All articles by Beth Brooks – Page 38
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NewsAldi's sales leap as a million more customers enter its stores
Aldi added more than £1bn to its sales and attracted a million more shoppers to its stores in 2012, according to the discounter’s latest full-year results.
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NewsClydebank Co-op and KeyStore joint c-store opens for business
A jointly branded KeyStore and Clydebank Co-operative Society c-store has opened in Glasgow’s West End…
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NewsCostcutter gearing up to offer click & collect
Costcutter retailers will have the technology to offer click & collect within the next 12 to 18 months…
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NewsP&H in the red following 'exceptional items' hit
Palmer & Harvey has slipped into the red after taking a £13.4m hit on exceptional items…
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Anglia merges with Midlands has the co-op power shifted?
First Penrith and Scotmid, now Midlands and Anglia: whether defensive or opportunistic, more mergers are surely on the car…
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ProfilesStefan Barden, formerly of Brakes and Northern Foods
Barden started his career as a graduate at Unilever and went on to work as a consultant at McKinsey…
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NewsScotmid Co-op suffers dip in sales and profits
Scotmid has posted a small drop in half-year sales and profits in what it described as a “challenging retail trading environment”.
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NewsAldi chalks up record growth as grocery middle ground shrinks
Aldi has notched up record sales growth in the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsAngela White and Andy Riddle take integrated Intersnack roles
Intersnack Group has named Angela White as director of sales for Intersnack UK…
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NewsSean Spellman, Tim Pugh and Sue Paetel join RH Amar
Fine food distributor RH Amar has made three sales appointments to service retail accounts…
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NewsDike & Son to launch online ordering 'in time for Christmas'
Dike & Son is to go online by the end of the year…
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NewsCostcutter gears up to launch Independent
Costcutter is “bang on schedule” with its preparations for moving its buy and supply from Nisa to Palmer & Harvey.
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NewsMidlands Co-operative and Anglia Co-op to merge
Midlands Co-operative Society and Anglia Co-operative Society have announced plans to merge.
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Comment & OpinionBooker-winning summer
Booker has revealed its like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to 13 September rose 3.5%. But who won the summer?
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NewsCo-op launches first Loved By Us ad campaign
The Co-operative Group has launched a new TV advertising campaign to push the new ready meals and pizzas in its Loved By Us range.
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NewsAlastair Mathieson joins Stamford Partners
Stamford Partners has named Alastair Mathieson as partner…
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NewsStefan Barden is back as CEO of Wiggle
Former Brakes boss Stefan Barden has resurfaced as CEO of online sports retailer Wiggle…
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NewsBestway urges stores to ditch Booker Euro Shopper products
Bestway is targeting Booker’s Euro Shopper range with an amnesty campaign called Ditch the Euro…
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NewsTuffins trumps mults with '15p off £75 shop' fuel offer
Harry Tuffins is beating the supermarkets at their own game with a discount deal on fuel…
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s leads the way... with more deals imminent
Sainsbury’s continues to offer more deals than its rivals largely thanks to its focus on own label…