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Booming Co-op outpaces rivals as food sales soar

12.10.09
The Co-op reported booming sales and profits as it stepped up its assault on the big four supermarkets ... more

Sales grow at Sainsbury's

07.10.09
Sainsbury’s saw sales jump 5.4% in the three months to the start of October as shoppers continued to flock to the UK’s third-biggest grocer ... more

Kerry Katona ditches Iceland for Tesco and Somerfield

24.08.09
Just days after being axed from her £250,000-a-year Iceland ads deal, Kerry Katona has changed allegiances to Tesco and Somerfield. /2009/08/... more

Swallow this: organic food is no better for your health

30.07.09
Most organic agriculture is now no closer to Blackberry Farm than a can of Stella is to home brewing ... more

Hols and sport bring a sales lift to John Lewis

24.07.09
Neither the battle to bring the Ashes home nor the dodgy weather could keep Britons from shopping, according to High Street bellwether John Lewis’s sales figures ... more

Another night on the tiles for Pixie & Noel

15.04.09
Snog buddies Pixie Geldof and Noel Fielding were out together again. ... more

So I’ve lost £1 billion... What should I do? Throw myself off the building?

06.03.09
What must it be like to lose £1 billion? I'm on my way to meet Robert Tchenguiz and that question is uppermost in my mind. Until recently, Tchenguiz, 48, was cock of the London walk. ... more

Sainsbury's in £83m stores buy-up

04.03.09
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's said it was buying 24 stores from The Co-operative Group in a deal worth £83 million ... more

‘I bent to kiss his forehead, he was cold’

04.03.09
The parents of Robert Knox both wrote statements telling the court how their lives have been devastated... more

Supermarkets to halve free plastic bags

18.12.08
Supermarkets promised to slash the number of plastic bags they hand out to escape having to impose a charge on them... more

Londoners learning to love 'unfashionable' Morrisons

04.12.08
Retail: WM Morrison is storming into the south of England, as credit-crunched Londoners abandon the posher supermarket chains and look to slash the price of their weekly food shop... more

Man accused of stabbing girl in store is remanded

18.09.08
A man alleged to have stabbed a young woman 17 times in a supermarket has appeared in court... more

The 'crew of fools' bidding to steer B&B out of trouble

06.06.08
Profit warning, cut-price rights issue and private-equity cash injection all mean company has a lot of work to do... more

Petrol stations are booming - not because of $135 oil, but shopping

22.05.08
The dramatic rate at which petrol stations in London were closing has been halted, new figures show... more

Supermarkets 'in cigarette price fix plot'

25.04.08
Eleven supermarkets have been accused of conspiring with tobacco giants to fix the price of cigarettes... more

Supermarkets 'in cigarette price fix plot'

25.04.08
Eleven supermarkets have been accused of conspiring with tobacco giants to fix the price of cigarettes... more

No longer in firing line - but private equity faces stormy time

28.03.08
What a difference six months have made for private equity... more

Blow for Tchenguiz as Somerfield left on shelf

20.03.08
The £2 billion sale of supermarkets chain Somerfield looks set to be dropped due to lack of interest... more

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