All Retail articles – Page 612
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Learning web for retailers
Skillsmart Retail, the sector skills council for retail, launched a new website for retailers and learning providers last week as the final stage of its re-branding.
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Queues hinder school meals
An independent caterer for the schools’ sector has said a decline in uptake of secondary school meals is due to a failing on the part of schools, not healthier meals.
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ArticleM&S posts £400m half-year profit
The M&S recovery bandwagon rolls on, with first-half pre-tax profits of just over £400 million.
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ArticleAsda to launch online offensive
Asda is to hire 1,800 staff to launch a massive expansion of its internet operations.
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ArticleM&S figures to delight City
Marks & Spencer is expected to reveal figures this week that rubber-stamp its recovery under incumbent chief executive Stuart Rose.
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Government guidance notes to help out-of-hours delivery
Government guidance notes on night curfews for lorry operations should help local authorities improve out-of-hours delivery arrangements, to the benefit of retailers, daytime road users and local residents, according to the Freight Transport Association.
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ArticleACS publishes full Competition Commission submission
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has today published its full submission to the Competition Commission.
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October retail sales dip
Retail sales fell during October, ending a seven-month reign of growth, but food sales bucked the trend with “healthy sales growth”, according to a distributive trades survey.
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Planet Organic opens new stores
Ten years after opening its first doors in the UK, London-based organic and natural food supermarket Planet Organic is set to open four new stores in and around the capital.
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Largest ever celebration for British produce
This year's fifth annual British Food fortnight was the largest celebration of British produce to date, organisers have announced.
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ArticleTesco website hits back at rivals' claims
Tesco has launched a new website to fight back against the claims of rivals and limit the potential fallout from the Competition Commission's probe into the supermarket sector.
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Asda firms up no.2 spot
Asda has strengthened its hold on the number two tag in the latest TNS data.
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Villars quits Kwik Save post
Kwik Save has lost its second chief executive since it was bought from Somerfield by a private equity firm in February.
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Kwik Save: the revival begins
Kwik Save is expected to announce a £30 million refinancing package today, to revive its ailing business.
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ArticleKale gets super approval
Curly Kale, a green-leafed member of the cabbage family, is being crowned the latest superfood, as a good source of vitamins and minerals.
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ArticleRetail overhaul on its way
Retailing will have to enter a whole new dimension to serve the next generation of shoppers, according to Joanne Denney-Finch, chief executive of IGD.
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ArticleNew system for MIS
Retail price surveyor Market Intelligence Services (MIS) has enlisted the help of Anglia Business Solutions to develop a new software system to streamline its growing business.
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ArticleOnline retailing is our future, kids say
Online shopping facilities are now a must for food retailers - after two thirds of British teenagers said they will buy at least some of their groceries over the internet when they are adults, according to grocery industry research group IGD.
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ArticleWaitrose says black is back
Waitrose is bucking this season's fashion trend for vibrancy by backing the supremacy of dark colours, with the launch of several black fruit and vegetables.