All Grocery articles – Page 674
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Tesco’s Dunnhumby seals deal with Macy's
Tesco’s consumer insight company Dunnhumby has signed a deal with US department store retailer Macy’s.
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Small retailers get funding to push fruit and veg
Corner shops in economically deprived areas of England are to be given money to increase sales of fruit and vegetables.
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Inflation hits 4.4 per cent
Inflation has hit 4.4 per cent, more than twice the Government’s 2 per cent target and up by the highest amount since the Consumer Prices Index began in 1997.
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Sainsbury’s and Tesco face High Court battle
Sainsbury’s has won the right to a judicial review in a battle with Tesco over plans to build a large supermarket in the West Midlands.
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Co-op to sell 107 Somerfield stores
The Co-operative Group is understood to have appointed Credit Suisse to manage the sale process of 107 Somerfield stores.
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UK retail sales slip further
UK like-for-like retail sales fell 0.9 per cent in July compared with the same month last year.
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Whittard coffee sales to overtake tea
Whittard of Chelsea’s coffee sales are set to outstrip those of tea for the first time as hard-pressed consumers opt to make their own rather than buy from coffee shops.
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Tesco introduces price-busting milk brand
Tesco has today launched a brand of semi-skimmed milk in stores that costs just 1.06 for a two-litre carton.
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Opinion
Cheap and cheerful?
Back to school used to involve a few sacred things – making sure you had a new pencil case to fit your protractor and compass, having your feet sized in Clarks for your new shoes and going to the specialist school uniform shop to get kitted out.
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Wal-Mart lays out Marketside plans
Wal-Mart could expand its small-format Marketside grocery chain to more than 1,000 stores, delivering annual sales of US$10 billion-plus.
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John Lewis sales revive
John Lewis delivered some good news to the sector as it posted a strong start to its new half with sales up 3.7 per cent last week.
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Wellcome Trust emerges as mystery M&S stakebuilder
The UK’s largest charity, The Wellcome Trust, has emerged as the mystery company that has been stakebuilding in Marks & Spencer.
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Asda tests new logo as George relaunch approaches
Asda has been quietly testing a revamped logo for clothing giant George as it gears up to relaunch the brand in September.
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Netto mulls online in £1bn UK vision
Discount supermarket chain Netto is considering launching a limited online offer within two years as part of plans to create a 1 billion UK business.
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Surprise results lift shares of European grocers
European grocery giants Metro, Delhaize and Ahold have bucked the retail gloom as better than expected second quarter sales lifted shares.
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Opinion
Stick to what you are good at
Drastic quick fixes to drive sales may be tempting, but you risk alienating core customers.
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AnalysisNetto effects: discounters boom in credit crunch
The credit crunch is turning out to be the coming of age for hard discounters in the UK. Jennifer Creevy tours Netto’s latest store with managing director Richard Lancaster.
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Leaver is front-runner to succeed Rose
Marks & Spencer head of international Carl Leaver has been given further responsibilities at the retailer, placing him as the front-runner to succeed Sir Stuart Rose as chief executive.
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July shop price inflation driven by food
UK shop price inflation rose 3.2 per cent in July, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.