All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 93
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Fresh & Easy: Tesco may be forced to slow US roll-out
Tesco’s US chief said the roll-out of its fledgling Fresh Easy business could be forced to slow down because of the meltdown in the American economy.
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Tesco boss calls for delay of business rates revaluation
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy today said that the business rates revaluation set for 2010 should be postponed to allow retailers to steer their way through the downturn.
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Ant and Dec star in Sainsbury's Christmas ad
Sainsbury’s has hired TV duo Ant and Dec to star in its Christmas ad campaign, which is set to launch on Wednesday evening.
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One in five shops could be empty after the recession
One in five stores could be voids by the time the economy picks up again, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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Asda cuts petrol prices
Asda has cut the price of unleaded petrol for the ninth time since July by a further 2p per litre.
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Opinion
Sainsbury's Justin King is a man of the people
For a while, retailers didn’t want to mention the R word. But now we’ve officially been told we’re moving into a recession, it seems many retailers are having to think about the other R word – redundancies.
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Alliance Boots steps up store integration
Alliance Boots has accelerated the integration of its Alliance Pharmacy and Boots stores, as it revealed first-half revenues up 11.3 per cent.
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Tesco to build Discounter range after stellar start
Grocer to bring in non-food range and cheaper clothing as drive for value hots up.
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Opinion
City insider Jennifer Creevy: Debenhams is in safe hands
Just a week after leading a preview tour of its new store at Westfield London, Debenhams revealed managing director Angela Spindler is to leave the business.
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Asda reports strong clothing and grocery sales in October
Asda's comparable store sales last month were strongest in grocery and clothing, parent company Wal-Mart’s October results have revealed.
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Analysis
Nicky Kinnaird: The Beauty of it
Nicky Kinnaird’s Space NK launch was a bold move for beauty retailing and there’s more growth to come. By Jennifer Creevy.
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Food inflation slows in October
Food inflation has finally started to fall, down to 7.5 per cent in October from 9.1 per cent the previous month.
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George at Asda launches £12 little black dress
George at Asda is giving customers the chance to glam up on a budget with the launch of a 12 little black dress.
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Tesco rolls out national clothes hanger recycling initiative
Tesco is to introduce collection bins for clothes hangers in stores in its aim to prevent 1,000 tonnes of plastic going into landfill.
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Homebase in head office shake up
DIY retailer Homebase is understood to be poised to announce a reorganisation of its head office that could lead to job cuts.
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Tesco best placed to survive downturn, report claims
Tesco is the retailer most likely to survive the economic downturn, a new report claims.
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Opinion
Can the food discounters steal shoppers this Christmas?
Speak to any chief executive at the moment and they will all say that Christmas will be tough.
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Carrefour and Ahold buck slump with robust Q3 sales
French giant Carrefour and Dutch grocer Ahold bucked the downturn to reveal resilient third quarter sales in the face of global economic turmoil.
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Boots to launch Secret Santa Christmas TV ad
Health and beauty giant Boots is to celebrate the art of choosing gifts this season with its Christmas TV ad, which debuts next week.
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Marks & Spencer to launch womenswear range for over-45s
Marks & Spencer is to introduce a new clothing range aimed at women aged over 45 next February.