All Grocery articles – Page 6
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Chart of the WeekOnline retail share the same as if Covid ‘never happened’ as top ecomm firms risk insolvency
New analysis by Knight Frank, shared exclusively with Retail Week, shows that online growth is slowing, with the majority of gains in online sales now among multi-channel retailers
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NewsEG On the Move strikes deal to buy petrol stations
The business owned by former Asda owner Zuber Issa has struck a deal to buy 85 former Prax petrol stations.
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NewsPret boss to spearhead national youth employment programme
Pret a Manger CEO Pano Christou has been named as the first UK chair of a national business-led network aimed at creating more employment opportunities for young people.
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NewsEx-Primark CEO takes on advisory role at George at Asda
Former Primark chief executive Paul Marchant has returned to retail with an advisory role for George at Asda.
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FeatureHow are food and drink retailers appearing in AI searches?
AI is now what people turn to for midweek meal inspiration. But this sweeping influence across food raises a serious question: how can retailers ensure they’re being surfaced by AI as it crawls the internet for answers?
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InterviewQ&A: Asda’s Rachel Eyre on its new retail media partnership with Amazon
This month, Asda struck up a “first-of-its-kind” partnership with Amazon to advance its retail media offer. Chief customer and digital officer Rachel Eyre spoke to Retail Week about what the tie-up looks like and means for the supermarket, its customers and its advertising partners
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NewsIssa brothers’ petrol empire float could earn them billions
The Issa brothers are preparing for a stock market flotation of their petrol station empire, which could put them among the wealthiest entrepreneurs in Britain.
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NewsAsda appoints New Look boss as George CEO
Asda has announced the appointment of Helen Connolly as the next chief executive of George.
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NewsLidl expands its ‘Lidl & Go’ trial to more stores
Lidl is expanding its Lidl & Go self-scanning trial to more stores across the country, after receiving positive feedback from customers who used it in the initial seven-store rollout.
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NewsHome Bargains opens consultation with staff over change in pay frequency
Value retail giant Home Bargains has opened consultation with store, warehouse and distribution staff over a proposed change in their pay frequency from weekly to monthly, Retail Week understands.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: Weekly grocery bills £25 cheaper in Germany than UK
New analysis from Circana shows that of the six biggest economies in Western Europe, only France has higher grocery bills than the UK
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NewsGreggs CFO to stand down after over 20 years
Greggs has today announced that its long-term chief financial officer has decided to leave the food-to-go retailer after 28 years.
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NewsSainsbury’s ‘outperforms the market’ as quarterly sales rise
Sainsbury’s said it expects “to continue to outperform the grocery market”, despite subdued consumer confidence, as it reported a boost to first-quarter sales.
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NewsInflation unchanged as summer discounting keeps shop prices flat
Shop price inflation was unchanged in the month of June, as summer discounting by retailers kept costs for customers down.
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NewsJohn Lewis strengthens retail media offer with new platform partnership
Department stores and grocery group the John Lewis Partnership has struck an alliance with specialist partner Kevel to ramp up its retail media proposition.
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NewsLidl to ringfence interviews for long-term unemployed
Lidl has said it will hold 10% of its interview slots for entry-level roles at every new store over the next 12 months for people who have been out of work for at least six months.
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InterviewGovernance: how retailers can handle soaring disclosure requests and messy data
Subject Access Requests are flowing into retailers faster than ever because of advice from AI chatbots, and managing them can become a serious chore without organised data, says Aiimi chief customer officer Mark Drayton.
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NewsShareholders put pressure on Ocado board to oust founder Steiner
Further pressure has been heaped on Ocado’s board to find a new chief executive to replace founder Tim Steiner, with shareholders pushing for his removal, according to reports.
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NewsGousto puts 290 jobs at risk with proposed manufacturing facility closure
Recipe box retailer Gousto has launched a consultation with staff around plans to consolidate its manufacturing facilities, putting 290 jobs at risk, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsda and Amazon enter ‘first-of-its-kind’ retail media partnership
Asda and Amazon Ads have teamed up in a “first-of-its-kind” partnership on retail media and tech.