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Budgens in blitz to boost frozen
Budgens is breathing life into frozen food with a new collection of family-friendly dishes in 50 of its larger stores. Buyer Miki Handzar has worked with three independent suppliers to capitalise on key trends of convenience,...
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Tesco sells diamond rings
Tesco has started selling diamond solitaire rings in its stores.The rings, ranging from a £47 1/10th carat stone in a 9ct gold setting, to a £1,297 one-carat diamond in an 18ct gold setting, will be sold in 26 stores.Alison Ladd,...
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Sainsbury regains number two slot
Three years on from losing the coveted position of number two supermarket by sales, Sainsbury's sales growth since January has been strong enough to help it overtake Asda and regain the second from the top spot.With more people...
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Compass points to sale
A travel retail shake up is on the menu. Rachel Barnes reportsMarks and Spencer's Simply Food format could be ripe for expansion following the announced sale of catering group Compass's travel arm Select Service Partner.The...
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Getting down to the Essentials
Liz Hamson assesses the approach being taken with the multiple's sixth formatThe doors of the 317th Asda store opened on March 31. The number may have no significance but the store certainly does. Asda Essentials is the first of the...
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Retailers dobattle to exploit demand for TVs
The major multiples are ramping up activity on home entertainment ranges, with both Tesco and Asda stocking up on LCD televisionsElectrical appliances geared towards home entertainment are proving big business for the...
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Tesco talks beef with 'friends'
Tesco has held crisis talks with beef farmers and processors about how it will secure future stocks of beef.The retailer convened a meeting of leading suppliers last week to discuss supply arrangements for beef against a backdrop...
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Aldi on the road to empire
Aldi has drawn up a hitlist of towns and cities across the UK that it is targeting for potential sites as part of its ambitious store roll-out plan.The discounter, which currently has 332 stores in the UK, has published a long...
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Look, let's talk this over
Asda chief operating officer Dave Cheesewright has called for aggrieved suppliers to phone him directly to report any alleged bullying by his team of buyers without fear of reprisals.Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, the Asda...
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Milk war triggers new FFA militancy
Farmers For Action is set to resume its programme of direct action against retailers, with Asda its key target.The group has been quiet since chairman David Handley was beaten by Peter Kendall in the National Farmers' Union...
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Multiples woo the Scots
Scotland looks set to be a key battleground for the supermarkets in the next 12 months as Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda and Waitrose all kick off programmes to stamp their mark north of the border.Tesco plans to spend £75m building its...
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M&S ambitious for Simply Food
Marks and Spencer is planning to increase its share of grocery in the UK by continuing the expansion of its Simply Food.Stuart Rose, chief executive, said M&S is continuing to look for more space to open Simply Food stores and...
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Tesco launches toolkit
Tesco is launching a religious toolkit for staff next month. The kit includes a religious calendar outlining all the major festivals and days of importance for the major religions in the UK. It is designed to give staff more...
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Lessons in duplication
A major copycat brand naming spat between frozen ready meals retailer Cook and M&S looks set to subside, while Sainsbury is facing a challenge to its right to use the So Organic name. Cook has admitted defeat in its fight...
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99p Stores pounds away at growth
Discounter 99p Stores has announced dramatic expansion plans, aiming to open another 45 stores within 20 months, doubling its estate and moving into Wales and Scotland for the first time. The growth programme is expected to create...
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Murco fuels Costcutter
Costcutter aims to almost double the number of c-stores on Murco Petroleum forecourts and has renewed its partnership for three and a half years. As of this week, there were 67 Costcutter-branded stores on Murco sites, ten of which...
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Co-op links with police to fight antisocial behaviour
A co-operative society is taking steps to eradicate antisocial behaviour with the introduction of an anti-crime partnership project in Yapton, West Sussex. By joining forces with Sussex Police and Yapton Parish Council, Southern...
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Waitrose finds mileage in greener credentials
Waitrose is speeding up efforts to reduce food miles by cutting down on unnecessary journeys for its lorry fleet. The retailer is to extend its backhauling and forward hauling initiatives in a bid to shave transport costs and...
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World News - 8th April 2006
Tesco in South Korea...Cadbury sells...Constellation buy...Fyffes in India...Wal-mart and the poor...Pathmark struggles...Russian talks. Tesco has put in a bid for Carrefour's 32 South Korean stores. It is up against...
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United Co-op bolsters top team
United Co-operative's Food Group has strengthened its senior management team in north-west England with the promotion of Karl Ward and David Brighouse to the positions of group managers. In new roles for the company, Ward will...