All Grocery articles – Page 670
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News
M&S mole speaks out
The man at the centre of the Marks & Spencer whistleblower case has claimed that the retailer carries out intense surveillance of staff, causing a “culture of fear”.
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M&S hits back in sacking row
Marks & Spencer has hit back with a scathing attack on the GMB union in the row over the sacking of its “whistle-blower” employee.
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Morrisons expected to report steady first-half performance
The City expects Morrisons to deliver interim pre-tax profits up from 266.3 million last year to about 294 million when it reports next week, according to consensus estimates.
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Credit crunch will drive Christmas shoppers online
Up to 68 per cent of shoppers are planning to shop online for Christmas presents this year.
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Housing policy brings industry little comfort
The Government’s 1 billion raft of initiatives to kick-start the housing market is unlikely to improve retail trading, store chiefs and analysts have said.
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Grocers gear up to cash in on Organic Fortnight
Grocers are preparing for the start of the Soil Association’s Organic Fortnight tomorrow in the wake of figures released last month that showed organic food sales had slowed because of the credit crunch.
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Opinion
Act tough now and win later
As famed former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Richard Greenbury points out on page 23, retailers have had a good run. Such a good one, in fact, that many of today’s senior retailers won’t have worked through a recession. Not many of us here at Retail Week have either.
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Christmas in the balance
Sector braced for toughest season since the 1980s, with December like-for-like drop expected.
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Casino boss says profit surge will hit rivals
Casino chairman and chief executive Jean-Charles Naouri has vowed that the French grocer is well-equipped to square up to competitor Carrefour, as it revealed a 9.8 per cent uplift in profits.
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Interest rate held at 5%
The Bank of England has held the interest rate at 5 per cent for the fifth month running despite increasing fears of an imminent recession.
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AnalysisMalcolm Walker’s magic touch
Malcolm Walker has defied critics with his turnaround of Iceland, but could he do the same with Woolworths? Jennifer Creevy meets him to discover what can be learnt from the chain’s recovery.
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Ex-Unwins directors may face legal action
The former directors of off-licence Unwins could face legal action after a two year investigation into the failed retail chain.
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AnalysisFace facts: using data to maximise sales
A lot of retailers already have the data they need to help maximise sales, but they don’t necessarily know how to use it. Joanna Perry reports.
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Aldi signs celebrity chef
Discount grocer Aldi has struck a deal with celebrity chef Phil Vickery as part of its quest to push its market share in the UK to 10 per cent.
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Food inflation growth slows
Food inflation growth has slowed for the first time since March, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index for August.
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M&S overhauls food ads
Marks & Spencer will break with its established food advertising campaign this Sunday, when the first of a new generation of ads will be aired on ITV1.
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Sainsbury's embarks on own-brand drive
Sainsbury’s has launched a multimillion-pound campaign to drive sales of its own-brand products.
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Suppliers lose out on supermarket special offers
Supermarkets pocket 86 per cent of profits made on items sold on money-off promotions, according to a report seen by The Daily Telegraph .