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Lidl drums up support for its debut in Orkney Islands
Hard discounter Lidl is hoping to open its most northerly UK store in the Orkneys by next February.The retailer held a public meeting in Kirkwall in a bid to drum up support for the proposed store in the town. Gordon Greens, a Lidl sales...
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End in sight for store war
Tesco is to re-open its controversial Slough Extra store next month and close its neighbouring superstore to avoid intervention from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).Tesco said last year that it would sell the superstore once refurbishment was...
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VAT haven closing
Tesco has indicated it may have to rethink its online offer if the Jersey government cracks down on businesses sourcing VAT-free products from the island.Tesco launched Tesco Jersey last December as a means of driving down prices of non-food...
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Well, nobody does it better...
The anti-Tesco lobbying may have been intensifying in recent weeks – but suppliers believe it would be wrong for the competition authorities or government to launch a specific inquiry into the market position of Britain’s top retailer.Many...
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Morrisons still losing its hold
As we finally move into summer weather, many retailers are waiting in anticipation for seasonal sales uplifts. Even so, topline retail sales growth in the grocery multiples has been relatively good at 4.8% in the three months up to the beginning of...
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Mace empire is carved up
Spar and Palmer & Harvey McLane appear to have ended up splitting what was left of Somerfield’s beleaguered Mace empire pretty much evenly between them.Delivered wholesale operator P&H – which grabbed the rights to the Mace fascia in...
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Tesco’s GI guru leaves project leader post
Hamish Renton, project leader for a number of Tesco health-related initiatives, has left the retail giant.A spokeswoman for Tesco confirmed that the search was on for his replacement.Although the spokeswoman was unable to confirm which...
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Waitrose announces buying pack reshuffle
Supermarket group Waitrose has made a number of key changes to its buying team.As part of the reshuffle, Suzanna Duke has been promoted to the role of head of buying services. She is currently central buyer for household and petrol, and will...
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Buyers break the ice and boost frozen fare
This month, the very best buyers in the frozen foods category are nominated by suppliers. Fiona McLelland reportsTesco has come out top with two of its buyers voted among the Six of the Best this month. The Grocer asked suppliers of...
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Not so good, but better
Somerfield has struggled to reverse its fortunes, but is it seen as a prize worth winning, ask Rachel Barnes & Fiona McLellandUnited Co-operatives’ surprise decision to pull out of the race for Somerfield – just seven weeks after...
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Tesco chiefs fend off a plague of locusts
The Tesco shareholders’ meeting offered a chance for protestors to ambush management, says Beth BrooksThere were rumours of a mass demonstration, but only a handful of protestors from Friends of the Earth and Action Aid gathered on...
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Tates’ fresh look boosts sales
An initiative to boost fresh produce takings in Spar stores has resulted in a sales uplift of almost a third in 12 months.Central Meridian Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore undertook a “root and branch overhaul” of its fresh produce offer last...
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Wine brands chill out for summer
Brands including Fetzer and Jacob’s Creek are introducing wine cooling innovations to compete with chilled beer in preparation for this summer’s heatwave.Producer Fetzer Vineyards is offering a re-usable Cool-Air tube to Sainsbury shoppers...
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Rosé wines in the pink
Morrisons is taking advantage of the growing demand for rosé wine through its summer Drink Pink promotion.The promotion will run until mid July, with offers available across the whole of the rosé range, such as £1.50 off Fetzer Syrah Rosé....
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Tunnel collapses under planned Tesco store
A railway tunnel has partially collapsed under the site of a Tesco store currently being built in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire.The 35,000 sq ft store and car park is being built on land above the tunnel, after Tesco received approval to...
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Sainsbury to launch credit card
Sainsbury is launching a credit card in a joint effort with American Express.The Amex-Nectar card will be launched in September and is designed to be the most lucrative award scheme available. Customers who use the card will earn...
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Tesco’s market dominance confirmed
Tesco’s dominance in the supermarket sector has been confirmed, with latest figures from market research agency TNS echoing previous data.TNS data revealed yesterday found that Tesco recorded a market share of 30.3% in the three months to...
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Asda ups ante in price war
Fiona McLellandAsda is seizing the initiative in the battle on price in a bid to retain the upper hand over arch rival Tesco. The number two retailer was already following up its eighth successive Grocer 33 pricing survey win with a...
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Fresh assault on UK giants
Liberal Democrat international development spokesman Andrew George and environment campaign group Friends of the Earth have joined forces to launch a fresh assault against Britain’s supermarket giants.In particular, they say Tesco has created...
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Waitrose trials extended hours
Waitrose is trialling extended opening hours in a move that could see it keeping its doors open as long as its major rivals.The chain’s relocated West Ealing store will be the first to open from 8am to 10pm on Thursdays and Fridays, with...