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Age means strength
Edinburgh-based brewer Innis & Gunn is starting its third year of business with two new products.The Scottish brewer’s 7.7% abv Cask Strength Oak Aged Beer (rsp: £1.85) is a premium line extension, which will be exclusive to Asda until...
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Morrisons boosts its bottled ales
Morrisons is to dedicate a new bay to a range of speciality beers, signifying its confidence in the niche market segment.The 25-strong range of international speciality beers, which will sit alongside the current range of 60 bottled ales and...
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Co-op to sell department store network
The Co-operative Group is selling off its 36-strong department store network.The Co-op said that it plans to exit the sector within the next two years and is in talks with Anglia Regional Co-operative Society, which is considering acquiring...
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M&S food sales up 6.3%
Marks and Spencer has recorded a 6.3% increase in food sales in the second quarter to October 1.In a trading update to the City, the retailer also revealed that its like-for-like food sales were up 2.7% compared with an increase of 0.7% last...
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Lidl frustrated by Irish straitjacket
An ambitious Irish expansion programme by the discount chain Lidl is being slowed by a flood of planning objections.The chain has established 60 outlets across the Republic since moving into the market five years ago, together with its big...
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Doing the splits on the coast
Development work has recently commenced on a new 72,500 sq ft Asda store in Folkestone. This new unit will be the first Asda store to trade with the majority of its food and non-food offer on the first level. On the ground floor will be a 13,500 sq...
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The long road to retail excellence
It’s been a tough job, but Sainsbury’s supply chain director is getting things back on track, says Rachel BarnesWhen Sainsbury unveiled its ‘Try something new today’ slogan, chief executive Justin King said progress had been made to...
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Playing it cool with non-food
Tesco’s first non-food store has plenty to offer. But Tesco sees it as just a trial, says Rod AddyAmong the first things you see as you enter Tesco’s first dedicated non-food Homeplus store in Denton, east Manchester, are crates and...
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Roys rolls with the flow
Tesco is breathing down its neck, but business is good. By Rod AddyThe more things change, the more they stay the same for The Grocer Top 50’s Roys of Wroxham,which began life as Roys in 1895. Its retail estate remains static at eight...
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Asda joins push to improve safety
Asda has signed up to a new Health and Safety Executive initiative to improve standards within large organisations. The move comes just weeks after the supermarket was fined a total of £57,500 for health and safety breaches at two stores.The...
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Aldi pay hits a new high
German hard-discounter Aldi is smashing through the minimum wage pay scale to offer inflation-busting wages to store assistants.A recent recruitment drive for store staff has been offering prospective employees an hourly wage of £7.20, rising...
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The sampling SAS called in
Sainsbury has outsourced its branded sampling activity to a single operator, as well as tripling the number of stores offering own label sampling.It has awarded in-store specialist Sales Activation Solutions the multi-million pound account...
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Asda Living is ‘set to roll out’
Asda is one step closer to a rollout programme of its non-food Living format just one week after Tesco launched its first Homeplus store.Asda chief executive Andy Bond said this week that the Living format was showing exciting results, shortly...
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Welsh farmers gun for Brazil over Zebu gene
Welsh farmers have joined their Scots counterparts in claiming that Brazilian beef on sale in supermarkets is of a genetic type known for its poor eating quality.The Farmers’ Union of Wales said that five Brazilian rump steaks bought at a Tesco...
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Tories lambast supermarkets
Tesco’s development in rural areas has been defended by its director of government affairs.David North – formerly Tony Blair’s senior adviser on environment, food and agriculture – found himself under fire from Tory activists at the Blackpool...
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Councillors on offensive over lorry loads of noise
Tesco has agreed to restrict noisy centre deliveries in Richmond upon Thames after a year of strong community opposition.Tesco Convenience chief executive Colin Holmes has assured the local council it would only deliver between specific hours...
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JS a fan of RFID
Sainsbury is speeding up its logistics overhaul with a revamp of its lorry fleet, and is also considering the introduction of RFID tagging.Supply chain director Lawrence Christensen told The Grocer that in 12 months’ time he believed Sainsbury...
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Frome with a sweeter view
Henney’s, the producer of the Frome Valley cider brand, plans to launch a new cider into the off-trade and double its annual production following its win at the Tesco Brewing Awards. Henney’s won the Best Cider Award for a sweet variety of its...
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Tesco dreams of a Rosé Christmas
Rosé is predicted to be a strong performer this Christmas by retailers, who are giving over significant shelf space to the wine style.Rosé, which is now growing at five times the rate of red or white wine with 26% volume growth over the past...
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Analysts await Sainsbury update
Sainsbury is expected to release its second quarter trading update later this week, with analysts eager to find out whether the supermarket group will continue its recovery.In its first quarter Sainsbury recorded a 1.3% rise in sales and the...