All Supermarkets articles – Page 236
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NewsTesco to launch £15 bundle Back to School deal
Tesco is to launch a bundle deal on its Back to School clothing for £15.
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NewsWaitrose to launch into fashion
Waitrose is to introduce fashion for the first time at its flagship Canary Wharf store in London.
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NewsSupermarket construction surges 42% since 2008
Supermarket construction has propped up the retail property sector as shopping centre construction contracts.
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NewsSuperquinn directors to be questioned
Superquinn directors may be questioned in the High Court today as the wrangling over the future of the grocer continues.
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AnalysisRetail Week On The Road: Wales and the Southwest
We visit Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and Bristol.
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OpinionThe party is over for the supermarkets
The past five years have been a story of almost unbroken growth for the big four supermarkets. Since the mid-decade recoveries at Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, general retailers have looked on in envy as the grocers appeared immune to fluctuations in the economy, while everything new that they tried seemed ...
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AnalysisSainsbury’s and Jamie Oliver
The grocer and the celebrity chef are to part company, but how will Sainsbury’s maintain its successful advertising?
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NewsSubdued trading and inflation hits grocers
The latest grocery industry data from Kantar and Nielsen showed inflation-powered sales growth at the expense of volumes.
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NewsNegative food volumes worry for Supermarkets
Grocers face negative like-for-like food volumes for the remainder of the year after a torrid first half when the only uptick came in April with the royal wedding and Easter.
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NewsMusgrave saves Irish grocer Superquinn
Musgrave Group will be catapulted into top spot in the Irish grocery market following its acquisition of Superquinn this week.
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OpinionPrivate equity still has an eye for retail
The £533m acquisition of Jimmy Choo by Labelux is the latest of a stream of retail M&A transactions to successfully complete since the credit markets reopened.
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Spar Australia launches new store concept
Spar Australia has launched a new store concept called Jardin Fresh Life. The format has a larger sales area than a traditional Spar, with a strong focus on fresh produce.The first Jardin Fresh Life store displays products in a market-style atmosphere in the 11,625 sq ft space. The shop also ...
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Auchan set to more than triple store count
French hypermarket operator Auchan has said that it plans to more than triple its store count in Russia within five years.The retailer aims to be operating up to 150 stores in Russia ranging between 107,640 sq ft and 215,280 sq ft. It said it would probably open more Radouga discount ...
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Casino’s board rejects planned merger
Casino’s board has rejected the planned merger of Brazilian hypermarket and supermarket operator Grupo Pão de Açúcar – in which the retailer has about a 40% stake – with French competitor Carrefour.On the back of the news, the Brazilian state development bank said it was pulling its $3bn (£1.9bn) investment ...
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NewsNisa-Today to give back £5m to members
Symbol group Nisa-Today’s is to deliver £5m back in dividends to the group’s members following record sales of £1.5bn for the year.
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NewsFormer Asda director Doug Gurr to join Amazon
Doug Gurr, a former director at Asda, is poised to join online retail giant Amazon in the UK.
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NewsMorrisons emerges winner out of big four
Morrisons emerged the fastest growing of the big four retailers in the latest Kantar figures with growth of 5.6%, increasing its share from 11.8% to 11.9%.
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NewsRetailers run promotions for teen pop magazine launch
Retailers are gearing up for the launch of a new teen pop magazine with promotions and point of sale marketing.
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NewsSainsbury's in talks with TV chef Lorraine Pascale
Sainsbury’s is understood to be in talks with TV chef Lorraine Pascale in a deal reported to be worth £1m.
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NewsTesco to launch Clubcard scheme in the US
Tesco is to trial a version of its successful Clubcard loyalty scheme at its Fresh & Easy chain in the US.