All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 87
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News
The Co-op completes its Somerfield deal
The Co-operative Group has completed its 1.6bn acquisition of the Somerfield supermarket chain.
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Waitrose boss vows to trump M&S food sales
Waitrose boss Mark Price has thrown down the gauntlet to Marks & Spencer, vowing to overtake Sir Stuart Rose’s food business in terms of sales this year.
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Analysis
21 years of Tesco
When Retail Week was born, Tesco was not the grocery leader it is today. But it was well on its way to achieving that status. Having laid the foundations of its national store network, the retailer was expanding aggressively.
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Analysis
21 years of Sainsbury's
It’s been a turbulent 21 years for Sainsbury’s. The grocer has had its crown as the UK’s largest retailer stolen, it has survived boardroom bust-ups, it has been the subject of endless bid speculation – and yet it has risen each time from the ashes.
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Opinion
Supermarkets must still be ethical in the era of frugality
The era of frugality is upon us and Tesco has revealed customer shopping patterns are changing. Can Tesco and its competitors face up to the challenge and is it a chance for an alternative like The Co-operative Group to shine?
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John Lewis sales drop 17.1% in week of snow
John Lewis weekly sales were down 17.1 per cent as the snow heavily affected trade across the country.
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Asda staff share £22m bonus pot
Some 133,000 Asda store and depot staff will today share a record 22m bonus pot.
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Stylo to go into administration
Shoe retailer Stylo is poised to go into administration after its creditors and landlords voted against the proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) for its Barratts and Priceless chains.
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Tesco launches superstore format at Liverpool One, piling pressure on non-food rivals
Tesco will next week unveil a new store fascia – Superstore – in the centre of Liverpool.
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Tesco buys Woolworths' Easter eggs stock
Tesco is poised to become the UK’s biggest Easter egg retailer after buying forward orders of its exclusive lines destined for now-defunct Woolworths.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open Milton Keynes distribution centre
John Lewis is to close its Stevenage Distribution Centre in 2010 to open a new warehouse near Milton Keynes, and will create 3,000 jobs at the group over the next three years.
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Tesco staff share £126m savings payout
Tesco staff are to share in a 126m payout from its Save as You Earn share scheme.
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Marks & Spencer plans exhibition for 125th anniversary
Marks & Spencer is to showcase highlights of its history at the University of Leeds as it celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.
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Tesco launches £9 Valentine's Day promotion
Tesco is to take on Marks & Spencer with its Valentine’s Day luxury meal promotion, offering a meal for two for 9.
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Tesco develops new department store format for Czech Republic
Tesco is to open a department store under a new fascia in the Czech Republic at the end of February.
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Opinion
Baugurs house of cards collapses
A chill fell on the high street in more ways than one this week. As the big freeze bit, Icelandic investor Baugur filed for its home country’s equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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News
Ideal Shopping direct: buyout speculation
Ideal Shopping Direct chief executive Mike Hancox has denied that its founders are plotting to take the TV shopping group private after they ousted board members.
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Opinion
Iceland should cut the Baugur cord
The meltdown of Icelandic investor Baugur has implications for frozen food chain Iceland, and the management need to take charge.
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News
Zavvi to close a further 17 stores
Defunct retailer Zavvi is to close a further 17 stores, leading to the redundancy of 242 employees.
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News
Zara to open stores in India
Spanish fashion giant Inditex has signed a deal to open stores in India in 2010.