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Asda digs local produce
Sales of Welsh potatoes at Asda stores in Wales rose 40% this year on the back of its initiative to promote all things local. Pembrokeshire potatoes were sold at all of Asda’s 15 stores in Wales, backed by a promotional campaign celebrating...
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M&S recruits for Christmas
Marks and Spencer is to recruit 12,500 extra employees during the run-up to and over the busy Christmas period. An in-store poster campaign asks applicants to call their local M&S for a phone interview. This will include a multiple-choice...
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Hays trucks on for Waitrose
Waitrose has renewed two contracts for distribution of its ambient, fresh and frozen foods with logistics group Hays.The contracts – worth over £200m in total – will run for five years. Hays serves 43% of Waitrose stores for ambient...
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Londis adds premium beers
Londis has added a selection of speciality beers and premium lagers to its offering in the run-up to for Christmas,Trading controller for beers at Londis, Martin Swadling, said: “As with wines, consumers are now more educated about beers and...
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Londis looks to chillers
Londis will remerchandise chillers at members’ stores for free to boost the category that has margin returns of 25%.Following a £2.5m investment at its RDC operations, Londis has increased the guaranteed date-life of over 100 short-life...
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Small store MP lobby
An all-party parliamentary Small Shops Group has been formed to press home the concerns of the sector to MPs.Current issues include the impact of a Safeway takeover, the level of retail crime and violence and the mounting burden of red...
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Deal-seekers catch a cold at Asda
Sales of cold and flu remedies start to rise dramatically during the autumn. Although the category may be relatively small, we recorded an average of 46 SKUs per store,and the retail profit per square metre is quite attractive.While advance...
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Self-scan revolution
Self-scanning will become as popular as ATMs, predicted Sainsbury MD Stuart Mitchell.He said: “ATMs have become so popular hardly anyone goes to a bank teller any more. Self-scanning will bring about a change as...
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Jamie Oliver to endorse Olivado
New Zealand avocado oil brand Olivado has scored a major coup – by signing up celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.The TV star and Sainsbury’s advertising frontman has agreed to endorse the brand after discovering it during a trip to New Zealand two...
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organic squeeze?
Organics is jealously guarding its space as functional and fairly traded foods appeal to similar consumer aspirations. Helen Gregory reportsRichard Dent, Asda’s grocery speciality food buyer, agrees that it has had to rethink...
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RFID makes M&S supplies fresher
Marks and Spencer says it now sells fresher food following the introduction of RFID technology in its supply chain in August 2002.IT director Stuart Senior said it had tagged 2.5 million of the plastic crates it uses to ship fresh and...
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Sir Ken silent as shadow of no Morrisons bid falls
Top retailers have this week raised the spectre of the Safeway doomsday scenario becoming a reality – with Morrisons deciding to walk away from a deal and no other bidders coming into play.Speaking at the IGD annual convention, John von...
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The Grocer Cup goes to Sir Ken
Readers of this magazine have voted Sir Ken Morrison as the grocery industry’s most admired business leader.Sir Ken, who runs Morrisons, picked up The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement at the IGD Food Industry Awards in...
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Tesco strong on beauty
Tesco reclaims its place at the top of the fascia chart this week closely followed by Asda which has moved up to second place.Tesco is particularly strong on health and beauty promotions, while Asda features good displays of soft drinks and...
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BeingKen Morrison
Siân Harrington tries to get inside the head of the man who is Morrisons as he approaches the critical stage of his Safeway bid“Win, lose or draw in the Safeway saga, we have a strong company well equipped to continue to prosper in...
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Minding Baugur’s millions
Jón Scheving has a £100m war chest to invest. Anne Bruce probes his intentionsBaugur overseas investments MD, Jón Scheving, is marauding through a tin of Tesco Finest biscuits. Cue a discourse on Tesco’s pricing policy. “Not...
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Spar supplies MoD one-stop shop
Spar has opened a 400 sq ft c-store at one of the MoD’s new one-stop shops combining a retail, catering and leisure offer at military bases.The development, at RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire, is part of the MoD’s new Pay As You Dine initiative,...
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Acquisition drive for CJ Lang
Stalled expansion plans by Scotland’s largest independent retailer look set to kick into action in the next few weeks, as a raft of new initiatives begin to bear fruit.Spar’s Scottish principal, CJ Lang, announced plans to double its...
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Somerfield ramps up fish range
Somerfield has boosted its fish range with 14 new lines after a major review. The new lines include a Scottish range, tailored to the specific needs of this market and following in the steps of the chain’s West Country fish range. A new...
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Room for manoeuvre
Despite being a vociferous advocate of all things non food, Asda intends to steer clear of larger electrical goods, sticking to a few smaller items like toasters and kettles. "Our philosophy is to stock items which are part of someone's weekly...