All Supermarkets articles – Page 349
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NewsAsda overtakes Tesco on entertainment sales
Asda was the leading supermarket retailer of entertainment products in the first quarter of this year, following a slump in Tesco’s market share.
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NewsThe Co-op cuts ties with exporters over Palestine links
The Co-operative Group has ceased business with four companies that export produce from illegal Israeli settlements.
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Analysis & FeaturesOil spike and drought push up prices
In the month that prices at the petrol pumps soared, the supermarkets pushed through another round of price increases…
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Comment & Opinion
Developments may leave investors worse off
The UK supermarket industry has entered a phase of development where existing stores are the battlefield.
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NewsCarrefour watches the weather
Carrefour has teamed up with weather risk management specialists Metnext to factor weather data into its sales forecasts.
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NewsCarrefour's one-queue trial
A single queue might work in a Post Office or M&S Simply Food, but a large supermarket?
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NewsTesco focuses on quality message with new campaign
Tesco is to retreat from the supermarket price war with a marketing strategy to improve its reputation for quality.
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Analysis & Features'Tuesday 1.30pm is best time to bag a buyer'
With buyers notoriously hard to meet, how can suppliers win and then keep a listing? A Grocer masterclass heard from the experts.
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NewsMorrisons HR boss Pickavance packs his bags
Norman Pickavance, Morrisons’ group HR and communications director, is to leave the supermarket chain in June.
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NewsMults suspend supplier over pig welfare abuses
The major mults have reacted to today’s revelations of animal welfare abuses on two Norfolk farms by suspending contracts and launching urgent investigations…
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Comment & OpinionClarke and the ‘what if’ factor
Tesco headed up the section on its Japanese operations with the brutally blunt heading ‘Discontinued’. Not so for the US - yet.
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Comment & Opinion
Will Adjudicator be all bark and no bite?
The industry waits with bated breath to see if the forthcoming Queen’s speech contains proposals for a Grocery Code Adjudicator.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco's £1bn gamble? It would have been riskier to do nothing
Facing the UK’s Fourth Estate this week, a cheery Philip Clarke briefly started munching on some Everyday Value grapes as Tesco’s CEO outlined his vision.
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NewsTesco tells suppliers: work harder to cut carbon
Tesco expects to see “more concrete action” from its suppliers to help it meet its carbon emission reduction targets.
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NewsTesco plots £1bn fightback as UK profits slide
Tesco has posted its first drop in UK profits in 20 years, down 1% to £2.5bn.
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Comment & OpinionDid Phil answer the big questions?
Considering he was announcing Tesco’s first fall in UK profits for two decades, chief executive Philip Clarke appeared remarkably relaxed as he faced the world’s press in London.
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Analysis & FeaturesIsn't Tesco's improved value range rather... Everyday?
Branding experts agree Tesco’s revamp is a start - but only that, given the increasing sophistication of its rivals’ budget own labels.
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Analysis & FeaturesSpirits under the 40p regime
Spirits are widely considered the alcoholic drinks category that would be most vulnerable to minimum pricing, especially own-label products.
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NewsUS shoppers get a savvy new screen-based coupon system
Supermarket shoppers in the US are being targeted by a new touchscreenbased coupon system that o ers savings while they shop.
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NewsSainsbury's uses Hovis to differentiate c-stores
Warburtons may be the second biggest-selling brand in the UK and the nation’s favourite bread, but Sainsbury’s has chosen to carry…