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M&S chief to push own brand clothing and food
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- 09 November 2010 09:48
The new chief executive of retail giant Marks & Spencer put the chain's own brand at the forefront of his vision for the business today.Marc Bolland, who joined M&S from supermarket Morrisons six months ago, wants to push the retailer's own brand in clothing and food and will revamp the ...read more
Sainsbury’s helps over 100 people into work with Supplier Trainee Partnerships
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- 21 October 2010 09:44
Sainsbury's has announced that 104 people have gained work through its Supplier Trainee Partnerships programme since the programme launched in May.To celebrate the success of the partnerships, the candidates and suppliers were invited to Sainsbury's Holborn Headquarters. During the day they learnt more about the retailer and also meet a ...read more
Retail sales growth slows
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- 12 October 2010 09:41
Retailers saw sales growth slow sharply in September as demand for non-food goods slid for the first time in more than a year, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC).The BRC said that like-for-like sales grew by 0.5% last month, a significant drop on the 1% reported in ...read more
Sainsbury’s steps up sales growth
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- 06 October 2010 09:30
A drive for more non-food business has paid off for Sainsbury's, reporting today accelerated sales growth of 2.9% in its second quarter.The UK's third biggest grocery chain saw like-for-like sales excluding petrol but including VAT in the 16 weeks to October 2nd increase from 1.1% in the previous quarter.The group ...read more
Tesco reveals profit rise
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- 05 October 2010 09:49
Supermarket giant Tesco unveiled a 12.5% rise in half-year profits to £1.6 billion today.The result came despite "modest" UK sales growth in the 26 weeks to August 28th, constrained by higher fuel costs as customers spent more at the pump instead of in store and due to low food inflation.Delivering ...read more
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