All Grocery articles – Page 649
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OpinionIt's time to regain your margin
I joked in a previous column that some of us might visit our shops in December, hear Wham’s Last Christmas and genuinely wonder whether it might be. I rather wish I hadn’t now.
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Co-op to tout 'social' brand values
The Co-operative Group has unveiled the details of a 10m brand campaign to communicate the benefits of shopping at a successful business that is owned by its members.
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Ailing Irish retailers call on government for protection
Irish retailers have urged their government to take action to ease the mounting pressures on beleaguered companies suffering in the recession.
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Baugur stakes in retailers seized
Baugur stakes in retailers including House of Fraser, Hamleys, and Iceland have been placed under the control of nominated receivers to prevent any asset sale.
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Iceland should cut the Baugur cord
The meltdown of Icelandic investor Baugur has implications for frozen food chain Iceland, and the management need to take charge.
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Baugur boss Johannesson lambasts Landsbanki
Baugur boss Jón sgeir Jóhannesson has hit out at creditors after the Icelandic investor was forced to seek protection from administration yesterday.
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Marks & Spencer wins £3.5m teacake tax battle
Marks & Spencer has won a landmark VAT battle about whether a chocolate-covered teacake should be treated as a biscuit or a cake.
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Morrisons ploughs £6m into voice picking system for warehouse staff
Morrisons is to install one of the largest voice picking systems in the world, in a deal worth more than 6m.
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Shop price inflation rises in January
UK shop price inflation rose 1.1 per cent in January according to the BRC Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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Baugur files for bankruptcy protection
Baugur has confirmed that it has filed for protection from its creditors in the Icelandic equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as exclusively revealed by Retail Week this morning.
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Iceland continues to record strong sales growth
Frozen food retailer Iceland recorded year-on-year sales growth of 16 per cent in the 12 weeks to January 26, according to new market research data.
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NewsValue supermarkets continue to shrink Tesco's market share
Tesco is still losing market share as consumers continue to favour the value and discount supermarkets to help them through the credit crunch.
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BRC produces US product safety standard
Some of world’s biggest retailers will have to adhere to the British Retail Consortium's product safety standard following an agreement with North America's leading retail trade association.
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Co-op uses entire Coronation Street ad break for brand campaign
The Co-operative Group is to launch its 10m brand campaign on February 16, having secured the entire commercial break in Coronation Street.
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Most retailers report like-for-like Christmas sales growth
More than half (52 per cent) of retailers reported positive like-for-like sales over the Christmas period.
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Opinion
Tesco talks fashion
Tesco will launch a new-look clothing website in autumn. Will it be enough to take on the might of online leaders such as Asos? And will it be enough to take on value giants such as Primark and George?
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NewsTesco to launch own-label fashion website
Tesco is set to launch an online fashion store selling its own-label clothing ranges.
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John Lewis reports weekly sales dip of 0.8 per cent
John Lewis has reported a slight drop in weekly sales, but remains confident new stock and promotions will stand it in good stead.
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Carrefour dips into convenience
Carrefour has launched Carrefour City, the first of its convenience format stores.
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Morrisons' value focus wins festive food fight
Morrisons performed strongly in the south of England over the festive period as shoppers switched from premium retailers to its value proposition.