Channels news – Page 1028
-
News
Tesco bids for Czech chain
Tesco is bidding to become the largest grocery retailer in the Czech Republic after putting in a €200m (£144m) bid for the Plus discount chain, according to reports.Czech daily newspaper Mladá Fronta Dnes said Tesco had put in the...
-
News
Waitrose develops surplus calf scheme
Waitrose has developed a cross-sector initiative that it hopes will revamp the home-reared veal and beef market.Under the Calfline project, every surplus bull calf produced on Waitrose's dairy farms will be reared for the beef and veal...
-
News
Morrisons recruits own label execs
Morrisons has poached two senior executives from Asda and Tesco to spearhead a product development drive to transform own label.It has appointed head of Asda brand product Simon Mitchell and Tesco's Central European product development...
-
News
Wal-Mart Canada gets Cheesewright as boss
The departure of Asda's chief operating officer David Cheesewright on 4 January will come as a huge blow to the retailer, say analysts. Cheesewright is taking over as president and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada from Mario Pilozzi, who is...
-
News
The warmest family welcome - Q&A and Availability
With the Christmas rush gathering momentum, our mystery shoppers reported scenes of frantic restocking at the retailers this week, but only Asda in Radcliffe, Lancashire, provided a full basket earning it our Top Store award. In addition to having...
-
News
What the papers said - 15th December 2007
Tesco has complained to the OFT about property website Rightmove for refusing to list its properties. Tesco launched its home-selling service, Tescopropertymarket.com, in June in an attempt to undercut estate agents but has struggled to crack the...
-
News
Letter of the week - Farm welfare and Asda sour grapes
If Asda's Chris Brown had taken the time to read Compassion in World Farming's Supermarket Survey Report properly he would have seen that it is based on well-respected and accepted scientific evidence and research - not assumptions ('Welfare survey...
-
News
Iceland's new terms get frosty response
Iceland's decision to extend its payment terms to 90 days and introduce a settlement discount of 2.75% has sparked a revolt among outraged suppliers.The suppliers who spoke to The Grocer have vowed to fight the changes and say suppliers...
-
News
Terms & conditions
Whether suppliers can resist Iceland's demands depends on their relationship with the retailer, according to legal expert Richard Matthews, partner at Eversheds.If there are no written terms and conditions underpinning the trading...
-
News
Muesli brand from a land down under
Australian cereal brand Carman’s is hoping to shake up the breakfast market with the launch of its muesli range in the UK.
Carman’s Original Muesli, available in 315 Asda stores from next week, is being positioned at the premium end of… -
News
Price Survey - 15th December 2007
Asda remains the cheapest retailer in the run up to Christmas - but Tesco put up a strong fight, consigning Morrisons, the usual runner up, to third place. Asda's £41.79 basket, which was just 35p cheaper than Tesco's, boasted seven of the cheapest...
-
News
Six-month price, service & availability review
Asda's low prices have dominated The Grocer 33 for the past six months but it's Morrisons not Tesco that is challenging it, however, to be Britain's cheapest retailer. In the first half of 2007, Tesco came closest to stopping Asda's run...
-
News
recycled festive pinnie for waitrose staff
This apron took a lot of bottle to make. Eleven, to be precise. Produced from 500ml recycled plastic bottles, the eco-friendly festive pinnie is being worn by Waitrose staff in stores up and down the country until 24 December. To make the aprons,...
-
News
Asda pips Morrisons to post as cheapest Christmas shop
Asda has emerged as the cheapest supermarket for Christmas shopping, narrowly beating Morrisons, in The Grocer 33's first-ever Christmas pricing survey. Its £112.92 Christmas trolley was just 52p cheaper than its nearest rival's in the survey, which...
-
News
Fresh & Easy prices compare favourably with US big boys
Tesco's Fresh & Easy US convenience chain is proving it can compete on price with the US big boys. Despite the average Fresh & Easy store being just 10,000 sq ft, a survey by The Grocer revealed that more than half the products in a 10-item...
-
News
In Brief: Tesco deal passed; Carluccio's on a roll; Honey helps coughs
Tesco deal passed The OFT has cleared the acquisition by Tesco of five former Somerfield stores in Thurso, Bedlington, Little Lever, Ramsbottom and North Hykeham. Carluccio's on a roll Italian restaurant and deli chain Carluccio's recorded a 66%...
-
News
Ex-George boss resurfaces as Debenhams managing director
Former Asda high-flier Angela Spindler has landed the job as Debenhams' first managing director.In August, The Grocer revealed Spindler had quit as global managing director of George after 10 years at Asda. At the time, the supermarket...
-
News
Living up to high expectations - Q&A and Availability
None of the retailers could manage a full basket this week, but the Tenterden branch of Waitrose in rural Kent provided the best shopping experience, offering the strongest availability, a welcoming atmosphere and fantastic customer service,...
-
News
The Tesco US empire starts to take shape out West
In the ultimate show of faith, it wasn't until this week - a month after the first Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores opened - that Sir Terry Leahy flew out to inspect them. Sir Terry believes the franchise, led by CEO Tim Mason, the...
-
News
Asda: CIWF's made a pig's ear of this study
Asda's £2 chickens came under fresh scrutiny from the press last week after Compassion in World Farming named it the worst UK retailer for animal welfare. Asda sits at the bottom of the list - which is topped by M&S - following the...