All articles by Beth Brooks – Page 71
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NewsIndependents fight back to bag a bigger slice of convenience
Independent retailers are more than holding their own against the might of the multiples in the convenience sector, according to a new report. Symbol fascia sales have grown an impressive 9.2% in the past year to £12.6bn the fastest...
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Category ReportGrocery Retail Structure 2011
Tesco and Booker have increased their estates this year, while The Co-op and Spar were among those reducing numbers. Beth Phillips reports
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery Retail Structure 2011: Multiple retailer swap shop sees Tesco swell its numbers
Tesco and Booker have increased their estates this year, while the Co-op Group and Spar were among those reducing numbers. Beth Phillips reports
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NewsThe Sainsbury's coupon offering 1p off your next shop
The popularity of coupons is soaring, with a record 61% of consumers claiming to use the money saving device, up from 52% a year ago, according to a survey by coupon company Valassis. And coupon usage was just as high among shoppers in...
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Shapland exit triggers reshuffle at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury's commercial director Mike Coupe is being tipped as the most likely successor to CEO Justin King following the shock departure this week of group development director Darren Shapland.Shapland revealed he was leaving the...
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Haldanes: Co-op Group ‘sold us down the river’
Independent supermarket chain Haldanes has "withheld rent" from The Co-operative Group to make the society take notice of allegations that the Co-op "materially" breached terms of its agreement when it sold 26 former Somerfield stores to Haldanes in...
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Retail associations hit out at ‘failure’ of PDF
The self-regulatory body for the newspaper and magazine sector has been branded a "failure" by retail associations.The Press Distribution Forum was formed last year by newstrade wholesalers and publishers in response to an Office of Fair...
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NewsHaldanes’ Harris steps up war of words with The Co-op
Haldanes chairman Arthur Harris has stepped up his astonishing attack on The Co-operative Group, suggesting other retailers had suffered after buying stores from the mutual.
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NewsFurious Haldanes attacks The Co-op over store sales
Fledgling supermarket chain Haldanes has threatened legal proceedings against The Co-operative Group, alleging that the society “materially breached key terms of the agreements” when it acquired former Somerfield stores.
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NewsShapland stuns Sainsbury’s with shock summer exit
Darren Shapland, Sainsbury’s influential group development director, is to leave the retailer this summer. Shapland, who has worked at Sainsbury’s since August 2005, will leave on 13 July, to “pursue a number of personal interests”.
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NewsMusgrave to finish wholesale rebrand with Holmes depots
Musgrave Group is to rebrand its four Holmes cash & carry depots in Northern Ireland as Musgrave MarketPlace this year. The changes are part of an ongoing 16.9m restructure of Musgrave Group's wholesale division Musgrave Wholesale...
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NewsLeigh gets tasty role at Green & Black’s
William Leigh has won a MasterChef meets The Apprentice-style contest to become the new taste assistant for Green & Black's. Leigh, a food writer from South London, was selected from thousands of applicants who took part in a...
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NewsEx-John Lewis man Weston takes M&S strategy role
Marc Bolland has made another high-profile appointment to his senior team at Marks & Spencer. Former John Lewis strategist Robert Weston comes on board in the new role of brand director for foods.
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ProfilesBAT duo to help retailers with tobacco legislation
British American Tobacco has made two promotions in its bid to help retailers keep on top of ever-changing tobacco legislation. Ian Robertson has been promoted to the role of head of corporate and regulatory affairs for the UK &...
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NewsHaldanes’ new bakery to supply retail estate
Fast-growing supermarket chain Haldanes has become vertically integrated after snapping up a bakery. The chain, which was formed in November 2009 but already has more than 50 stores, acquired Woodhead Bakery and 11 of its 29 retail...
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury’s quietly takes the lead in promo activity
While Price Guarantees continue to be the focus of the big two, Sainsbury’s has gradually stepped up promotions.
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Analysis & FeaturesToday’s tomorrow: why the Nisa demerger plan makes sense
The consultation is underway, but leading players already accept the undeniable logic of Today’s Group splitting from Nisa, as Beth Phillips reports
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NewsNisa makes debut in garden centre market
Nisa-Today’s is breaking into the garden centre sector in a bid to diversify into new business areas in 2011. The buying group is currently supplying a fine food store at Johnson’s Garden Centre in Boston, Lincolnshire. The “concept…
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NewsBurton’s duo take helm of R&D and food safety
Burton’s Foods has bolstered its team with two high-level appointments. The food manufacturer, which produces brands such as Jammie Dodgers, Maryland Cookies and Cadbury biscuits, has promoted Ben Arnold to the newly created role of head…
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NewsWe need to talk: Today’s consults on plans to go it alone
Today's Group members have reacted positively to the company's plans to split from Nisa-Today's. The wholesale arm of Nisa-Today's launched a consultation this week to consider demerging from Nisa and forming its own standalone...