All Supermarkets articles – Page 263
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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.
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OpinionThat’s Asda price
Asda’s surprise buy of Netto shows it means business and is determined to make good on its ambitions. But will more stores automatically mean success?
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NewsSainsbury's launches triple Nectar points giveaway
Sainsbury’s will this week launch its biggest ever Nectar points giveaway with the launch of a triple points event from Friday 28 to Monday 31 May.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Families had £8 a week less disposable income in April
The average UK household had £8 less a week in disposable income in April compared to the same period a year ago, according to Asda’s Income Tracker.
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NewsAsda suffers fifth consecutive market share drop
Asda has suffered its fifth consecutive monthly market share drop and growth behind the market at 2.5% according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsSainsbury's becomes largest Freedom Food retailer
Sainsbury’s has become the UK’s largest Freedom Food retailer in both range and volume sales of higher welfare products.
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NewsGovernment outlines food plans
The new coalition Government has set out its plans for the next Parliament, which will include an ombudsman to enforce the Grocery Supply Code of Practice.
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NewsTesco wants to curb sale of cheap alcohol
Tesco has said it wants to see curbs on the sale of cheap alcohol during this parliament.
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NewsAsda to sell privately prescribed cancer treatment drugs
Asda is to sell privately prescribed cancer treatment drugs on a not-for-profit basis from Monday.
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NewsSainsbury's launches first TV ad for non-food website
Sainsbury’s has launched its first TV ad campaign for its non-food website.
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NewsAsda Q1 like-for-likes fall 0.3%
Asda’s like-for-like sales excluding VAT and petrol have fallen 0.3% in its first quarter and the grocer expects conditions to remain tough.
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NewsAsda staff to pocket £47m
Asda staff are to pocket an estimated £47m following the maturity of a three-year Walmart sharesave scheme.
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OpinionA new dawn
Grocery chiefs believe the forming of the new Government will calm shoppers’ nerves. But with taxes expected to go up, they will undoubtedly be slugging it out in non-food for the rest of the year.