Channels news – Page 716
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NewsMySupermarket adds independents to nationwide Shops portal
Butchers, bakers, greengrocers and chocolatiers are among 100 retailers that will sell products via the Shops portal, which goes live today
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NewsGrocer of the Year: Lidl
In 2014 Lidl smashed through the £4bn sales barrier for the first time
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NewsBritain's Favourite Supermarket: Tesco
Here is recognition, surely, of the value and the goodwill among British shoppers towards Britain’s biggest grocer…
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NewsGrocer of the Year Lidl weighs up in-store changes
Lidl UK is determined to keep pressing the accelerator after being crowned Grocer of the Year at this week’s Grocer Gold A…
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NewsMarks & Spencer buys seven Co-op stores for Simply Food
The properties in Blandford Forum, Chepstow, Haslemere, Penrith, Rayleigh, Stockton Heath and Matlock range in size from 9,000-15,000 sq ft
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NewsIceland's Malcolm Walker: 'Price is not a weapon any more'
The frozen chain is shifting its strategy via a new Power of Frozen campaign that seeks to educate shoppers
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NewsBusiness rates warning for government
Official bodies suggest that unless radical changes are made to the business rates system, businesses could face a 60% rate of tax by 2022
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NewsLidl pits its products against leading brands on new website
Lidl has launched a website showing how its own products have performed in blind taste tests versus leading branded and rival own label lines.
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NewsSupermarket woes to drag on to 2017, Moody's warns
Margins at the big four UK grocers are unlikely to recover for another 12 to 19 months as the price war continues to rage and like-for-like sales decline, ratings agency Moody’s has warned.
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NewsTesco sheds 1,000 in-store management jobs as staff shake-up is revealed
Team leaders that decided to stay will face pay reductions of around a fifth of their pay as they move to alternative roles
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NewsMedia Bites 11 June: Sainsbury's, Iceland, supermarket margins
Sainsbury’s first quarter results, which sparked a rally of supermarket shares, unsurprisingly get plenty of coverage this morning.
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NewsBRC launches new brand identity and logo
The organisation said it was important to refresh its brand so that it can continue to stand at the forefront of the dynamic retail industry
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NewsBRC calls for government clarity over business rates
Group admits government does not have enough time to draw up new roadmap before 2017
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NewsLidl's new ad campaign passes taste test
The 30-second commercial, which is due to air on ITV1 at 7.15pm during the Emmerdale break, will run for 17 weeks
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe sees better times ahead
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe has speculated that its 2.1% first quarter like-for-like sales decline could signal the “low point of the cycle” as deflation eases and volumes return.
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NewsLidl takes home Grocer of the Year at the Grocer Gold awards
Big win for Lidl, and all the other winners listed
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NewsSpar UK agrees Roadchef partnership
Spar UK has signed an agreement to open stores at key transit locations across the country in partnership with motorway services operator Roadchef.
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NewsIceland sales fall 4.4% in "exceptionally challenging" year
Profits at Iceland plunged by a quarter last year as like-for-like sales fell 4.4% in an “exceptionally challenging year”.
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NewsSainsbury's blames deflation for marked Q1 decline
After a 3.7% decline, Mike Coupe said volume and transactions continued to grow on the back of “improved value and further investments in quality”
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NewsPoundland shares fall to all-time low after house broker downgrade
Shares in Poundland have fallen today to their lowest price since the discount chain floated in March 2014 on the back of a downgrade from its house broker.