All Supermarkets articles – Page 239
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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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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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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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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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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.
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NewsSainsbury's launches non-food shopping mobile site
Sainsbury’s has gone live with a mobile version of its general merchandise shopping website.
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NewsM&S to reveal food brands
Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland aims to introduce the first of a raft of exclusive international food brands to selected stores this October.
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GalleryLittle Waitrose, Tottenham Court Road
You can tell you’re in central London from the packs of chorizo Iberico, the perimeter chiller devoted to sauces and ingredients for pasta and pizza, as well as the Italian deli-style arrangement of the dry ambient goods next to this.
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NewsMorrisons plans lab store format roll-out
Morrisons is planning to roll out its fresh lab store format after a successful trial at its shop in Kirkstall, Leeds.
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AnalysisLocal hero
Morrisons is dipping its toe into the convenience market, the latest in a series of bold initiatives under new chief executive Dalton Philips. Tim Danaher travels to Yorkshire to see the results
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Metro Group prepares for sale of hypermarket chain Real
Metro Group is said to be preparing for the sale of its hypermarket chain Real with hopes of achieving R2bn (£1.7bn) for the company’s stores.Though the official sale process has not begun, investors including KKR, Apax and Apollo, as well as a French investor group led by former chief executive ...
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Pick n Pay considers job cuts
Grocery retailer Pick n Pay is considering cutting 3,100 jobs, equating to 8.5% of its non-franchise sales floor workforce, due to decreased profitabilty.The retailer announced a drop in operating profit of 14.2% to R1.4 billion (£12.5m) at the end of its last financial year ended 28 February.Pick n Pay operations ...
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Net retail sales increase at X5
Grocery giant X5 said consolidated net retail sales increased by 41% to RUB112.2bn (£2.44bn) in the second quarter of the financial year.The impressive performance was attributable to X5’s supermarket chains, Perekrestok and Pyaterochka which saw sales up 18% on a like-for-like basis. During the quarter, X5 added 138 net new ...
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NewsMorrisons to sponsor ITV series
Morrisons is to sponsor a new ITV1 TV programme this summer called Born to Shine.