UK supermarkets set for shake-up
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The Competition Commission will outline proposals to remedy problems it identified in the grocery market.
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Ailing supermarket chain Kwik Save is expected to go into administration at midday BST.
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Marks &amp; Spencer, the beleaguered high-street retailer, today announced a major management shake-up as it unveiled its first half results and said trading had become tougher since its last update in early October.
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Safeway Inc. yesterday said that for the first time, it will open many of its supermarkets on Christmas Day, a move that triggered an angry protest from the union representing the grocer's Washington area employees.
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Marks &amp; Spencer has announced a shake-out of top management after revealing a deterioration in trading conditions but it has not issued a profit warning the market had feared.
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BRITAIN'S biggest supermarket are cutting the amount of space in their stores devoted to DVDs.  Tesco say their move is a result of the rise in the number of films being downloaded from the internet and accessed via satellite and cable TV.
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SAINSBURY&#39;S yesterday promised a major overhaul to end the stock availability problems that have stalled sales and left it on the retail sick list.
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TROUBLE IS brewing in the aisles of Scotlandâs supermarkets. Products and produce once easy to hand are either on distant shelves or have simply disappeared altogether.
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Loss-making German department store giant Karstadtquelle plans a major shake-up to try to haul itself back into profit, amid rumours of thousands of job cuts.
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Sainsbury's is set to create 3,000 jobs as it looks to improve services at its supermarkets, newspapers report.
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The burgeoning power of the supermarkets has given them an important role in shaping the purchasing patterns of UK consumers.
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The competition watchdog on Friday said it was proposing a series of measures designed to ensure British supermarkets face a real competitive environment.
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The supermarket chain looks likely to ring up profits for investors, but they should wait for a sale.
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Fast-growing chain stores are turning the UK into a series of  "clone towns", a report from a think tank has warned.
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A City Council bill would compel supermarkets to collect, transport and recycle plastic bags. Supermarkets would also be required to place "easily accessible" bins for customers to drop off their bags and would also be required to sell reusable bags that customers can use in lieu of plastic and paper bags.
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Somerfield is set to take over the running of 114 Safeway stores and a distribution centre being sold by Morrisons for Â£260m.
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The boss of the UK's biggest electrical retailer wants the stand-by function phased out on goods such as TVs.