All The Grocer articles in 14 November 2015 – Page 2
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NewsWaitrose to roll out fresh sushi bars at 50 stores
Waitrose introduces fresh sushi counters in latest in-store innovation
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NewsKent Potato Company to be closed by Produce Investments
Decision comes after a reduction in a major contract to supply potatoes to an unnamed supermarket
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NewsAsda turns back on Black Friday due to 'shopper fatigue'
Asda, the pioneer of Black Friday in the UK, pulls plug on sales scramble
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NewsFerrero expands Kinder range with Kinder Joy
The product, available from December (rsp: 99p/20g), is a plastic egg that divides into two halves
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NewsWill the SNP put a spanner in the works for liberalised Sunday trading?
What appeared a foregone conclusion is now much less clear
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury's profits slump 18% as price war bites
Sainsbury’s underlying pre-tax profits have fallen almost £70m to £308m in the first half as the supermarket invested heavily in lowering prices. Plus, AB InBev agrees terms with SABMiller for £71bn takeover and Real Good Food profits from Napier Brown sale.
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NewsHealthy High Streets scheme "has cut number of vacant shops"
Towns involved in the project reported a 5% drop in empty units since the start of the programme
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NewsMedia Bites 11 November: AB InBev, SABMiller, Premier Foods, Mark Price
The papers feature the imminent agreement of the AB InBev takeover of SABMiller, the return to branded growth of Premier Foods and Waitrose MD Mark Price calling a fairer form of capitalism.
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NewsRetail sales slump in October
Shoppers are holding fire in anticipation of Black Friday, the latest intelligence from the British Retail Consortium for October suggests.
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NewsUnited Biscuits opens online store on Chinese platform
China is the world’s fourth-largest consumer of biscuits
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NewsVolvic, Duracell and Max Factor link to new Star Wars film
Brands unveil marketing tie-ups with upcoming Star Wars sequel The Force Awakens
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NewsTesco stores take part in Diwali events
The retailer said it was expecting Diwali sales this year be up to £19m
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NewsWaitrose adds wine to its Pick Your Own Offers
Waitrose adds plonk to Pick Your Own ahead of Christmas push
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NewsAB InBev agrees terms of £71bn SABMiller takeover
AB InBev has today reached an agreement to acquire SABMiller for £71bn, after the board of the smaller company accepted an offer worth £44 a share.
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NewsSainsbury’s underlying interim profit plunges 18%
Although the worst half-year profit for years, trading was better than the City expected
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NewsRugby World Cup boosts beer sales to record level
Rugby fans brought a boom to the beer market in the last quarter – with off-trade sales up 9% year on year
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NewsCarlsberg restructures UK business as group makes Q3 losses
Carlsberg has begun restructuring its UK business in response to its “deteriorating” performance and September’s Tesco delisting
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NewsSainsbury's results: what the analysts say
Sainsbury’s has reported a 17.9% slump in underlying interim pre-tax profit, the worst half-year profit for years
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Comment & OpinionAre retailers falling out of love with Black Friday?
Buried under a heap of recrimination and Polaroid flatscreen TVs, the romance between Asda and Black Friday is over
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NewsLidl flexes format for its Store of the Future
Feel the width: Lidl’s new concept store is 40% larger