All Supermarkets articles – Page 275
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NewsSystem lets Tesco suppliers meet label standard
Tesco has endorsed a system created by three technology firms that will allow its suppliers to meet its new labelling standard.
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Seven & I reports a 28 per cent slump in profits
The country’s largest retailer Seven & I reported a 28 per cent slump in profits to ¥23.7bn (£146.9m) in the three months to the end of May as the country feels the full force of the recession.Sales at the retailer, which operates the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, Ito-Yokado supermarkets fascia ...
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AnalysisMarc Bolland: Morrisons chief’s fresh take on a crowded grocery market
Since Marc Bolland joined the grocer three years ago Morrisons’ revival has been dramatic. He tells Jennifer Creevy why fresh is working best
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NewsSainsbury’s extends carbon reduction scheme for farmers
Sainsbury’s has extended its carbon reduction scheme for farmers which supply the supermarket with beef, lamb, pork, poultry and eggs.
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NewsIBM to run Carrefour's IT systems in France
International retail giant Carrefour has signed a €180m (£155m) agreement with IBM, that will see the technology services provider take over the transformation, management and maintenance of Carrefour’s IT infrastructure and applications in France.
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OpinionCan Aldi win the taste test?
Hard discounter Aldi has always claimed its quality is as good as the leading brand. Can it really pass the taste test? Or will its ABC1 customers start flocking back to the likes of Waitrose and Marks & Spencer when they have more money in their pockets?
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X5 Retail to slash prices after Vladimir Putin visit
X5 Retail is slashing prices after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin scolded its bosses on a visit to one of its Perekryostok supermarkets.Putin said the retailer, which is Russia’s biggest grocer, was charging too much for sausages and meat in front of astounded shoppers. X5 has since announced a “grand Sale”, ...
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Wesfarmers sells shops and supermarkets
Wesfarmers has sold 45 of its Coles supermarkets and eight Liquorland shops to independent grocer FoodWorks.The deal will reduce Wesfarmers’ costs and allow it to invest in other Coles stores. FoodWorks, which now has 750 Australian stores, paid around Aus$35m (£17m).The shops sold generated a combined annual turnover of around ...
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NewsTesco ‘considers Northern Rock bid’
Tesco is reported to be considering buying nationalised bank Northern Rock ahead of the next General Election.
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OpinionThe supermarket cyberspace war
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Tesco are all ramping up their grocery websites in an attempt to make them more interactive for customers. Sainsbury’s seems to have the edge, but what will its rivals do to catch up?
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NewsMorrisons to open a farm
Morrisons has teamed up with the Scottish Agricultural College to open a farm at Dumfries House in East Ayrshire.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at…Tesco
The inside opinion from UK operations personnel director Hayley Tatum
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NewsSainsbury’s ups site interactivity
Sainsbury’s has this week launched a new section on its website as it seeks to ramp up customer interaction with the brand.
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AnalysisSainsbury’s to set the pace in space race
Strong sales figures and a bold store expansion plan have made Sainsbury’s the sector’s fall guy no more, says George MacDonald
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NewsTesco partners with insurer Fortis UK
Tesco Personal Finance (TPF) has struck a deal with Fortis UK for the insurer to provide its motor and household insurance.
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NewsSainsbury’s to launch Jamie Oliver TV ad tonight
Sainsbury’s is to launch a new Jamie Oliver TV ad on Wednesday evening as part of its “Feed your family for a fiver” campaign.
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NewsAsda says UK family £7 a week better off in May
The average UK family was £7 a week better off in May compared to the same time last year, according to Asda.
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OpinionDo Sainsbury’s expansion plans stack up?
Even though the method chosen by which to do it has prompted some criticism from the City, Sainsbury’s £445m fundraising plans unveiled this week were a big statement of intent by the UK’s third biggest grocer. But do its plans make sense?
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NewsSupermarkets to intensify online non-food push
Supermarkets look likely to steal a further slice of general retailers’ sales as both Tesco and Sainsbury’s revealed plans to extend their non-food operations in their first-quarter trading updates this week.
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NewsAldi UK boss Paul Foley lashes out at supplier bullying
Suppliers must refuse to be “bullied” into not supplying discount retailers by the sector’s giants, Aldi UK and Ireland group managing director Paul Foley said yesterday.