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row over margins will not go away
from Kevin Hunt, MD of Spar retailer Lawrence Hunt & CoSir; With reference to last week’s feature on PayPoint, the row over margins to retailers will not go away until they reach a level that is acceptable to...
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Spice limit rethink
Tesco has signed up 50 spice ingredient companies to its list of provisional suppliers, one week after the deadline for applications passed.The creation of the list, an accredited roster from which its suppliers are obligated to choose spice...
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Discontent rife at depots
The supermarket distribution network is heading for turmoil following a series of rows over increased pressures on workers.Scanning technology, introduced at Tesco’s Thurrock depot and now being used by Sainsbury, sparked outrage this week at...
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Asda is still the champion
Ronan HegartyIt’s official: Asda has emerged as the UK’s cheapest supermarket for an amazing eighth year in a row. The result means that Asda has won the award every year since we launched The Grocer 33 shopping survey in 1997.It met some...
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Franchising put on hold
Somerfield has said that plans to grow its franchise operation have been put on hold. There are currently five independent Somerfield Essentials franchise holders and seven TM Retail stores trading under the name. A further 23 c-stores...
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Wal-Mart eyes Republic
Wal-Mart already has its eyes on a move into the Irish Republic following Asda’s acquisition of 12 Safeways from Morrisons in Northern Ireland this week.Speaking to The Grocer before the annual shareholders’ convention in Bentonville,...
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Sainsbury rolls out TV into Jacksons stores
Sainsbury is rolling out an in-store TV network into a further 60 Jacksons stores this month, a year after the convenience retailer piloted the media channel. The move brings the number of Jacksons stores with screens to 100. Sales increases of...
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Imports offer wider choice
Beer drinkers will have a wider choice this summer, with the launch of two imported brews.Weissbier Etalon will be available in Tesco after the beer won the Best New Imported Beer category in the chain’s Brewing Awards in 2004. Steve Holt,...
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M&S enters Russian market
Marks and Spencer will open its first store in Russia in the Autumn.The retailer said that it would be opening a store in Moscow with its franchise partner FIBA.The store will predominantly sell clothes but more products from the M&S...
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Slazenger enters fray
Sports brand Slazenger is moving into grocery with the launch of energy snacks and drinks in Waitrose from July.The range, comprising sports hydration drinks in Spring water, Citrus Red and Orange & Passionfruit variants and strawberry...
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Sainsbury contracts out distribution centre
Sainsbury has handed over the management of operations at its south-east London distribution centre to logistics company Exel.Exel won the contract to manage operations at the centre in Charlton, and will aim to increase efficiency and the...
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Asda buys Safeway Northern Ireland stores
Asda has acquired 12 Safeway stores in Northern Ireland from Morrisons, as predicted in this week’s Grocer.The agreement, announced this morning, will see Asda acquire 12 Safeway stores for £73.6m in cash plus the value of fuel stocks at the...
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Delivery costs slashed
The Co-operative Group hopes the purchase of 40 new trailers as part of an overhaul of its logistics network will result in quicker deliveries to stores and better availability.Its distribution arm, Co-operative Retail Logistics (CRL), has...
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Asda to distinguish treats from healthy
Asda is planning to launch a new kids’ food range, which will distinguish between healthy and treat-only products, The Grocer has learned.The range, called Great Stuff, is still in development, but Asda has applied to register the name and logo...
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Suppliers’ spice move fury
Spice companies are up in arms after attempts by Tesco to steamroller through an initiative giving it control of ingredients purchasing.The multiple has banned primary own brand suppliers from using spice firms that do not comply with its new...
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Morrice quits as MD of Aberness Group
Stanley Morrice, managing director of Aberness Group, will be leaving the company at the end of the month.The announcement follows Palmer & Harvey McLane’s acquisition of the Scottish Mace wholesale business from Somerfield last...
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Bigger Spar role for Hird
Spar UK has promoted Tina Hird to the position of trading controller, after a restructure of the Spar trading department.The shake-up has combined the Spar brand and proprietary buying functions to provide an overall category approach. The...
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Tesco advertising head retires with high praise
Tesco’s head of advertising, Robin Gray, is retiring after working with the supermarket for 32 years.Brand marketing manager Paula Withell, who has been with Tesco for two years, has been promoted to the position of head of advertising....
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Feeling the City heat..
...but Sir Ken had many backers at the agm, says Ronan HegartyFrom the large number of burly security men at Morrisons’ agm in Bradford, you would have been forgiven for thinking chairman Sir Ken Morrison expected trouble.But...
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Tesco may want his lunch but Rose has other plans
A year since he took up the helm at M&S Stuart Rose is out to make its business less schizophrenic, as he tells Siân HarringtonStuart Rose is visibly tired after a week in which he has been scrutinised on everything from whether...