All Supermarkets articles – Page 265
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NewsAsda launches biggest price rollback for a decade
Asda has today launched its biggest price rollback for a decade and has launched a campaign which claims to rid the industry of “phoney price claims”.
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NewsWalmart to use supply chain to cut costs in 2010
Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, estimates that savings of between 5-15%, or $4bn-$12bn, will be possible by globalising its purchasing.
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NewsTalk Talk poaches Sainsbury’s Dido Harding
Sainsbury’s has said its convenience strategy will remain on track despite the exit of its convenience director Dido Harding, and that it will appoint someone to take over her responsibilities in the new year.
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NewsAsda ploughs into online greetings card market
Asda has waded into the online personalised greetings card arena in a tie-up with manufacturer Hallmark.
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NewsSainsbury’s Dido Harding to head up TalkTalk
Dido Harding, head of Sainsbury’s convenience stores, is to join TalkTalk – the soon to be demerged broadband arm of Carphone Warehouse, as chief executive.
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NewsAsda borrows Sainsbury’s slogan
Asda borrowed one of rival Sainsbury’s advertising catchphrases at the weekend, declaring “Good food costs less at Asda”.
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NewsTesco launches iPhone with £20 monthly contract
Tesco is to sell the Apple iPhone with a £20 monthly contract in time for Christmas, in a move that could spark a price war on the high street.
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NewsTesco upbeat despite sluggish like-for-likes
Tesco remains confident the economy is in recovery despite slower than expected UK like-for-likes.
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NewsWaitrose online forum to offer festive aid
Waitrose has launched an online forum to help shoppers cope with festive Christmas catering worries.
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NewsTesco targets upmarket grocers in price war
Tesco is to ramp up its price cuts this week targeting the upmarket grocers with heavy discounts on its Finest range.
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OpinionAsda's happily ever after
Asda’s deal to sell official FIFA merchandise for next year’s World Cup is a marriage made in heaven for the grocer. And one that is likely to have rattled rivals. The partnership shows how lucrative such deals can be for the supermarkets - something they are all trying to cash in on.
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NewsOcado mulls partnership with Carrefour
Online grocer Ocado is understood to have held talks with French retailer Carrefour about a partnership to deliver shopping to customers’ homes in France.
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OpinionLocking in shoppers key to grocery war
The UK’s supermarket chains are never less than ultra-competitive, but this year the battle of the grocery giants has gone into overdrive.
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X5 Retail Group buys local supermarket chain Paterson
The country’s leading grocery retailer X5 Retail Group has bought local supermarket chain Paterson, which has 82 stores in Moscow, St Petersburg and other cities.X5 Group will pay $189.5 m (£103m) in cash for Paterson’s equity and assume $85m (£46m) of debt, to be financed by operating cash flow. It ...
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Grocery veteran John Cleland joins Esporta
Former First Quench director John Cleland has landed a new job as chief executive of health and leisure club operator Esporta.
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NewsAsda wins rights to sell official FIFA World Cup merchandise
Asda has won the rights to sell official World Cup products next summer after its parent Walmart struck a deal with FIFA’s worldwide master licensee.
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NewsNew supermarket Asco plans roll-out
A brand new, independent supermarket chain is to open its first store in Warrington.
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NewsSupermarkets launch Champagne price war
The supermarkets have launched a price war on Champagne today as the party season gets into full swing.
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NewsGrocers keep spending on sustainability
More than eight in 10 of the major grocers have maintained or stepped up investment in their environmental strategies during the recession according to research from food and grocery specialist IGD.
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NewsHaldanes unveils expansion plans
New supermarket chain Haldanes Stores has acquired 13 new shops, bringing its total to 18.