All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 56
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NewsSainsbury's HR director steps down
Sainsbury’s HR director Imelda Walsh is to leave the grocer on July 16.
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NewsWaitrose to open first small convenience shop this week
Waitrose will open its first smaller format convenience stores in Cambridge on Thursday.
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NewsMajestic Wine pre-tax profits leap 117%
Majestic Wine has reported a 117% increase in pre-tax profit to £16m in its full year results as its minimum order change drove volume.
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OpinionDalton Philips means business
Morrisons’ new chief executive Dalton Philips has wasted no time in beefing up his board with the appointment of Waitrose commercial director Richard Hodgson to join as its group commercial director.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports strong bank holiday trade
John Lewis reported weekly sales up 20.6% in the week to June 5, buoyed by trade over the bank holiday although the hot weather by the end of the week took the edge off sales.
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NewsTesco fresh foods chief Colin Holmes quits
One of Tesco’s rising stars announced his resignation yesterday, in the same week that Sir Terry Leahy stepped down and international chief Philip Clarke was named his successor.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy, the visionary who transformed Tesco
With his constant focus on the customer, Sir Terry is hailed for turning Tesco into a global operation
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NewsTesco signals global push with Philip Clarke’s promotion
The international chief’s appointment points to a step up in grocer’s global growth
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NewsSuccessor Philip Clarke ‘cut from the same cloth’ as fellow Liverpudlian Sir Terry Leahy
Philip Clarke, who will become only the sixth Tesco chief executive in the company’s 80-year history when he takes the helm next year, has been picked to succeed Sir Terry Leahy for his “wide experience, drive and energy”.
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AnalysisWalmart’s bid for world domination
With a renewed focus on price transparency, the US retailer plans to bring its value message to other countries. Jennifer Creevy reports from Bentonville
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NewsAsda claims Price Guarantee will be as revolutionary as Clubcard
Asda has claimed that its Price Guarantee will go down as a “moment in history” with the capability to become as important a part of its business as Clubcard is for Tesco.
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NewsMorrisons poaches Richard Hodgson as group commercial director
Morrisons has poached Waitrose commercial director Richard Hodgson to become its group commercial director.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy to retire from Tesco in March 2011 and Philip Clarke to take over
Sir Terry Leahy is to retire from Tesco in March 2011.
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NewsJulian Graves on track to make profit
Holland & Barrett Group has vowed that its Julian Graves chain will be profitable in the 2010/11 financial year as it gears up to revitalise the business.
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NewsWill Netto deal make Asda ‘the clear number two’ grocer
Asda’s £778m acquisition of hard discounter Netto’s UK operation has catapulted it from third to second place in food. But opinion is divided about whether the deal will fulfil Asda’s ambition to be “the clear number two” in grocery.
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NewsCo-op hires independent directors to bolster food board
The Co-operative Group has appointed two independent directors to bolster the board of its food subsidiary.
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NewsOcado appoints five further banks for IPO
Online grocery retailer Ocado has appointed five further banks to prepare for its planned flotation in July.
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OpinionThat’s Asda price
Asda’s surprise buy of Netto shows it means business and is determined to make good on its ambitions. But will more stores automatically mean success?
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NewsLess healthy foods face ‘fat VAT’ threat, Justin King warns
Sainsbury’s boss envisages tax change as Government tries to balance the books
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NewsThorntons ‘in limbo’ as Davies makes exit
Thorntons faces a period “in limbo” after chief executive Mike Davies stepped down on Tuesday.