All Supermarkets articles – Page 189
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NewsVideo: Tesco launches Christmas TV ad campaign
Tesco has launched the first of a series of Christmas TV adverts.
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NewsSainsbury's grabs entertainment share from rivals
Sainsbury’s has taken market share from Tesco, Asda, Game and HMV in entertainment after investing in the category.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Leading the way online
Standing still is not an option for retailers with online ambitions, as the pace of digital development offers increasingly lucrative opportunities.
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NewsVideo: Full Monty director creates The Co-op's Christmas campaign
The Co-operative Food has ditched its ‘Good with Food’ strapline for its Christmas advertising campaign created by the director of The Full Monty.
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NewsMorrisons to personalise new wine site
Morrisons is to personalise its new wine website by analysing customers’ palates and offering linked recipes.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Halloween's forecasted boost to retail this year
Halloween is not such a scary time for retailers, with sales continuing to surge year after year. Retail Week looks at what impact the celebration will have on store groups this year.
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Grocer Kroger to test shopper reward app
Grocer Kroger will test an app from software company Earn & Play that rewards shoppers with cash and discounts for playing games during grocery store visits. Customers will be able to open the app when they go shopping and select a particular aisle or product. The app will then ask ...
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NewsOcado to offer compensation after cancelling orders
Ocado has apologised to customers and promised compensation after it was forced it to cancel thousands of deliveries due to a systems outage.
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NewsRetail sales volumes up 'strongly' in October
Retailers reported a “strong” increase in sales volumes in October, the second consecutive month of growth.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Carrefour agrees sale of stores as it exits Colombia
French retailer Carrefour is to sell its Colombian operations to Chile-based Cencosud for E2bn (£1.63bn), including debt, by the end of the year.
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Coles Group abandons My5 grocery discount
Coles Group has abandoned its My5 grocery discounts in order to target more offers to its customers.My5 was introduced in April as part of the relaunch of the FlyBuys loyalty scheme and offered daily discounts of 10% off five grocery items when shoppers spent more than Aus$50 (£32.21). Coles said ...
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NewsSainsbury's makes play for mobile market with new shop-in-shops
Sainsbury’s is to open mobile phone shops in its supermarkets as it makes a play for the lucrative market which, among the grocers, is dominated by archrival Tesco.
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NewsMorrisons lags rivals ahead of crunch Christmas
Morrisons has been outstripped by its rivals as competition remains intense among the grocers in the run up to Christmas.
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NewsTesco kick-starts hunt for new central Europe boss
Tesco is on the lookout for a new chief executive for central Europe after revealing Gordon Fryett is to retire in just over a year.
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NewsBooths profits hit by 'intense' grocery competition
Upmarket grocer Booths has reported a fall in pre-tax profits after depressed consumer spending and “intense” competition in grocery took a toll.
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Grocer Kroger reveals future growth streams
Grocer Kroger has revealed it intends to pursue several future growth streams, including new store expansion – adding stores in both existing markets as well as entering new territories. It also plans to test new formats and enhance its multichannel capabilities. While most growth will be organic, the retailer has ...
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Vester sells hypermarkets to Lenta and Magnit
Kaliningrad grocer Vester has sold its hypermarkets in European Russia to Lenta and Magnit, having been unable to find a single buyer.Lenta bought four stores in Yaroslav, Voronezh and Orenburg, while Magnit acquired three stores in Voronezh and Belgorod.Vester, which is owned by its creditor Sberbank Capital, will keep its ...
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NewsTesco boss Philip Clarke moves fresh director Andrew Yaxley
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke has moved one its key directors in his £1bn turnaround plan.
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NewsAsda warns shoppers over email scam
Asda has warned shoppers not to fall for fake emails that claim to be from the grocer attempting to collect personal information.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Olympic legacy for supply chain
New supply chain ideas tried out at the London 2012 Olympics could change the way retailers operate in the UK. Alison Clements finds out what lessons have been learnt.