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Heart of England Co-op gets new chief executive
The Heart of England Co-op has chosen Ali Kurji as chief executive, succeeding Richard Samson who left to take up the same role at Ipswich and Norwich Co-op.Kurji will be responsible for overseeing the society’s food retail stores, totalling 12...
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Dungannon loses JS beef
Sainsbury is cutting Dungannon Meats out of its fresh beef supply chain and will in future source all of its fresh beef from Anglo Beef Processors.The move, which follows a similar rationalisation exercise in Sainsbury’s milk supply chain, was...
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Waitrose roll-out
A new range of traditional French yogurts and desserts sold in re-usable ceramic pots is set to be launched in the UK.The premium-priced range from South of France producer La Fermière comprises five set yogurts – Lemon, Honey, Vanilla,...
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Dungannon Meats lose Sainsbury beef business
Sainsbury is to cut Dungannon Meats out of its fresh beef supply chain as it moves to source all of its fresh beef from Anglo Beef Processors.Dungannon immediately announced plans to close its Elmgrove Foods facility in Belfast with the loss of...
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British tomato prices plummet
Retail prices for British tomatoes have crashed, according to Sainsbury buyer Tristan Kitchener. Speaking at the sector’s annual conference, he said prices had fallen by up to 45% compared with last season,“This week last year, loose...
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City braced for bad news
Investors will be bracing themselves for bad news in the next two weeks as three major food retailers prepare to release trading updates.Marks and Spencer and the Big Food Group will release their second-quarter trading figures on Tuesday...
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ADM Londis gets capital for growth
ADM Londis, the Irish c-store franchise group, is to convert from a co-operative to an unlisted public company, enabling retailers to buy and sell shares in the company.The change in corporate structure, approved by members in a weekend vote,...
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Pressure for Jacksons probe
As The Grocer went to press this week, a delegation from the Federation of Wholesale Distributors was meeting OFT officials in a bid to block Sainsbury’s takeover of the Jacksons c-store chain.The delegation comprised Musgrave UK boss Eoin...
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JS puts pedal to metal online
Sainsbury has upgraded its consumer website following research that showed its online shoppers want a quicker ordering process. The improvements include the ability for shoppers to look back at previous orders and the easier identification of...
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Asda non-food Living format debuts
Asda has opened its first standalone general merchandise store. Asda Living at Crown Wharf Retail Park, in Walsall town centre, will be followed by two further trial stores under development. One, measuring 30,000 sq ft, is due to open at...
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Co-op enters Sedgley fray
The West Midlands Co-op has opened in Sedgley after spending £600,000 on refurbishing a former Safeway store bought from Morrisons for £7m. This new store, in the centre of Sedgley, faces fierce competition and it needs to attract previous...
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It’s crunch time for the OFT
A grim future lies ahead for independents unless the regulatory environment changes. Events may be brought to a head by the sale of a tranche of Iceland stores says John WoodEver since the OFT waved through Tesco’s takeover of T& S...
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Tesco nurtures a test bed for new ideas
Tesco’s flagship store in the Czech Republic is in Veselska, a suburb of Prague. Built five years ago, the 120,000 sq ft store is the largest of Tesco’s 18 stores in the country and is seen very much as a test bed for new ideas on ranging, layout...
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Cooltrader acquires Poundfreeze
Cooltrader, the freezer chain set up by former Iceland boss Malcolm Walker, has almost doubled its store base with the acquisition of West Midlands chain Poundfreeze.The eight-store deal boosts Cooltrader’s estate to 20 stores, said buying...
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Cooltrader acquires Poundfreeze
Cooltrader, the freezer chain set up by former Iceland boss Malcolm Walker, has almost doubled its store base with the acquisition of West Midlands chain Poundfreeze.The eight-store deal boosts Cooltrader’s estate to 20 stores, said buying...
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Asda’s non-food Living format debuts
Asda has launched its first store under the Asda Living general merchandise format today, at Crown Wharf Retail Park in Walsall town centre in the west Midlands.Two further trial stores are under development. The second, measuring 30,000 sq...
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Sainsbury finance chief quits
Sainsbury’s finance director Roger Matthews, yesterday became the seventh board member to quit the company since the start of the year.Matthews has been with the company for five years and will leave the supermarket group at the end of its...
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M&S acquired Per Una business
Marks & Spencer continues with its road to recovery programme with its recent announcement that it has acquired the Per Una brand and company from George Davis for £125m.George Davis will continue to be responsible for the business and will...
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Tesco RFID delayed until Christmas
Tesco is preparing to introduce its RFID tracking by the end of the year, having been delayed by the setting of global standards for technology, according to a spokesperson.“We will work with our suppliers in a working group that will be set...
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retailers’ exposure to abuse unchecked
from Shamus Lehal, Londis retailerSir; Phil Thomas’ letter (Retail’s role in curbing alcohol abuse, The Grocer, September 25, p28) is a typical head-in-sand response from officialdom.While I agree with him that retailers have to...