more supermarket news & analysis – Page 588
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Analysis & Features
WH Smith, Sainsbury’s, Ocado among FTSE’s most shorted stocks
The grocers may have been battered by the stock market in 2014, but investors seem convinced they are yet to hit rock bottom
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News
Carrefour chalks up best sales growth in five years
Carrefour has reported its best quarterly sales growth in five years – with sales growing 4.9% on an organic basis to €20.5bn.
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Analysis & Features
Premier Foods pricing holds up despite price war at supermarkets
The price of key SKUs at Premier Foods has remained firm despite the supermarket price war.
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Comment & Opinion
Why Tesco's gone all sheepish
If I ever have a rough day at work I often cheer myself up by thinking, well, at least I’m not Philip Clarke.
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News
World Cup fails to grow food sales
The World Cup could not arrest the decline in food and drinks sales fell in June, according to the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor.
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Comment & Opinion
Small shop, big opportunity
The Co-operative Group has launched a mobile top-up shop that will act as a temporary store when one of its shops is being refurbished
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News
Morrisons sells Kiddicare for £2m to Endless
Morrisons has sold its underperforming baby goods brand Kiddicare for just 3% of its purchase price.
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News
Asda defends in-store manager restructure redundancy packages
Asda has defended the redundancy package it is offering in-store managers affected by its ongoing restructuring programme…
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News
Waitrose rolls out seven-strong range of prepared fish dishes
Waitrose is upping its focus on value-added fish with the launch of a range of stuffed and flavoured dishes…
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News
Pre-packed red Brusselberry sprouts set for Waitrose and Asda
Red Brusselberry sprouts – a milder, sweeter Brussels sprout – will be going into a pre-pack format for the first time thi…
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News
Sainsbury's ramps up Christmas ordering service
Sainsbury’s shoppers will be able to purchase more than 70 products through the retailer’s customer ordering service this …
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News
Morrisons Market Street 'not threatened by pre-pack meat'
Morrisons has insisted it remains firmly behind Market Street despite moves to increase the amount of pre-packed meat…
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News
CASH to 'name and shame' over salt reduction pledges
Consensus Action on Salt and Health has threatened to “name and shame” companies who refuse to sign up to new targets…
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons presents traditional classics for Christmas: Pictures
Morrisons has ditched some of the more outlandish, left-field lines in favour of a more focussed offer, based around traditional classics at affordable prices.
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Sainsbury's Woolton
The discounters are growing fast and it seems nearly every new development in the north is for an Aldi store…
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News
Banana prices pushed up by Sainsbury's and Waitrose
Sainsbury’s and Waitrose have upped the price of bananas in the wake of rising costs…
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's balances old favourites and npd for Christmas: Pictures
Sainsbury’s is looking for the right balance between old favourites and new ideas.
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose cooks up another Heston special for Christmas: Pictures
As ever, it’s all eyes on the Heston from Waitrose range at Christmas and although the hidden orange Christmas pudding is back, this year the chef is bringing bling to frozen puddings
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Analysis & Features
Asda aims for 'trusted comfort' this Christmas: Pictures
Asda says its Christmas collection is all about “trusted comfort” and convenience that can “create a little theatre at the table” - all underlined with a heavy dose of nostalgia. One innovation it has launched this year is an easy-carve six-bird roast, which it claims is an industry first. The ...