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Guess who's ahead of Oxfam for ethics...
Tesco is winning the battle of the big three multiples when it comes to seizing the ethical high ground - and is even considered more ethical than Oxfam - according to a consumer survey. The grocery giant comes in at eighth in a list of...
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Trade picks up at Costcutter
Costcutter has hired its third new trading manager to cope with the number of independents joining the group. Bev Loughran joins Peter Lightfoot and Steve McCann who were appointed last month. Loughran will be responsible for...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedSainsbury's Local The Brecks, RotherhamWelcome Lenzie, Glasgowspar Starbeck Avenue, Newcastle-upon-TyneTesco express Elm Park, BristolBP Shop Dorking, SurreyHow they...
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Availability
Asda Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire0This store did not stock Wall's thick pork sausages but was clean and tidy with attractive displays. Staff were helpful when asked for assistance and were all in uniform. Help was offered with...
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An outbreak of wholesale consensus is set to deliver
Five months ago Nisa-Today's seemed on the brink of civil war. The proposed merger with Costcutter funded by Kaupthing was in tatters, the blame game was in full swing and the number of member groups being formed was reminiscent of a scene from...
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Asda brings curry crops to home turf
Asda plans to make curry a truly British dish by growing the ingredients for a chicken tikka masala in the UK. To establish its green credentials, Asda will test new growing techniques and set aside land to produce the UK's first...
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Bigger dollops of Pudliszki for Poles
Heinz is rolling out the Pudliszki brand in the UK to give Polish consumers a taste of home. A limited number of Pudliszki products have been available at some Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's stores, but the range has now been extended to...
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Percol hires Mount for an adventure in coffee
Wine guru Angela Mount has linked up with coffee producer Percol to encourage consumers to explore different flavours of coffee. Ex-Somerfield wine buyer Mount, whose tastebuds were once famously insured for £10m, will be working with...
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Processed onions head for big time
The Moulton Bulb Company has set its sights on supplying processed onion to major multiples. It has just refurbished a 1350 sq m plant in Lincolnshire to cut and pack onions and is already supplying 15 tonnes a week to Waitrose and the...
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Price Survey
Asda is yet again the cheapest retailer, having taken that title for 10 out of the 13 weeks of 2007.It produced a £42.68 basket in The Grocer 33 pricing survey this week, which was due in part to an ongoing promotional deal on Radox...
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Bain back in frame to buy Sainsbury's
Interest in Sainsbury's grew this week as Bain Capital re-entered the frame.The private equity group is rumoured to be exploring the possibility of a bid for Sainsbury's with Apollo Management and New York-based property firm Vornado...
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Co-ops reveal their plans if members approve merger
The Co-operative Group and United Co-operatives have admitted the merger of the two societies will result in redundancies. Last month, the two societies agreed to recommend to their members that approval should be given to a merger, which...
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Nisa-Today's combines to boost buying power
Nisa-Today's will seek to gain better terms from suppliers by combining the buying power of its wholesale and retail arms. The move is part of its new business strategy in the wake of last year's collapsed merger with Costcutter....
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Funnyman Kay is on the road to Asda
Peter Kay could be the next comedian to find himself working in Asda as the retailer embarks on a drive to recruit Britain's funnymen and women to its new advertising campaign.Victoria Wood has already become a fully fledged Asda...
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Nundy to lead Tesco buying office in east
Tesco's new eastern buyer Sam Nundy will be leading the team at the supermarket's new east of England regional buying office when it opens in Peterborough next month. He will be assisted by technical manager Kay Legge and marketing...
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Design chief for George homewares
Asda has appointed a general manager for design and trends for its George homewares range. Susie Gibson joined the retailer earlier this month from Marks & Spencer, where she was design coordinator for living areas. Her appointment...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited Sainsbury's Local Birmingham, West Midlands Co-op Crieff, Perthshire Nisa Stockport, Greater Manchester Tesco express Amersham, Bucks Budgens Trowbridge, Wiltshire How they...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
Morrisons in Bredbury, Stockport, won the Top Store award this time last year. Store manager Chris Menon (left) put its success down to a strong focus on availability, stating it was a number one priority for shoppers. Since then Menon has moved...
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Morrisons scores a hat-trick
Morrisons' store in High Wycombe has scooped this week's Top Store award for the third time, thanks to excellent customer service and availability.Our shopper was impressed by the clean and tidy store that had no packing trolleys or...
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Bogof's week
Another Comic Relief and another round of money-raising antics from the retailers. Stuart Rose was pelted with wet sponges by Sir Philip Green, while Justin King and Sainsbury's retail director Ken McMeikan had a kitchen showdown a la TV...