All Grocery articles – Page 651
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News
Flurry of interest for Marks & Spencer stores
Marks & Spencer has received a flurry of interest from retailers wanting to take over the stores it has earmarked for disposal.
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News
Abel & Cole targets the big four
Organic online grocer Abel & Cole is to ramp up its marketing this year to push its price credentials in the face of fierce competition from the big four supermarkets.
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Sainsbury’s head office jobs to go in shake-up
Sainsbury’s has restructured its head office central support teams in a move that could lead to up to 300 jobs being axed.
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Opinion
John Richards: Think it's bad? You've seen nothing yet
Plan for lower sales in 2009 and 2010 and you won’t suffer too many unpleasant shocks. The severity of the financial crunch and the excesses that led to it mean that the adjustment process must not only be painful but protracted.
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News
Fund set up to back retailers of the future
A consortium of retail entrepreneurs has united to create an investment fund to support fledgling UK retail businesses.
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News
Sainsbury’s could suffer as price wars hit margins, analyst warns
Aggressive grocery promotions threaten food retailers’ margins, broker Blue Oar warned after conducting a price survey.
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News
Carrefour loses out to rivals with weak Q4 sales growth
Carrefour has posted its slowest quarterly sales growth in five years and been outperformed by its European counterparts.
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News
Harrods chief executive makes surprise exit
Harrods chief executive James McArthur has left the business after less than a year in the role.
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Analysis
NRF: Brave New World
After a year of financial turmoil a more humble and socially aware retail industry was on show at this year’s National Retail Federation convention last week. Joanna Perry reports from New York
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News
Short selling on retail stock doubles
Short selling positions on retail shares have almost doubled between November and January, as investors bet on further misery for the sector.
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News
Threshers considers 'hundreds' of store closures
The owner of Threshers is locked in talks with landlords about closing unprofitable stores.
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News
Morrisons enjoys strong Christmas
Morrisons has unveiled a market-beating Christmas sales performance, with like-for-like sales up 8.2 per cent excluding fuel in the six weeks to January 4.
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News
Somerfield posts strong Christmas
Grocery chain Somerfield performed well over the Christmas period, with like-for-likes excluding fuel jumping 3.7 per cent in the 3 weeks to January 3.
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News
Sainsbury's jobs to go in head office restructuring
Sainsbury’s is to restructure its London head office which could lead to up to 300 jobs being cut.
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Spar buys 11 former Somerfield stores
Symbol group Spar has bought 11 former Somerfield stores, following the Co-operative Group’s acquisition.
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News
Inflation falls to 3.1 per cent
Inflation fell to 3.1 per cent in December, down from 4.1 per cent in November, the Consumer Prices Index showed.
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News
Retailer critical list grows
Retailers are set to face further distress in 2009 after the number of companies facing bankruptcy soared 81 per cent in the final quarter of 2008, according to a survey.
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News
Tesco to invest £19m slashing clothing prices
Tesco will invest 19m lowering its clothing prices and has begun by slashing prices on over 700 key clothing lines.
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News
Worst Christmas sales growth in London since 2004
London retailers experienced their worst like-for-like growth this Christmas since 2004. December sales in the capital were 0.7 per cent lower than a year ago on a like-for-like basis.
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Analysis
Supply Chain: Reverse psychology
Returns can be a costly burden, yet retailers’ supply chains are often ill-equipped to deal with them. Charlotte Hardie asks where savings can be made as unwanted gifts fly back to stores.