All Grocery articles – Page 712
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Sainsbury's sales climb
Sainsbury’s revealed second-quarter sales rose 4.7 per cent (excluding fuel), in line with company expectations.
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Thorntons celebrates stellar first quarter
Thorntons has reported strong trading in its first-quarter update.
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Tesco defiant over online estate agency plans
Tesco may push ahead with plans to launch an online estate agency despite fierce opposition from other estate agents and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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Sainsbury's to go 100% fair trade on TU t-shirts
Sainsbury’s has vowed to covert all its TU t-shirts to ethically sourced fair-trade cotton by January next year.
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Sainsbury's £1.5 billion pension guarantee
Delta Two is reportedly putting the finishing touches to a 1.5 billion guarantee for Sainsbury’s pension fund.
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Pension row threatens Sainsbury's deal
The 10.6 billion takeover of Sainsbury’s by Delta Two will not be backed by founding family shareholders unless the Qatari investment fund agrees to inject 2 billion into the deficit-hit pension fund.
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Delta Two to bid for Sainsbury's this week
Delta Two is understood to have finished examining Sainsbury’s books and it appears likely the suitor will make a firm offer for the grocer this week.
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Tesco defiant over online estate agency plans
Tesco may push ahead with plans to launch an online estate agency despite fierce opposition from other estate agents and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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Opinion
Morrisons' rebranding revolution gathers pace
The rebranding revolution at grocer Morrisons gathered pace this week, when it revealed it is recruiting for a head of brand.
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Sainsbury's £1.5 billion pension deal nears
Delta Two is reportedly putting the finishing touches to a 1.5 billion guarantee for Sainsbury’s pension fund.
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John Lewis sales hit by warm weather and rugby
Department store John Lewis posted a dip in sales for the week ending October 6, as strong comparables from last year, warm weather and the rugby world cup hit sales over the weekend.
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Sainsbury's to go 100% fair trade on TU t-shirts
Sainsbury’s has vowed to covert all its TU t-shirts to ethically sourced fair-trade cotton by January next year.
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Opinion
BRC sales data lifts mood with general retailers outperforming
General retailers had another good week as they outperformed the All Share index, although they still lagged behind on the year. Stronger than expected BRC’s sales data lifted the mood, although the organisation noted that widespread price-cutting contributed to the rise.
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King vows to stay put if Delta bid comes off
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King intends to remain at the supermarket’s helm if the mooted bid from Qatari-based fund Delta Two goes through.
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Asda hires ex-Ilva man to lead Living strategy
Asda has appointed former Ilva chief operating officer Colin Haggerty to the new role of business development director for its Asda Living non-food format.
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Iceland to break profit record as sales rocket
Iceland is on track to post its best profits to date this year, driven by soaring sales and delivery of greater efficiencies.
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Football shirt manufacturers ‘shunning supermarkets’
Football shirt manufacturers ‘shunning supermarkets’
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Morrisons seeks chief to drive home brand
Morrisons is to recruit a head of brand to deliver consistency of message throughout its stores and advertising.
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Thorntons celebrates stellar first quarter
Thorntons has reported strong trading in its first-quarter update.
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Sainsbury's sales climb
Sainsbury’s revealed second-quarter sales rose 4.7 per cent (excluding fuel), in line with company expectations.