All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 102
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News
Waitrose to spotlight promos in value push
Waitrose is to ramp up its in-store promotional displays in a bid to change shoppers’ perceptions that it is more expensive than its rivals.
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News
Asda non-food chief to leave
Asda non-food trading director Peter Pritchard is to leave the grocer, as chief executive Andy Bond reshuffles the management team.
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Waitrose to spotlight promos in value push
Waitrose is to ramp up its in-store promotional displays in a bid to change shoppers’ perceptions that it is more expensive than its rivals.
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Opinion
Everybody’s got their price
In a week when grocers launched even more price wars – the latest being Morrisons’ Price Crunch offer of a range of eight products for 50p each – it is clear that price is king.
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News
BPF sets up hotline for empty rates complaints
The British Property Federation (BPF) is stepping up its campaign against charging full rates on empty shops, calling on businesses to rally together to explain the effects of the “stealth tax”.
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News
Shopper loyalty hits new low
UK consumers are more disloyal than ever, with 22 per cent saying they are dissatisfied with the store they shop most at and would prefer to shop somewhere else.
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John Lewis sales slide
Department store chain John Lewis has reported a 1.3 per cent drop in weekly sales – the eighth decline in nine weeks – but said its clearance Sale is performing well.
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News
Shoppers queue for latest iPhone
Shoppers are queuing across the UK this morning to get their hands on the latest must-have Apple iPhone.
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News
Spar targets emerging markets to beat crunch
Symbol group Spar International is attempting to defy the credit crunch with a strong global expansion campaign.
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News
Waitrose hiring signals convenience push
Waitrose is understood to have hired a head of convenience as it gears up to take on the likes of Sainsbury’s Local and M&S Simply Food.
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News
Morrisons ups ante in price war
Morrisons has delivered another blow in the supermarket price wars with the creation of a fresh family meal for 4.
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News
Wal-Mart transforms logo as part of image overhaul
Wal-Mart is to revamp its logo and unveil its new-look branding on US store fascias from this autumn.
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News
Iceland eyes Somerfield shops to drive growth as profit flies
Iceland has confirmed it wants to snap up as many as 30 Somerfield stores to further its expansion as it revealed a 4.5 per cent increase in profits.
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News
Cookware retailer ProCook enters administration
Kitchen equipment and cookware retailer ProCook has gone into administration.
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News
Out-of-town retail hit as fuel prices soar
Out-of-town retail destinations have borne the brunt of the petrol price rises, suffering a 5.8 per cent fall in visitors last month compared with the same period last year.
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News
Tesco to withdraw from Zimbabwe
Tesco is to stop sourcing products from Zimbabwe after the re-election of President Robert Mugabe.
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News
Tesco challenges Competition Commission
Tesco today launched a legal challenge to one of the remedies recommended by the Competition Commission’s two-year long probe into the grocer sector.
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News
Asos profits rocket 117%
Online fashion retailer Asos continues to buck the downturn, recording pre-tax profits up 117 per cent to 7.3 million.
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News
Beales sales slump
Department store operator Beales has recorded a 6.4 per cent drop in like-for-like gross sales and warned there will be no uplift for the remainder of its financial year.