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Ocado reports £9m half-year loss amid heavy investment

British online supermarket, Ocado, has reported a £9m loss in its half-year financial results amid a period of heavy investment.…

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Costcutter rejects Co-op’s £15m takeover bid

The parent company of Costcutter, Bibby Line, has rejected a £15m bid from the Co-op which would have resulted in…

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A look-back at the first half of 2018 in retail

Over the past six months, we’ve seen high street stalwarts such as M&S, New Look, and most recently House of…

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Groom-while-you-shop PetDen opens at Tesco Extra

The PetDen is offering to look after the pets of Tesco customers while they shop, by pampering them at its…

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Sainsbury’s Q1 sales growth stutters as groundwork laid for merger

Sainsbury’s has seen a slump in its total sales growth down to 0.8% from 1.3% in the last quarter of…

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Former Amazon finance VP returns to Asda as CFO

Asda has appointed Rob McWilliam as chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Alex Russo as he leaves the business to take…

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The five key skills you need for a successful merger

The proposed £12bn merger of supermarket giants Sainsbury’s and Asda is arguably a watershed moment for the retail and grocery…

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Tesco joins Amazon and Microsoft ‘checkout-free’ war

Tesco has announced it is trialling new till-free technology as it looks to take on Amazon and Microsoft, which have…

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The great retail data divide

Retailers have been at the forefront of tech innovation for more than 10 years. From the ecommerce boom and mobile…

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John Lewis profits could be ‘close to zero’

John Lewis has issued another profit warning and admitted that it expects profits before exceptional items to be “substantially lower”…

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