All Grocery articles – Page 720
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NewsSainsbury’s store managers stand to clean up in Delta Two deal
Sainsbury’s fears an exodus of store managers if it is taken private by the Qatari-backed investment fund Delta Two.
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Tesco in line to snap up Italian grocery chain?
City identifies UK giant as potential buyer, as Italian supermarket Esselunga put on market
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John Lewis and Waitrose sales still climbing
Own-brand womenswear, furnishings and electronics all strong at department store chain
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Northern Rock fiasco a bad sign
The sight of scared consumers queuing up in their thousands to withdraw their cash from troubled Northern Rock might turn out to be almost as bad news for retailers as it was for the bank.Savers have withdrawn about£2 billion, fearful of losing everything despite reassuring statements from the Government and ...
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Auchan invests in Portugal as rival sells hypermarkets
Auchan is to plough €600 million ( 414 million) into its Portuguese retail arm amid speculation that it could acquire hypermarkets from rival Carrefour. The French food and general merchandise retailer is set to inject the cash over the next three years as part of a drive to expand its ...
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City fears Northern Rock fiasco will erode consumer confidence
Cold weather will be better news for fashion retailers that suffered during the wet summer, but fears mounted that the consumer climate may turn truly arctic. The Northern Rock crisis could be the catalyst for shoppers to snap their purses shut. That fear was reflected in the general retail sector’s ...
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Wal-Mart toughens up its toy testing policy
Wal-Mart has demanded that its toy suppliers resubmit testing documentation for existing toys amid the global storm over toys manufactured in China. With the Christmas season approaching, Wal-Mart has taken moves to reassure customers that it is doing everything possible to ensure that the toys it sells are safe. Its ...
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Opinion
Are US consumers ready for Tesco?
Careful planning and promotion will be key to the giant’s success
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Tesco invests £25m in sustainable consumption research
Findings to be shared with other retailers
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Thorntons posts a profits surge across all channels
Thorntons has reported a 36.5 per cent surge in pre-tax profits to£7.1 million with positive sales growth recorded across all channels in its full year to June 30. The chocolate retailer, which recorded a poor first quarter when like-for-likes sales dropped 3.5 per cent and online sales slumped by 5.1 ...
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Opinion
Are bread price rises a sign of things to come?
A decision by the big four supermarkets to lift the price of bread would not typically cause much of a stir. But last week’s decision by Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Asda to add up to 8p to their own-label and Hovis loaves has effectively fired the starting gun on price ...