All Retail articles – Page 647
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ArticleMorrisons plans further job cuts
Morrisons is expected to announce a second batch of job cuts at Safeway before the end of the month.
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ArticleBramley Campaign gears up for 2004 competition
The Bramley Campaign Group has announced the launch of the second New Ways with Bramley competition, aimed at rewarding excellence in catering schools and college
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Supermarket imports anger organic farmers
Supermarkets are failing UK farmers by importing substantial amounts of organic produce, according to the Soil Association.
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ArticleTesco set to tighten grip on market
Tesco is piling up record profits because it has a stranglehold on the grocery market, according to new research.
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Iceland goes for plastic supply chain
Grocery retailer Iceland has signed a five-year deal with Hays Logistics to manage plastic crates in its fresh food supply chain
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Ahold tightens internal accounting controls
Dutch grocery group Ahold has announced it plans to tighten its internal accounting controls in the wake of the financial scandal that rocked the company last year.
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ArticleUK glasshouse strawberry season gets underway
THE UK glasshouse strawberry season is getting under way this week, albeit slightly later than hoped for.
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ArticleOutspan launches seedless lemons
OUTSPAN is launching the first seedless lemons this weekend.
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Big Food Group warns of escalating price wars
The Big Food Group has warned an escalation in the grocery wars which are fuelling a wave of consolidation, as the retailer revealed a hiccup in the recovery of its Iceland chain.
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ArticleUK asparagus retail market boom
With the UK asparagus season soon expected to double in length, research carried out by breeder and marketeer Hargreaves Plants has found the total UK retail market for asparagus is growing by 20-30 per cent a year.
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ArticleSainsbury's place in queue threatened by Morrisons
Sainsbury’s could slump to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket group, according to analysis of the latest data from market research organisation TNS.
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All stores in Budgens chain to be franchised
Musgrave, one of the suitors for the Londis chain, has said it is moving its Budgens store chain to a franchise-only operation
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ArticleM&S sales slip further than expected
The expected downturn in fortunes at Marks & Spencer has been confirmed by figures released this morning.
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M&S chief prepares for showdown
Marks & Spencer chairman Luc Vandevelde is expected to come under increased pressure when leading institutional shareholders use this week’s trading statement as an opportunity to quiz him about his commitment to the firm.
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Strength of euro weakens catering giant
Catering giant Sodexho Alliance has blamed the strength of the euro against the dollar for a drop in first-half sales.
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Tesco strategy questioned by Observer
A columnist in one of the UK's Sunday broadsheets has questioned the overseas expansion strategy of Tesco.
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ArticleSainsbury's cuts back on TM bid
Sainsbury’s has pulled out of talks to buy the 1,200-strong TM Retail convenience and confectionary store chain.
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Pressure builds on M&S board
The chairman and chief executive at Marks & Spencer face a tricky week, as the City waits to pounce on expected disappointing results.
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ArticleMorrisons reduces Safeway prices by 24 per cent
Morrisons has piled the pressure on rival Sainsbury’s after revealing it has reduced the cost of shopping at Safeway by 24 per cent since taking control of the supermarket chain last month.
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ArticleTesco puts chief on one-year contract
Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive of Tesco, has bowed to shareholder pressure and become the latest senior UK executive to agree to move to a one-year rolling contract.