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Price flash - Bananas are the big story in this week's survey
Bananas are the big story in this week's survey, with prices having shot up 44.1% since the previous basket five weeks ago - to the same price they were last April. The leap from 59p/kg to 85p/kg on 6 September was initiated by Asda, which was also...
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In Brief: Raising the standard; Sainsbury's premium; Arla hit by shortage
Raising the standard The standards behind British Lion eggs have been upgraded to improve salmonella controls and traceability. From next month the www.britegg.co.uk website will allow consumers to trace eggs back to the farm they came from....
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One helps Co-op push water range as ethical
The Co-operative Group is harnessing the ethical water brand power of One for the relaunch of its own label water. Fairbourne Springs will go into all 3,200 co-operative society stores in a new format with One appearing as a sub-brand....
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What the papers said
?Grocery prices did not have to rise as a result of supermarkets adopting environmentally friendly procedures, Asda chief executive Andy Bond told The Guardian. Bond said that grocers could save money by going green and use the cash to...
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Support local producers in British Food Fortnight
By developing local produce, stores not only provide vital support to farmers and producers, they can build loyalty and raise sales, too Tomorrow marks the start of the sixth British Food Fortnight and my Budgens store in Newent,...
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Price Survey - 22nd September 2007
After a minor blip in last week's commodity based list, Asda is once again sitting pretty as the cheapest retailer in The Grocer 33 pricing survey. However, Somerfield is closer than ever to breaking into the top four. Usually the second most...
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Asda wine revamp to include taster promo
Asda is preparing to unveil the results of an extensive wine range review this winter - including a "Try Before You Buy" promotion.The retailer will offer consumers the chance to buy a single-serve sized bottle of wine to try, which if...
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Companies to test carbon footprint standard
Six food and drink companies have agreed to test a draft product carbon footprinting standard currently being developed by the Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI British Standards. Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola, The Co-op Group, Kimberly-Clark,...
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Asda hunts for talent to boost online sales
Asda is strengthening its online team in the run-up to the relaunch of Asda.com next month.Asda, which claims its online business is growing at 100% year-on-year, is now searching for a general merchandise head of operations for...
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Relaunched divi card pulls in 500,000
Membership of the Co-operative Group's dividend scheme has swelled by 500,000 since it was relaunched a year ago. The profit-sharing scheme was relaunched in September last year, allowing members to use their dividend cards across all the...
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Availability
Asda Horwich, near Bolton1Asda has yet to win a Top Store award this year and poor availability and an abundance of packing trolleys in the chilled aisle prevented this store from scooping it again. Despite the efforts of the...
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the spar pavilions
People say that retailing is a pretty straightforward business," says Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood. "But the truth is, this is not a simple business anymore." He should know. In his five years with Spar, Marwood has emerged as an important...
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Paul Carey
When most retailers open a new store, they're not too bothered if the local competition suffers. For Local4U, the offshoot of Parfetts Cash & Carry, however, while Tesco and Sainsbury's are fair game, independents have to be given a wide berth....
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Supplier warns of potato shortages
The Real Potato Co is warning that supplies of its Piccolo and Bellini potatoes are shorter than forecast because of the wet summer. The farmer-owned brand, which is part of Tesco potato supplier Branston, will start to run short of...
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Climbing the ladder
What was your first ever job? My first ever job was as a Saturday boy in a butcher shop in Liverpool. Give us a quick run-down on your career to date. After my short stint as a butcher, I moved to Waitrose where I worked as a buyer ...
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Sainsbury's rethinks plan for Croydon
Sainsbury's has scaled down a development in Croydon in a bid to get permission for a new store in the same area Tesco is hoping to build what could be the UK's biggest supermarket. New plans for the Sainsbury's on Brighton Road,...
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Top-Up shop
How they performedAlthough the Weetabix was sold out and only 6-packs of bacon were available, the Co-op shop in the village of Longridge near Preston impressed our shopper who said it was clean, well stocked and had attractive...
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green tea thrives as a healthy proposition
Consumers are taking on board the health benefits of green tea, and this sector has grown by 11.6% to £11.6m [Nielsen MAT w/e 30 June 2007]. "Green tea continues to grow," says Waitrose's Michael Simpson-Jones. "I believe the interest...
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Organic and fairtrade boosts Waitrose
Local, fairtrade and organic ranges helped Waitrose record half-year like-for-like sales growth of 3.2%, according to its parent company John Lewis Partnership.Underlying profit for the six months to 28 July rose 18.7% to £21.3m on sales up...
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Co-op attacks rivals' lazy thinking on green issues
The Co-operative Group has accused its rivals of "lazy thinking" on environmental issues. This week the society announced plans to consult its four million members on the development of an ethical food policy. Launching the...