All Supermarkets articles – Page 261
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NewsTesco sells log cabins
Tesco already sells most of anything shoppers could ever need and now it is adding flat-pack log cabins to its portfolio.
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NewsAldi invests in solar energy project
Aldi has installed a set of solar panels on the roof of its West Oxford store in a partnership with West Oxford Community Renewables Ltd (WOCR) and solar technology supplier Joju.
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Kroger’s profits decline
Grocery retailer Kroger’s net profit declined 14.1% to $373.7m (£251.6m) in the first quarter to May 22. Total sales, including fuel, rose 8.7% to $24.8bn (£16.7bn), while sales excluding fuel increased 3.1%. Like-for-like supermarket sales, without fuel, were up 2.4%. Kroger’s chairman and chief executive David Dillon said: “The total ...
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NewsOne Stop invests in Galleria merchandising system
Tesco-owned convenience chain One Stop is to optimise selling space in its stores using a merchandising system from Galleria.
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NewsSainsbury’s eyes China after management changes
Sainsbury’s is considering entering the Chinese market after revealing its management shake-up.
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NewsTesco takes control of two Fresh & Easy suppliers
Tesco has taken control of the operations of two of its US suppliers to its Fresh & Easy chain.
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NewsSainsbury’s shuffles board responsibilities
Sainsbury’s has shuffled responsibilities on its main and operating board which will see finance director Darren Shapland take up a new role to drive new business developments.
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NewsSainsbury's rolls out ‘bee hotels’
Sainsbury’s has recruited its first bee keeper as it gears up to roll out a network of ‘bee hotels’ at 38 stores across London.
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OpinionHonking all the way to the bank
Sainsbury’s scored with the sales of its vuvuzelas, but for the grocery market in general, the World Cup is just what is needed right now.
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NewsSainsbury’s like-for-likes slow
Sainsbury’s has reported like-for-like sales in its first quarter up 1.1% excluding petrol in the 12 weeks to June 12.
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NewsTesco’s UK performance hit by petrol prices and low food inflation
Tesco has reported UK like-for-like sales were up just 0.1% excluding petrol and VAT-adjusted in the 13 weeks to May 30, hit by rising petrol prices and low food inflation.
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NewsSainsbury's HR director steps down
Sainsbury’s HR director Imelda Walsh is to leave the grocer on July 16.
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NewsTesco leads school uniform price war
Tesco has once again undercut retailers including Asda and Marks & Spencer by selling a full school uniform outfit for £3.75.
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NewsWaitrose to open first small convenience shop this week
Waitrose will open its first smaller format convenience stores in Cambridge on Thursday.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports strong bank holiday trade
John Lewis reported weekly sales up 20.6% in the week to June 5, buoyed by trade over the bank holiday although the hot weather by the end of the week took the edge off sales.
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NewsTesco fresh foods chief Colin Holmes quits
One of Tesco’s rising stars announced his resignation yesterday, in the same week that Sir Terry Leahy stepped down and international chief Philip Clarke was named his successor.
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NewsMorrisons poaches Richard Hodgson as group commercial director
Morrisons has poached Waitrose commercial director Richard Hodgson to become its group commercial director.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy to retire from Tesco in March 2011 and Philip Clarke to take over
Sir Terry Leahy is to retire from Tesco in March 2011.
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NewsCo-op hires independent directors to bolster food board
The Co-operative Group has appointed two independent directors to bolster the board of its food subsidiary.
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NewsOcado appoints five further banks for IPO
Online grocery retailer Ocado has appointed five further banks to prepare for its planned flotation in July.