All Supermarkets articles – Page 245
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NewsTesco suspends three more executives in finance probe
Tesco has suspended three more senior executives as it continues its investigation into a £250m overstatement of profits.
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NewsFood sales fall again as warm September wilts retailers
September brought little cheer to UK retailers, as like-for-like sales tumbled 2.1%, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsSainsbury’s to cut Nectar rewards by half
Sainsbury’s is set to slash the number of Nectar points customers can earn when shopping.
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NewsReady meals specialist Bigham's doubles its retail sales
Upmarket ready meals specialist Charlie Bigham’s almost doubled its sales last year as it scaled up investment…
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Analysis and FeaturesIs Match & More more or less than the sum of its parts?
In a hastily convened briefing last Thursday (2 October), Morrisons finally unveiled details of its long-awaited loyalty c…
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NewsAsda’s operating profit rockets by 18.3% in 2013
Asda saw a significant profit hike last year despite losing market share, new accounts in Companies House reveal.
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NewsTesco scraps controversial Margate hypermarket
Tesco has scrapped controversial plans for a new store in Margate in the latest move in its retreat from the large store format.
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Comment and OpinionStop the big price-matching yawn and focus on lower prices
There have been two notable developments in the price-matching world recently…
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Comment and OpinionDealing with discounters: a lesson from French supermarkets
The facts say it all. Hard discounters like Aldi and Lidl have seized more than 8% UK market share…
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NewsPrice cuts keep food inflation at all-time low
Food inflation stayed at a record low this month, bringing relief to hard-pressed consumers.
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Comment and OpinionAre the Lib Dems 'the Morrisons' of politics?
The Liberal Democrats are the Morrisons of the UK political scene, a Lib Dem MP declared this week. But does his supermarket analogy ring true?
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NewsAndrew Higginson warns the supermarkets: ‘refocus or die’
Supermarkets aren’t dead, but they need to refocus on the customer to revive the industry.
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Analysis and FeaturesUK bucks the trend in Europe as food becomes more affordable
The supermarket price war has been given the majority of credit for driving down the price of food – but it is not only in the UK that prices are going down.
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NewsHigginson urges big four to ‘focus on their own stall’
The big four supermarkets have been “focusing on the wrong thing”, incoming Morrisons chairman Andrew Higginson has claimed.
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Analysis and FeaturesIs Match & More Morrisons' silver bullet?
Undoubtedly Morrisons’ decision to take on the discounters is a bold move, but will it suceed?
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NewsTesco launches bigger, faster Hudl 2 tablet
Tesco today launched a new improved version of its Hudl tablet, which customers will be able to pick up for as little as £65 with a Clubcard voucher promotion.
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Analysis and FeaturesSainsbury's faces City spotlight as shares plummet
If the Tesco crisis dominated the City last week, it was Sainsbury’s turn in the uncomfortable glare of the spotlight this…
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Comment and OpinionSupermarkets have forgotten their shoppers
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are suffering severe downturns in trade and are rushing to blame the discounters…
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Comment and OpinionTesco is not a basket case, says Kevin Hawkins
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in battalions,” according to Shakespeare…
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NewsHow Morrisons’ Match & More scheme works: video
Morrisons today unveiled its Match & More loyalty card scheme, which will match prices not only with the other big four supermarkets, but with Aldi and Lidl too.