22 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
The retailer's like-for-like sales in the UK increased by 0.3% for the year ending 31 March after 2.1% growth in food and a 1.8% dip in general merchandise.
Overall revenues were up 2% to 9.9bn but profits declined.
Profits before tax were down to 658.0m, compared to 780.6m in the previous ...
14 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
of existing prices lowered. Packaging will be largely transparent to show off the food with the remaining ...
role as a premium food retailer with a growth in shoppers using Simply Foods as their main grocer ...
, excellence and inspiration in products.
Given their shopper base and food hall dynamics I am sure M S can ...
11 May 2012
| by Matt Chapman
,' he says.
Food retailing of the future
Hobnobbing with Google execs seems appropriate given how ...
of food retailing,' argues Gissing.
His pronouncement is backed by the latest figures from ...
spring.
Although international expansion is at the back of its mind, Gissing says the UK food market ...
09 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
's' range with 3,700 products new or revamped. Non-food is growing faster than food while increasing ...
is beginning to scale back its non-food operations in-store. King said: "We don't agree that non-food or big stores have had their day, but we believe we have never made the mistake of putting non-food first ...
02 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
merchandise, compared to three heads of brands for food.
The search for additional heads of brands comes ...
's food offering continues to grow with sales increasing by 1.0% during the same period.
In February ...
in the role. Her responsibilities being taken on by food brand director Rob Weston.
Steve Sharp, executive ...
01 May 2012
| by Kim Benjamin
Rowntree s Randoms (Nestle) JWT
Brand extension
Cadbury Creme Egg Kraft Foods
Foster ...
) Coley Porter Bell
Kenco Millicano (Kraft Foods) JWT
Brand revitalisation
British ...
01 May 2012
| by Nick Batten
, including food, farms, electrical, pharmacy, banking, legal services and funeral care, to provide ...
and The Southern Co-operative Annual Review. River also publishes the Co-operative Food magazine, which ...
01 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
our lives harder because we deliver food to people s homes, Gissing told Marketing .
His comments ...
25 Apr 2012
| by John Reynolds
Premier Foods has reported a 3.7% sales lift across its eight 'power brands', helped...However, the company suffered a dip in sales of other brands.
Premier Foods today (25 April ...
.
The Batchelors 'Fuelling Britain' campaign was broadcast on radio this year, the only Premier Foods 'power brand ...
sales of Batchelors.
In March, Premier Foods disclosed a shift in strategy to focus its efforts ...
25 Apr 2012
Mole has contracted a serious case of Diamond Jubilee fever, and an offer on the grocery chain's site to 'win a Jubilee street party' promised to tackle the symptoms