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Budget cigarettes given stylish look by Imperial
Imperial Tobacco is setting its sights on the ultra low priced category with the national rollout of budget cigarette line Windsor Blue.The brand, previously sold under the Co-op label until it was bought by Imperial Tobacco last year, has been...
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Northern exposure
Waitrose has thrived on locating stores in affluent catchments, but can it make a long-term success of northern outlets in less well-off areas? Liz Hamson reportsAsk a certain type of man from the Home Counties where his wife shops...
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Salty Dog bites back with a zing
Adult crisps brand Salty Dog is marking its first appearance in the multiples with a new flavour and sharing format.Asda will be the first big retailer to stock the crisps brand from next week in 150g sea salt and sea salt & malt vinegar...
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Salty Dog bites back with a zing
Adult crisps brand Salty Dog is marking its first appearance in the multiples with a new flavour and sharing format.Asda will be the first big retailer to stock the crisps brand from next week in 150g sea salt and sea salt & malt vinegar...
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M&S eyeing Simply Food BP expansion?
Marks and Spencer could be planning to expand its Simply Food format to 300 BP service stations across the country.The retailer is currently piloting eight Simply Food stores on BP forecourts and reports suggest that if the roll-out goes...
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Christmas wins for chains
Tesco is expected to defy its rivals next week with another set of strong figures over a festive period in which most of the multiples did well.Shoppers shelled out £2.8bn in supermarkets in the week before Christmas, up 13% on the previous...
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Student flats first
Tesco is planning the UK’s biggest mixed-use development with a 100,000 sq ft store and 1,600 flats on a brownfield site in Glasgow.The development is set to be Tesco’s first large scheme to offer student housing, with a 1,300-bed accommodation...
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Strike threat in 2006
Officials at the GMB union claim Tesco’s domination of the market has forced other retailers into cost savings that will affect working conditions.And Paul Kenny, acting general secretary of the GMB, added: “The reason we are seeing so much...
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Tesco in throes of planning row
Tesco is embroiled in a massive greenfield planning row just days after Sir Terry Leahy said it did not build on undeveloped sites.The Grocer has learned that Tesco is pushing through at least three proposals on such sites. Yet, in an...
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McWhinney’s adieu to Henderson Wholesale
Ken McWhinney, the deputy managing director and group corporate development director of Spar’s Northern Ireland wholesaler Henderson Wholesale, is to retire.A spokeswoman for Henderson Group said that McWhinney, who joined in 1976 after 11...
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Three rise at Morrisons
Morrisons has appointed Andrew Pleasance as grocery director responsible for household, health and beauty, and ambient grocery.Morrisons said Pleasance had a profound understanding of trading. Pleasance was most recently home and leisure...
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TESCO TIPPED TO CLEAN UP
No retailer arguably stands to gain more from the repeal of the groceries order than Tesco. The market is waiting with bated breath to see what will happenAnyone who is familiar with Tesco’s progress in the UK will be aware that the...
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Musgrave remains BULLISH
In a recent interview with The Grocer, OFT chief executive John Fingleton held up independent retailer Musgrave Group as a shining beacon. The admiration is not mutualTo say that Musgrave Group MD Donal Horgan is not amused would be...
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Former Asda chief to head Somerfield
Steve Back is to be replaced as chief executive of Somerfield by former Asda chief Paul Mason on March 6.Back has resigned with immediate effect and John Lovering, Somerfield chairman, has assumed the role of executive chairman until Mason...
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Caution despite strong M&S sales
Shares in Marks and Spencer fell 9.75p to close at 492.25p yesterday after investors reacted with caution to a solid set of third quarter sales figures.Despite M&S revealing a 4.8% increase in UK sales and a 7.9% increase in food sales for...
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Morrisons to close two depots
Morrisons is closing two of its distribution centres with the loss of 1,600 jobs.The closure of the depots, which are situated in Kent and Bristol, follows a strategic review of Morrisons’ distribution network.Later this week...
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Tesco looks to China
Tesco is interested in expanding its presence in China but has no current plans to enter the US market, chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has revealed.Tesco already operates 50 stores in China, mostly in the Shanghai region, in partnership...
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Ocado ‘on the up’
Ocado’s chief financial officer, Jason Gissing, has defended the online retailer’s assertion that it will begin making a tangible profit during 2006 despite recording a loss of £40.5m for the year ending November 30, 2004.In view of the loss,...
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Nisa bars multiple members
Nisa-Today’s has barred major multiple retailers from membership in a bid to refocus on its independent roots.The move means that Sainsbury, which gained shares in Nisa-Today’s after it bought Jacksons and Bells in 2004, will be forced to sever...
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JS c-stores switch on TVs
Sainsbury is to roll out its in-store TV network to its entire convenience estate this year, taking it into the Local fascia for the first time this month.The scheme, claimed by operator Firebrand Media to deliver a 20% average uplift in sales...