All Retail articles – Page 506
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ArticleMetro stands up to economic crisis
German retailer reports profit improvement despite slight fall in overall group sales during the second quarter of the year
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ArticleWaitrose branches into non-food
Waitrose is to branch out into non-food items for the first time as the upmarket retailer looks to use the strength of parent company, the John Lewis Partnership.
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ArticleHughes: value branding "crazy"
Professor David Hughes of Imperial College London and non-executive director of Berry Gardens, told a Fruit Focus forum on consumer spending that the retailers are “completely crazy” to put so much emphasis on their value offers, at the expense of the higher-end brands that have taken them so long to establish.
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High street diversity threatened
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has told ministers that new retail planning guidance threatens diverse, vibrant high streets and communities.
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St Pancras to host new market
Commuters and tourists alike can pick up seasonal produce alongside season tickets following the opening of a new daily retail market at St Pancras International train station in London.
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ArticleWeather and pricing boost Colruyt's sales
The Belgian discounter has reported on a strong first quarter of 2009/10, with sales up 6.6 per cent
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ArticleProtests hit French-Spanish border
French fresh produce growers blocked the motorway on the border with Spain yesterday to protest against dwindling returns
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ArticleParknShop visit for Congress delegates
Delegates at the Asiafruit Congress in Hong Kong will have the chance to visit an outlet owned by one of the country's biggest supermarket chains
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English apricots hit Sainsbury's
This season’s crop of English apricots arrives in a limited number of Sainsbury’s stores this week.
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ArticleGovernment steps in to aid sales
The French government has authorised a tactic known as “vente au déballage” to speed up sales of fresh produce
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Consumers watch eating-out pennies
Consumers are taking cost-cutting measures while eating out, by cutting back on alcohol consumption, starters and desserts, and ordering dishes to share.
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ArticleSales and profits fall at Supervalu
The US-based retailer has reported on a tricky first quarter of the year, with results reflecting the tough economic environment
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ArticleQ2 net sales increase at Ahold
The Dutch retailer has reported on strong domestic and US sales during the second quarter of the year
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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.