All Grocery articles – Page 657
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Asda people director David Smith steps down
David Smith, Asda's people director, will retire from the grocer in January.
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Supermarkets pull Irish pork products from shelves
Supermarkets have had to pull products containing Irish pork from shelves after a contamination scare.
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Can Morrisons stay on top?
Morrisons delivered a strong performance in its third-quarter results this week, while Tesco reported its lowest sales growth in 15 years.
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Tesco opens 100th store in Turkey
Tesco has today opened its 100th store in Turkey, just five years after entering the market when it bought a chain of five hypermarkets.
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Asda reveals strong November sales
Asda has said it has delivered another strong month of sales in November with core food categories all performing well.
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Opinion
Recession weeds out the weak
The fittest retailers survive downturns; only those that are already struggling face extinction.
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Rising wage bill slashes Belgian grocer’s profits
Belgian discount supermarket Colruyt has reported that its first-half profits came in below expectations as energy and staff costs hit margins.
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Tesco introduces Direct kiosks in Metro stores
Tesco has begun testing its non-food Tesco Direct offer in its small-format city centre Tesco Metro stores.
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Interest rate slashed to 2%
The Bank of England has cut the interest rate by 1 percentage point to 2 per cent in a move that will bring some respite to retailers.
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Opinion
Credit insurers are too powerful
Ever heard of a home insurer that pulled cover if a storm was forecast? Didn’t think so. But that’s the way credit insurers work.
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Retailers ramp up pre-Christmas Sales
Retailers have stepped up their discounting dramatically in recent weeks, with three quarters of the UK's leading chains offering discounts in the run-up to Christmas.
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Morrisons to buy 38 Co-op stores as sales soar
Morrisons has revealed like-for-like sales excluding fuel climbed 8.1 per cent in the 13 weeks to November 2, and said it has entered into a conditional agreement with Co-operative Group to buy 38 of its stores.
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Waitrose rethinks staff scheduling
Waitrose is to replace its staff planning system to maximise customer service.
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Whittard relaunches site as it pursues online sales
Whittard of Chelsea has gone live with a replacement transactional web site following a soft launch in October.
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M&S confirms second one-day Sale
Marks & Spencer has confirmed it will hold a second one-day Sale on Thursday.
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Park Group pre-tax losses narrow
Christmas hamper specialist Park Group has reduced its pre-tax losses by 17 per cent to 3.2 million in the six months to September 30.
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Tesco Discounter range hits UK sales
Tesco has reported UK sales growth halved in its third quarter as its Discounter range hit its performance.
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Retail failures up 17 per cent
More than a thousand retail businesses have hit the buffers in the past year, with more failures expected due to poor Christmas trading.
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Tesco expected to report lowest UK sales growth for a decade
Tesco is set to reveal its worst UK sales results in more than a decade, as the slowdown continues to take its toll on retailers.
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Opinion
Woolworths' fall is an opportunity for grocers
The supermarkets' move into general merchandise played a role in accelerating Woolworths' downfall. They are also sure to play a big part in what happens next.