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Sainsbury’s workers accept pay offer
Warehouse workers at a Sainsbury’s distribution centre in Merseyside have voted to accept a pay offer, bringing an end to a month’s industrial action at the site. The new pay rate of £7.50 per hour is to be linked to improved productivity at...
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PayPoint maverick steps up rebellion
Costcutter retailer Romesh Perera has stepped up his dispute with PayPoint after it suspended his terminal because he surcharged utility customers 10p per transaction (The Grocer, Jan 24, p5).Perera said it was costing him money to provide the...
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Sainsbury in talks to buy TM Retail
City sources have confirmed that Sainsbury is in talks to buy the 1,201-store TM Retail chain.A source close to the deal said the price tag was £200m to £250m, not £130m as Sainsbury was reported to be offering in the press last weekend....
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Fingleton upbraided for ‘undermining’ the law
The head of an Irish state agency has been accused of undermining the law by calling for the ban on below-cost selling to be abolished, following last week’s conviction of Tesco and Dunnes Stores for illegal discounting (The Grocer, Jan 24,...
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Salt levels ignorance
Research commissioned by Sainsbury to coincide with Salt Awareness Day suggests 90% of consumers don’t know the safe limits for salt intake.Only 10% of those questioned knew the correct Food Standards Agency dietary target of 6g salt a day in...
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CJ Lang chases 17 Spar stores
Scottish Spar wholesaler CJ Lang is chasing a top 10 slot in The Grocer Top 50 through a deal to acquire 17 stores from Spar retailer AJ Gillespie.The deal – at the due diligence stage – would boost turnover at CJ Lang’s company-owned stores...
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New board at Londis
Five new non-executive directors have been appointed to the board at Londis following criticism that existing board members have not acted in the best interests of retailers.Four of the appointments – Rick Bailey, Rodney Braxton, Mike Howe and...
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Suppliers yet to be convinced by Tesco’s media channel
Tesco is removing branded point-of-sale material at shelf as it seeks to position its stores as media vehicles. But convincing brand manufacturers to view it as a media channel is not easy. Philip Rooke, media director of Tesco.com, who is...
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Somerfield’s franchise deal
Somerfield is to unveil full details of its franchise package at the Convenience Retailing Show at the NEC, Birmingham, from March 14 to 17.Somerfield’s business director for franchise, Norman Kears, has been developing the package since he...
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Chip and PIN roll-out
Chip and PIN-enabled credit and debit cards have been issued to eight million people and are being accepted by 100,000 businesses, according to figures from the UK Chip and PIN Programme.However, Safeway is the only multiple to have...
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Tesco takes London
Adminstore delivers the capital to Tesco. Siân Harrington reportsTesco’s £53.7m acquisition of Adminstore barely affected its share of the convenience market but in terms of customer catchment it means inner London is now under...
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Digital on the double
Encouraged by the favourable results from its trial of promotions-based instore screen advertising, Spar plans to roll it out to more stores. Siân Harrington reportsAs Tesco approaches the first anniversary of its digital media...
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The promise of provenance
A new Sainsbury store in Belfast is committed to sourcing from the province. Rod Addy reportsThere’s more to come with the opening of a 1,000 sq ft in-store pharmacy in March and a series of in-store events planned....
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Asda’s top buyers walk the floor
Senior fresh produce managers have found themselves stacking shelves as part of a new initiative in Asda.The entire head office fresh produce team took over the roles of the shop floor staff for a week at the retailer’s York store recently....
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‘Cattle must be shaped for steak’
The growth of single-person households is set to change the shape of the UK’s beef animals, according to Sainsbury’s livestock manager.Demand for traditional short, heavy-boned animals with large rumps would fall by the wayside as steak meat...
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Tesco to raise more cash
Tesco is said to be in talks to sell up to £600m of property to Topland, the private property group run by Sol Zakay, through the sale and leaseback of its stores.According to a report in The Times, the deal could involve Tesco selling about...
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M&S to open Per Una stores
Marks and Spencer could roll out up to 10 stand-alone stores this year to sell its Per Una women’s fashion range designed by George Davies.Press reports said that the first store is expected to open in London this summer.The reports...
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Sainsbury plans IT savings
Sainsbury said that a plans to buy the IT services intermediary Swan Infrastructure would reduce net costs by £25m starting from its 2004 financial year.Sainsbury group chief executive, Sir Peter Davis, said the move would simplify the...
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Tesco expands in Scotland
Tesco has opened its largest store in Scotland and its first to offer self-scan checkouts north of the border.Tesco Extra in Cumbernauld will compete with a nearby Asda to offer shoppers a 24-hour service. Meanwhile, Asda has won...
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Playing the field
n Carrying on like this, Asda is clearly thinking of partnering up with someone, some day. Andrew Pring wonders why the engagements keep collapsing In its ability to surprise rivals and observers alike, Asda is the joker in the retail pack. Last...