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Salmonella scare in M&S houmous
Marks & Spencer has withdrawn all of its houmous from sale after salmonella was found in two products.Salmonella was found in Piquillo Pepper Topped Houmous, with a use by date of 15/02/07, and Reduced Fat Houmous, 3 x 60g, with a use by...
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M&S to assess Sainsbury's bid?
Speculation linking Marks & Spencer to a possible bid for Sainsbury's is continuing, with reports that the retailer has asked its banker to assess a bid. Last week reports in The Times suggested M&S executives had held internal meetings to...
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Co-op's on a roll with sustainability
Co-operative Group chief executive Martin Beaumont (pictured) got his roll out for the society's latest roll-out this week. In what is far from a bogstandard initiative, the Co-op has vowed only to sell household tissue products made from...
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Nisa charms members in wake of failed deal
Nisa-Today's appears to be building bridges with members who became disgruntled during last year's contentious failed merger with Costcutter. New non-executive chairman Edwin Booth and chief executive Neil Turton met last month to discuss...
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Somerfield shakes up its retail field teams
Somerfield has completed a major revamp of its retail field teams in a bid to better support its newly restructured 977-strong store estate.Former regional director Nick Wood moves to the new role of retail development director. He will...
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Ex-Tesco man joins As Nature Intended
Organic retailer As Nature Intended has created a new operations director role to help with its expansion plans. Daniel Upward has been brought in from Tesco to work alongside managing director Caroline Walker to help grow the business....
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Tesco Express High Wycombe, Bucks. Welcome Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Sainsbury's local Cobham, Surrey. Londis Skipton Road, Harrogate. Spar Little Common, East Sussex. How they...
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Availability
Asda Eastbourne, East Sussex. 1 This store had run out of McCain hash browns and did not stock Mars bars in a 6-pack, as requested on our shopper's list, only in a 9-pack. Our shopper said the store was very busy with...
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The attractions - and distractions
The news is full of the tentative announcement regarding a joint approach from three private equity funds for Sainsbury's. Reports suggest the private equity funds see additional value in Sainsbury's through its property portfolio, at...
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Sainsbury's checked out by private equity cash
They're queuing up at Sainsbury's. It's suddenly on the shopping list of some of the biggest names in private equity with a price tag reportedly topping £11bn. First, last Friday, a CVC, KKR and Blackstone consortium was forced to reveal...
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Birds stay on shopping lists despite avian flu
Shoppers are showing little sign that they have been scared off by bird flu with only Tesco and Somerfield reporting a dip in poultry sales. Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda all said sales were unaffected. Sainsbury's added that calls to...
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Packs go as Asda bids to be greener grocer
Asda is ditching packaging on 60 pre-packed fruit and vegetable lines at two north west stores as part of its bid to reduce plastic and cardboard used to wrap food by 25% over the next year. Fresh produce such as carrots, tomatoes and...
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Retailers to back drive to lift farm milk price
Dairy farmers are becoming increasingly confident the multiples will support a rise in milk prices to reflect the cost of production increases. Tesco was waiting for accurate cost increase figures to come through from Robert Wiseman...
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Supplier jitters at Sainsbury's bid
A private equity takeover of Sainsbury's would spell disaster for the chain's suppliers, retail experts and manufacturers have warned. A price tag of £11bn has been placed on Sainsbury's following the disclosure last week that a CVC, KKR...
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Love-birds offered cheap Champagne
Lovers on a budget can now enjoy the most romantic day of the year in style. Champagne is being sold for as little as £8 in supermarkets as Valentine's Day discounting commences. Asda is offering its Paul Deltours for £8,...
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Price Survey
The price gap narrowed again this week as Sainsbury's stole the top spot from Tesco, having been the second-cheapest for four weeks on the trot. Heavy promotional activity - including half-price Pringles - helped it to achieve £44.15 basket...
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M&S recalls sweet and sour chicken
Marks & Spencer has recalled a batch of its own-label Sweet and Sour Chicken meal due to a labelling error.Some packs may contain crispy prawns but this is not displayed on the label, making the product unsafe for people with seafood...
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Tesco confirms Fresh & Easy
Tesco has confirmed its US c-store venture will be called Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market.The retailer has kept its plans firmly under wraps since announcing in February 2006 it would enter the US market this year.However,...
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The cuttings - 3rd February 2007
Tesco's move into the People's Republic grabbed a good share of the headlines this week, with the papers all taking a different view on what the bigger story was. The Daily Express and The Daily Mail were interested in the fact that the store...