel Chocolat has raised £3.7m via its first Chocolate Bond offer, just shy of the £5m it originally targeted.
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NewsWorld Cup and sunny weather lifts retail sales in June
Retail sales grew 1.2% in June on a like-for-like basis with retailers benefitting from the hotter weather and the start of the World Cup.
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NewsOcado hits out against funding fear claims
Ocado advisers have hit out against suggestions that the etailer is facing funding problems.
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NewsOcado critic Philip Dorgan loses job
The analyst who was one of the most outspoken critics of Ocado’s IPO plans has lost his job.