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OpinionOpinion: Asda – is this the long-awaited nadir?
As Asda pre-tax profits plummet 18.8%, is this rock bottom for the grocer? Ged Futter fears not.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why has B&M swooped on Heron Foods?
B&M has acquired Northern convenience chain Heron Foods for £152m. Retail Week looks at why it has made the deal.
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NewsM&S to pilot Wasabi counters in foodhalls
M&S is to test Wasabi counters in its foodhalls in an effort to improve its in-store experience and fresh food offer.
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AnalysisB&M buys Heron Foods: What the analysts say
B&M shocked the market this morning when it snapped up discount food retailer Heron Foods. We look at how the City and other retail watchers reacted.
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NewsB&M snaps up retailer Heron Foods in £152m deal
Value giant B&M has bought retailer Heron Foods in a push into convenience retail.
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NewsAsda suffers full-year profits and sales slump
Asda’s full-year performance fell “behind expectations” as the struggling grocer’s profits and like-for-like sales declined.
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NewsWickes owner Travis Perkins profits dip as headwinds hit
Travis Perkins’ profits slipped in its first half, during which the group was impacted by weakening housing transactions and consumer confidence, as well as cost inflation.
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NewsApple sales boosted by its burgeoning services arm
Technology giant Apple said its services division, including Apple Pay, the App Store and Apple Music, helped drive sales in its third quarter.
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InterviewPoundland exec on Sales, suppliers and shrinkflation
Poundland has launched its first ever summer Sale this week and will be offering thousands of products at a 50p price point.
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NewsRising shop price trend grinds to a halt
Lower food price inflation in July has brought the march of overall shop prices towards inflationary territory to a halt, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said.
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CartoonBlower’s cartoon: A retailer's summer holiday
Cartoonist Patrick Blower on a retail executive’s summer holiday to get away from it all. Or not.
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GalleryIn pictures: Mike Ashley’s Flannels’ Scottish debut
Mike Ashley’s designer fashion outfit Flannels has made its Scottish debut, opening a store in Glasgow’s Silverburn shopping centre.
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NewsFood prices 'to rise 3% per year until 2022'
Grocery prices in the UK are poised to jump 3% every year until 2022, new research suggests.
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DataFashion monitor: Boohoo edges closer to Asos
Online fashion brand Boohoo is continuing its impressive rise to popularity, having edged closer in consumer consideration to ecommerce forerunner Asos in June.
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NewsToday in retail: Will Morrisons deal shake up c-stores?
The grocery market was hit by another industry-changing development this morning, when Morrisons and McColl’s revealed that the supermarket would supply the convenience retailer.
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NewsJoules partners with DFS to launch first sofa range
Joules has penned a deal with sofa specialist DFS to launch its first ever sofa collection, extending the fashion brand’s fledgeling homewares offer.
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GalleryIn pictures: Selfridges opens its Christmas shop
Selfridges has opened its Christmas shop, becoming the first department store in the world to launch its 2017 festive offering.
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AnalysisHouse: The Aussie retailer setting up home in the UK
Competition is about to hot up in the UK kitchenware market as Australian retailer House prepares to make its debut.
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AnalysisWhat the Morrisons-McColl’s deal means for grocery M&A
Morrisons’ surprise deal to supply convenience specialist McColl’s took the grocery wholesale and retail world by surprise today.