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Tesco, Dunnes Stores fall foul of Irish order
In a case that may earn a footnote in the history of Irish retailing, Tesco and Dunnes Stores have each been fined e500 for selling bottles of Coca-Cola below cost.The footnote is likely to record that it was the last such prosecution taken...
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TIME to empower buyers to take risks
from Simon Fry, head of product marketing, RH Amar & CoSir; It was with disappointment and exasperation that I heard of Andy Bond’s comments about a lack of product innovation at the recent IGD conference (The Grocer, October 22,...
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we are getting the basics right
It’s a year since he unveiled his plan for Making Sainsbury Great Again. Here, JS boss Justin King tells Julian Hunt that the business is on track to deliverOkay, Mr King, you are one year into a three-year turnaround plan, how do you...
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Lost in transformation?
As the conversion of former Safeway stores nears completion, the experts deliver their verdict on Morrisons. Ronan Hegarty reportsMorrisons has reached the end game in its conversion programme of former Safeway stores. By the end of...
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The flair ain’t there… let’s start a revolution
Here it is – ‘that’ speech by Andy Bond at the IGD annual convention. We’ve had to cut out bits for space reasons, but the rest is straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak…I know it’s standard practice to start your speech off...
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Supermarket backlash: is it a worldwide trend?
Tesco and Wal-Mart are feeling the heat in Britain and in the US.Glynn Davis looks at the attitudes of consumers in other countriesTesco and Wal-Mart might be bitter rivals on the international grocery stage, but they share a common...
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Tesco pledges to save lost apples...
Hundreds of little-known and forgotten varieties of British apples have a secure future, according to Tesco.The retailer said this week it would sponsor Brogdale Horticultural Trust in Kent, dedicated to the conservation of fruit varieties in...
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Asda defends its sourcing of fish
Asda has hit out at Greenpeace claims that its seafood sourcing policy contributes more than that of any other supermarket to the destruction of fish stocks.The environmental pressure group claimed that Asda sold at least 13 species that are on...
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Asda first with festive cheer
Asda is the first grocery retailer to announce alcohol price cuts across the category for the festive period.The retailer, which prides itself on being Britain’s cheapest supermarket, is dropping prices on about 150 different spirits by at...
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King calls for a rethink
A top supermarket boss has urged the regulators to rethink their “one-legged” approach to competition policy.Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury, said space was a finite resource for retailers irrespective of whether it was acquired or...
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In Profile: David Guest, marketing/commercial manager, Walkers shortbread
Former Sainsbury’s buyer David Guest is finding life very different on the supplier side of the fence in his new role as marketing and commercial manager for...
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Sainsbury splits with IT provider
Sainsbury has announced that it is ending its IT outsourcing deal with Accenture after five years.Despite many of the supermarket's performance issues of recent years being blamed on Accenture’s systems, Sainsbury said it had been...
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Chicken recall
Waitrose has issued a product recall for several chicken lines following a possible contamination of salmonella in its own label Sweet Chilli Mini Fillets 200g.The retailer has also removed five other own brand chicken lines as well as Moy...
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Tesco and Asda take on the designers
Tesco and Asda are looking to take on designer labels with new cut-price jeans.Both chains have launched designer inspired denims for less than £20. A Tesco spokeswoman said that its new Cherokee jeans range is the clothing equivalent of its...
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Tesco's BP/Safeway deal cleared
The Office of Fair Trading has waved through Tesco’s acquisition of 21 former BP/Safeway petrol stations from Morrisons.The retailer has announced plans to convert the stores to its Express convenience format. The deal originally involved 30...
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Aldi Shelves Planned Store in Fraserburgh
German discounter Aldi has shelved plans for a store in Fraserburgh, Scotland, after the proposal was rejected by local authority planners in August.Locals were divided over plans for the store, but many objected to its location next to a...
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Tesco Considers Non food Catalogue
Tesco is considering the launch of a non food catalogue in its stores in a move that would issue a direct challenge to retailers such as Argos.The reports follow the trial of internet kiosks in 90 stores, which boosted sales across a wide...
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Bond guns for suppliers
Asda’s president Andy Bond has launched an amazing attack on suppliers, accusing them of breaking up any special relationship they may have had with the retailer and of failing to innovate.In a thinly veiled reference to arch rival Tesco, he...
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Burden of crime growing
Sainsbury and Marks and Spencer have painted a pessimistic picture of the increasing impact retailers face from crime, reflecting latest figures that show the cost to businesses is rising along with violence and verbal abuse.Both companies told...