All Supermarkets articles – Page 224

  • Overall shop price inflation dropped to 2% in November
    News

    Shop price inflation falls to 2% in November

    2011-12-07T08:40:00Z

    Overall shop price inflation dropped to 2% last month, from 2.1% in October, representing the lowest rate for 12 months as the supermarket price war kept prices down.

  • Grocery spending stalled in November
    News

    Grocery spending stalls in November, Nielsen reports

    2011-12-06T18:01:00Z

    Grocery spend stalled in November despite price-cuts, money-off vouchers, fuel discounts and other promotions by the big four grocers. 

  • Sainsbury's depot Waltham Point
    News

    Sainsbury's expects last minute Christmas shop dash

    2011-12-06T15:02:00Z

    Sainsbury’s expects shoppers to push their main festive shop closer to Christmas than ever before.

  • Lord MacLaurin, best known for his 38 years with the grocery giant, has become an investor in Paperless Receipts, a London-based firm which aims to capitalise on a potential move away from the paper till receipt
    News

    Ex-Tesco boss invests in digital receipt firm

    2011-12-05T12:58:00Z

    Former Tesco chief executive and chairman Lord Ian MacLaurin has backed a fledgling digital receipt company.

  • Asda are among those accused of misleading customers
    News

    Panorama uncovers 'misleading' grocery claims

    2011-12-05T09:30:00Z

    The UK’s four biggest grocers have been accused of misleading shoppers with confusing and untrue claims that potentially leave them open to prosecution.

  • Discounters including Lidl are to contribute to the growth
    News

    Grocery market to hit £184bn by 2016

    2011-12-05T09:09:00Z

    The grocery market is expected to be worth £184bn by 2016, compared to £156.8bn in 2011, according to new research.

  • House of Fraser gift card
    News

    Tesco offers House of Fraser deal

    2011-12-02T15:23:00Z

    House of Fraser gift cards are to be offered to Tesco Clubcard holders throughout December after the retailers struck a deal to create the promotion. 

  • WaitroseFood_Fashion_home2
    News

    Festive sales boost Waitrose

    2011-12-02T11:42:00Z

    Festive purchases fuelled a rise in sales at Waitrose last week.

  • Tim Steiner
    News

    Ocado boss Steiner’s above it all

    2011-12-02T07:00:00Z

    It’s a good job diminutive Ocado boss Tim Steiner has a sense of humour.

  • Sainsbury's, Welwyn Garden City
    Gallery

    Milestone in the garden city

    2011-12-02T07:00:00Z

    In a quest for clarity and a more appealing store environment, Sainsbury’s has created a ‘milestone’ store in Welwyn Garden City. John Ryan visits and talks to head of store design Damien Culkin.

  • News

    Lidl to open first Lithuanian store

    2011-12-02T07:00:00Z

    Schwarz Group’s discount chain Lidl will open its first Lithuanian store in Alytus in the south of the country. According to reports, Lidl intends to open stores in Lithuania’s five biggest cities and every town of more than 20,000 inhabitants. In 2002, Lidl decided to open stores in Lithuania and ...

  • News

    Grocery retailer Shufersal posts third quarter results

    2011-12-02T07:00:00Z

    Grocery retailer Shufersal posted results for the third quarter. Net profit plummeted 59% to ILS29m (£4.9m) from ILS71m (£12m) for the same period last year. Revenue was up 4% to ILS3bn (£509m).It also announced that chief executive Ephraim Rosenhaus would step down after more than eight years in the job. ...

  • News

    Woolworths outlines strategic priorities

    2011-12-02T07:00:00Z

    Woolworths chief executive Grant O’Brien outlined his strategic priorities at the AGM. He intend to “extend and defend leadership in food and liquor” by establishing a dominant position in fresh food in Australia; to maintain its track record of building new growth businesses; and “to put in place the enablers ...

  • Sainsbury’s campaign is a refreshing change from the glut of Christmas adverts
    Analysis

    Sainsbury’s Million Kids Challenge

    2011-12-02T00:00:00Z

    In a welcome break from the endless rounds of Christmas ads, Sainsbury’s has launched a campaign with David Beckham to raise awareness of its Million Kids Challenge, which aims to get children involved with sport.

  • David Wild
    Opinion

    Learn from the competition

    2011-12-02T00:00:00Z

    Rivals can make retailers up their game and help drive innovation, says David Wild.

  • Isabel Cavill
    Analysis

    India’s historic reforms will draw international players

    2011-12-02T00:00:00Z

    The Indian cabinet has passed the bill on foreign direct investment (FDI) and agreed to allow 51% holdings in multi-brand and 100% in single-brand retail, making it one of the biggest economic reforms in the country’s history.

  • Waitrose's Facebook page has 34,000 fans
    News

    Waitrose steps up social media presence

    2011-12-01T12:39:00Z

    Waitrose is ramping up its spend on social media in the run up to Christmas.

  • More than 100 workers have been protesting at a Tesco store in China
    News

    Workers protest at Tesco store in China

    2011-12-01T09:47:00Z

    Workers at a Tesco store in China have blockaded the shop ahead of its closure.

  • News

    Carrefour denies reports to replace chief executive

    2011-12-01T07:00:00Z

    Carrefour denied reports that key shareholders plan to replace chief executive Lars Olofsson. It said in a statement: “The board of directors of the company formally denies all information published in the press on that subject.” It released the statement after Le Figaro reported that the shareholders were lining up ...

  • David Reid retires after 18 years with the business
    News

    Sir Richard Broadbent becomes Tesco chairman

    2011-11-30T15:40:00Z

    Sir Richard Broadbent officially took over as the chairman of Tesco today.