more supermarket news & analysis – Page 550
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BBC News report on Morrisons
A segment on the Morrisons situation from BBC News, featuring The Grocer editor Adam Leyland
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Co-op staff welcome 8.5% pay rise proposal
The proposal is worth in excess of £85m a year and will see minimum pay rates for a full-time employee increase
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Waitrose fixes glitch that gave shoppers money back at tills
The glitch occurred when the tills failed to remove promotions on products reduced at the end of the day
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Asda seeks to avert driver shortage crisis with £1m scheme
Asda are on track to have transferred 100 warehouse employees over to driving within 12 months
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Morrisons store estate value in £1.3bn writedown
The cut in the value of its store estate is down to the reduced price that Morrisons could raise if it sold its property assets
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Media bites 13 March: Morrisons, Waitrose, BHS
Not unexpectedly, Morrisons’ near £800m loss yesterday gets plenty of coverage with most of the focus on the £1.3bn property write-down and the closing of 23 convenience stores.
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City snapshot: Waitrose's weekly sales tick up after annual profit fall
There was some cheer for Waitrose bosses this morning as its weekly sales ticked up slightly after their recent flatlining
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Waitrose commits to Tesco price match promise in the face of plummeting profits
Waitrose has reaffirmed its commitment to continue matching Tesco on branded goods in 2015 despite its profits plunging by almost a quarter in the previous year.
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Supply chain managers blast 'bullying' supermarkets
Consumers want to know the goods they are buying are procured in a fair and transparent manner
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Waitrose operating profits tumble 23.4%
A significantly higher level of investment and one-off items have bitten a large chunk out of Waitrose’s operating profits
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Morrisons to close 23 M Local stores as it posts £792m loss
Morrisons has posted a £792m loss for the year to 1 February on the back of a £1,273m property impairment.
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Morrisons results: What the analysts say
Reactions to the Morrisons results are flooding in from analysts
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Aldi hits record market share as Tesco posts best growth in 18 months
Aldi share at 5%, Lidl also posts 13.6% sales growth as discounters continue rise
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Ocado offers reassurances over 25-year Morrisons deal
CFO Duncan Tatton-Brown believes that the contract was the best deal done under Dalton Philips, and that Morrisons are “pretty happy” with it
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Comment & Opinion
Can competitors afford to follow Co-op's lead and raise wages?
Political pressure is being exerted on major employers to significantly raise the wages of their lowest-paid workers
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons-Dia link-up would 'cannibalise' sales says analyst
Analysts have dismissed the potential for Morrisons to launch a Netto-type tie-up with Spanish discounter Dia
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Marks & Spencer covers Castle Donington roof in solar panels
The panels will help the retailer maintain its commitment to sourcing all its electricity for UK and Ireland properties from renewable sources
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Co-operative Food to offer 10% discount on groceries for NUS Apprentice cardholders
Money raised from the card will fund The National Society of Apprentices which represents the needs and welfare of apprentices and vocational learners
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Former Aldi UK CEO Paul Foley warns over discounter price gap
Former Aldi UK boss Paul Foley says supermarkets could “suck the oxygen right out of the discounters” if they can close the price gap
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Tesco ensures customer-only car parks with new touchscreens
Tesco will use a touchscreen system to fine drivers who use the car park without shopping in store