All Grocery articles – Page 709
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Asda boss hails grocer's 'best ever' Christmas
Asda chief executive Andy Bond today declared 2007 the grocer’s “best ever” festive season.
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Marks & Spencer's shares tumble after poor festive sales
High street bellwether Marks & Spencer has posted poor Christmas trading figures, sending its share price spiralling – down 18 per cent in early trading.
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Promotions drive modest Christmas grocery growth
UK supermarkets posted robust sales over the festive period, but record levels of promotions in the grocery sector did not deliver a last-minute rush of shoppers before Christmas.
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C-stores fuel Co-op’s Christmas growth
The Co-operative Group has celebrated a happy Christmas on the back of a strong performance from convenience stores and remodelled shops.
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Kerry Katona faces Iceland axe
Frozen food retailer Iceland is thought to be axing celebrity Kerry Katona from its TV ads.
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JLP sales climb at Christmas
John Lewis Partnership has posted strong growth at both its department store and Waitrose supermarket divisions for the five weeks to January 5.
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Tesco to equal discounters’ prices
Tesco will match the prices on more than 2,000 Aldi and Lidl product lines, a sign of the grocer’s concern over the rising popularity of its discount rivals.
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Sainsbury's shares plunge on back of City festive fears
Sainsbury’s shares have slumped to their lowest in more than a year as fears swept the City that the grocer had a disappointing Christmas.
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Tesco to match discounters’ prices
Tesco will match the prices on more than 2,000 Aldi and Lidl product lines, a sign of the grocer’s concern over the rising popularity of its discount rivals.
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Tesco to match discounter's prices
Tesco will match the prices on over 2,000 Aldi and Lidl product lines in a sign of the grocer’s concern over the rising popularity of its discount rivals.
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King might have to look overseas
Sainsbury’s will provide an update on its third quarter trading on January 10, but some in the sector are looking way beyond next week to gauge the power of its recovery.
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Prices of agricultural goods soar
The prices of agricultural goods have continued to rise in 2008, intensifying fears over food and biofuel inflation for UK consumers.
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Nisa-Today’s posts record sales
Symbol group Nisa-Today’s posted record sales through its Central Distribution Services (CDS) network in December with like-for-like retail growth of 5.1 per cent.
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Asda reignites supermarket price war with ad drive…
Asda is to spark another price war among the big four grocers with an ad campaign that launches today.
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Ocado to push into general merchandise
Ocado, the home shopping business in which retailer John Lewis is a stakeholder, is to push into new categories including babywear and flowers.
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Majestic recovers after tough November
Majestic Wine revealed a modest Christmas performance this morning, as its sales were hit by heavy discounting on alcohol by supermarkets.
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Waitrose to open first overseas stores in UAE
Waitrose is to expand abroad for the first time in April, after the supermarket chain signed a licensing agreement with Spinneys to open more than 20 stores in the United Arab Emirates by 2010.
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Asda breaks Christmas sales record
Asda revealed that sales on Christmas Eve were its highest to date, a third higher than its previous biggest Christmas Eve in 2004.
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Asda sales
Asda revealed sales on Christmas Eve were its largest ever, a third higher than its previous biggest Christmas Eve (2004). The grocer completed 21 million transactions in the week before Christmas, with the busiest day being Saturday December 22. Its busiest store (Boldon in the North East) served more than ...
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Christmas spending rises
Spending by UK shoppers in the run-up to Christmas rose 3.8 per cent on last year - the best festive performance for three years, according to one of the first estimates to be published.