Retail archive – Page 555

  • M&S and Tesco top of admiration awards
    Article

    M&S and Tesco top of admiration awards

    2007-12-04T08:01:01Z

    Marks & Spencer has been voted Britain’s Most Admired Company, in an awards ceremony organised by Managementtoday.com (MT).

  • Article

    Asda comes out on top for festive value

    2007-11-30T12:34:59Z

    Asda has been named the cheapest place to buy Christmas dinner, as it slashes prices in the run-up to the festive period.

  • Article

    TNS predicts rosy future for Tesco in US

    2007-11-30T10:01:01Z

    TNS Retail Forward estimates that Tesco could be a $4 billion (£1.9bn) retailer in the US with 500 stores, with sales potentially reaching $10bn by 2015.

  • Mark Newton
    Article

    Florette in fine fettle

    2007-11-30T09:01:01Z

    Prepared salad specialist Florette has reported a robust trading period over the past month.

  • Article

    ACS states wage case

    2007-11-29T15:01:01Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has reinforced its concerns surrounding the national minimum wage and its impact on small retailers, by giving evidence to the Low Pay Commission as part of its latest consultation.

  • Asda sales rose by £1bn in 2006
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    Asda sales rose by £1bn in 2006

    2007-11-26T10:53:47Z

    Accounts filed this weekend at Companies House show a sales rise of close to £1 billion at Asda in 2006.

  • Verdict is to aim older
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    Verdict is to aim older

    2007-11-26T09:01:01Z

    After years of focusing on younger consumers, retailers need to tailor their offer to the silver-shopper generation of older consumers if they want to take advantage of a lucrative growth opportunity.

  • Article

    Morrisons rebrand fuels sales growth

    2007-11-22T14:30:24Z

    Morrisons has enjoyed a sales boost following a rebrand and a new advertising campaign.

  • Article

    FoE makes local friends

    2007-11-22T10:01:01Z

    Independent retailers are getting a boost from a new Friends of the Earth campaign to stock local shops with local produce.

  • Online produce has shorter shelf life
    Article

    Online produce has shorter shelf life

    2007-11-22T09:41:18Z

    Fresh produce bought online may have a shorter shelf life than that bought in store, a new report has claimed.

  • M&S crowned most reputable by UK consumers
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    M&S crowned most reputable by UK consumers

    2007-11-21T10:01:01Z

    Marks & Spencer has topped the list of 10 companies named by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) as having the best reputation among UK consumers.

  • JP Morgan: Morrisons to benefit from Somerfield sell-off
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    JP Morgan: Morrisons to benefit from Somerfield sell-off

    2007-11-21T09:01:01Z

    Morrisons is establishing its most promising growth pattern since its acquisition of Safeway, in 2004, and it is set to benefit from Somerfield strategy.

  • Article

    Supermarkets consult lawyers on report

    2007-11-21T08:01:01Z

    According to FT.com, the UK’s leading supermarkets have begun what will be months of meetings with their legal advisors, to analyse their positions before the Competition Commission publishes its final report next year.

  • Mike Taylor in his M&S days
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    Mike Taylor dies, aged 69

    2007-11-20T15:08:05Z

    Mike Taylor, director of Flamingo Holdings and best known as the man whose face represented Marks & Spencer’s fresh produce and food divisions for more than 30 years, died this morning, aged 69.

  • Article

    Easy does it for Asda

    2007-11-19T09:01:02Z

    Asda is reportedly keen to position itself as the “EasyJet of retail”, while trying to disassociate itself with its downmarket image and attract more top-end shoppers.

  • Morrisons wins recycling award
    Article

    Morrisons wins recycling award

    2007-11-15T14:01:01Z

    Morrisons has won a major recycling award for its Recyclopedia initiative for its own-brand packaging.

  • Andy Bond
    Article

    Bond: Asda results very positive

    2007-11-14T10:14:19Z

    Asda has achieved "very positive" quarterly results, despite the impact of a more difficult retail environment, said chief executive Andy Bond.

  • Article

    Food firm to pass inflation on to supermarkets

    2007-11-14T10:01:01Z

    Northern Foods is set to pass increases in commodity prices on to its supermarket customers.

  • Justin King
    Article

    Sainsbury's profits leap 20 per cent

    2007-11-14T09:26:13Z

    The UK’s number-three supermarket chain Sainsbury's has delivered a strong set of half-year results.

  • Look into my eyes: Garner
    Article

    Credit crunch fails to deter top four

    2007-11-14T07:01:02Z

    The UK grocery market is shrugging off the credit crunch gloom and effects of the price discounting seen in August, according to the latest grocery market share figures from TNS Worldpanel.