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Bolland gets fresh but has he gone far enough?
It's been described as "Waitrose with value." Marc Bolland prefers to think of it as a "food specialist for everyone". So, after a six month-long review of Morrisons, what are we to make of the new CEO's vision? It was clearly an...
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Six of the Best Juice a Smoothie Buyers
Star buyer Stuart Owens Ambient and chilled juice buyer, WaitroseHe became a trainee buyer in 1990 at Sainsbury's. He progressed to a buying role in health and beauty, then household products. In 1998 he became a buyer for US...
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Heated fields bring on early asparagus crop
Underground heating in fields has put the first British asparagus onto shelves four weeks earlier than usual. The Co-operative Group said it was the first retailer to offer a home-grown crop, which went on sale in 11 stores on Monday 19...
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Asda: shoppers like packaging reduction
Asda's pilot project to reduce packaging on fruit and veg has been a success with customers, the retailer told The Grocer this week. Feedback from shoppers showed they liked the "old-style greengrocer" effect created by selling fresh...
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discounts go into overload
You only have to look in the national newspapers each day to realise how important, and widespread, food and drink promotions have become for the retailers. On one randomly selected day we found Asda selling tubes of Pringles at...
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Availability - 24 March 2007
Asda Oldbury, West Midlands 1 This store had no Radox Herbal Bath in stock but was tidy and free of shelf-stackers. Our shopper said the store was well-merchandised with helpful staff. A sufficient number of checkouts were open...
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Price Survey - 24 March 2007
Asda has provided the cheapest basket for the sixth week in a row. The retailer produced a £43.44 basket in The Grocer 33 pricing survey this week - this was thanks in part to promotional deals on Radox Herbal Bath and Kleenex For...
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wine buyers star in new waitrose ad
Waitrose's wine buyers have been given a starring role in the retailer's latest TV campaign. The 30-second advertisement features five of Waitrose's Masters of Wine and a sizeable gathering of its branch specialists, all of whom are seated at a...
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Sainsbury's withdraws coleslaw
Sainsbury's has withdrawn some batches of its own-brand coleslaw because of incorrect labelling.The coleslaw contains milk, which is not declared on the label.The affected batches are Sainsbury's Coleslaw 150g and 300g tubs with use by...
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Waitrose/M&S top sustainable fish table
Waitrose and Marks & Spencer have topped the Marine Conservation Society's Sustainable Supermarket League Table, which examines the UK supermarkets' commitment to sourcing fish from responsibly managed fisheries.Tesco and Sainsbury's ranked...
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Budgens and Londis to get branding revamp
Musgrave Budgens Londis is planning a major overhaul of the Budgens and Londis brands, which could include development of new fascia and in-store signage. Although MBL is keeping details of the new branding under wraps, the makeover will...
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Ex-Asda men cook up Natural Kitchen
Two ex-Asda men are behind a new chain of organic grocery stores.The first Natural Kitchen store is set to open in London's Marylebone in May, with a second site earmarked for Spitalfields. The venture is the brain-child of...
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Make store turbine consent easier and faster says Leahy
Sir Terry Leahy has called for a planning shake-up to facilitate the erection of wind turbines on stores. In a speech to the Green City Initiative, a summit held to address environmental issues in business, the Tesco chief executive said...
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welsh suppliers score with tesco
Scores of Welsh food and drink manufacturers descended on Carmarthen last week to catch the eye of Tesco buyers. They were offered the opportunity to pitch their products to buyers looking for new locally produced lines. At the Antiques...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedlondis Burley Grove, BristolCo-op local Benfleet, Essexlifestyle express Kirkintilloch, Glasgowone stop Roffey, West SussexSpar Saintfield Road, BelfastHow they...
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Availability
Asda Washington, Tyne and Wear0This store had no out of stocks and staff were attentive and eager to take our shopper to items he asked for. He said the store was well laid out and well signposted. There were a lot of packing...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
Our Top Store award winner this time last year was Asda in Maryhill, Glasgow. Manager Pauline Smith said most of the colleagues had grown up in the area, so they already knew the customers.One year on, Smith has left the 43,000...
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A performance to be proud of
Asda has scooped this week's Top Store award yet again for providing a full basket and excellent customer service. The 44,000 sq ft Washington store in Tyne and Wear provided our shopper with everything on his list. The store was clean...
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Will Sainsbury's star stop shining?
The British public has long enjoyed a fairly fulfilling love affair with the Sainsbury brand: through good times and bad, it has shown great loyalty and more recently Sainsbury's sales growth has been at the top end of the industry pecking...
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Bogof's week
Sir Terry Leahy et al are facing their biggest challenge over the growth of their empires - God. The Diocese of Exeter has made a submission to the Competition Commission asking the watchdog to look more deeply into issues concerning supermarket...