All Supermarkets articles – Page 161
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AnalysisTill technology: What do retailers need to know?
Asda is testing technology that it hopes will shave crucial seconds off time spent at the checkout.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Online tax debate – who should pay more?
The idea of an etail-only tax has divided the industry. Could it work or is more tax a bad thing for everyone?
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NewsRetailers offer 12,000 training places for young unemployed
The big four are among 100 businesses from across the food and grocery sector that have pledged to reduce youth unemployment.
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NewsMorrisons renames Wimbledon store to Murriwins after tennis victory
Morrisons has rebranded its Wimbledon store to Murriwins after tennis star Andy Murray took home the men’s singles title on Sunday.
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NewsTesco shareholders questions grocer about its Nigerian Guinness at its AGM
Last week Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke faced an unusual question at the grocer’s AGM between the more staid queries about doubts over pay and write-downs.
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GalleryStore gallery: Tesco adds new Extra store to portfolio in Sunderland
Tesco’s latest Extra store in Sunderland may not be its biggest, but it showcases the grocer’s large-format thinking.
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OpinionComment: Tesco continues to innovate with new projects
With news out this week that Tesco is to launch a wine brand which will be created by consumers, the supermarket giant looks likely to set a new benchmark for customer engagement.
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OpinionComment: Iceland will not back down in the fight for GM-free food
Environment secretary Owen Paterson bows to trans-Atlantic pressure for genetic modification and urges consumers to embrace this marvellous new technology.
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AnalysisPeople: Retail's main job moves in June
The news that former Morrisons financial director Richard Pennycook was to make his retail return in the same role at The Co-operative Group came as a surprise.
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NewsTesco to create first ever crowd-sourced wine
Tesco is tapping into social media to create what it claims will be the world’s first community sourced wine.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s Verdict: Ocado and Waitrose - A doomed marriage?
The increasingly unhappy marriage of Ocado and Waitrose seems set to end in the divorce courts, but can the two sides patch up their differences?
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OpinionBlog: Is Ocado a retailer or a technology provider?
Ocado chief Tim Steiner seemed pretty pleased with himself today. While the online grocer has slipped into the red again in its half year results, sales are up and he is confident for the future.
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NewsTesco sublets store space to gym operator Xercise4Less
Tesco has signed a deal to sublet space in its Stockton-on-Tees supermarket to gym operator Xercise4Less as part of its plans to downsize its larger stores.
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NewsOcado slips into the red in the first half as it posts £3.8m loss
Online grocer Ocado made a pre-tax loss of £3.8m in its first half, compared with a £200,000 profit in the same period last year.
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NewsSainsbury's launches mobile phone network with Vodafone to drive loyalty
Sainsbury’s has launched a mobile phone network in conjunction with Vodafone to drive customer loyalty.
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NewsFormer Tesco boss Lord MacLaurin 'saddened' by Leahy's Tesco legacy
Former Tesco chairman and chief executive Lord MacLaurin has urged Tesco’s board to back chief executive Philip Clarke after saying he was “saddened” by Sir Terry Leahy’s legacy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Is Tesco's partnership with Sports Direct a good idea?
Tesco is in discussions with sporting goods specialist Sports Direct over taking space in some of the grocer’s largest stores.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise 7.2% driven by Sale
Department store John Lewis recorded a 7.2% sales increase on 2012 driven by markdowns, price matching and online sales last week.
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NewsSports Direct poised to take space in large Tesco stores
Tesco is in discussions with sporting goods specialist Sports Direct over taking space in some of the grocer’s largest stores.
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OpinionComment: How internet shopping is changing consumer behaviour
When I first moved to London in the mid 1970s all stores shut at 6pm, except for Thursday when there was ‘late night shopping’ and they remained open until 8pm.