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Botterills targets new stores after Edgar deal
Botterills Convenience Stores is on the hunt for further acquisitions following its purchase this week of fellow Scottish Spar retailer, D&M Edgar from owners Dougie and Marlene Edgar. Chairman Jim Botterill said that after snapping up...
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Former M&S chief to head George clothing
Asda has appointed former Marks & Spencer retail director Anthony Thompson to head George clothing. Thompson will take over as George MD from Angela Spindler, who quit the role last month to spend more time with her family. He...
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Morrisons appoints marketing director
Morrisons has confirmed its appointment of Prudential's UK marketing director Angus McIver to its board as group marketing and communications director - the company's first board-level marketing position. Although the retailer would not...
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Somerfield now fully loaded! - Q&A and Availability
This week's winning Somerfield store, in Chapel Allerton, Leeds, is extraordinary for three reasons. For one, most of the shoppers at the branch fall into the 'hard-pressed' category, according to CACI, making it the first such store this year to...
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Why food scares have got a whole lot scarier
At around 8pm on Monday 13 August, Marc Bolland was called back to the office. The news was serious. There had been an E.coli outbreak in Scotland and two Morrisons stores were under suspicion. His team swiftly swung into action, firing off...
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Profile Costcutter - Bibby's in for the long haul
Costcutter's future within buying group Nisa-Today's appears to have been secured by the deal with Bibby Line. Bibby Distribution has provided Nisa-Today's logistics for the past 22 years and so has a longstanding relationship with the buying group....
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Symbol groups - the pressure to consolidate
With a new investor in place, Costcutter is steadily recruiting new retailers and eyeing some of the smaller competition. The understanding that Costcutter is looking to acquire East Anglian rival Redorange lends weight to the theory that as the...
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Ocado: 'online as reliable as shopping yourself'
Online grocery retailer Ocado is promoting its service and environmental credentials in its first TV advertising campaign, which launches next week.The multimillion pound UK-wide campaign will include two commercials. The first shows a...
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Bibby's stake in Costcutter sparks talk of Nisa merger
The acquisition this week of a controlling stake in Costcutter by Bibby Line Group has reignited speculation of a possible merger between Nisa-Today's and Costcutter.Several Nisa-Today's members have told The Grocer the deal has created...
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Sainsbury's works to boost UK organic crop
Sainsbury's has set up an organic orchard in a bid to slash its reliance on imported apples. The four-hectare orchard, which has been developed with Sainsbury's apple supplier Orchard World and grower Peter Hall, in Marden, Kent, has been...
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White sweetcorn arrives in UK chain
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to sell home-grown white sweetcorn, introducing it into its Taste the Difference range.
The corn, which is usually only grown in the US, is being cultivated on 50 acres in Enfield, north… -
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Price Survey - 8th September 2007
It's a case of five weeks and not out for Asda, which has chalked up its fifth consecutive week as the cheapest retailer. Asda's £35.32 basket contained five of the cheapest items on the list, although it undercut Morrisons on the loose apples, Hula...
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Shop Profile - Costcutter
Store Numbers: 124 (company-owned)Staff: 686Turnover: £114m (company-owned)Type of operation: c-storesCostcutter's future within buying group Nisa-Today's appears to have been secured by the deal with Bibby Line. Bibby...
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New clothing boss at Asda
Asda has named Anthony Thompson as managing director of its clothing brand George.Thompson will take up the role on 17 September, joining Asda from Marks & Spencer where he was retail director.He replaces Angela Spindler who quit the...
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In Brief: Closer to a deal; Sunday lobbying; Slave labour slur
Closer to a deal Sainsbury's is believed to be closer to agreeing to open its books to bidder Delta Two after the Qatari-back fund pledged to raise the equity element of its £10.6bn offer. Sunday lobbying Asda is to lobby the government again over...
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Tesco may have to remove extension
Tesco has become embroiled in another embarrassing planning battle just weeks before the Competition Commission publishes the provisional findings of its groceries inquiry.An extension to the Bury St Edmunds store may have to be pulled...
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Ex-Londis directors in fascia row
ADM Londis, which operates the Londis fascia in the Irish Republic, is to take legal action against two former directors who have quit the company and switched their stores to a rival fascia.Former directors Sean Donovan and Dominic...
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Southern rolls out deli concession
Southern Co-operatives is to expand an in-store tie-up with specialist retailer The Hampshire Delicatessen to four further supermarkets.The independent deli already has a concession in Southern Co-op's Wickham store, set up 18 months ago...
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Spar drives image in women's mags
Spar is launching a new consumer press campaign to promote its own label range and fresh credentials.The retail group plans to spend £300,000 on the campaign, which will feature in women's magazines such as Good Housekeeping, She, Easy...
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Three big hitters head Sainsbury's c-store ops
Sainsbury's has appointed three regional MDs in the latest phase of its convenience operation restructure.Sainsbury's head of convenience Lawrence Christensen announced in May that the Jacksons and Bells operations were to be integrated...