All Grocery articles – Page 629
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NewsSainsbury’s pushes loyalty and non-food
Sainsbury’s is launching an ad campaign today focusing on its loyalty scheme Nectar card for the first time as it seeks to capture more of shoppers’ Christmas spend.
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NewsMorrisons rolls out payment system
Grocer Morrisons has begun rolling out a new payment processing system as part of its store systems replacement project.
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NewsAsda sales growth slows as lower inflation takes toll
Asda, the Walmart-owned grocer and general merchandiser, has reported a slowdown in sales growth and said it would save shoppers £150m this Christmas.
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NewsGreggs eyes 100 Threshers stores
Bakery specialist Greggs is considering taking on 100 stores from Threshers owner First Quench, the off-licence group that collapsed into administration a fortnight ago.
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NewsM&S considers taking Simply Food into Western Europe
Marks & Spencer has enlisted advisors to scout locations in Western Europe for Simply Food stores, it is understood.
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NewsSainsbury’s posts 18.5% interim profits rise
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s has unveiled a leap in interim profits and said customer numbers have surged,highlighting how effectively it has responded to tough retail conditions.
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NewsTesco strikes partnership with DreamWorks
Tesco has struck an exclusive partnership with film studio DreamWorks to offer DVDs and merchandise in its stores.
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NewsM&S targets £40m party food sales rise at Christmas
Marks & Spencer aims to boost sales of party food by up to 30% this Christmas on the back of three-for-two and half-price offers.
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NewsAsda posts flat profits and is ‘sold’ in internal Walmart deal
Asda, the Walmart-owned grocery and general merchandise giant, generated profit before tax of £520.4m last year.
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NewsThreshers: store closure list
The administrators of Threshers owner First Quench have published a list of stores earmarked for closure, following yesterday’s announcement that 373 shops are to be shut with the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs.
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OpinionThe customer is king
The administrator to Threshers owner First Quench has started shutting stores. If the retailer had listened to customers, would it have collapsed in the first place?
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French retailers accused of improper dealings with manufacturers
Carrefour, Leclerc, Auchan, Delhaize-owned Cora, Système U and four other retailers have been summoned before the commercial courts in France to defend allegations of improper dealings with manufacturers.Contracts between retailers and suppliers under scrutiny include those that require suppliers to buy back their unsold inventory and those where retailers can ...
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NewsPotential buyers eye First Quench stores after group’s administration
Trade buyers and private equity groups are circling collapsed Threshers owner First Quench Retailing as the deadline for bids draws near.
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Metro Group to expand to Asia
Metro Group is set to begin a massive expansion in Asia, according to Metro Cash & Carry International chief executive Frans Mueller.The company is planning to start with 20 hypermarkets in Tokyo.Metro is also looking at other Asian countries, especially China, as well as Eastern Europe - Russia and Ukraine ...
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AnalysisCarrefour backs home front while Metro plays away
Recent events have thrown the contrast in strategic priorities between the world’s second- and third-largest retailers, Carrefour and Metro Group, into stark relief.
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NewsWaitrose disputes Marks & Spencer’s cheaper-price campaign
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has hit back at rival Marks & Spencer’s claims that a typical basket of products in its shops is cheaper than the John Lewis Partnership-owned grocer.
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Louis Delhaize to exit Caribbean markets
Belgian grocery group Louis Delhaize is to exit its Caribbean markets. Subsidiary SISB is up for sale in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, St Martin and St Barthelemy. Around the region, the group operates four Cora hypermarkets, 15 Match supermarkets, 57 Ecomax discount stores, one Leader Price discount store, a wholesale ...
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NewsMarks & Spencer and Next chiefs see market stabilising
Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose intends to trade the business at full price through the Christmas period on the back of improved consumer confidence.
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NewsDairy Crest to ramp up food home delivery
Dairy company Dairy Crest is gunning to reach 250,000 customers by March for its home delivery, direct-to-customer Milk&More offer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer and Next results surpass expectations
Updates from the two biggest quoted fashion groups, Marks & Spencer and Next, pleased brokers as each retailer reported encouraging recent trading.