All Supermarkets articles – Page 292
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Tesco hits the accelerator on store revamps as sales drop
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke has declared 2014 will be “the year of the hypermarket” as he revealed the retailer was planning a massive rollout of the pilots trialled in areas such as Watford.
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Sainsbury’s sales powered by own-label and convenience
Strong growth in own-label, convenience and online has helped Sainsbury’s record like-for-like sales growth of 1.4%, excluding fuel, for the first half of the year.
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Asda launches three-month delivery pass with special offer
Asda has cut the cost of online home delivery with a new £15 pass covering three months’ worth of deliveries.
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Waitrose ramps up 10% off deal for myWaitrose card holders
Waitrose has taken aim at Tesco in a new campaign to promote an extension of its 10% off deals for myWaitrose cardholders.
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Profiles
Aldi UK bosses on stellar results: 'Our formula is working'
As Aldi’s profits soared by a stunning 124%, The Grocer caught up with Aldi UK’s joint GMDs Roman Heini and Matthew Barnes to talk about saucy fish, its business model, the central London store trial, and why Asda can’t compete…
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Sainsbury's choir enters BBC2's Sing While You Work
A choir made up of Sainsbury’s workers will feature on the second series of BBC2’s Sing While You Work…
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Morrisons shifts ordering system from paper to tablet
Morrisons has completed the rollout of tablet order pads to staff.
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Tesco seeks 100 computer programmers for new technology hothouse
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke introduced the retailer’s new £119 computer tablet Hudl this week…
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Tesco's 'scale for good' slashes energy costs
Tesco has claimed massive reductions in its suuply chain energy footprint following a radical supply chain initiative…
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Analysis & Features
The waste trail: a global scandal
Up to half the food the world produces may never reach the mouths it was intended for. What’s the solution?…
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FSA hygiene inspections review sparks food safety fears
As Tesco is hit with £45,000 ‘Supermouse’ fine, FSA hygiene inspections review sparks food safety fears…
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Tesco apologises for inflatable ‘gay best friend’ on website
One day after having to take a ‘psycho ward’ fancy dress costume off sale amid a public outcry, Tesco has been caught out by yet another rogue item on its Tesco Direct website – this time, an inflatable “gay best friend” doll.
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Sainsbury’s petrol price cut of 6p a litre prompts Asda fight back
Sainsbury’s has become the latest supermarket to slash its fuel prices – by 6p a litre on petrol.
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Sainsbury’s urges shoppers to build 'bee hotels'
Sainsbury’s is encouraging people to do their bit for declining bee populations by providing customers, schools and local community groups with instructions on how to build a ‘bee hotel’.
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Tesco and Asda apologise for ‘mental patient’ costumes
Tesco and Asda have apologised after it emerged they had been selling Halloween costumes depicting ‘mental health’ patients online.
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Aldi chalks up record growth as grocery middle ground shrinks
Aldi has notched up record sales growth in the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Waitrose plots e-commerce depot for South London
Waitrose is planning to open a second e-commerce depot in Coulsdon, South London, in a move that will double the number of online delivery slots available to shoppers in London.
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Morrisons convenience estate breaks 50-store barrier
Morrisons’ convenience store estate has burst through the 50-store barrier.
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Tesco's Hudl tablet: In pictures
Tesco’s Hudl tablet, launching on 30 September, is a 7-inch Android device with a 1.5GHz processor and 16GB of memory.
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Tesco’s Hudl tablet launches with discounts for Clubcard holders
Tesco is to launch a 7-inch tablet computer called Hudl, amid a major marketing drive that will allow Clubcard holders to get their hands on one of the devices for potentially just £60-worth of points.