All Supermarkets articles – Page 176
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NewsTesco’s Clubcard TV goes live today to 16 million card holders
Tesco’s Clubcard TV goes live today to its 16 million Clubcard holders.
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Grocery retailer Ahold reports profit decrease
Grocery retailer Ahold’s 2012 profits were hit by increased pension costs and restructuring charges at its US operation.For the full year, net income fell 18.7% to E827m (£713.6m). Fourth-quarter operating income included pension costs of E88m (£75.9m) in the US and Europe, and E26m (£22.4m) of impairment costs primarily related ...
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Carrefour's franchisee Label'Vie to invest in Morocco
French retailer Carrefour’s franchisee Label’Vie plans to invest MAD800m (£62.1m) in Morocco.The investment programme will focus predominantly on smaller cities. Two Carrefour hypermarkets are to open in Fez and Oujda, close to the border with Algeria.Following the rebranding of its cash and carry Carrefour Maxi banner to Atacadão, five new ...
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Schwarz Group ramps up Spanish investment
Germany-based Schwarz Group is ramping up its operations in Spain and has earmarked a sum of E120m (£103.6m)for investments in its Spanish Lidl network this year.That is 20% more than last year, when the retailer opened 14 stores and remodelled another 65 in Spain.
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NewsFrozen food retailers eye former Blockbuster stores
Frozen food retailers are vying to take on former Blockbuster stores as restructuring firm Gordon Brothers plots a 300-store rescue to keep the retailer on the high street.
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NewsFood bills to surge 12.1%, potentially putting families into poverty
Food bills are to surge by £357 this year, which could potentially put more families into food poverty, according to a report by CEBR.
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NewsTesco poaches Facebook and Sainsbury’s executives to lead digital growth
Tesco has poached former Facebook and Sainsbury’s executives to spearhead the growth of its digital entertainment arm into music and ebooks.
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OpinionBlog: Supermarkets could teach fashion retailers some online lessons
Grocers Asda and Morrisons have both recently revealed plans to push their own brand clothing ranges through their websites amid a backdrop where many fashion retailers are finding trade tough.
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OpinionComment: Horse meat scandal will impact the entire retail sector
The horse meat scandal will no doubt continue to unfold over the coming months but for some of the affected companies, the harm done to their reputations may well prove fatal.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's Price Promise will add value, but it should be just the tip of the iceberg
Tesco’s Price Promise will give Tesco a further tool to try and compete in a still subdued UK grocery market.
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GalleryStore gallery: What are the supermarket interiors of the future?
Grocers constantly strive to improve the in-store experience to win over shoppers in a competitive environment. John Ryan finds out what the future of food shopping looks like.
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NewsGrocer Waitrose trials garden centre alongside Newbury store
Waitrose is trialling a new garden centre unit adjacent to its existing supermarket in Newbury, Berkshire.
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OpinionComment: Philip Clarke: leading the charge
Tesco Group Chief Executive Philip Clarke was in the headlines again this week after making a rousing speech at the National Farmers Union (NFU) Conference regarding the nation’s on-going ‘horsegate’ scandal.
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NewsHalf-term and cold weather drives John Lewis sales up 17%
Sales at department store John Lewis rocketed 17.2% to £63.3m in the week to February 23, as half-term and cold weather helped to boost performance.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Quality and design drive Sainsbury’s non-food growth
Sainsbury’s non-food business has “come of age”. We discover how quality and design have played a vital part in its rejuvenated offer.
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NewsMorrisons to tailor convenience store ranges as London push begins
Morrisons is to tailor its ranges to the London market as it begins its assault on the capital and Southeast with its convenience arm.
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AnalysisProfile: Morrisons convenience managing director Gordon Mowat
This week Morrisons added six former HMV stores to its growing convenience business. Retail Week meets the man at the centre of the expansion, Gordon Mowat.
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NewsGrocer Waitrose expands Essentials range to non-food items
Waitrose will add a record number of products to its £1bn-sales Essential value range this year as the retailer seeks own-label growth.
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NewsTesco launches website to reassure customers on horse meat contamination
Tesco has launched its Food News website as it attempts to reassure customers over its supply chain following the horse meat scandal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: When supermarket price promotions are no longer enough
With a tough year ahead, grocers are sticking to low-price strategies but it will take more than that to keep hold of shoppers’ loyalty.