All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 40
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NewsSainsbury’s open first sandwich shop
Sainsbury’s has opened its first sandwich shop this morning in Fleet Street, nearby to its Holborn head office.
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NewsCo-op sales hit by bad weather
The Co-operative Group has reported like-for-like sales fell 3.2% in its food division for its fourth quarter, saying the weather took its toll on footfall and spending patterns.
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NewsTesco reports modest Christmas growth
Tesco has reported modest growth over Christmas with UK like-for-like sales for the six weeks to January 8 up 0.6%, saying it was “hindered” by the snow.
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NewsAsda sells 39 Netto stores as part of OFT disposal deal
Asda has sold 39 out of the 47 Netto stores it had to dispose of as part of its £778m acquisition in summer last year.
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NewsTesco explores opening in Vietnam
Tesco is understood to be looking to open in Vietnam, in a move that would extend its empire to 15 countries.
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NewsSainsbury's reports record Christmas
Sainsbury’s has reported a record Christmas with like-for-like sales excluding petrol up 3.6% for its third quarter in the 14 weeks to January 8.
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NewsSainsbury's emerges Christmas winner, says Kantar
Sainsbury’s has emerged the Christmas winner among the big four grocers as it was the only one to have increased its market share over the festive period, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsDunelm's Christmas like-for-likes slide
Dunelm Group has reported a like-for-like sales fall of 4.2% in its second quarter over the Christmas period, resulting in a like-for-like dip of 1.2% for its first half.
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NewsTesco China boss Ken Towle to move back to UK to head online
Tesco China chief executive Ken Towle is to return to the UK to take over the online operation under the newly-created role of director of internet retailing.
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NewsOcado Christmas sales up 26.7%
Ocado has reported gross sales up 26.7% to £50.9m in the four weeks to December 26, with gross sales of £12.3m, up 43.5%, in Christmas week itself.
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NewsMorrisons Christmas like-for-likes up 1%
Morrisons has reported like-for-like sales up 1% in the six weeks to January 2, saying it served an average of two million more customers each week over the Christmas period than five years ago.
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NewsSainsbury's emerges Christmas winner, according to Nielsen
Sainsbury’s has emerged the Christmas winner out of the big four grocers according to market research company Nielsen.
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NewsTesco unveils UK board appointments
Tesco has made a raft of appointments in its newly-created UK board, under UK chief executive Richard Brasher.
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OpinionTesco is still the food retail star
Predictably the new year not only started with the VAT rise but also with a pledge from Tesco to save customers money by slashing prices.
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NewsTesco promotes insider to new role of UK chief operating officer
Incoming Tesco UK chief executive Richard Brasher has drafted in a Tesco lifer to the newly created role of UK chief operating officer.
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NewsGrocers slash prices in battle to keep customers spending
Morrisons vows to help shoppers beat VAT rise while Asda guarantees to be cheaper than competitors
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NewsMorrisons makes four senior appointments
Morrisons has made four senior appointments as new chief executive Dalton Philips bolsters his team.
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NewsLush Christmas sales up 6.8%
Ethical cosmetics retailer Lush has reported UK retail sales excluding VAT up 6.8% for the key Christmas trading month of December.
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NewsMajestic Wine reports strong Christmas
Majestic Wine has reported strong Christmas with like-for-like UK sales for the nine weeks to January 3 up 3.7%.
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NewsClinton Cards warns on profits
Clinton Cards has warned its pre-tax profits will be “significantly lower” than market expectations after the snow hit its December sales.