All Grocery articles – Page 662
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Morrisons sales shine as it woos customers
Morrisons delivered an industry-beating like-for-like sales performance in its third quarter as it won new customers.
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Sector manages to raise its profile following series of uplifting events
Last week’s interest rate cut, better weekly numbers from John Lewis, a weather boost and cautious broker optimism about general retailers all helped lift the sector.
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Somerfield sales revive as Co-op takeover nears
Somerfield has posted a strong full-year performance as it moves into the final stage of its 1.57 billion sale to Co-operative Group.
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Tesco launches half-price Christmas Sale
Tesco is launching a huge half-price Sale today in an attempt to lure more shoppers in the run-up to Christmas.
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Morrisons replaces wide area network
Morrisons is to quadruple its wide area network capacity after signing a three-year multimillion deal with Cable & Wireless.
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Marks & Spencer unveils seasonal promotions
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a swathe of promotions applicable from Thursday as high street stores battle for spend ahead of Christmas.
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Waitrose growth slows as discounters gain market share
Waitrose has suffered from negative year-on-year growth for the first time in recent years, slipping 0.7 per cent in the 12 weeks to November 30.
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Morrisons replaces wide area network
Morrisons is to quadruple its wide area network capacity after signing a three-year deal with Cable & Wireless.
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Verdict: Retail profits to dive in 2009
Retailers should brace themselves for one of the worst years on record in 2009, as high street spending goes into reverse and retail profits nosedive.
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Like-for-like retail sales slide 2.6 per cent
Retail Sales Monitor: UK like-for-like retail sales slipped 2.6 per cent in November, and total sales fell for a second consecutive month for the first time since records began in 1995.
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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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Opinion
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.