Retail archive – Page 541
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M&S boss gives gloomy outlook
Marks & Spencer chief Sir Stuart Rose has pegged food price inflation at almost 10 per cent.
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Supermarkets enter cost-cutting battle
Fresh produce suppliers could feel the squeeze even more over the coming weeks, as UK supermarkets continue to cut costs on hundreds of lines.
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New DC meets Manila produce needs
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has officially opened a multi-million-peso agricultural distribution centre near Manila
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Sainsbury's top salary revealed
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King made £6.1 million in salary, bonus and shares last year, it was revealed last week.
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Auchan offers drive-in service
Time-pressed French shoppers may no longer have to get out of their cars, thanks to Auchan's new drive-in scheme
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Crunch highlights supply chain
The credit crunch is enhancing the importance of supply chain for retailers, according to Asda’s distribution director Ian Stansfield.
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Alcampo unveils regional branding drive
The Spanish supermarket chain will promote a wide range products from Madrid for the first time over the course of the next two weeks
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Retail expansion afoot in India
Bharti, Spencer's and Subhiksha are all looking to invest in expanding their operations, according to local reports
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Historic treble for Asda
Wal-Mart subsidiary picks up prizes for lowest price, best service and best availability at The Grocer Gold Awards in London
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Plan A progress for M&S
Marks & Spencer has made “good progress” over the last year with its environmental initiative Plan A, despite tough conditions on the high street, according to its 2008 annual report.
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Asda scores treble at Grocer awards
Asda has made history, by becoming the first supermarket ever to win the three Grocer 33 awards - for price, service and availability.
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Costco plans openings in Australia
Patrick Noone confirms retailer still on track to open first Australian stores in 2009
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Greengrocer cull quantified
Research carried out by The Daily Telegraph claims to have discovered that almost 3,000 greengrocers have been lost to UK streets over the past 10 years.
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Women wanted
Women excelling in the retail sector have until June 30, 2008 to enter the Specsavers everywoman in Retail Awards.
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Waitrose gives boost to delivery service
Waitrose is significantly expanding its online delivery service, Waitrose Deliver, according to an article from the Financial Mail on Thisismoney.co.uk.
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Tesco trials carbon labelling
Soil Association hits out at retailer's new environmental initiative, which will be applied initially to organic tomatoes and potatoes
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Ahold shows “continued good progress”
Income up, sales down for Dutch retailer during first quarter of 2008
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Leahy hails Tesco's "good start" to 2008
Group sales rise at home and abroad during the first quarter of the year
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Tesco reports solid sales performance
Tesco has increased its UK sales by 9.4 per cent in the first quarter of its financial year, a performance described by ceo Sir Terry Leahy as "solid progress".
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Southern Salads to supply Spar
Southern Salads, a provider of leafy salads and fresh fruit and vegetables to the foodservice sector, has entered the retail market for the first time, to supply 14 different fresh produce lines to convenience store chain Spar.