All The Grocer articles in 26 May 2018 – Page 5
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Inconsistent pricing 'costing retailers lost sales'
A study by Planet Retail claimed a reluctance among retailers to adopt dynamic pricing was losing them sales
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Comment and Opinion
Algo-trading is a threat grocery has to take seriously
Markets such as cocoa and coffee are being targeted by short-term investors using computer-driven algorithmic trading, warns Violeta Stevens of Union Hand-Roasted Coffee
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M&S profits plunge 62% amid store closure costs
Marks and Spencer’s pre-tax profits have plunged by 62.1% to £66.8m for the year, with performance hit by tightening food margins and the cost of store closures.
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Diageo rolls out Haig Club gift pack for Father's Day
The £45 packs feature a 70cl bottle of 40% abv single grain whisky and limited-edition chrome hip flask
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Media Bites 23 May: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Costa Coffee
Numerous papers are this morning covering the news that Tesco will be closing its non-food website Tesco Direct, putting around 500 jobs at risk.
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Comment and Opinion
'A true legend of the industry', Neil McNicol of McCurrach
Jack Sinclair, CEO of US-based 99 Cents Only Stores, shares fond memories of Neil, who died suddenly on 13 May
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News
Closure of Tesco Direct non-food website puts 500 jobs at risk
New CEO Charles Wilson said Tesco Direct will cease trading on 9 July. The Fenny Lock fulfilment centre will also close
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Hotel Chocolat extends swap offer in Waitrose 'copycat' row
An HC spokeswoman said more than 200 of the £2 Waitrose bars had been swapped for its own £3.95 slabs over the weekend
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Export growth boosts annual sales at Cranswick
Fresh food supplier and producer Cranswick saw sales jump 17% for the year, boosted by strong growth in the export market.
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Former Dixons chief Bickerstaffe to join M&S board
Bickerstaffe has previously held senior roles at Somerfield and Kwik Save
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Comment and Opinion
Sugar shaming is off the mark – the out-of-home ‘black hole’ is the real scandal
As the report today sadly confirms, it is all going on unmeasured and unpoliced, while companies who have been responding find their names dragged through the mud, and it makes a mockery of the reformulation programme
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Green’s unveils ‘first ever’ single-serve blancmange mix
Three variants of Pearce Duff’s Blancmange are rolling out now to Morrisons in a 35g pack (rsp: 35p).
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Brits reluctant to embrace meat alternatives, study finds
Despite rise of plant-based meat alternatives, Brits are less inclined to give up meat than other countries
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Marks & Spencer to close more than 100 stores by 2022
M&S said the closures were in line with its target to take at least a third of sales online and here will also be 15 fewer Simply Food stores opening this year as it scales back its Food business plans
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Burnley shakes up Asda management with Nick Jones appointment
The move will allow CMO Jesús Lorente to focus on the food side of the business
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Traidcraft report reveals ‘appalling’ tea worker conditions
Traidcraft has called on big tea brands to be transparent about which Assam tea estates they buy from
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City snapshot: Greencore beats expectations despite £18.1m first half loss
Food-to-go manufacturer Greencore has suffered a “challenging” first half of the year, impacted by its struggling US business, but its figures this morning were ahead of analysts’ expectations. Plus, strong exports help boost Cranswick’s annual sales by 17%, Ocado on the rise again and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 22 May: Sainsbury's, Ocado, Tesco
More than 100 MPs have signed a letter criticising changes to Sainsbury’s staff pay that threaten to leave as many as 13,000 employees worse off.
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Greencore takes its management training online
The convenience food giant has dropped classroom courses for managers’ development in favour of a 24/7 online solution