All Grocery articles – Page 647
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OpinionIn defence of the landlord
I always like to be controversial, so in my first column I thought I would speak up for retailers’ public enemy number one – the landlord. Landlords are probably viewed with the same disdain as the newly disgraced bankers.
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Morrisons wins Retailer of the Year for second year running
Morrisons was again named Retailer of the Year last night at the Oracle Retail Week Awards .
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AnalysisMy Liberec: A Tesco store, but not as we know it
Virtually no Tesco signage and an array of brands makes the grocer’s first true department store a one-off. John Ryan visits its Czech home.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose: my legacy to M&S
Marks Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose told the Retail Week Conference that he had three objectives. “I’d like to see the business have a clear passage through the slowdown, to have a coherent plan for here and overseas and a seamless and successful transition to new leadership,” ...
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A happy customer is a spending customer
A happy customer is a spending customer Focus your resource on pleasing your customers whilst limiting the barriers to their spending and your sales line will reap the benefits. 14.25 Panel discussion Gearing up your stores for service and sales Selling solutions, not products: offering an end-to-end service ...
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NewsMarc Bolland: Morrisons well positioned for downturn
Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland has revealed that the grocer is well positioned to steer through the downturn and that it would also succeed when the economy starts to pick up.
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Unilever's Dave Lewis: understanding nervous consumers key to downturn success
Unilever’s UK and Ireland chairman Dave Lewis has said that understanding customers and their redefined assessment of value will be essential in retaining customers through the downturn.
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Tesco finds small consumer changes adding up
Customers are becoming much more disciplined in the way they shop, and it’s a trend that’s here to stay, Tesco UK marketing director Carolyn Bradley asserted today at the Retail Week Conference.
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Phil Wrigley: price rises 'a bit of an inevitability'
Product price rises will be an inevitable consequence of the deepening recession, said New Look executive chairman Phil Wrigley at the Retail Week conference.
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Value retailers confident despite mid-market discounting
Value retailers believe that they are still able to differentiate themselves from mid-market retailers who are discounting heavily and increasing their promotional activity.
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NewsJustin King: Sainsbury's keen to debunk recession 'myths'
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has opened the Retail Week Conference by debunking what he says are three of the biggest myths of the current recession.
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Thorntons finance director to step down
Chocolate specialist Thorntons’ finance director John Wall has announced his intention to step down from the board.
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Hendersons halves supply chain shrinkage with ePOD
The wholesale division of northern Irish Spar franchisee Hendersons Group has implemented an electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) system to complement its voice picking deployment.
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Home retailers most distressed, new data shows
Retailers selling homewears and non-discretionary food are feeling most pressure from the economic downturn, according to new data from KPMG.
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NewsHarvey Nichols targets tourist spend with ad campaign
Top end department store Harvey Nichols has launched an advertising campaign targeting tourists visiting London to take advantage of the weak pound.
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Wal-Mart relaunches Great Value brand
Wal-Mart is to relaunch its Great Value brand in the US this week as it seeks to widen its offer in the economic downturn.
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Sir Stuart Rose to face M&S shareholder revolt
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose is set for another showdown with M&S investors over his controversial chairmanship.
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Shopworkers seek help as redundancy fears grow
Shopworkers are becoming increasingly depressed and turning to alcohol as the threat of redundancy rises across the retail sector, the Retail Trust has found.
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Marks & Spencer to extend branded food trial
Marks & Spencer is to extend its trial of branded food products to 20 stores in the Southeast.
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Spar managing director: Cheap food price era 'has come to an end'
The days of cheap food prices have come to an end, Spar international managing director Dr Gordon Campbell has said.