All Grocery articles – Page 700
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Asda sales strengthen in February
Grocery group Asda’s sales beat internal projections last month, helped by its low-price positioning and seasonal promotions, parent Wal-Mart disclosed.
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Carrefour boardroom powershift clouds recovery
Big changes are on the cards at French retail giant Carrefour, which today posted a rise in sales and profits.
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Carrefour’s Halley family halves its shareholder voting rights
Boardroom upheavals at Carrefour took an unexpected turn last night after the Halley family decided to cede its position as leading shareholder at the world’s second largest retailer.
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AnalysisRegional retailers: Local heroes
Regional retailers may not be able to compete with the national heavyweights on size, but they have plenty else going for them. Katie Kilgallen takes a look at some of the most successful
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Aldi plans to open first eco store in Shropshire
Discounter Aldi is to open its first eco-store at Ludlow in Shropshire this year.
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Japan’s Aeon to focus on international growth
Japanese retail giant Aeon has announced plans to quadruple its annual investment in international operations while cutting back on domestic growth.
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Moss Bros shares spike as offer from Baugur fuels investor fight
Menswear retailer Moss Bros was the week’s biggest riser as a bad-tempered battle for control raged. Members of the founding families, the board and associates of potential buyer Baugur all laid into each other, which can hardly be helping store performance.
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Waitrose mulls assault on convenience
Waitrose is considering launching a convenience store format that would pit the grocer against Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Tesco.
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Sainsbury’s to bolster Fairtrade cotton offer
Sainsbury’s is to double the volume of Fairtrade cotton clothing it sells and increase its range as demand for ethical goods goes through the roof.
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Raise a glass to a Majestic chief
When Tim How became chief executive of Majestic Wine the Cold War was not quite over and Mrs Thatcher was still Prime Minister.
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House of Fraser unveils Westfield London plans
House of Fraser has revealed the first images of its 103,000 sq ft (9,570 sq m) Westfield London store, which is set to open by Christmas and is one of five anchors at the scheme.
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Food prices continue to climb
Food prices have continued to soar. Inflation in February reached its highest level since December 2006.
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Amazon to sell wine online in US
Amazon is to start selling wine in the US, in the latest extension of its e-tail empire.
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Asda to close George stores
Asda is to close its standalone George clothing high street stores four and a half years into a pilot, after failing to make the economics of town-centre retailing work.
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Morrisons achieves record grocery market share
Morrisons has achieved record grocery market share and continued growth in the 12 weeks to February 24, according to figures from TNS Worldpanel.
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Asda: family income down £5 a week
Rising food and petrol prices meant that the average UK family has 5 a week less to spend than last year, according to grocer Asda’s first income tracker survey.
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Wal-Mart’s savings in China to trigger supplier squeeze
International retailers sourcing from China are expected to place greater demands on manufacturers this year, as Wal-Mart said improved productivity from its Chinese suppliers is offsetting rising costs in the country.
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Asda could carve up Somerfield
Asda is sounding out potential partners for a carve up of 900-store local grocery chain Somerfield, according to the Daily Telegraph .
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Majestic chief to step down
Majestic Wine chief Tim How is to step down from his post, making way for his deputy Steve Lewis to take over the reins.
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Opinion
It might not be Easy, but Tesco will get there in the end
Tesco went on the offensive this week after broker Piper Jaffray lambasted US customers’ reactions to the grocer’s fledgling Fresh & Easy convenience store format.