Retail archive – Page 618
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ArticleTarget dismisses Sainsbury's deal
Target, the US discount store group, has quashed rumours of a bid for Sainsbury's.
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ArticleM&S to farm out on-line operations?
Internet giant Amazon is being tipped to take over Marks and Spencer’s internet operations.
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ArticleMorrisons sells stores to Asda
A further four Safeway stores are set to be sold off to Asda, Morrisons has announced.
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Sainsbury's denies takeover talk
Sainsbury's has been forced to deny that it is not in talks with another party regarding a takover.
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ArticleHealth not environment is organic driver
Sainsbury's research has found health issues are more of a driver in the purchase of organics than concern for the environment.
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ArticleBRC: code is strong enough
Retailers have responded to calls from Lib Dem MP Andrew George for a strengthening of the supermarket code asserting that the code is forceful enough.
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ArticleProfits down at Mack
Turnover is up but net profits are down at leading fresh produce suppliers Mack.
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Sainsbury's goes green
Sainsbury’s is going green with the trial of a new range of biodegradable labelling.
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ArticleTesco in traffic-light trial
Tesco will begin early trials of its controversial traffic lights labelling system this month.
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Somerfield sales up
Somerfield has improved on last summer’s sales to report a group increase of 1.1 per cent in like-for-like sales for the first quarter.
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ArticleFresh produce safe from Tesco price cuts
More than £30 million has been sliced off the price of Tesco goods in the latest round of cuts, but fresh produce escapes unscathed - this time.
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Fruit and veg buck trend
Wet August weather hit sales across the board, although fruit and vegetables seem to have escaped the worst.
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Organic feel good factor
Simply buying organic food can make consumers feel better about themselves, claims Sainsbury's.
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ArticleBradford banks on European market
For four days over the August Bank Holiday, the centre of Bradford, in Yorkshire, was transformed into a European street market.
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ArticleOrganic price cuts for national week
Prices are being slashed across the board on organic fresh produce as the major retailers go head to head in a bid to capture consumer spend during National Organic Week.
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Christensen hitches wagon to Sainsbury's
Lawrence Christensen, former Safeway logisitics chief, has signed up to help boost Sainsbury's supply operations.
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ArticleSomerfield launches new packaging style
Somerfield will next week launch distinctive new fresh produce packaging to all of its UK stores.
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Retail grocery sales dive in August
August retail sales for the grocery sector were down 65 per cent compared to 2003.
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Discounters set to spill
An IGD conference is aiming to shed light on the secretive discount sector.
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Center Parcs to revamp restaurants
Center Parcs will invest £40 million into its four UK holiday villages after securing funding from owner Sun Capital.