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Morrisons awaits decision over E.coli
Morrisons' wait to discover whether it will be prosecuted over the death of a woman in Scotland is drawing to a close after police filed their report on last summer's E.coli outbreak.Margaret Rowan, 66, from Paisley, died last August...
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Mounsey leaves M&S for Budgens sales role
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has named Andrew Mounsey as sales director for Budgens.Mounsey, who takes up the role on 10 March, joins Budgens from Marks & Spencer, where he was divisional executive for southern Simply Food...
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Costcutter in search for new director
Symbol group Costcutter is planning a board level shake-up as it looks to recruit for the new role of marketing and development director.Costcutter chairman Colin Graves said marketing was playing a bigger role than ever...
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Morrisons polishes up its act - Q&A and Availability
Tapping into the tastes of the local Polish community in the Crewe Toll district of Edinburgh has helped Morrisons scoop its first Top Store win for 19 weeks. Morrisons' 28,000 sq ft Ferry Road branch was warm and welcoming and provided a full...
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What the papers said - 1st March 2008
Supermarkets were preparing for an online price war to gain market share, according to the Daily Mail. Last week Tesco started offering shoppers £10 off first-time orders of £50 or more, following Ocado's price cuts on hundreds of lines since...
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key team players
Sue Henderson integrity manager Our brand standards really define what it takes to be a Sainsbury's product. Many policies are customer-driven, such as taking additives out of our soft drinks - one of the biggest challenges we've...
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IN a league of their own
The own-label corks are popping at Sainsbury's Holborn headquarters. This week, it revealed that sales of its Taste the Difference range surpassed the £1bn mark at the end of 2007, making the brand bigger in value than Coca-Cola in the UK. ...
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Morrisons praised for support of British lamb
Morrisons has come out best in a survey by the National Farmers' Union tracking retailers' support for chilled British lamb.As part of the union's Storewatch initiative, 50 farmers went to supermarkets in England and Wales to find out...
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Barramundi sales boosted by fillets
Sales of farmed barramundi in Waitrose have soared following a switch from whole fish to fillets.Sales have risen more than fivefold since Waitrose switched in November, said supplier New Forest Barramundi, because fillets were easier to...
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Sainsbury's loses out in English asparagus race
Tesco has beaten Sainsbury's in the race to get the first English asparagus into stores this year.Asparagus grown by S&A Davies in Worcestershire hit shelves in Tesco's Evesham store last week, beating the previous record by four weeks,...
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Isklar water takes on premium rivals
Norwegian water brand Isklar is backing its launch in the UK this year with a £2.5m TV campaign.The brand will be pitted against premium operators such as Belu when it hits shelves in April. It has so far confirmed listings with Waitrose...
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Extra-moist cakes debut in Waitrose
Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate is launching an extra-moist chocolate cake in response to complaints from shoppers about how dry other products on the market are.The chocolate & orange cake, which hits Waitrose shelves this week, contains...
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Spall brings Tesco's supply chain expertise to Innocent
Innocent has appointed former Tesco director Stephen Spall to head up its supply chain and help drive ongoing expansion. Spall will be responsible for a 40-strong supply team and will oversee the company's entire supply chain "from field...
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Supermarkets try to avoid ending up in the drink
Since being hauled before the prime minister for a bit of a kicking at the end of last year, the supermarkets have been working on proposals to help solve Britain's binge-drinking problem. Over the past two weeks, Tesco and Asda have...
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Price Survey - 1st March 2008
Asda's attempt to record a fourth week as cheapest retailer has been foiled by Morrisons as the price gap between the big four becomes narrower than ever. Only 62p separated Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco from each other after they matched...
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M&S in Greek joint venture
Marks & Spencer has acquired a 50% stake in Marks & Spencer Marinopoulos for E50m (£38m).M&S Marinopoulos operates 38 M&S stores in Greece, Romania and Bulgaria but as part of the joint venture, the companies will open up to 50 new stores...
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Tchenguiz to sell Tesco stake
Vincent Tchenguiz, the older brother of Robert Tchenguiz, is planning to sell his share in a £490m Tesco supermarkets joint venture.The property entrepreneur will follow up the sale with a refinancing of up to £700m of his residential...
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Asda gets tougher on underage drink
Asda will stop selling alcohol 24 hours a day and will impose Challenge 25 restrictions on alcohol sales in all its stores, The Grocer understands.The retailer is due to reveal the measures - and others - on Monday in a new initiative...
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Administration for No Catch
Organic farmed cod operation Johnson Seafarms went into administration this week with debts of £40m. No Catch - claimed to be the world's first organic cod farm - had listings in Tesco and selected Sainsbury's but sales of just £3m last year....
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Sainsbury's in lead as Fairtrade sales rocket
Sales of Fairtrade products were up 44% last year, according to data produced exclusively for The Grocer ahead of Fairtrade Fortnight, which kicks off on Monday.TNS Worldpanel figures show sales hit £225m in the year to 4 November 2007,...