All Grocery articles – Page 662
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News
George at Asda launches £12 little black dress
George at Asda is giving customers the chance to glam up on a budget with the launch of a 12 little black dress.
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Tesco rolls out national clothes hanger recycling initiative
Tesco is to introduce collection bins for clothes hangers in stores in its aim to prevent 1,000 tonnes of plastic going into landfill.
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Baugur boss becomes Iceland chairman
Baugur chairman Jon Asgeir Johannesson has joined the board of frozen food specialist Iceland as chairman.
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Asda property expanding faster than rivals, report reveals
Asda has the highest rate of property growth among the UK’s major food retailers, according to research published this week.
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John Lewis plans £20m Bluewater makeover
John Lewis will invest over 20 million refurbishing its Bluewater department store, ten years after it opened.
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Retailers' fury at hikes in Westfield London service charges
Retailers which opened in Westfield London last week are furious over hikes in service charges imposed by the shopping centre.
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Marks & Spencer profits plummet 34.1 per cent
Marks and Spencer’s adjusted pre-tax profits have plummeted 34.1 per cent to 297.8 million in the 26 weeks to September 27, 2008.
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Baugur says assets sale 'impossible' before Christmas
Baugur has warned against a quick fire sale of its assets controlled by the Icelandic government, saying it would be “impossible” to achieve this close to Christmas.
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Wal-Mart eyes opportunities amid downturn
US retailing giant Wal-Mart has said it believes there are “extraordinary opportunities” for global retailers amid the financial slowdown.
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Sainsbury's to convert food waste into energy
Sainsbury’s plans to power its stores using electricity generated from thousands of tons of food waste.
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Tesco best placed to survive downturn, report claims
Tesco is the retailer most likely to survive the economic downturn, a new report claims.
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Focus launches budget range to be ‘Lidl of DIY’
Focus has launched a range of value-priced products as it guns to become the “Lidl of DIY”.
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Tesco: The City View
Tesco is budgeting for like-for-like growth of only 2 per cent at its core UK business in contrast to the 3 to 4 per cent it has traditionally targeted.
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Opinion
Can the food discounters steal shoppers this Christmas?
Speak to any chief executive at the moment and they will all say that Christmas will be tough.
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Opinion
Sainsbury’s will ride this storm
Feed your Family for a Fiver seems not just to be a Sainsbury’s promotional campaign but a whole new way of grocery shopping.
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Asda opens wooden eco-store
Asda opened its wood-clad, timber-framed eco-store at Bootle in Merseyside on Monday.
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Analysis
Recession beaters: Some retailers are prospering in spite of the downturn
Despite what the mass media might suggest, some retailers are prospering in spite of the downturn. Charlotte Hardie looks at some of those that are flying and asks what we can learn from them.
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Opinion
Quality and value can co-exist
Cash-strapped shoppers might be chasing after value, but they can still appreciate quality.
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Tesco slammed for prolonging payments to suppliers
Tesco has been lambasted by a leading consumer goods maker for forcing suppliers to wait almost two months before getting paid.
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John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis has reported a drop of 9.8 per cent in its weekly sales and said the third quarter of the year has ended on a “subdued note”.