All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 37
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NewsSainsbury’s sells Valentine heart-shaped cucumbers
Sainsbury’s is offering shoppers “a whole new way to show your love this Valentine’s Day” with the launch of a heart-shaped cucumber.
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NewsSainsbury's suffers setback in plans to move HQ to King's Cross
Sainsbury’s has suffered a setback in its plans to move its head office to King’s Cross after a lack of buyers for its current Holborn location.
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NewsWHSmith buys 22 shops from British Bookshops & Stationers
WHSmith has bought 22 shops and intellectual property from collapsed books chain British Bookshops & Stationers for £1.05m.
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NewsShoppers gloomier in 2011 than last year, says IGD
Shoppers are feeling a lot gloomier about their financial prospects this year compared to last, according to the IGD’s latest ShopperTrack research.
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NewsBrian McBride joins venture capital firm
Brian McBride, former managing director of Amazon UK, is to join venture capital firm Scottish Equity Partners.
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NewsMorrisons sells Valentine Steak for romantics
Morrisons is offering the ultimate gift for romantics this year, a Valentine Steak.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales dip
John Lewis has reported a slight dip in sales for the week ending January 29 and warned that the year ahead will be more “testing”.
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AnalysisMatt Brittin
Sainsbury’s has scored a coup by persuading Google’s UK chief to join its board. Jennifer Creevy profiles ‘the most influential person in the digital world’
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NewsOcado makes first quarterly profit as it bids to grow range
Online grocer Ocado has promised to focus on value, range and quality after it reported its first pre-tax profit of £300,000 in its fourth quarter.
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NewsViscount's son jailed for defrauding Tesco
A viscount’s son has been sent to jail for using his credit card to defraud grocer Tesco out of £355,000 for a music festival.
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NewsSainsbury's ramps up promotions
Sainsbury’s is offering romantics half price Champagne for Valentine’s Day alongside its other raft of promotions.
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NewsMorrisons to complain about Asda's 10% cheaper claim
Morrisons has said it plans to follow Tesco and complain about new adverts from rival grocer Asda which claim to be 10% cheaper.
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NewsAsda told to make Price Guarantee clearer, rules ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that Asda must adapt some of its price guarantee adverts following complaints from some of its rivals.
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NewsJD in talks to buy JJB
JD Sports Fashion has confirmed that it is in early talks to buy rival sports chain JJB Sports.
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NewsRepublic appoints Guy Critchlow as COO
Fashion retailer Republic has appointed Guy Critchlow, formerly at Marks & Spencer and Kookai, to the position of chief operating officer.
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NewsSupermarket sales dip in January
Supermarket sales were suffered from a seasonal hangover with a dip of 0.2% in the four weeks to January 22 according to Nielsen’s grocery figures.
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NewsSainsbury's increases market share, while Morrisons dips
Sainsbury’s was once again the only one of the big four to increase market share at the start of the year, while Morrisons experienced a slight dip.
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NewsAsda launches dating website
Asda has launched a dating website to pair up singles looking for love based on their shopping habits.
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NewsOcado records pre-tax profit in Q4 and reduces full year losses
Ocado has made a pre-tax profit in the fourth quarter of £300,000 and reduced pre-tax losses for the year by 52%.
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NewsWaitrose hits £5bn sales
Waitrose notched up sales of over £5bn for the first time in the year to January 29.