All Grocery articles – Page 654
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The Co-operative Group reports strong Christmas
The Co-operative Group has reported a strong Christmas performance in its food stores with like for like sales, excluding petrol, for the three weeks to 3 January up 6 per cent.
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Waitrose reports buoyant new year trading
Grocer Waitrose reported a buoyant week of trading over the new year with like for like food sales up 4.7 per cent for the week ending 3 January.
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Tesco hits back at rivals with £100 million of price cuts
Tesco has today hit back at rival Asda’s price cuts with an investment of 100 million this month on a combination of permanent price cuts and promotions on more than 3,000 products.
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Marks and Spencer 'to cut 1,000 jobs'
Marks & Spencer is to shed nearly 1,000 employees in stores and several hundred at head office and support functions after disastrous Christmas trading, according to a national newspaper.
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Negative trading statements soar in fourth quarter
Stores unveiled a record number of negative trading updates during the the fourth quarter of 2008 – a figure that has only ever been equalled in the first quarter of 2005.
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Store of the week: Southern Co-op, Southampton
It's not often that an outfit like a co-op would merit inclusion as a store where design is one of its central selling points, but this Southern Co-op outpost is at least as good as any food to go meets convenience store that's out there.
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Retail rents fall for first time in 15 years
Retail rents fell for the first time in 15 years in 2008 and are not expected to return to growth until 2013.
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Asda's George launches £20 City suit
Asda’s clothing brand George has launched a City suit for women costing just 20.
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M&S expected to report worst Christmas trading in a decade
The new year will bring little cheer for retailers with Marks & Spencer expected to report its worst Christmas trading performance in a decade.
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Asda kicks off supermarket price war
Asda has this morning kicked off a supermarket price war, reducing the prices of over 1,000 essential items.
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Waitrose Christmas week sales up 40 per cent
Waitrose recorded a sales increase of over 40 per cent in the week to December 27, while sales fell at most of sister department store chain John Lewis's stores.
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Tesco cuts petrol prices
Tesco has reignited the petrol price war by cutting 3p per litre off both petrol and diesel.
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Asda reports strong Christmas
Asda this morning claimed it had enjoyed a strong Christmas, with 1.3 million more shoppers being served in the week before Christmas and a record trading day on December 23.
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Tesco to launch £100 million sale on Boxing Day
Tesco is the latest in a long line of retailers to announce its biggest ever sale.
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The Officers Club chief executive rescues chain from administration
Menswear chain The Officers Club has been rescued from administration by its chief executive Dave Charlton.
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Whittard bought out of administration in pre-pack deal
Whittard of Chelsea has been rescued by private equity group Epic in a pre-pack administration deal.
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Retailers' pre-Christmas Sales to hit new record
Retailers will embark on the biggest ever pre-Christmas Sales drive from now until Christmas Eve in a last-ditch attempt to lure shoppers onto the high street.
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Whittard poised for administration
Tea and coffee retailer Whittard of Chelsea is on the brink of administration, although it is understood a buyer is still likely to be found for part of the business.
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M&S online Sale to begin on Christmas Day
Marks & Spencer will launch its post-Christmas Sale online on Christmas Day and open the majority of its stores at 6am on December 27 for the start of its Sale in stores.
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Tesco completes property deals
Tesco has concluded two UK property deals totalling 308 million.