All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 99
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Tesco goes live with online opticians
Tesco has launched an online optical prescription service to take advantage of the fast-growing eyecare market.
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M&S brings forward trading statement
Marks & Spencer has fuelled fears of a deeper downturn on the high street by bringing forward its next trading statement by a month.
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Netto launches non-food Sale
Discount grocer Netto will launch a discount bonanza for the end of August to drive shoppers to its stores.
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Boots UK shakes up top team
Boots UK – the pharmacy-led health and beauty retail arm of Alliance Boots – has rejigged its senior team to further accelerate the integration between the former Boots the Chemists and Alliance Pharmacy groups.
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Tesco price ads banned
Tesco has been rapped over the knuckles by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for misleading the public in two of its ads comparing prices with Asda and Morrisons.
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M&S benefits move triggers redundancy fears
Marks & Spencer is planning to cut redundancy benefits for its 60,000 staff, sparking fears of job losses.
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Opinion
The grocers shouldn’t rely on price alone
Supermarkets Tesco and Asda will be fighting tooth and nail this weekend to make sure customers choose to visit their stores to do the weekly shop.
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Asda reveals strong second quarter growth
Asda has revealed its coastal stores have traded 'phenomenally well' this summer with Britons holidaying at home, as the grocer unveils like for like sales, excluding petrol, up 5.5 per cent in its second quarter.
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Sainsbury’s to step up Tu Home introduction
Sainsbury’s is to roll out its Tu Home brand ahead of schedule following a three-month trial.
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Tesco Indian stores on agenda after Tata deal
Tesco is likely to open a retail chain in India if restrictive foreign investment laws in the country are lifted.
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Opinion
Tata and Tesco tie-up is ideal
Tesco this week finally secured a long-awaited deal enabling it to enter what many believe is the most exciting and potentially lucrative market in the world – India.
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Co-op to sell 107 Somerfield stores
The Co-operative Group is understood to have appointed Credit Suisse to manage the sale process of 107 Somerfield stores.
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Gap axes European design team
US fashion retailer Gap has made its London-based European design team redundant, affecting up to 80 jobs.
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DSGi to review Italian and Spanish stores
DSG International is understood to have instructed Citigroup to carry out a strategic review of its Italian and Spanish chains with a view to possibly selling the businesses.
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Tesco introduces price-busting milk brand
Tesco has today launched a brand of semi-skimmed milk in stores that costs just 1.06 for a two-litre carton.
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Opinion
Cheap and cheerful?
Back to school used to involve a few sacred things – making sure you had a new pencil case to fit your protractor and compass, having your feet sized in Clarks for your new shoes and going to the specialist school uniform shop to get kitted out.
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Wal-Mart lays out Marketside plans
Wal-Mart could expand its small-format Marketside grocery chain to more than 1,000 stores, delivering annual sales of US$10 billion-plus.
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John Lewis sales revive
John Lewis delivered some good news to the sector as it posted a strong start to its new half with sales up 3.7 per cent last week.
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Alliance Boots closes on India deal
Alliance Boots is understood to be close to signing an agreement with Reliance Retail to enter India’s health and beauty market.
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Iranian tycoon builds Woolworths stake
Iranian property tycoon Ardeshir Naghshineh has raised his stake in troubled retailer Woolworths, sparking fresh speculation that he could mount a bid for the business.