All Grocery articles – Page 653
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Morrisons to hire 5,000 extra staff in 2009
Morrisons is to create more than 5,000 jobs this year as part of its ongoing store expansion plans.
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Tesco appoints former Unilever boss as non-exec
Tesco has appointed Patrick Cescau as a non-executive director.
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OpinionEngine room of Britain’s economy
Retailers generate jobs and property, so why isn’t that recognised by the media or Government?
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Japan’s Seven & I ups discounts to beat gloom
Japanese conglomerate Seven & I, which operates more than 33,000 retail outlets across the world, has unveiled a strategy to help it counter the economic downturn in 2009.
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Opinion
Grocers are bucking the jobs gloom
As Retail Week launches its Backing UK Retail campaign, grocers including Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco and Morrisons are likely to play a huge part in staff recruitment.
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Nisa-Today's notches up record Christmas week
Symbol group Nisa-Today's notched up record sales in the week leading up to Christmas despite the “challenging economic environment”.
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Ocado plots overseas move after sales high
Ocado is eyeing franchise and joint venture possibilities in an attempt to take the online grocery business international in 2009.
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Tesco ads ramp up discount credentials
Tesco has this week launched an ad campaign claiming that it is Britain's cheapest supermarket.
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Co-op to pursue shoppers with brand campaign
The Co-operative Group is gearing up to launch a major brand campaign this spring after reporting a strong performance over Christmas at its food stores.
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Analysis
People: Promote your enthusiasm
The new year hangover will be as long as it is harsh, so how can retailers enthuse staff and inject confidence into the business? Charlotte Hardie explains how positivity is the way forward.
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AnalysisNew Waitrose format: How convenient
Waitrose has finally moved into the convenience market with its first c-store in Nottingham. John Ryan takes a tour to find out how the grocer plans to differentiate itself in the sector.
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City's frosty outlook thaws as retailers keep the blues at bay
Retail stocks headed so far south last year they neared the stock market's equivalent of the Antarctic. As the January reporting season kicked in it brought news of like-for-like sales declines but in many cases met admittedly low expectations and there were hopes of a thaw in attitudes to the ...
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Iceland sales growth tops 14 per cent
Frozen food chain Iceland stormed ahead of market averages in the 12 weeks to December 27 with sales growth in excess of 14 per cent.
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Wal-Mart reveals Asda had strong December
Asda parent Wal-Mart revealed the UK grocer reported one of its strongest ever Christmas trading seasons, despite its international sales dipping 10.4 per cent in December.
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Majestic Wine sales fall over Christmas
Specialist retailer Majestic Wine suffered a Christmas like-for-like decline as credit crunched business customers cut back on expenses.
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Sainsbury's reports best ever Christmas
Sainsbury's has reported its best ever Christmas, with like-for-like sales up 4.5 per cent excluding fuel in the 13 weeks to January 3.
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Morrisons ploughs on with IT transformation
Morrisons will push ahead with its business and IT transformation programme in 2009, having signed Wipro Retail to assist it with its plans.
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Thorntons reports dip in like-for-likes
Thorntons has reported a dip in like-for-like sales of 6.6 per cent for the 12 weeks to December 27.
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Marks & Spencer sales fall; job cuts and store closures planned
Marks & Spencer has reported a like-for-like sales decline of 7.1 per cent in the 13 weeks to December 27, and announced plans to cut more than 1,200 jobs and close 27 stores.
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Ocado celebrates record Christmas
Online retailer Ocado has reported its best Christmas to date with year-on-year sales growth up 25 per cent in the four weeks to January 3.