All Supermarkets articles – Page 100
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NewsTesco narrows down search for new chairman to two candidates
Tesco has reportedly narrowed down the search for a successor to Sir Richard Broadbent to two candidates as it seeks to rebuild its reputation.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Ebay and Amazon
Retail news round-up on January 22, 2015: M&S tests loyalty app; Ebay to lay off 7% of workforce; Tesco shortlists two for chairman; Amazon stops sales of nappies
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GalleryIn pictures: Morrisons' new 'Format Flex' lab store in Weybridge
The newly opened Morrisons in Weybridge does not feel like a standard Morrisons in spite of the use of its corporate colours.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct, Amazon, Morrisons and more
Retail news round-up on January 21, 2015: Ashley reduces stake in Sports Direct; Amazon’s Sunday deliveries quadruple; Scottish retail sales down; and more.
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NewsThorntons hails 'outstanding' Christmas retail performance as sales jump
Thorntons has hailed an ‘outstanding’ Christmas in its retail division as its like-for-like sales leapt during December.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on John Lewis, Austin Reed and supplier closures
Retail news round-up on January 19, 2015: John Lewis staff to receive £22m extra holiday pay; Austin Reed strikes CVA; and supermarket price war puts suppliers at risk.
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NewsSupermarket sales volumes rose over Christmas, but value remains flat
The volume of items purchased at UK supermarkets increased for the first time since mid-July, 2013, according to Nielsen data.
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NewsUrban Barns develops 'cubic farming' to grow fresh food in urban spaces
Canadian food producer Urban Barns is developing ‘cubic farming’ technology that can potentially grow 500 lettuces in one square foot over a year.
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NewsSainsbury's to drop Tesco auditor PwC in favour of Ernst & Young
Sainsbury’s is dropping PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), which also audits the accounts of scandal-hit Tesco, as its auditor in favour of Ernst & Young (EY).
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Phase Eight, Aldi and Booker
Retail news round-up on January 16, 2015: Foschini Group to buy Phase Eight; Aldi signs £1m worth of Burns Night supplier deals; Booker to roll out 50 convenience stores and more.
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Blower’s retail cartoon: Out with the old and in with the new at Tesco
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s recent appointment of Matt Davies as the struggling retailer’s UK chief executive.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Looking at store designers’ forecast for 2015
Change in retail is often incremental, but could 2015 bring big in-store changes? We talk to the store designers who create a difference.
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NewsTarget to close struggling Canadian operation after two years
US discount retailer Target is closing its loss-making Canadian operation in a move that puts 17,600 jobs at risk.
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NewsTesco jettisons ad agency Wieden+Kennedy as it seeks to rebuild reputation
Tesco has jettisoned ad agency Wieden+Kennedy as part of efforts to turn around the business, naming BBH as its replacement.
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OpinionComment: Big grocers are readying themselves for fightback
Sainsbury’s, Asda, Tesco and Morrisons are gearing up for a challenging year combatting discounters and changing shopping habits alike.
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NewsAsda restructures senior team as it braces for 'toughest year yet'
Asda has restructured its senior management team in what its boss Andy Clarke expects to be “the toughest year yet for our sector”.
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OpinionComment: What will be retailers’ store story in the coming year?
There are challenges facing the high street today from business rates to online retail - how will retailers face these challenges in 2015?
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NewsTesco becomes first retailer to launch Google Glass shopping app
Tesco has become the first retailer to launch a Google Glass enabled service for its shopping app as wearable devices start to become more popular.
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NewsOcado 'unconcerned' about escalating price war as Christmas sales rise
Online grocer Ocado said it remains unconcerned about the escalating grocery price war and insisted it can cope with the competitive environment.
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NewsNRF: Tesco to trial image-recognition tech to improve shelf stocking
Tesco will trial image recognition technology in-store that can instantly identify incorrectly stocked shelves as the retailer seeks to free up the time of its store staff.