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    Sainsbury set to revamp uniforms

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is to ditch its garish orange fleeces and royal blue shirts as it redesigns its staff uniform for the first time in seven years.The supermarket will roll out new attire to its 150,000 staff next summer after kicking off initial...

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    Fresh produce gains boost in latest study

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Britons are choosing fresh fruit and yoghurt over traditional English puddings in their weekly shopping basket, according to latest research from YouGov.The study of 6,500 people, which was commissioned by ­Sainsbury to assess what...

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    Nolan quits post at Superquinn chain

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Tom Nolan, purchasing director for Irish supermarket chain Superquinn, is leaving the company after just a year in the job.Nolan, a former Tesco Ireland executive, joined the 21-store chain shortly after its E420m purchase from Senator...

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    Hodgson to replace Megson at Waitrose

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Richard Hodgson, brand and marketing director for Asda, has been appointed as the replacement for Angela Megson as director of buying for Waitrose.Hodgson takes up his new role in the autumn. He has worked at Asda for a number of years...

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    Spar replaces Somerfield supply at 18 Total forecourts

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Spar has signed up 18 forecourt stores formerly supplied by Somerfield as it launches a five-year partnership with Total UK, its second major forecourt deal in the past two months.Speaking to The Grocer about the move, Richard Bennett,...

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    Risk to drivers leads to disruption in deliveries

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Asda and Sainsbury are to pull online deliveries in areas across the country where drivers feel intimidated, following a move by both supermarkets to drop the service in parts of Edinburgh this month.They have both stopped delivering to...

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    Budgens spices up fresh curry menu

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Budgens has followed Sainsbury up the premium curry path with the launch of an exclusive range of fresh dishes created by chefs at London's famous Bombay Brasserie.The roll-out follows a successful trial in five Budgens stores which it...

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    Asda slammed by disabled drivers

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Disability rights campaigners are accusing supermarkets of ignoring the needs of disabled customers at self-service petrol stations.Mobilise, a disabled drivers charity, said the provision of assistance to disabled drivers requiring fuel...

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    Eddie Stobart signs Tesco delivery deal

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Logistics firm Eddie Stobart has secured its first food and drink transport contract with Tesco. The logistics firm, which already delivers a number of non-food lines for Tesco, will take over distribution from the retailer's Blackmills...

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    Morrisons buys bio-fuel Focus

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons took ownership of the millionth Ford Focus to be sold in the UK at the British International Motor Show in London this week.The car, which runs on bio-ethanol or petrol, will be used as part of a fleet of company cars but will...

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    "Demutualisation is a hot topic in grocery at the moment with the proposed merger of Costcutter and Nisa-Today's"

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    I guess most of you haven't really paid that much attention to what's been happening at Interflora, the flower delivery company. But it's been in the news of late, and I have found myself fascinated by the story.

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    Star Buyer Adrian Gash

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Gash has been with Waitrose for two years, joining from Safeway, where he spent six years, covering pharmaceuticals and healthcare, bread and then crisps. His earlier career included three years with Unichem and spells with ­Peter Black...

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    In Brief: Spotlight on Chile; German wine launch; Jungle art for bubbly

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Spotlight on Chile The Co-operative Group has put the spotlight on Chile for its summer wine promotion. Its top South American picks include red wine of the month - Co-op Chilean Merlot 2005 (£2.99) - and a red fine wine of the...

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    Price Survey

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Gaelle WalkerPricing strategies at Tesco seemed to run awry this week. As the mercury hit the 90s, so Tesco's total basket price soared to £47.14, plunging the retailer, which is usually ranked as the UK's second cheapest supermarket...

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    Tesco makes Polish acquisition

    2006-07-17T08:08:00Z

    Tesco has acquired convenience retailer Leader Price in Poland in a deal worth £72m.Leader Price is part of the French retailer Casino and entered Poland in 2000. It operates 220 stores in the country, employing 2,200 people and had sales of...

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    Butlers Blue is up to the Challenge

    2006-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Family-owned dairy Butlers saw its new product go all the way in this year's Tesco Cheese Challenge. Now in its fourth year, the competition brought together cheese industry experts in London where they picked out Butlers Blue as their...

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    Waitrose snaps up Morrisons stores

    2006-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has sold six stores and a non-operational distribution site to Waitrose. The stores are situated at Eastbourne, Formby, Hexham, Lymington, Parkstone and Portswood, while the distribution site is located in...

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    Durose leaves Tesco to start own business

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Peter Durose, director of produce, has left Tesco. A spokeswoman for the retailer said that Durose, who had worked at Tesco for ten years, was leaving to set up his own business. Durose was appointed category director for produce...

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    JS claims lead in Fairtrade bananas

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    One in four bananas sold in Sainsbury is now Fairtrade, according to the retailer, and sales of Fairtrade bananas are growing faster than non-Fairtrade at a rate of 27% year on year compared with 10% for conventional fruit. Sainsbury has...

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    inside track

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Drought is the word on everyone's lips in gardening circles and it means retailers are altering their offer. This season, Sainsbury copied Tesco in setting up marquees to sell gardening products. Supermarkets have found barbecues, garden...