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NewsCo-op Group sees 34% fall in profits
Bad weather and bad debts have hit half-year sales and profits at The Co-operative Group, but CEO Peter Marks insists…
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NewsSainsbury's reacts to criticism of tragedy
Sainsbury’s has been heavily criticised on Facebook for keeping a store open following the death of a 46-year-old…
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NewsBooze under bond at East End depot
East End Foods is in line to improve its cashflow by £15m a year after opening a bonded warehouse at its new Aston Cross depot…
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NewsAsda X Factor star Jahmene is hot favourite in the chilled aisle
Asda worker Jahmene Douglas has been installed as an early 11/2 favourite to win this year’s X Factor…
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NewsKavli launches Primula Pods to target school lunchbox market
Kavli is targeting the back-to-school market with the launch of a new kids’ snacking sub-brand, Primula Pods…
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NewsE-crime wave 'not taken seriously'
Retailers have accused police of failing to take a huge surge in e-crime seriously, after a report showed online…
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NewsJellus vodka courts wider market
Halewood International is looking to roll out a flavoured vodka range to the wider off-trade after a trial launch with Asda…
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Portas pilot descends into farce as Margate bosses quit en masse
Mary Portas’ efforts to save the British high street descended into seaside farce this week as the leadership of one of her first ‘town teams’ quit en masse.
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NewsUnexpected item in self-service till survey
Self-service tills are often held to be the bugbear of the modern supermarket shopper - but surprising new research shows Brits want more of them in stores.
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NewsTesco and independents 'must improve' food hygiene
Tesco has been awarded the lowest food hygiene score of the major multiples in a new report by The Grocer - but independents fared far worse.
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NewsThe Co-op suffers new fall in like-for-like sales
The Co-operative Group has posted a 1.2% fall in half-year like-for-like sales.
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NewsTesco to add traffic lights in landmark labelling U-turn
Tesco will launch ‘traffic light’ labels on its products in a major U-turn that marks a significant step towards the Department of Health’s goal…
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NewsSales bloom at Tesco garden centre chain Dobbies
Tesco’s garden centre chain Dobbies has posted a 22% hike in full-year sales on the back of new store openings.
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NewsDividend for creditors of DBC 'pence'
DBC’s unsecured creditors are in line to receive around 7p for every pound they were owed when the company collapsed in March…
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NewsGraze eyes £50m sale to Carlyle Group
Graze, the mail order snack group, has been linked with a sale to private equity giant Carlyle Group.
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NewsConsolidation scheme delivers Spar efficiencies
Spar suppliers have slashed the road miles they cover to reach the symbol group’s wholesalers by 85% after Spar…
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NewsLocal businesses survived Olympics 'no thanks to LOCOG'
Foodservice wholesaler Essex Flour and Grain has survived the Olympic Games, but with “no thanks to LOCOG”…
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NewsStreet food set to make waves at the multiples
Interest in street food is gaining momentum as more businesses explore ways of bringing it to retail. Marks & Spencer…
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NewsIs London ready for the Paralympics? Sainsbury's is
The Paralympic Games could spark the traffic chaos that the Olympics didn’t because they overlap with the start of…
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NewsTop games ready for Replay at Poundland
Poundland has added PlayStation 2 and Xbox games to its Replay range, which sells refurbished CDs and DVDs…