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Morrisons shares increase
Shares in Morrisons climbed 13.5p to finish on 210.5p yesterday after a number of analysts upgraded the supermarket group’s rating from ‘neutral’ to ‘buy’.Analysts at UBS said that investors were underestimating Morrisons’ sales potential,...
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Asda advert misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that an Asda advert showing that an average basket of Asda goods is £10 cheaper than at Morrisons was misleading.The ASA found that some of the prices used to calculate the average basket were 12...
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Asda threatens to scrap union
Asda has threatened to scrap the bargaining agreement of a workers union over a row to introduce a “modern agreement” at its distribution centre in Dartford, Kent.Reports claim that in a letter to the GMB union, Marie Gill, Asda’s head of...
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Supermarkets may host GPs
Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury are all considering whether to open GP centres in their stores under new plans put forward by the government.Earlier this month, the government revealed that it was keen to open GP surgeries in supermarkets in a...
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Londis mystery shopper aims to boost store sales
Londis is hoping to boost its retailers’ customer service and weekly turnover with the help of a new mystery shopping scheme.Launching next month, the GAPbuster programme provides a benchmark report for Londis retailers to pit their performance...
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GMB buoyant after ruling against Asda
Asda is facing more union action over collective bargaining rights after being forced to pay out £850,000 to GMB members.The GMB union has been buoyed by an employment tribunal judgment that slammed Asda’s tactics to break collective bargaining...
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Analysts tip Brasher to succeed Mason in UK
Tesco trading and commercial director Richard Brasher is being tipped to succeed Tim Mason as marketing and property director.Analysts have put Brasher’s name at the top of a list of possible candidates when Mason moves to the US to run Tesco’s...
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The Saturday Essay
>>physical activity should be accessible to all children. Justin King, CEO of SainsburyThe childhood obesity debate continues to rage on. In the grocery industry, we’re used to people thinking that diet is fundamentally the...
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Stars in his eyes
Can Tesco swing it in California? Or will its secretive, costly entry into the US ultimately prove damaging, asks Siân HarringtonTesco’s admission last week that is to move into the US market via a convenience offer in California...
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Share buyback rumours fuel Tesco
Shares in Tesco increased 3.5% to finish at 321.75p amid rumours that the retail giant could be planning to return cash to shareholders this year.Swiss broker UBS said that Tesco had a “store of hidden value” and estimated that the its...
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Asda feels workers’ anger
Union bosses are gunning for Asda after claiming that the number of complaints they are receiving from angry workers at the retailer is on the rise.GMB is balloting its members in stores and depots for views on the lack of bonus payments to...
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A store too many
Tesco is facing an outraged community in Inverness over plans to build a fourth store.Residents in the Scottish ‘Tesco Town’ have clubbed together to launch an anti-Tesco website in order to add names to a 1,000-strong petition.The...
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Tesco kicks offStateside
Tesco this week confirmed it was moving into the US market despite months of denials to The Grocer, which revealed in May last year that a team of top executives was seeking opportunities across the pond.The UK’s largest retailer is to develop...
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Bond planning call slammed
Independent retailers have slammed Asda boss Andy Bond for claiming that competition chiefs are “shooting at the wrong target” by concentrating their current interest in the grocery sector on c-stores.The Asda chief executive said he wanted to...
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Morrisons set to kick off optimisation programme
Morrisons is gearing up for the rollout of its ‘optimisation’ programme as it seeks to turn the business around after a series of profit warnings.One store manager told The Grocer that the implementation would begin in the next few weeks. A...
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We’re in colour, boasts JS
Retailers have cautiously greeted manufacturers’ moves to forge ahead with front-of-pack labelling featuring Guideline Daily Amounts.Although Tesco, on whose labelling scheme the suppliers are believed to have based their own initiative,...
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Bickerstaffe takes the MD chair at Kwik Save
Management changes at Somerfield picked up pace this week with news that Katie Bickerstaffe, the supermarket chain’s group retail director, is to become managing director for Kwik Save.The reshuffle follows the appointment of DIY chain...
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Fitting right in to the locality
Marks and Spencer has recently stepped up the pace of its Simply Food expansion with the acquisition of 28 Iceland stores. CACI’s analysis reveals the cherry-picking of sites from Iceland’s portfolio has been well thought-through. While the...
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Coolest of operators
It’s been a tough year for frozen food and that’s not been good news for our top retailer, says Gaelle WalkerIceland’s new-found confidence (see page 36) must have impacted smaller rivals such as Farmfoods. However, Herd says that...
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Supplier Spotlight
Consulting consumers helped boost sales of English Village Salads’ tomatoes in Asda stores throughout the country by £8m last year, according to the North Yorkshire fresh produce supplier.In a survey, Asda customers expressed their desire to...