date:Jul 02, 2014
s don't have to be a profit centre, Murrells suggested as one avenue the grocer could go down. You could put everything back into a community and create a virtuous cycle.
When Murrells, a former Sainsbury's and Tesco executive, joined in the summer of 2012, trading was highly disappointing, with like-for-like sales down 5 per cent. The scenario is much healthier today with the chain seeing growth of 1 per cent in the year to date and the convenience business at underlying growth of 4 per cent.