All Grocery articles – Page 701
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PM calls for plastic bag ban
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to introduce legislation if necessary to impose a minimum 5p charge on supermarket plastic bags.
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Tesco demands retraction from Guardian over tax claims
Tesco has demanded that the Guardian newspaper make a full retraction and apologise over allegations published this week that it has avoided paying a 1 billion tax charge.
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Sainsbury’s names strategy director
Sainsbury’s has appointed a strategy director to accelerate its growth.
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Tesco plans Argos-style zones for Homeplus stores
Tesco is to launch a mini Argos-style service inside its non-food Homeplus stores this year, firing another warning shot across the bows of its catalogue giant rival.
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MP lambasts Tesco’s alcohol ‘PR gimmick’
A high-profile Labour MP has slammed Tesco’s call for a law to ban the sale of cut-price alcohol, as other large retailers launched their own proposals this week.
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Waitrose begins roll-out of new look after trial success
Waitrose has started rolling out design elements of its new store format after a strong performance from its two debut shops.
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Poor John Lewis trading fuels City fears as Tesco is attacked
John Lewis’s revelation that last week’s trading was the “toughest in recent memory” spooked an already panicky City.
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Londis to invest in pricing and infrastructure after challenging year
Musgrave has unveiled a series of measures to improve the performance of its Londis convenience store chain.
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MPs demand tax inquiry following Tesco allegations
MPs and Lords have called for a crackdown on tax avoidance after the Guardian newspaper alleged that Tesco was using an elaborate corporate structure to avoid paying tax.
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M&S to impose 5p plastic bag charge
Marks & Spencer is to charge customers for plastic food carrier bags from the beginning of May.
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Union’s online campaign against M&S thwarted
Union Unite’s attempt to launch an online marketing offensive against Marks & Spencer appears to have been thwarted by Google.
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Tesco denies tax evasion claims
Tesco has denied allegations that is has created an elaborate corporate structure involving offshore tax havens that enables it to avoid paying tax of up to 1 billion on profits from the sale of its UK properties, according to the Guardian newspaper.
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Budgens hires sales director
Grocery group Musgrave GB has hired Andrew Mounsey as Budgens sales director.
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Consumer concern grows over food miles
The number of UK consumers concerned about food miles has nearly doubled in the past five years.
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Somerfield returns to profit
Up-for-sale grocer Somerfield made pre-tax profits of 26.4 million for the year to April 28 2007, after a loss of 118.1 million the previous year.
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M&S in talks to take food offer to India
Marks & Spencer is understood to have held talks with Reliance Industries about selling its food range in India.
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Asda to limit access to alcohol in stores
Asda has unveiled measures to limit access to alcohol in its stores and make it harder for under-18s to break the law.
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Fairtrade sales rocket 81 per cent
Sales of Fairtrade products hit 493 million in the UK last year, up 81 per cent on the previous year, according to the Fairtrade Foundation.
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Tchenguiz to sell share in Tesco joint venture
Property entrepreneur Vincent Tchenguiz is poised to sell his share in a joint property venture with grocery giant Tesco.
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Tesco opens 50th Fresh & Easy in the US
Tesco opened its 50th Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market in the US this week