All Supermarkets articles – Page 147
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NewsBooths profits fall after stores revamp investment
Booths has recorded a fall in profits and like-for-like sales as the upmarket northern grocer invested in its store estate and battled competitive food market conditions.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on JD Sports, Sainsbury's, Halfords and Selfridges
Retail news round-up November 13, 2013: JD Sports takes stake in Tiso; Sainsbury’s to launch Christmas campaign; Holland & Barrett hires marketing agency; Selfridges marketing director departs; Halfords ad banned and Scottish retail sales rise.
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NewsAustralian retailer Target poaches Tesco commercial director
Australian retailer Target has poached Tesco commercial director Kanaiya Parekh to bolster its sourcing team.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, House of Fraser, retail theft and HMV
Retail news round-up November 12, 2013: Tesco in talks with eReceipts, House of Fraser frast-tracks IPO, UrK retailers lose £3.4bn each year, HMV launches new website in Ireland and SuperValu may have leaked payment details of more than 60,000 customers.
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NewsVideo: Asda puts focus on value in Christmas ad
Asda has put value at the centre of its Christmas advertising campaign as it bids to win shoppers from rivals.
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NewsWaitrose acquires seven Co-op stores in southern push
Waitrose has agreed a deal with The Co-operative to take seven of its shops in the home counties and South West to aid the upmarket grocer’s expansion in the south.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Co-op, Dixons and M&S
Retail news round-up November 11, 2013: Suitors circle BHS as Weise prepares to step up interest, Co-op ditches dividend in favour of rewards scheme and Dixons joins Christmas tablet war by launching own version.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Lidl adverts miss middle-class consumer target
Lidl is targeting middle-class consumers with its first nationwide TV campaign promoting its Deluxe Christmas range.
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NewsVideo: Tesco digs out home videos for nostalgic Christmas ad
Tesco has struck a nostalgic tone with its Christmas TV advert as the grocer looks to win spend over the vital Christmas period.
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OpinionComment: Big Brother really is watching at Morrisons
Morrisons has recently teamed up with Telefónica Dynamic Insights, the data arm of the O2 mobile network, to target consumers who shop at other grocers.
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NewsVideo: Morrisons launches Christmas TV ad
Morrisons has launched its Christmas TV advertising campaign featuring presenters Ant and Dec.
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NewsAsda to pilot Barclays bank branches in store
Asda has inked a deal to open branches of Barclays in its shops as the retailer takes a step to answer the conundrum over excess space in its large stores.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Asda and Carphone Warehouse
Retail news round-up November 8, 2013: Tesco launches TV ad campaign, Three UK and Carphone Warehouse end partnership, Asda to open Barclays concessions and Heatons hits expansion trail.
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InterviewQ&A: Asda's retail director Mark Ibbotson
Mark Ibbotson, retail director at Asda, speaks to Retail Week about future plans and expectations for the supermarket.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I differentiate my convenience store in an increasingly competitive market?
Convenience is a key engine of growth for the UK grocery sector, but the fight for market share is set to intensify.
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NewsAsda to offer in-store cash payments for online deliveries
Asda is to introduce a new service to allow shoppers to order online, pay in-store with cash and have the product delivered to home as it unveils plans to merge its three websites into one.
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NewsAsda slashes budget for Christmas campaign to invest in price
Asda has slashed investment in its Christmas advertising campaign and blasted rivals’ “celebrity filled” ads.
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OpinionComment: Christmas comes early as retailers display festive stock
When I worked in stores, Christmas wasn’t the festive two days in December alone. It started in August when the tins of sweets arrived and ended in early January.
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AnalysisVideo: Tesco shoppers on its face scanning scheme
Tesco’s scheme to scan customers’ faces at the till to determine their age and sex for advertisers has split opinion.
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OpinionComment: Tesco’s face scanners do not go far enough
Tesco’s plan to use face scanners to target advertising at customers certainly comes as a surprise.