All Grocery articles – Page 709
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News
Tesco’s first department store to be rejected in favour of Waitrose
Tesco’s plans for its first department store are to be turned down in favour of a scheme fronted by rival Waitrose.
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McColl ploughs £19m into new PoS system
Convenience store operator and newsagent Martin McColl is to invest 19 million in a company-wide point-of-sale (PoS) system in the largest IT project it has undertaken to date.
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Morrisons to launch IT recruitment drive
Morrisons is to embark on a large-scale IT recruitment drive, following the signing of a landmark deal with software giant Oracle late last year.
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Tesco no longer to accept cheques
Tesco has become the latest in a long line of retailers to stop accepting cheques at tills.
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Tesco hoax bomber gets six years
A man who tried to extort 1 million from grocery giant Tesco has been jailed for six years.
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Asda eyes £2m energy savings
Asda plans to save 2 million a year by buying all its energy for stores and depots directly from UK power generators.
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Tesco to take Express format to China
Tesco is planning to open its first Tesco Express store in China next month, in Shanghai, taking a slice of the convenience market in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
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Opinion
Life tastes better at Morrisons
Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland will have toasted the grocer’s sparkling Christmas results this week.
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Analysis
Farewell to cheap food
Food prices are going up – it’s official. But is the rising price of staples here to stay and is it really going to hit grocers’ margins or keep shoppers off the high street? James Thompson finds out
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UK organic food market held back by supply shortage
The growth of the organic food market is being held back by supply problems, as British producers struggle to satisfy soaring demand for home grown products, according to Mintel.
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John Lewis growth continues
Steady growth has continued at John Lewis with sales up 8.3 per cent to 46.2 million in the week to January 19.
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Metro offloads Extra chain in deal to plug debt by €350m
German giant Metro Group has sold its Extra supermarket chain to rival Rewe in the first sign of the group’s restructuring agenda under new management.
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Analysis
Field of dreams
With his radical overhaul of Somerfield finally bearing fruit and a multibillion-pound sale in the pipeline, Paul Mason is on a high. James Thompson finds out why things are looking up for the grocer
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Tesco launches menswear online
Tesco has added menswear to its online clothing offer in an initiative that will turn the screws on its value fashion rivals.
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Emergency rate cut in US helps store groups outperform at last
The US Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut – the biggest in 25 years – helped markets rise mid-week and gave store groups a lift.
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Selfridges to smash record as luxury market holds firm
The boss of luxury department store group Selfridges has said the business will ride out this year’s economic turmoil after enjoying a record year in 2007.
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M&S eyes Somerfield
Marks & Spencer is understood to have expressed an interest in acquiring some Somerfield shops.
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Opinion
Who wins in a Somerfield sale?
The auction of neighbourhood food retailer Somerfield superficially puts the retailer in a position of strength but, in reality, its situation is ambiguous.