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Sainsbury buys its third c-store chain
Sainsbury has bought its third convenience store operator, Midlands-based JB Beaumont Ltd, which ranked 48 on The Grocer’s Top 50 list.JB Beaumont has six convenience stores across the East Midlands and its turnover for the year ended May 29...
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Tesco's NPD blast
The head of alcohol buying at the country’s biggest supermarket has described 2004 as “possibly the poorest year on record” for innovation.Mark Murphy, category director at Tesco, is calling for new life to be injected into the...
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Heinz’s fresh approach to soup
Heinz is to pitch its soup brand into fresh territory by testing a new range of chilled offerings in Tesco.The move will put it head-to-head for the first time with New Covent Garden Soup, which is the leading chilled brand in the category and...
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Price moving to role atJohn Lewis Partnership
Mark Price, Waitrose’s director of selling and marketing, is leaving the upmarket food retail chain to join the main board of parent the John Lewis Partnership as development director.In light of the continued expansion of Waitrose, Price’s...
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Wheel turns at Sainsbury
A ‘Wheel of Health’ colour-coded labelling scheme will be introduced at Sainbury to help consumers make choices on healthy eating.The front-of-pack guide will be in the form of a wheel and mark levels of salt, fat, saturated fat, added sugar...
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UK not yet in Lidl’s net
Lidl is set to overtake its bitter rival Aldi as the top discounter in Europe in the next 10 years, according to a report from IGD.Last year Lidl increased its sales by 15% to E18.9bn, twice Aldi’s growth rate, and IGD estimates Lidl trebled...
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Tesco goes for low-carb label
Tesco has admitted it is jumping on the low-carb bandwagon by launching a 40-strong own label range called Carb Control as it revamps its carb-busting range and fixture for the new year slimming season.The supermarket giant had been rumoured to...
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Somerfield rolls out budget back catalogue DVDs
Somerfield is rolling out a permanent budget range of back catalogue DVDs in larger Somerfield and Kwik Save stores.The budget range occupies a standalone spinner unit in the DVD sales area with three facings holding 45 titles. It will be...
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Stax of publicity
Walkers has advertised new Pringles copycat Stax in the national press in a bid to generate a following for it among consumers.The Grocer last week revealed how Walkers had ordered a low-key trial of Stax through selected Tesco stores and...
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Tesco lauches own label low-carb range
Tesco has finally admitted it is jumping on the low-carb bandwagon by launching a 40-strong own label range called ‘Carb Control’ as it revamps its carb-busting range and fixture in time for the new year slimming season.The supermarket giant...
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Somerfield enhances links with GCT
Somerfield and chilled consolidator Grampian Country Transport (GCT) have announced that GCT has entered into an agreement with Logistics Solutions Cambs to take over the operation of its chilled distribution warehouse in Littleport, near Ely....
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Wraps head lunchtime sales at Tesco
Britons are increasingly opting for wraps instead of sandwiches, according to industry research.Statistics released by Tesco show that its egg and cress sandwich, which has been the most popular lunchtime snack for years, has been overtaken...
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OFT must probe differences in terms
from John Bowden, Wholesale Confectionery & Tobacco AllianceSir; The Alliance is concerned at the latest developments in the Office of Fair Trading’s analysis of the Sainsbury/Jacksons purchase (The Grocer, November 6, p4). It...
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O’Shea manager for English Village Salads
Geest fresh produce division has appointed Kate O’Shea to the position of general manager at English Village Salads, suppliers of Asda’s whole head salad category.She takes over from Kathryn Gray, who has moved on to become general manager...
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Asda helps lift Wal-Mart international sales by 18%
A strong performance in non-food and increased footfall and average basket size at Asda have helped to push Wal-Mart’s international sales up 18% to $13.6bn and operating profits up 23.8% to $698m in the third quarter.In food, Asda’s sales...
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Scally warns over superstores
If the Irish Republic opts for UK-style, out-of-town superstores, in a bid for cheaper groceries, there will be widesparead casualties in the independent sector, according to Musgrave group MD Seamus Scally.He told a parliamentary committee in...
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The Saturday Essay
>>the dire consequences of decriminalising theft – francis chaney, finance director, Spar retailer Lawrence HuntYou have to look back at the 1960s to understand why this country is where it is today, with crimes that carry...
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Deli-berations in the spotlight
A new look for its food halls is central to M& S’s hopes of restoring its fortunes. Ronan Hegarty checks out the Basingstoke trialBasingstoke may seem an unlikely place for the start of the great Marks and Spencer recovery under...
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Sainsbury: can it be resuscitated?
Sales at Sainsbury, once Britain’s proudest supermarket, are flatlining. There are signs that chief executive Justin King is breathing new life into the business. But is he applying the right treatment to restart its pulse? The City gives its...
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JS flags up buying British policy
Sainsbury is to relaunch its fresh produce packaging to highlight its pro-British buying policy.The labelling will incorporate information about where the food was grown, which the multiple said would make it easier for shoppers to distinguish...