All Grocery articles – Page 618
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NewsPatrick Lewis appointed to Ocado board
Patrick Lewis, partners’ counsellor at the John Lewis Partnership, has been appointed to the board of online grocer Ocado.
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Sales at Pick ’n Pay jump 12.3% year on year
Sales at food and general merchandise retailer Pick ’n Pay jumped 12.3% year on year to R26.6bn (£2.2bn) for the first half to August 31, 2009.The company said its continuing operations have gained 0.4% of market share in the period, with significant gains in every fresh food category, adding that ...
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NewsSainsbury’s takes eco-model to Bath convenience shop
Sainsbury’s will open its first environmentally friendly convenience shop in Bath in early November.
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Coles posts better than expected results
Coles posted better than expected results for its first quarter to September 27, thanks to rising food and alcohol sales.The grocer’s food and alcohol sales rose 7.3% compared with the same period a year earlier, and were up 6.1% on a same-store basis. Fuel and convenience sales climbed 6.5% and ...
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NewsJohn Cleland vows teetering First Quench has future
Embattled off-licence operator First Quench Retailing has a future despite a question mark hanging over it, director John Cleland vowed this week.
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NewsNon-food woe continues to drag down retail sales
High street sales remained flat between August and September, with a good performance in food outweighed by non-food retailers continuing to struggle.
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Spencer’s to focus on hypermarkets and private labels to improve profitability
Food and general merchandise retailer Spencer’s is to focus on hypermarkets and private labels in an attempt to improve profitability.The retailer, which is owned by Indian conglomerate RPG Group, will invest INR1bn (£12m) in rolling out 10 hypermarkets and 15 small-format stores this financial year. It also wants to double ...
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NewsThreshers owner First Quench Retailing goes into administration
Threshers owner First Quench Retailing has plunged into administration.
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NewsSainsbury's launches biggest ever toy promotion
Sainsbury’s has today launched its biggest ever toy promotion, slashing 50% off prices of all toys for one week.
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NewsMorrisons to sponsor Disney’s A Christmas Carol premiere
Grocer Morrisons is to sponsor the world premiere of Disney’s A Christmas Carol, expected to be a festive season movie blockbuster.
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NewsHarvey Nichols expands Christmas shop format
Luxury department store Harvey Nichols is to expand its pop-up Christmas Foodmarket shop format to more cities this festive season.
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NewsTesco Bank to create 1,000 jobs in Newcastle
Tesco is to create 1,000 new jobs in Newcastle in its banking division with the opening of a customer service centre in the city.
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NewsThreshers owner on the brink of administration
Threshers owner First Quench is on the brink of going into administration, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsOne in 10 UK retailers shut up shop in 2009
One in 10 retailers closed their doors between January and September this year according to research released today by the Local Data Company.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches climate change campaign
Marks & Spencer has created a virtual patchwork quilt in a bid to push for decisive action at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.
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OpinionA touch of Qatar
Just when we thought a year might pass without talk of a bid for Sainsbury’s, the Qataris are back in business.
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NewsBrokers mixed after Morrisons visit
Grocer Morrisons held an investor day on Monday, when it took analysts on a tour of new small-format stores and a regional distribution centre on the south coast.
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NewsFood hots up after Sainsbury’s bid talk
Investor appetite grew for food retailers as speculation swirled that Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund was once again considering a bid for Sainsbury’s.
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NewsHolland & Barrett kicks off TV campaign for in-store deal
Health foods retailer Holland & Barrett has launched a TV campaign to promote its buy-one-get-one-half-price offer on everything in-store, which it claims is a first for any retailer in the UK.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Jobs in grocery
Asda’s Andy Clarke is concerned about unemployment and has pledged to tackle it head on, but what are all the big four grocers doing about this issue?