All Grocery articles – Page 704
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Grocers’ share price turbulence
Morrisons, the grocery victor last Christmas, took analysts on a tour of its Northern redoubts on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart sets sights on in-store clinic empire
Wal-Mart wants to open 400 medical clinics, called The Clinic at Wal-Mart, in its stores by the end of 2010.
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Wine Rack gains stores from Threshers estate
Thresher Group is converting some of its eponymous off-licences to the Wine Rack fascia.
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Asda, Sainsbury’s and Co-op move in on Somerfield
Asda, Sainsbury’s and Co-operative Group are understood to have submitted provisional first-round bids for local grocery chain Somerfield last week.
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Sainsbury’s hires 150 in non-food
Sainsbury’s is to hire 150 staff to support its burgeoning non-food operation.
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Asda staff to share £21m bonus
Asda has now paid 107 million in bonuses to its staff since a performance-related bonus scheme was introduced in 2000, when Asda was bought by Wal-Mart.
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Harrods to sell £250-a-glass champagne for Valentine’s
Iconic department store Harrods is to have a sparkling Valentine’s Day by selling champagne at 250 per glass.
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M&S voucher drive sparks stock fears
Marks & Spencer has distributed 800,000 discount vouchers offering 20 per cent off clothing, food and homewares this weekend as the retailer attempts to drive sales in the final weeks of its financial year, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph .
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Asda promotes Hudson to Living division
Asda has promoted John Hudson to head of retail development at Asda Living with immediate effect. He was previously development surveyor for Asda’s North division.
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Sainsbury's to sell 36 Bells and Jackson's stores sites
Sainsbury's is planning to sell 36 Bells and Jackson's stores it acquired to convert to its Sainsbury's local format.
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Morrisons seeks judicial review of milk inquiry
Supermarket Morrisons, which is suing the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for libel over allegedly fixing the price of milk, is also seeking a judicial review of the competition watchdog’s handling of the case.
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Netto strengthens senior management team
Netto has hired a store operations director and non-food business unit controller in an effort to strengthen its senior management team.
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Morrisons sues OFT over price-fixing row
Morrisons has launched legal action against the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), accusing it of libel, which could result in a multimillion pound claim for damages.
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Competition Commission to clamp down on grocers
The grocery market is holding its breath this week amid fears that the Competition Commission may recommend the creation of an independent regulator to police relationships between suppliers and supermarkets.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – February 8, 2008
Ian McLeod must have had a tough time choosing between working in Redditch and in Melbourne.
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US retail sales performance lacklustre
The mixed performance of US retailers has signalled a shift in consumer spending patterns as sales still fail to sparkle during the sub-prime credit crunch.
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John Lewis sales slower than expected
The John Lewis Partnership had a week of mixed fortunes, with new year sales growth slower than expected at the department store business.
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Opinion
Commission to target supermarkets code of practice?
The entire grocery sector will be busy next week tucking into the Competition Commission’s remedies report, following a two-year inquiry.
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AnalysisWhy low prices are not enough
People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year
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Opinion
Who do we think we’re kidding?
Christmas sales might look pleasing, but are retailers really being honest with themselves?