All Grocery articles – Page 670
-
News
Average household is £14 a week worse off
The average household in the UK is 14 a week worse off than a year ago, according to Asda’s monthly income tracker.
-
News
John Lewis posts 4.8 per cent sales slide
John Lewis department stores recorded a 4.8 per cent dip in sales last week as the global banking crisis worsened and the sun came out at the weekend.
-
News
Baugur: Food retailers allay concern
Baugur-backed food retailers have insisted that they remain focused on trading despite doubts about the Icelandic investor’s future.
-
News
Justin King: bank rescue has begun to restore confidence
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King believes the Government’s banking bail-out this week has dramatically “moved the dial” and already started reviving consumer confidence.
-
News
Asda drops petrol prices to under £1 per litre
Asda has intensified its position in the war on petrol prices, by being the first retailer this year to drop the price of a litre to under 1.
-
News
TNS: Tesco sales growth lags rivals'
Grocery giant Tesco delivered the worst performance among the big four grocers in the latest TNS four-week figures.
-
News
Baugur denies appointing advisors
Baugur has denied newspaper reports that it has appointed BDO Stoy Hayward to advise on a restructuring and possible administration.
-
News
UK retail like-for-likes down 1.5 per cent in September
UK like-for-like retail sales slid 1.5 per cent in September as turmoil in the financial markets hit consumer confidence hard.
-
News
Majority of shoppers to spend less this Christmas
Two thirds of shoppers will spend less this Christmas compared with last year, according to a poll by Gfk Research Panels.
-
News
Baugur rejects claim that retail businesses are for sale
Baugur has denied comments by Alchemy Partners chief Jon Moulton that he was offered a number of the Icelandic investor’s UK retail companies in the aftermath of the collapse of Iceland’s banking industry.
-
Opinion
Sainsbury's covering all bases
Sainsbury’s delivered second-quarter results that were above expectations this week.
-
News
John Lewis sales pick up
John Lewis reported a much-needed boost to the UK high street today with an improvement in its weekly sales.
-
News
Top Baugur man’s role in flux as investment giant refocuses
The role of Baugur managing director of retail Jeff Blue is likely to change as the Icelandic investor adapts its strategy in changing circumstances.
-
News
Malcolm Walker: no Iceland meltdown
Iceland chief executive Malcolm Walker reassures suppliers as Icelandic economic collapse threatens retailers.
-
News
Sainsbury’s delivers robust second quarter
Sainsbury’s is confident its market position will be an advantage in the wake of the credit crunch after delivering better than expected second-quarter sales.
-
News
Leighton hints at making UK retail comeback
Allan Leighton, who stands down as Royal Mail chairman next year, has revealed he may return to the UK in a retail chief executive role.
-
News
George steps up ads as Asda Direct site debuts
Asda clothing brand George launched the second phase of its Real People campaign this week as transactional site Asda Direct went live.
-
News
Industry holds its own against backdrop of financial calamity
In the week that the FTSE 100 suffered its biggest ever one-day points fall and governments rushed to shore up a crumbling banking system, retailers weathered the storm to outperform the market.
-
AnalysisMartin Bailie: A Lidl goes a long way
It’s been one of the biggest retail successes of the year, but Lidl has stayed silent — until now. In an exclusive interview, Lidl UK director Martin Bailie explains the secret of its success.
-
Analysis
Allan Leighton: Retail in the blood
Credited with the transformation of Asda, Allan Leighton is one of the UK’s leading retail masterminds. He tells Nicola Harrison how retailers can learn from the downturn