All Supermarkets articles – Page 175
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Grocer Coop plans to convert to Rewe banner
Grocer Coop is planning to convert its outlets to Rewe Group’s Rewe banner, Lebensmittel Zeitung reported.Rewe Group and Coop have been buying partners for several years. Additionally, Rewe Group has a silent partnership in the retailer, which is located in northern Germany. Rewe Group will make the most of the ...
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Migros Basel shelves expansion plans
Migros Basel, a co-operative of Swiss grocer Migros, has shelved expansion plans for Germany for the indefinite future.In an interview with Bilanz magazine, Migros chief executive Herbert Bolliger said Migros Basel’s expansion strategy had not worked.Migros entered the German market in 1995, but operates only four Migros stores in the ...
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NewsTesco 'sorry' after further horse meat found in meatloaf
Tesco has apologised to shoppers after it discovered horse meat in a beef meatloaf manufactured in Northern Ireland.
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NewsJohn Lewis to trial £2m 'little Waitrose' food offer
John Lewis is to introduce a food offer in its Watford shop enabling customers to stock up on Waitrose products whilst shopping the department store.
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NewsGrocers fall 'woefully short' in managing supply chains, study shows
Supermarkets must communicate the importance of supply chains to avoid another horse meat scandal after they fell “woefully short”, according to a new survey.
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NewsAsda in talks to buy bust HMV
Supermarket giant Asda is in talks with HMV’s administrator to save the collapsed entertainment retailer, according to reports.
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NewsGrocer Asda retaliates after Tesco Price Promise launch
Grocers Asda and Sainsbury’s have instantly hit back at rival Tesco’s new Price Promise promotion and questioned the quality of the UK’s largest grocer’s new marketing push.
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GalleryStore gallery: Budgens grocery stores – appealing to local customers
Convenience retailing should be about tailoring the offer to a locality. John Ryan visits two Budgens stores where that is done consummately.
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NewsGrocer Asda discovers horse meat in withdrawn beef product
Asda has found traces of horse meat in a beef product which it withdrew in January after conducting an internal testing programme.
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OpinionBlog: John Lewis Partnership results day gains added spice
The buzz of John Lewis Partnership’s results day is one of the most iconic days in the retail calendar and its usual vibrancy had added spice yesterday.
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AnalysisAnalysis: System integration - multichannel's new reality
As the lines between bricks-and-mortar and online retail continue to blur, Retail Week examines how integrated supply chains underpin the multichannel future.
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NewsJohn Lewis delivers "extremely strong" performance with sales up 13.3%
John Lewis’ sales advanced 13.3% to £64.3m last week, as it generated double-digit sales increases across 16 stores and online.
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NewsFormer Tesco director David Potts awarded CBE
Former Tesco veteran David Potts was decorated by the Queen last week.
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NewsLidl equips managers with iPads to improve store performance
German discounter Lidl is to equip its UK area managers with iPads featuring a specially designed in-house app after investing £500,000 as part of the Lidl Mobile Office initiative.
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NewsIceland squares up to Morrisons in Gibraltar with new overseas store
Frozen food retailer Iceland is to square up to Morrisons in one of the Bradford-based grocer’s best performing locations - Gibraltar.
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NewsVideo: Waitrose boss Mark Price on price matching and online growth
Waitrose has reported a 3.4% increase in like-for-like sales after a strong year in which it poached one million new shoppers from its rivals.
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NewsFormer Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy joins MetaPack board
Former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has been appointed to the board of delivery specialist MetaPack.
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NewsCharlie Mayfield calls on Government to 'moderate' rates rise
John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield called on Government to analyse the impact of the proposed rise in business rates ahead of the Budget later this month.
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Carrefour Express to adopt new franchise model
Carrefour Express is to adopt a new franchise model in Greece. The French grocery retailer’s franchisee in Greece, Marinopoulos, plans to franchise 20 to 25 stores a year under the model.The franchises can last for a maximum of seven years, but the agreement can be extended.The initiative is likely to ...
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Grocery retailer Auchan reveals new supermarket format
Grocery retailer Auchan has revealed its long-awaited new supermarket format dedicated to fresh and gourmet food.It has been branded Arcimbo, after the Italian Renaissance painter Arcimboldo.