All Grocery articles – Page 698

  • News

    Sainsbury’s launches £5 feed the family Jamie Oliver ads

    2008-03-25T09:42:19Z

    Celebrity chef and serial campaigner Jamie Oliver has joined forces with Sainsbury’s for a drive to feed families of four for 5.

  • Opinion

    Sainsbury’s fingers in many pies

    2008-03-20T16:56:56Z

    When Sainsbury’s updates on its fourth-quarter trading next Wednesday, the sector will be scrutinising its figures for more evidence of a wider slowdown in the grocery sector.

  • News

    Morrisons to open new Southeast distribution centre

    2008-03-20T12:40:36Z

    Supermarket giant Morrisons is to open a new distribution centre at Sittingbourne in Kent, with the creation of 1,000 jobs.

  • News

    Retail sales driven by food

    2008-03-20T10:28:03Z

    UK retail sales were unexpectedly robust for the three months to February, with a 1 per cent rise driven by strong food sales, according to the Office for National Statistics.

  • News

    Somerfield sale in jeopardy

    2008-03-20T08:55:04Z

    The planned 2 billion sale of Somerfield could be dropped after only one bid was tabled by the deadline at the end of last week.

  • News

    John Lewis sales fall

    2008-03-20T08:34:09Z

    John Lewis has recorded another miserable performance as sales for the week to March 15 fell 1.3 per cent to 47.18 million.

  • News

    Morrisons profits soar but analysts cautious

    2008-03-19T15:16:11Z

    Morrisons posted a powerful set of full-year sales and profits last week, but the City warned that its juggernaut is likely to slow this year.

  • News

    End of an era

    2008-03-19T13:48:01Z

    There was barely a dry eye in the house as Sir Ken Morrison brought his 55-year retail career to a close at last week’s Retail Week Awards.

  • News

    George boss vows to grab clothing top spot by 2011

    2008-03-19T13:16:39Z

    The boss of Asda’s fashion brand George has vowed to grab the number one clothing spot in the UK by volume by 2011.

  • News

    Tesco Direct to sell bespoke furniture

    2008-03-19T12:57:32Z

    Tesco is to launch made-to-order furniture when its latest Tesco Direct non-food catalogue hits stores today.

  • News

    Oz tea retailer bags first UK store at Westfield London

    2008-03-19T12:27:51Z

    Australian speciality tea retailer T2 is to take its first store in the UK at the Westfield London shopping centre in White City.

  • News

    Cissell to run Wal-Mart China

    2008-03-19T11:01:30Z

    Robert Dyas chief jumps ship to lead global retail giant’s fast-growing operations in China

  • News

    Poor weather threatens Easter sales

    2008-03-19T10:45:15Z

    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.

  • News

    Sainsbury’s buyer arrested in £3m bribe case

    2008-03-17T08:23:06Z

    A Sainsbury’s buyer has been arrested following claims he took up to 3 million in bribes from one of the supermarket’s suppliers.

  • News

    Supermarket non-food customers soar

    2008-03-14T11:39:58Z

    The number of customers regularly buying non-food items from supermarkets has risen 40 per cent in the past five years.

  • Opinion

    Behind every great leader…

    2008-03-14T10:26:42Z

    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.

  • News

    John Lewis sales fall

    2008-03-14T10:18:39Z

    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.

  • News

    John Lewis hires ex-Figleaves chief for online

    2008-03-13T17:02:03Z

    John Lewis has appointed former Figleaves chief operating officer Robin Terrell as managing director of its John Lewis Direct online arm.

  • Analysis

    Chorus of approval

    2008-03-13T15:47:29Z

    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

  • News

    Carrefour unclear on Halley family’s stake

    2008-03-13T14:55:56Z

    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.