All Grocery articles – Page 650
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OpinionIt’s evolution, plain and simple
The recession is returning balance to business and extinction is the right course for many.
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News
Falling confidence hits younger customers
Consumer confidence dropped again this month and is also beginning to hit younger consumers.
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Fresh & Easy takes on the crunch with bargain range
Tesco's US operation Fresh & Easy has launched a range of products priced at 98c in response to customers’ tightening budgets.
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NewsAmazon poised to launch UK online grocery range
Amazon UK is set to shake up the grocery e-tail market with the launch of an online food offer.
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The Co-op uses Bob Dylan soundtrack in new ad campaign
The Co-operative Group will use legendary singer Bob Dylan’s Blowin’ in the Wind as the soundtrack in an advertising campaign to be aired next month.
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Sainsbury's trials in-store mobile phone charging service
Sainsbury’s is to trial a mobile phone charging service in its stores.
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Asda to create 7,000 jobs
Asda will create 7,000 jobs this year, which will include taking on 3,000 of the UK’s long-term unemployed.
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Retail Trust raises over £1m
Retailers came out in force last night to lend their support to retail charity The Retail Trust and raise nearly 1.1m at its glitzy London ball.
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Tesco eyes west London cinema for development
Tesco has submitted plans for a mixed-use scheme in Greenford, west London. The development would bring a 59,000 sq ft (5,500 sq m) Tesco and restore part of the listed building formerly occupied by a Granada cinema.
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Retail sales plummet in early January, CBI figures show
Nearly two thirds of retailers experienced a fall in sales volumes in the first half of January, and February is expected to be just as tough.
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Tesco appoints group finance director
Tesco has appointed Laurie Mcllwee as its new group finance director with effect from January 27.
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Ocado secures £10m Sharia'a financing
Online grocer Ocado has secured a 10m financing facility, raised using Sharia’a financing.
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Redundancy fears at Fortnum & Mason as it consults staff
Iconic Piccadilly department store Fortnum & Mason is to enter in to a consultation period with its 530 staff as it anticipates a “particularly tough” 2009.
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Asda: UK households £4 a week worse off
UK households are 4 a week worse off than a year ago and further pressure is likely to be piled on throughout this year, according to Asda's income tracker.
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Spar prepares to launch Eurospar stores in Britain
Symbol group Spar is to bring its Eurospar format to mainland Britain after buying 11 Somerfield stores from the Co-op.
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Opinion
Morrisons takes the crown
Morrisons outperformed the industry over the Christmas period, but as we officially enter a recession, can it stay on top this year and continue to beat Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda?
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News
UK in recession as ONS reports December retail sales value fall
The UK plunged into recession for the first time since the early 1990s, official figures confirmed this morning.
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News
Threshers confirms store sell-offs
First Quench Retailing – owner of Threshers, Wine Rack and The Local – has confirmed it is in negotiations with landlords to sell off unprofitable stores.
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News
Troubled retailers close more than two in five shops
Financially troubled retailers have been closing more than two in five stores as the economic gloom on the high street deepens.
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Analysis
Tesco: Knock on wood
Updated with video interview: Tesco has finally accomplished its goal of an eco-store blueprint that is innovative and green but cost-effective too. John Ryan visited the shop in Manchester’s Cheetham Hill on opening day