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Bold approach to cleaning up in the household aisles
Bold took first place in the household category last weekend with 29% of total recorded activity, 11 points ahead of the year's overall category leader Persil, which was pushed down into third. Bold was on offer in Morrisons and Tesco...
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What the papers said - 10th November 2007
? Tesco caught the world's media off guard by quietly opening its first Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market store in the US last week, according to the Financial Times. After years of speculation and planning, the store opened a week earlier than...
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Morrisons refuses to stock fresh NZ lamb
Morrisons has ditched fresh New Zealand lamb and promised to stock only British product until at least 2009. Chief executive Marc Bolland made the pledge last week at a conference hosted by English Farming and Food Partnerships in London....
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Asda farm scheme to cut emissions by 10%
Asda is asking its dairy farmers to sign up to a major carbon reduction programme in an effort to make its milk more environmentally friendly. In what is thought to be the first such scheme for farmers, the multiple has drawn up targets...
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Needs aren't met by supermarkets alone
Needs aren't met by supermarkets alone Jerry Marwood Managing director, Spar UK and chairman of the Association of Convenience Stores Sir; The Competition Commission has...
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King faces shaky comparisons
Unflattering comparatives revealed by The Grocer show that Sainsbury's has a tough task ahead to continue its recovery after the Delta Two débâcle, says Mark Choueke Doing nothing is no longer an option”. That was the warning Deutsche Bank...
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Home-grown oats go into Co-op bars
The Co-operative Group has launched a range of cereal bars made with oats grown on its own farms. The products join a growing list of lines, including peas, pumpkin and onions, that have been repackaged and branded with the retailer's...
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Mulled cider first for Tesco
Tesco and cider producer Aspall have joined forces to launch a mulled cider to tempt winter drinkers. The drink is a lower abv alternative to traditional mulled wine and offers cider drinkers a new take on the category, says the...
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Price Survey - 10th November 2007
There's no change at the top with Asda achieving its sixth consecutive victory as cheapest retailer with a £47.38 basket, but Morrisons has let its grip on second position slip. It is testament to the consistency of Asda's low-pricing strategy that...
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Bernard Matthews workers plan strike
Some 1,300 workers at turkey supplier Bernard Matthews are planning to strike next week in a dispute over pay.Union T&G warned turkey supplies to Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons could be threatened in the run up to Christmas unless the...
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Tesco opens first US store
Tesco has finally opened its first Fresh & Easy store in the US.After years of speculation and planning, the store opened late last week in the small city of Hemet, according to local reports - a week earlier than expected.It...
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Cigarettes ditched at Lidl in Scotland
Lidl is to stop selling cigarettes in its Scottish stores in a bid to enhance its healthy credentials. From next week, tobacco will no longer be stocked in any of its 78 outlets north of the border, bringing the offer into line with the...
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Dunnes to expand in bid to fight off Tesco
Dunnes Stores, the main rival to Tesco in the Irish Republic, is planning to open 42 new stores over the next two years, taking the family-owned chain's total estate to 160. Twelve stores will open next year, with a further 30 scheduled...
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In Brief: Fenwicks gets Bevan; Recycling boost; Wylie promoted; Freshers operations; No agm re-election
Fenwicks gets Bevan Asda's finance director of retail and logistics Richard Bevan will leave the company in December to take up a new role as chief finance officer at independent department store group Fenwicks. Bevan joined Adsa four years ago from...
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We don't need rich shoppers - Q&A
With attractions such as the Mary Rose, HMS Victory and a trendy shopping centre a mile away, Waitrose in Southsea, near Portsmouth's historic waterfront, may not be on the tourist trail but its colourful flower displays, enticing fireworks range...
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What the papers said - 3rd November 2007
Asda is planning to report football shirt manufacturers to the OFT unless they agree to supply the retailer with shirts. According to the Sunday Telegraph, Asda wrote to football shirt makers last week to demand they abandon their long-term policy...
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'Unconscionable' emails revealed
Tesco has slammed a proposal by the Competition Commission to appoint a regulator to enforce a new, tougher code of conduct. In its provisional findings, commission chairman Peter Freeman said he believed the code "was effective in terms...
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The beginning ofthe end?
Convenience chains could become a target again for the major multiples after the Competition Commission found Tesco's and Sainsbury's move into c-stores had done independent retailers no harm. The commission's surprise verdict in the...
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Test may view discounters as ineffective competition
Attempts by Aldi, Lidl and Netto to expand could be hampered by a Competition Commission proposal to introduce a 'competition test' for new store developments. The idea, mooted in the provisional findings, would mean any proposed new...
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Outrage as Asda puts full halal meat on sale
Halal meat from animals that have not been stunned before their throats are slashed will go on sale in Asda for the first time next month in a move that has infuriated animal rights activists.
Asda admitted its decision would cause…