All Grocery articles – Page 691
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Grocers called to Downing Street for food prices summit
Chancellor Alistair Darling has summoned supermarket chiefs to a meeting at Downing Street today to discuss soaring food prices.
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M&S profits top £1 billion
Marks & Spencer’s pre-tax profit has topped 1 billion, but the retailer warned that the market would remain challenging for the forseeable future.
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Ahold emerges triumphant in price war
Dutch grocery giant Ahold recorded an impressive set of first-quarter figures last week, revealing a stunning performance in the Netherlands and more evidence of turnaround in the US.
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Opinion
Will £1bn profit bring M&S joy?
The old retail adage that you’re only as good as last week’s sales isn’t quite right. Any quoted retailer is only as good as next year’s forecasts.
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Analysis
Carphone deal jolts electricals but grocers fail to impress City
Carphone Warehouse’s deal with Best Buy set the sector alight at the end of last week, sparking a wave of buying and bid speculation.
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Morrisons to cut plastic bag use by 50m a month
Grocer Morrisons aims to cut customers’ plastic bag use by 50 million a month by providing shoppers with free reusable bags.
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Wal-Mart goes public on Asda sales success
Asda has revealed strong sales from the beginning of the year to April 20, as it continues to expand its grocery and non-food store estate.
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Morrisons to plough ahead with organic and Fairtrade expansion
Morrisons is powering ahead with the expansion of its organic and Fairtrade ranges, as the grocer’s food strategy takes shape under chief executive Marc Bolland.
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M&S staff face bonus cuts
Marks & Spencer staff will see their annual bonuses slashed despite the retailer generating profits of more than 1 billion last year.
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Opinion
Better customer service will get you a slice of American pie
Over the past week, much has been made of US electricals giant Best Buy’s move into the UK. Above everything, many analysts believe that Best Buy will deliver a level of customer service in electricals retailing that does not yet exist in the UK, aside from at department store John ...
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Justin King lambasts ONS’s inflation stats
Sainsbury’s boss Justin King this week hit out at the Government’s official inflation figures, saying they were giving a misleading view of the grocery market.
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Opinion
Dunstone’s deal not without risk
Charles Dunstone has always had an impeccable sense of timing.
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John Lewis sales plummet
Sales at John Lewis fell during the spring sunshine, while sales at Waitrose soared.
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Wal-Mart to push customer service at Marketside stores
Wal-Mart has upped its game in its fight against Tesco’s Fresh & Easy format, promising to deliver “the highest level of customer service” at its small neighbourhood grocery stores.
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Tesco urges ASA to ban Ocado ad
Tesco has urged the Advertising Standards Authority to force Ocado to scrap its ad campaign claiming that it is price-matching the UK’s biggest supermarket on 3,500 branded products.
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AnalysisSydenham’s dark horse
Sainsbury’s has raised its game in non-food with the relaunch of its Sydenham store. John Ryan reports
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Dobbies refuses Sir Tom Hunter’s order
The board of Dobbies Garden Centres has confirmed that Sir Tom Hunter’s application for an interim order has been refused.
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Carrefour sales soar
French supermarket giant Carrefour defied analysts’ forecasts by reporting first-quarter revenues of €23.38 billion ( 18.6 billion) for the three months to March 31, despite trading in China being hit by anti-French protests over the Olympics.
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Waitrose drops 'Quality Food' strapline
Waitrose is to kick off its latest advertising this week with a campaign that brings an end to its seven-year-old slogan: “Quality Food, Honestly Priced”.
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Tesco buys South Korean Homever stores
Tesco has bolstered its South Korean business with the acquisition of 36 Homever stores for 958 million.