Retail archive – Page 516
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ArticleAsda rolls back to ignite price war
Asda has adopted pound shop tactics on more than 1000 products in a move which may light the touch-paper on a price war between the main supermarket giants.
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ArticleWaitrose enjoys Xmas sales surge
Waitrose has posted a sales surge for the week before Christmas, with a 3.5 per cent boost in like-for-like sales.
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Metro appoints new produce director
Metro, one of Canada’s largest retailers, has named Daniel Archambault as its new director of produce procurement for the Quebec region
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ArticleReduced spending to shape US market
US consumers are eating more at home and trading down to cheaper retailers as they seek greater value for money, according to a new report published by Rabobank
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Tesco to ‘slow’ US expansion
The UK retailer is set to open fewer Fresh & Easy stores than planned in 2009 in the face the current economic downturn
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ArticleWal-Mart offers D&S purchase
US retailer Wal-Mart has offered to buy Chile’s largest grocery retailer, Distribución y Servicio
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Sainsbury's invests £9m in self-sufficient waste
Sainsbury’s is making a bid to become the UK’s first retailer to manage all of its own waste, with a £9 million investment over the next two years to open five food recycling plants.
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ArticleAldi counters 'pricey' claims
Discount chain Aldi has hit back at research published in The Grocer last week, which purported to show that it is a pricier outlet than any of the major high-street multiples.
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Mercator sees 2008 profit slump
The Slovenian group has endured a difficult year as a result of higher financing costs and the global economic crisis
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ArticleStudy reveals Hispanic shopper trends
A latest report from analyst TNS reveals marketing is more likely to influence the purchasing decisions of Hispanic consumers than the average shopper in the US
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ArticleHurricane Ike dents Kroger’s Q3 results
The retail giant has reported a loss in earnings during the third-quarter of 2008
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ArticleOrganic spending tipped to hold steady
The recession is unlikely to impact US sales of natural and organic food during 2009, a recent study has revealed
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Slight 2008 sales forecast drop for Carrefour
The retailer's board of directors have met to review the group's recent action plan
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ArticleZespri Kiwifruit sales soar in North America
The group has reported a strong US sales performance and revealed that it is already looking towards the 2009 season
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ArticleZespri Green bucks consumption trend
Zespri has reported that despite the economic woes that have led to a fall in overall European fruit consumption, its Green Kiwifruit sales are up
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Grocery retailers agree human rights code
Tesco and Wal-Mat are among those who contributed to a new global human rights code set to address and improve social justice in the supply chain last week.
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Carrefour's Bulgarian expansion on track
The French retailer will continue its rapid expansion in the country despite the current financial climate
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ArticleAsda commits to recycling contract
Asda has awarded a two-year contract to Veolia Environmental Services to manage the recycling of 180,000 tonnes of cardboard each year.
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ArticleSpanish growers protest rising costs
A demonstration in Madrid will be followed later this month by a ‘citrus strike’ to protest against soaring input costs and poor returns
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ArticleAsda boss warns of financial fall-out
Andy Bond, president of Walmart’s UK chain Asda, has claimed that retailers who fail to adapt to the new economic climate could suffer