Retail archive – Page 489
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ArticleBig-name retailers fight back in UK
Sales growth is slowing at discounters as larger groups adopt aggressive promotional and pricing strategies
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ArticleTesco senses organic and Fairtrade recovery
The UK retail giant has reported an upsurge in sales of premium, organic and Fairtrade foods
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ArticleTesco plans allotment rentals
Tesco has hopped on to the back of the rising trend for grow-your-own veg in a new plan to rent out allotments.
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ArticleLoblaw to acquire T&T Supermarket
Under the deal, Loblaw will operate Canada’s largest Asian food retailer T&T as a separate business division
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New-store sales boost JM's Q2 profit
Jeronimo Martins has revealed that net profit increased 23 per cent during the second quarter of the year
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ArticleSavola scoops up Géant supermarkets
Azizia Panda increases its share of Saudi retail market, as owner Savola picks up Géant stores in the Kingdom
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Commission urged to consider small shops
A business support and lobby group is urging the Competition Commission to consider the plight of Britain’s small retailers, instead of the major supermarkets.
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Musgrave stores undergo revamp
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has set its sights on store development, the principal aim being improving specifications, developing brands and cutting costs.
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ArticleSales climb at Woolworths
The Australian retailer has benefited from strong food and drink sales during the fourth quarter of the year
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ArticlePremium strawberry's sales soar
Berry Gardens has announced that sales of its Driscoll Jubilee strawberry have jumped 17 per cent this year
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Walmart Canada plans grocery growth
New Supercentre format stores will open in Saskatoon and Regina by early 2010, bringing to 60 the number of Supercentres operated by Walmart in Canada
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ArticleMorrisons leads market share growth
The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures published today for the 12 weeks to July 12 show Morrisons pulling ahead of the pack, with the fastest year-on-year growth in the period and its 22nd successive period of market-share growth.
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ArticleRetailers called to action on India
A UK economic planning and marketing consultant is calling on UK retailers to take action to prevent worker exploitation in India.
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Weis Markets posts Q2 earnings boost
Improved sales of perishable goods contributed to the retailer’s 18.5 per cent increase in second-quarter earnings
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ArticleProfit expectations up for Morrisons
Morrisons is predicting it will report annual profits better than previous forecasts.
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Netto aims to increase stock
Danish discounter Netto has launched a new initiative to give new and existing trade suppliers the opportunity to move quickly through the company’s 196 UK stores.
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ArticleCarrefour reports on Q2 sales drop
The French retail giant has seen sales slip on the back of a poor European and domestic performance in the second quarter
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ArticleCo-operative hangs out the bunting
The Co-operative is celebrating its win at May’s Re:fresh awards with a brand new, eye-catching, in-store communications package.
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ArticleFranchised delivery service boom
A former supply chain manager has set up a successful independent home delivery service after becoming disillusioned with the UK supermarket sector.
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Farm shops on the rise
More than half of UK households are choosing to buy direct from the farm, according to the latest research from the National Farmers’ Retail and Markets’ Association (FARMA).