All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 92
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Tesco opens 100th store in Turkey
Tesco has today opened its 100th store in Turkey, just five years after entering the market when it bought a chain of five hypermarkets.
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Virgin Group caught up in Woolworths' collapse
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is reported to be embroiled in the collapse of Woolworths through the music chain it sold to the management more than a year ago.
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Asda reveals strong November sales
Asda has said it has delivered another strong month of sales in November with core food categories all performing well.
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Tesco introduces Direct kiosks in Metro stores
Tesco has begun testing its non-food Tesco Direct offer in its small-format city centre Tesco Metro stores.
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M&S confirms second one-day Sale
Marks & Spencer has confirmed it will hold a second one-day Sale on Thursday.
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Tesco expected to report lowest UK sales growth for a decade
Tesco is set to reveal its worst UK sales results in more than a decade, as the slowdown continues to take its toll on retailers.
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Asda: In good company
Celebrating long-serving staff is great for morale and keeping staff turnover down. Jennifer Creevy finds out how they do it at Asda.
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Opinion
Business rates are out of kilter with the modern world
Retailers’ focus is clearly on Christmas and if this week’s Sales are anything to go by, stores are already worried that trade will be tough. So why do retailers have to convince the Government to revalue massive hikes to business rates for next year and 2010?
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Sir Terry Leahy: Retailers' vital role in regeneration
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy believes retailers have a vital role to play in regenerating areas – even in the downturn. He shows Jennifer Creevy how his native Liverpool has benefited.
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Andy Bond: Christmas will be OK but new year won’t
Asda chief executive Andy Bond has warned that while shoppers will spend slightly less this Christmas, the first quarter of next year will be “when things get really tough” for retailers.
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Tesco launches Christmas dinner for £7.93
Tesco has hacked the price of a family Christmas dinner with all the trimmings to just 7.93 – less than the cost five years ago.
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Woolworths in talks to sell retail arm to Hilco for £1
Woolworths is understood to be in talks to sell its high street business to specialist distressed fund Hilco for 1.
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Asda launches Christmas TV ads
Asda is using ordinary people in favour of celebrities in its 10 million Christmas TV campaign that debuts tonight.
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Tesco hires Des O'Connor for Christmas TV ad
Tesco has hired family entertainer Des O’Connor to star in its Christmas TV campaign, designed to deliver a traditional Christmas with a modern twist.
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Opinion
Asda is hitting the mark
With a 40-year heritage in offering value prices, Asda is well positioned to benefit from the economic slowdown. But as its figures show yesterday, the grocer is not just benefiting, it is stealing a march on its competitors.
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Shoppers rush for exclusive H&M designer collection
Shoppers queued from 6am yesterday to get their hands on the exclusive Comme Des Gar ons collection at H&M’s flagship London stores.
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John Lewis reports weekly sales slump of 9.7%
Department store chain John Lewis has reported a 9.7 per cent slump in weekly sales as the economic uncertainty and grim weather made trade difficult.
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Waitrose celebrates homeward journeys in Christmas ad campaign
Waitrose is to focus on festive homeward journeys in its Christmas TV campaign which debuts on Tuesday.
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Asda reports like-for-like sales up 6.9 per cent
Asda has revealed its like-for-like sales, excluding petrol, have jumped 6.9 per cent in its third quarter, driven by increased customer numbers and higher basket spend.
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Sir Philip Green buys Baugur’s 28% in Moss Bros
Sir Philip Green has bought Baugur’s 28 per cent stake in struggling menswear chain Moss Bros.