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Tesco acquires 30 petrol stations
Tesco has made an offer to acquire 30 former BP/Safeway petrol stations from supermarket group Morrisons.The deal for the 30 petrol stations and convenience stores, which are located across England and Wales, is subject to BP pre-emption...
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M&S to do own fair trade
Marks and Spencer is devising its own fair trade mark to go on selected products from next month as part of a major new corporate social responsibility initiative.The scheme, currently using the working title ‘Trade for Good’, will initially...
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BWG likely to buy Irish Iceland stores
BWG Holdings, owner of the Spar franchise, is seen as the most likely buyer of some of Iceland’s Irish stores, after the company’s decision to close down operations in the Republic because of continuing losses.Seven outlets – six in Dublin and...
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Griffin Group quits Musgrave
A leading Musgrave franchise group in Ireland has quit to join ADM Londis.The Griffin Group has been operating six Centra c-stores and one SuperValu outlet in Dublin. In a statement, Musgrave said it was due to “divergent views on business...
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Trolley maker to close
A major manufacturer of supermarket trolleys is to close, with the loss of 90 jobs. Buko, based at Glenrothes in Fife, had suffered from poor trading, which affected profits. The company, which supplied Asda and Safeway, also manufactured...
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United Mace is put in top gear
Palmer & Harvey McLane says it is on track to quadruple the size of its Mace symbol group in Scotland by next year.The UK’s largest wholesaler completed the deal to buy the Mace brand in Scotland from Somerfield last month and is now...
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Tesco races after Sainsbury with sports scheme
Tesco is to jump on the success of Sainsbury’s Active Kids scheme with the launch of a similar campaign, Tesco Sport for Schools and Clubs, next month.The introduction of the sports equipment giveaway scheme coincides with the absence of Active...
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Laws takes helm of JS Northern Ireland unit
Sainsbury has named James Laws the head of its new buying unit for Northern Ireland.The retailer is setting up the dedicated regional buying unit as competition in the province looks set to intensify following Asda’s imminent entry.Since...
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So good for Sainsbury with Harvey on board
Sainsbury has snapped up former Somerfield meat buyer Tom Harvey to fill the role of chicken buyer. Harvey joins the retailer after two and a half years at Somerfield where he bought fish, poultry and red meat products.Starting as a fish...
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Feege to help growth of Somerfield fresh produce
John Feege has been named as the latest addition to Somerfield’s 11-strong fresh produce buying team.Feege is filling a post which has been vacant for two years, and will work as a category buyer for brassicas and legumes, reporting to Dominic...
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The rise of own label
Brands beware! Own label is marching on and up, says Liz HamsonSharoff believes that the retailers’ switch in focus to own label dates back to Wal-Mart’s entry into the UK market with the Asda acquisition. “It changed the dynamic....
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Glory, glory Mace united
Now that P&H has unified the Mace brand across Britain, it plans to take the fight to rival symbol groups, says Fiona McLellandPalmer & Harvey McLane has pulled off a feat that all the battles of Britain have still not managed...
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Leaping to success
In an increasingly competitive market, skilled retailers and suppliers are finding it easier to switch between jobs, says Fiona McLellandGone are the days when a young boy would leave school, join the co-op as a shelf-stacker and...
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Co-op gets local meat
Shropshire processor Embreys has secured a deal to supply locally produced beef, lamb and pork to five West Midlands Co-op stores – at Church Stretton, Copthorne, Radbrook Green, Wem and Bicton Heath.The stores began stocking supplies last...
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Cider saves rare apples
The Co-op has launched a limited edition cider, which it claims has saved two rare apple varieties from extinction.Tillington Hills Premium Dry Reserve Cider is made from English apples grown on The Co-op’s own fruit farm at Tillington in...
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Tesco’s market share increases
Tesco’s market share of the grocery sector is continuing to grow, exclusive research for The Grocer has revealed.The research, conducted by ACNielsen, found that the retail giant’s market share increased by 0.7% since May to 30.7%, although...
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M&S criticises textile quota
Marks and Spencer has had to find new factories to manufacture its knitwear since the introduction of the European Union’s textile quotas in June.The quotas were introduced as an emergency response to complaints from Italy, France, Spain and...
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Somerfield should ‘walk away’ from bid
Somerfield shareholders have urged the supermarket group to ‘walk away’ from any bids instead of accepting a cheap offer.Mark Webster from State Street Global Advisors, which owns a 3% stake in Somerfield, said: “It looks unlikely that the...
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Asda grows by 40 stores this year
As Wal-Mart released its second-quarter results this week, it said there would be 40 new Asda stores by the end of the year.Since January, 14 of these stores have already opened and the total will include the 12 former Morrisons stores in...
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Bank Machine takes over Spar ATM contract
ATM operator Bank Machine has ousted Moneybox as Spar’s preferred supplier of cash machines.Spar has refused to comment on why it needed to switch suppliers, but has said that Bank Machine proved the most professional ATM company following a...