All Grocery articles – Page 671
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BRC slams supermarket promotions report
The British Retail Consortium has hit out at a report published today that claims supermarkets are offering more discounts on fatty and sugary foods than fruit and vegetables.
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Family finances stretched in August
A survey by German discount grocer Aldi has found that the average UK family spent an extra 500 in August, adding more pressure to already overstretched purses.
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Opinion
A forgotten age
In all the clamour to convince shoppers that they are the cheapest grocer, some supermarkets have forgotten one demographic group relatively unscathed by the credit crunch – the silver surfers.
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Tesco withdraws site from eco-towns project
Tesco has pulled one of its developments from the Government’s “eco-towns” scheme, which has dealt a blow to the flagship environmental programme.
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Carrefour posts robust performance
Carrefour has revealed better than expected results, delivering a rise in net income of 1.2 per cent to €750 million ( 603.4 million) for the first half of this year.
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John Lewis sales dip
Department store group John Lewis reported a fall in weekly sales of 2.4 per cent as continued uncertainty in the economy and the poor weather hit trade.
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M&S revises redundancy proposals
Marks & Spencer is understood to have amended planned changes to redundancy terms after feedback from staff.
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Superquinn chair rebuffs sale rumours
Superquinn executive chairman Simon Burke has slammed rumours that the Irish grocer is up for sale, and insisted that there is “no offer on the table”.
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Bid rumour bumps up Sainsbury’s shares
Shares in Sainsbury’s rose more than 8 per cent yesterday as speculation mounted about a potential takeover bid.
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Asda leads charge against tax on empty property
Asda has given its backing to a campaign by the British Property Federation (BPF) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) against stealth tax on empty property.
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35 retailers back Green’s letter to landlords
Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era.
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Aldi reaches tipping point as discount enters mainstream
Shoppers unlikely to desert value grocers even when economy picks up as snobbery is ditched.
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Ahold reveals new look for ailing chains in US
Dutch grocer Ahold has unveiled a fresh design for its Giant-Landover and Stop & Shop fascias as part of a wider push to reinvigorate the struggling chains.
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Russia still on West’s retail map despite political chill
International retailers are likely to push on with expansion in Russia despite a return to icy relations between the Kremlin and the West.
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AnalysisAldi: Flavour of the year
The discounters are the biggest story in retail right now, but Aldi boss Paul Foley doesn’t want to be bracketed with Lidl and Netto. Jennifer Creevy meets him and finds out why.
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Opinion
Supermarkets aren’t so super anymore
Post-war, post-rationing 1950s Britain was an era of possibility and growth and the perfect climate for a new retail concept – the supermarket.
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OpinionSentiment is out of proportion
Consumer confidence might have nosedived, but is this a reflection of facts or scaremongering?
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Worst retail figures in 25 years, CBI reports
Wet weather and difficult trading conditions have resulted in the worst retail performance for 25 years.
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Tesco supplier in US reported to employment tribunal
One of Tesco’s suppliers in the US has been reported by America’s biggest food workers’ union in the latest spat between the two organisations.
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Ahold margins hit by promotions
International retailer Ahold has taken a margin hit and missed analysts’ forecasts after spending heavily on price promotions during its second quarter.