more supermarket news & analysis – Page 545
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Media bites 6 May: Sainsbury's, Tesco, M&S
sainsThe media examines Sainsbury’s first annual loss for a decade and the latest board departures at Tesco.
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City snapshot: Sainsbury's falls to first loss in a decade
Sainsbury’s (SBRY) has recorded its first annual loss in a decade after property writedowns and other one-off charges took their toll. Plus Poundland presses ahead with 99p Stores bid, Finsbury Food Group acquires Johnstone’s Just Desserts and all the latest from the City.
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Metro Group’s sales rise 2.5% in second quarter but losses widen
German supermarket Metro Group has reported growing sales in its second quarter, but the negative impact of currency movement helped its losses expand to €394m during the period.
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City snapshot: Tesco knocks back £4bn approach for South Korean arm
Tesco has knocked back a £4bn for its South Korean business, according to weekend reports.
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Store-specific planogram to help Sainsbury's tailor shelves
The new system would factor in each store’s equipment, space and sales to create tailored planograms so there was more space for the products customers wanted
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F1-inspired fridge technology rolled out at Sainsbury's
The rollout comes after The Grocer broke the news in January that the chain was testing the technology in its Buckingham Local outlet
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Tesco Direct links with Sportfolio for Rugby World Cup apparel
Shoppers on Tesco Direct can order home delivery or free click & collect items in store, including official Rugby World Cup sports clothing and equipment
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Tesco hands most of own-label soft drinks supply to Refresco Gerber
Cott Beverages ditched as Tesco carries out consolidation play devised by CEO Dave Lewis
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City snapshot: Waitrose sees first quarter sales growth of 0.9%
The fall of Easter in 2014 continues to distort Waitrose’s weekly sales figures, with sales for the week to 25 April up 9.5% year-on-year
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The Co-operative Group sells six stores and closes another
Vowing to ditch its larger stores to focus on convenience, the society last month revealed it had sold 37 larger stores in the year to 3 January
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Egyptian situation needn't slow down Coupe's Sainsbury's work
With a watertight alibi, it’s difficult to see the Egyptian prosecutions of Coupe and King being anything other than an embarrassing distraction
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Justin King the latest to face Egyptian prosecution
The former Sainsbury’s CEO was convicted last year, claims the Times, and although the conviction was overturned it is understood the Egyptians are appealing the acquittal
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Morrisons brings back staffed express checkouts
Morrisons said it was responding to customer feedback and cited figures from Kantar Worldpanel which gauge the average basket size in the UK at 11 items costing £15
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Mike Coupe, Sainsbury's CEO, flies to Giza after Egyptian conviction
The supermarket giant said today that Coupe, who vehemently denies the charges against him, had been left with no option but to attend an appeal hearing on Sunday
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Media bites: Mike Coupe's Egyptian conviction, Walmart, Reckitt Benckiser
The major story this morning is The Times’ scoop that Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has been sentenced to two years in jail by an Egyptian court.
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M&S launches "Cook with M&S" app for Apple Watch
The app will offer features and instructions based on cooking time for individual recipes, as well as the ability to “tick off” grocery items as the wearer shops
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Tesco unveils new bonus scheme in 'Turnaround' plan
Tesco staff are to get rewards of up to 5% of their annual income if they help CEO Dave Lewis meet his targets for recovery
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Tesco appoints high-flying new brand director
Michelle McEttrick, who has been appointed group brand director, is a former director of BBH, the advertising agency brought in by Lewis in January
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Tesco store staff 'could not cope' with boom in online orders
Announcing a £6.4bn loss, the largest in retail history, Lewis said he was encouraged by a reversal in the fortunes of its Extra stores