Holland’s, a manufacturer of pies, puddings and pastries based in Lancashire, England, has announced that it has secured a national listing with the UK’s independent online grocer, Ocado. The company noted that with the online ...
Tags: pies, puddings, food market
Having originally ruled out installing LEDs in its older stores because the ceilings were too high for the lights to have any real effect, supermarket giant Morrisons has started to roll out LED retrofit projects in 80 other outlets of ...
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Supermarket Sainsbury's is enjoying an uplift in general merchandise sales, which includes toys. The grocer saw like-for-like sales rise 2.1 per cent during its financial year ending March 16th, 2013. "Our general merchandise and ...
The UK’s biggest independent toy chain's owner Gary Grant (middle) and his directors – and sons – Stuart (right) and Duncan (left), explain how the retailer is offering the traditional toy shop ideal on a national scale. ...
Sainsbury's was the only retailer to increase its market share in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The retailer increased its share from 16.9% to 17% in the 12 weeks ended 17 February, beating ...
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UK upmarket retailer Waitrose has announced a multi-million pound investment that will see the launch of a drive-through click and collect service. The group said today (25 February), the first drive-through will open at Waitrose ...
Morrisons, the UK's fourth-largest grocer, has snapped up 49 former Blockbusters stores as it continues to expand its fledgling network of convenience outlets. The deal, struck for an undisclosed sum, follows Morrisons' move earlier this ...
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Dutch retail giant Ahold has sold its stake in ICA, the Sweden-based retailer, to co-owner Hakon Invest. The SEK1.2bn (US$1.6bn) cash deal, announced this morning (11 February), will see Hakon take Ahold's 60% stake in ICA. Hakon already ...
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German retailer Tengelmann has confirmed its Kaiser's supermarket chain has pulled frozen lasagnes from shelves amid concerns the lines could contain horse meat. A spokesperson for the group told just-food today (11 February) that it had ...
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Online grocer Ocado today (7 February) revealed its losses narrowed in the year to 2 December amid higher sales. The group booked a loss of GBP600,000 (US$940,291) in the 53 weeks to 2 December, down from a loss of GBP2.4m in the ...
Tags: Ocado, Online grocer, sales
Fresh market share figures for the UK grocery sector show strong gains for discounters Aldi and Lidl as consumer budgets are squeezed by inflation. Aldi and Lidl saw sales rise by 28% and 10% respectively in the 12 weeks to 20 January, ...
Tags: Tesco Stabilises, Aldi, Lidl Pile
Australian grocery wholesaler Market Grocer has recalled Raisins, Crimson Raisins and Cranberry Fruit and Nut Mix as they may contain sulphur dioxide, which is not declared on the packaging of the products, according to Food Standards ...
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Online grocer Ocado’s appointment of former Marks & Spencer (M&S) boss Sir Stuart Rose has been welcomed by City analyst Shore Capital, while acknowledging the challenges he faces. Knight shift: Sir Stuart Rose faces tough online ...
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Automated self-checkout is appearing in more and more retail stores, with Walmart this year installing 10,000 self-service kiosks in hundreds of stores. But self-checkout is a technology direction with risks -- and even as Walmart moves ...
MOM's Organic Market has banned products targeting children through the use of licensed cartoon characters. The move includes a wide range of products, from frozen soybeans to juice boxes. All products targeting children through the use ...