All Grocery articles – Page 715
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News
Indian government mulls grocery launch
The Indian government is considering the launch of a nationwide grocery chain, as India’s independent retailers oppose the advent of organised retail by both Indian conglomerates and foreign retailers.
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Delhaize chief says merger with Ahold has potential
The chief executive of Belgian supermarket group Delhaize has said he would consider a merger with Dutch grocery giant Ahold.
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Opinion
Big four are the winners of grocery inquiry
“Be careful what you wish for,” the saying goes, and that must be how the wearisome hordes who rail against supermarkets felt after the Competition Commission’s eagerly awaited inquiry into the grocery market was published this week.
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Opinion
Delta stumbles at the last hurdle
Hope may have been allowed to triumph over experience in the long-running bid for Sainsbury’s by Qatari-backed Delta Two.
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News
Reliance to spin off Fresh chain as it chases alliances
Indian giant Reliance Retail is understood to intend to hive off its grocery fascia Reliance Fresh as it focuses on joint ventures to drive growth.
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Tesco electricals boss becomes latest to leave
Tesco’s electricals chief is the latest senior executive to head for the exit, following a string of departures this month.
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Sainsbury’s hires buying director for clothes as it steps up non-food drive
Sainsbury’s has promoted a long-serving consultant to the strategically important role of buying and merchandising director for clothing as it seeks to push its non-food sales.
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Asda demands inquiry-free decade for grocery sector
Longworth urges commission to lay off sector as early findings loom
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Thresher signs PayPoint deal for convenience
Thresher Group has formalised its relationship with PayPoint by signing a five-year exclusive contract with the bill payment terminal operator.
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Tesco reveals its vision for Second Life-style web site
Tesco.com has hinted at some of the developments it is planning to make to its web site to keep up with changing consumer demands.
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News
Competition Commission report: at a glance
A breakdown of the key findings and proposed remedies
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News
Competition Commission: big supermarkets could be forced to sell landbanks
The Competition Commission has said the biggest supermarkets may be forced to sell their land holdings in its eagerly anticipated provisional findings of its grocery inquiry.
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News
US bond issue first for Tesco
Supermarket giant Tesco has raised US$2 billion ( 967.7 million) in its first bond issue in the US.
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Metro Q3 sales climb
Metro has forecast a positive performance for the remainder of this year after recording healthy sales in its third quarter.
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News
Supermarkets “do not have a monopoly”
The supermarket sector is one of the most competitive segments of UK retailing and it is virtually impossible for one player to form a monopoly, according to Verdict Research.
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News
Grocery inquiry mulls introduction of grocery ombudsman
The Competition Commission may outline proposals to appoint an independent ombudsman to oversee supermarkets’ relations with suppliers, in its provisional findings report on Wednesday.
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Opinion
Hair-raising times for nervous Sainsbury's shareholders
The next two weeks could be a defining period in Sainsbury’s history. Today, the Takeover Panel gave Delta Two, the Qatari investment vehicle hoping to acquire grocery group Sainsbury's, a deadline of November 8 to announce a firm intention to make an offer for the grocer.
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News
Delta Two ordered to put up or shut up on Sainsbury's
Delta Two, the Qatari investment vehicle hoping to acquire grocery group Sainsbury's, has been ordered by the Takeover Panel to announce a firm intention to make an offer by November 8.
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News
Asda demands inquiry-free decade for grocery sector
Longworth urges commission to lay off sector as early findings loom
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News
Sainsbury’s hires buying director for clothes as it steps up non-food drive
Sainsbury’s has promoted a long-serving consultant to the strategically important role of buying and merchandising director for clothing as it seeks to push its non-food sales.