All Grocery articles – Page 693
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Oz tea retailer bags first UK store at Westfield London
Australian speciality tea retailer T2 is to take its first store in the UK at the Westfield London shopping centre in White City.
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Cissell to run Wal-Mart China
Robert Dyas chief jumps ship to lead global retail giant’s fast-growing operations in China
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Poor weather threatens Easter sales
The eight days of Easter are expected to be worth 8 billion to UK retailers, but poor weather means they are likely to fare worse than last year.
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Sainsbury’s buyer arrested in £3m bribe case
A Sainsbury’s buyer has been arrested following claims he took up to 3 million in bribes from one of the supermarket’s suppliers.
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Supermarket non-food customers soar
The number of customers regularly buying non-food items from supermarkets has risen 40 per cent in the past five years.
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Opinion
Behind every great leader…
Morrisons said farewell to Sir Ken Morrison this week after 55 years. He built the grocer up from a small, family business to a 375-store chain.
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John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis blamed unseasonable weather, Mother’s Day and televised sporting events for a 1.4 per cent fall in sales in the week to March 8.
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John Lewis hires ex-Figleaves chief for online
John Lewis has appointed former Figleaves chief operating officer Robin Terrell as managing director of its John Lewis Direct online arm.
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Analysis
Chorus of approval
Asda food trading director Darren Blackhurst is keen to sing the praises of the retailer’s revamped food offer, but as James Thompson reports, inflation is threatening to strike a note of discord
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Carrefour unclear on Halley family’s stake
Uncertainty hangs over the strategic direction of Carrefour, after changes to its shareholder structure paved the way for activist investors to tighten their grip on the world’s second largest retailer.
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John Lewis Oxford Street food hall a hit
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has revealed that the food hall at John Lewis’s Oxford Street department store is delivering sales of about 400,000 a week.
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Thresher supremo vows to double store profits
The new boss of off-licence group Thresher wants to double store operating profit in the next four years as part of an overhaul of brands, stores, customer service and technology infrastructure.
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Irish chocolate chain readies for UK debut
Irish chocolate retailer Butlers Chocolate is gearing up to launch in the UK and take on Thorntons and Hotel Chocolat.
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Analysis
The green mile
Just when retailers thought they had worked out how to be more eco-friendly, it turns out local sourcing isn’t always the answer. Katie Kilgallen tackles the complexities of greener sourcing
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OpinionValue is the name of the game
Loyal staff and low prices in this time of soaring inflation are key to offering customers value
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Analysis
City supports Rose’s power shift but draws line under Morrisons
Marks & Spencer’s share price shrugged off controversy over Sir Stuart Rose’s shift into the role of executive chairman in June. Although down, the retailer’s share price performed better than the general retail sector over the week.
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Opinion
A bitter victory against crime
There is no more emotive issue in the industry than crime against retailers and few things have caused more anger than the proposals in the summer of 2006 for the sanction of imprisonment to be taken away from shoplifters.
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Tesco takes axe to costs as cooling climate bites
Tesco has embarked on what is thought to be its most extensive round of cost-cutting for more than five years, as the UK retail sector faces a challenging year.
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Tesco Thailand chief picked for senior US role
The chief executive of Tesco Thailand is to take a senior role at the grocer’s Fresh & Easy convenience store chain in the US.
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Morrisons delivers strong sales and profits
Morrisons has delivered a powerful set of profit and sales figures for the full year to February 3, on the same day chairman Sir Ken Morrison retired and was made honorary president.