All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 62
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NewsGovernment mulls imposing VAT on food
Government could begin charging VAT on food as a means of reducing the national defecit.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership staff to receive 14% bonus
John Lewis Partnership staff are expected to receive around 14% of their annual salary as a bonus as the retailer reveals strong full-year profits.
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AnalysisMark Price: Leader of the pack
Named Retail Leader of the Year at last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards, Mark Price has transformed Waitrose.
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NewsTesco and M&S warn on need for transparent sourcing in fashion
Tesco clothing chief Terry Green has warned that fashion retailers must make the provenance of their product transparent because offering value is not enough for today’s customers.
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NewsRWC2010: Multichannel retailers debate future role of catalogues
N Brown chief executive Alan White has said the ultimate goal for multichannel retailers is to ditch catalogues and concentrate on digital sales.
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NewsSouth African president to tour Sainsbury’s
The South African president has asked for a tour of Sainsbury’s – the first time a visiting head of state has requested an official tour of a British supermarket.
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NewsAsda in pledge to end unfair treatment of temporary workers
Asda has teamed up with union Unite to launch an initiative to end discrimination and unfair treatment across the supermarket’s 29 meat and poultry suppliers.
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NewsRWC2010: Retail poised for period of M&A activity, says Debenhams chief
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has said the sector is poised for a period of mergers and acquisitions as the recovery gains momentum.
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NewsWaitrose hires celebrity chefs as ‘food ambassadors’
Waitrose has hired celebrity chefs Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal to act as food ambassadors for the brand.
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Food inflation hits three-year low
A fall in fresh food process has pushed annual food inflation down to a three-year low of 1.3% in February, according to the British Retail Consortium Shop Price Inflation report.
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NewsThresher franchisees to negotiate with landlords on shops
First Quench administrator KPMG is offering the majority of the Threshers franchisees the chance to negotiate directly with landlords for new leases on their shops.
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NewsTesco fires up Dobbies
Tesco-owned garden centre chain Dobbies is to unveil a new model store next week as part of ambitious plans to quadruple its number of shops to 100 over the next 10 years.
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NewsMorrisons hopes England World Cup backing will drive footfall
Morrisons retail director Mark Gunter expects the grocer’s support of England’s FIFA World Cup 2018 bid to drive new shoppers to its stores.
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AnalysisAndy Bond: Asda is ready for battle ahead
Asda hasn’t become ‘boring’ and is approaching 2010 in an aggressive mood with a raft of new initiatives, chief executive Andy Bond tells Jennifer Creevy
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NewsAsda promotes Andrew Moore to George MD
Asda has promoted Andrew Moore to the position of managing director for its clothing brand George.
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NewsDunelm’s value proposition drives growth
Dunelm has reported like-for-like sales up 15.4% in its interim results, bolstered by its “simply value for money” proposition.
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NewsEthel Austin and Au Naturale to shut 114 stores and make 1,048 redundancies
The administrators of value clothing chain Ethel Austin and sister homewares retailer Au Naturale have confirmed the closure of 114 stores and 1,048 redundancies.
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NewsOcado appoints former Reuters director as non-exec
Ocado has lined up former finance director of Reuters David Grigson as a senior non-executive director.
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NewsAsda income tracker: UK family no better off in January than last year
The average UK family was no better off in January than a year earlier, marking the second consecutive month where there was no change in discretionary income, according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsWhole Foods UK launches online offer
Whole Foods Market has launched an online grocery offer in the UK.