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Sprout the difference
Sainsbury will introduce Brussels sprouts to its Taste The Difference premium range for the first time this Christmas.The retailer said the sprouts had a distinctive nutty flavour and a natural sweetness that would make them popular even with...
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Innovation in turkey hailed
The big four retailers plus Somerfield and the Co-op have been shortlisted in the Retailer of the Year category in this year’s British Turkey Awards.A record 145 entries were received for the 10 categories in the awards scheme, which this year...
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M&S “on the right track”
Marks and Spencer is “on the right track”, despite a seventh straight quarter of falling sales, chief executive, Stuart Rose, has said.Speaking at the retailer’s annual general meeting yesterday, Rose told shareholders that he was quietly...
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M&S foods sales reverse downward trend
Food sales at Marks and Spencer increased by 5% for the 14 weeks to July 9, reversing a downward trend for the retailer.In a trading statement issued to the City this morning ahead of its annual general meeting this afternoon, M&S said that...
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Co-op bans MSG and food colourings
The Co-operative Group has banned monosodium glutamate and certain food colourings from its own label products as part of its Shopping With Attitude campaign.The ban covers 12 new colourings, which takes the co-op’s list of banned colourings in...
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JS engine for deflation
Justin King’s strategy of cutting prices at Sainsbury is making the chain more competitive. But new research by The Grocer shows it is fuelling deflationary pressures on prices as a whole.Sainsbury’s prices have been slashed by 5% year-on-year...
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Taking it to extremes
Retailers will have to go up or down for growthThere is room for growth in today’s Tesco-dominated grocery environment, but retailers will have to go to extremes – either upmarket or discount – to achieve it, delegates at The Grocer’s Going for...
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Convenience: the new battleground
Despite the multiples’ entry into convenience, there is still plenty of scope for growth for other retailers – if suppliers adapt their products and packaging, delegates at the conference heard.Somerfield head of formats Doug Hall identified...
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Irish retailers’ profits soaring
Profits in the Republic of Ireland’s wholesale and retail grocery sector may be higher than 11.3bn a year, according to the Department of Finance.It is the first official estimate, as the major supermarkets – Tesco, Dunnes, Superquinn, Aldi and...
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Lidl takes on protesters in bid for store support
Lidl is turning the tables on residents protesting against supermarket store openings – by striking up its own list of supporters’ names.The discounter has launched a petition and held an open day in an effort to drum up support for a new store...
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Cheesewright, Clarke returning to Asda fold
David Cheesewright and Andy Clarke are returning to the Asda fold as the number two retailer aims to become a leaner, meaner fighting machine.
Asda president Andy Bond drafted in the duo after admitting this week that the company had “got a bit… -
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Two senior assistants to drive Scotmid
Scotmid’s chief executive John Brodie has made two new senior appointments to help him take the Scottish co-op society forward.Colin McLean, former MD of Boots Services, signed on the dotted line this week to become Scotmid’s head of trading....
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A low summer season
Sainsbury’s efforts to become leaner and fitter have become the engine for deflation in grocery, as Ronan Hegarty explainsIncreasing competition between the big multiples and seasonal price-cutting on key lines have combined to drag...
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Research Notes
>>household spend is upThe UK butter and spreads market is showing 3.9% growth. The average household is now spending £1.30 more than the previous year. The multiple grocers are driving this increase with Somerfield, Tesco and...
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Somerfield offer angers brewers
Brewers are outraged at Somerfield’s latest beer price promotion, believed to be the lowest ever recorded in retail.The deal involved Interbrew, Coors and Carlsberg brands and offered any two packs of 20 cans of 440ml Carling, 20 bottles of...
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M&S gives Reid extra role
Marks and Spencer has appointed Syd Reid as category manager for wine and drinks, marking the fourth change to the position in two years.Reid will add the responsibility to his existing role of category manager for the retailer’s flowers and...
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M&S sells Lifestore
Marks and Spencer has sold its Lifestore in Gateshead to Danish furniture retailer Ilva.The 70,000 sq ft store opened in February 2004 with the aim of breaking new ground in retailing.However, the store’s ‘trendy’ concept, with relax...
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morrisons never ‘forgot’ the people
from Mike Greenwood, personnel and training director, MorrisonsSir; Steve Crabb’s uninformed views in the article ‘Don’t forget the people’ (The Grocer, June 18, p76) belittle the effort, skills and enthusiasm of the many people...