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Alcoholic drinks dominate our promotional chart this month
Budweiser and Heineken share the top of the chart. Both brands focus predominantly upon multibuy offers, with Budweiser featuring heavily in Londis and Heineken leaning more towards Spar. The promotions being run by Beck's, Carling and Red Square...
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Beer and lager sustain drinks
Though Morrisons and Safeway remain at numbers one and two respectively, Morrisons has pulled further ahead of the field and extended its lead to six percentage points. Asda moves up one place to number three, forcing Tesco down one spot. ...
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And the winner is ...
The Grocer’s readers have voted Marks and Spencer chairman Luc Vandevelde as their personality of the year.Every September, readers vote for the person they think has shown clear leadership and achievement, and who, as a result, has made the...
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Sainsbury re-opens Cardiff store
Sainsbury has re-opened its newly refurbished and extended store in Cardiff following a £7.8m make-over.The Colchester Avenue store is the first Sainsbury’s in Wales to stock Jeff & Co clothing and there is a new homeshop section with...
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Restaurant shelf life
Pizza Express has a big slice of the retail market but its success is proving hard for shareholders to swallow. Sales of its pizzas in Sainsbury have grown to 140,000 a week – well up on the chain’s original estimates of just 40,000 – but it has not...
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Smith quits Somerfield
Somerfield has said that market conditions have worsened and taken its toll on market growth, and that Alan Smith has quit as the company’s chief executive.The country’s fifth largest supermarket group with some 1,300 Somerfield and Kwik...
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Loyalty schemes have a bright future say young grocery manag
As the Nectar loyalty scheme is launched amid much hype and Tesco boosts its Clubcard offer through a tie-in with the TV show Who Wants to be a Millionnaire, IGD quizzed 840 Leading Edge members on their views of loyalty cards (Reader Panel, page...
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Enfield's a snug fit for Morrison
The latest step in Morrisons' continued expansion from its heartland has brought it to the grocery battleground of Enfield.Morrisons' recently opened third store inside the M25 brings it into the heartland of the big two. In choosing a location...
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Points that add up
A new survey sheds fresh light on the priorities, aspirations and role models of industry chiefs Tesco, Asda and Procter & Gamble are the three companies most admired by the UK's top retail and manufacturing bosses. When asked which companies...
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Exclusive Philadelphia coup for Tesco
Mary Carmichael Kraft Foods has done a deal with Tesco to bring out an exclusive limited edition variant of its Philadelphia soft cheese brand. The Blue Cheese spread, made with Danish Blue, will be available in the chain's stores from now...
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Beauty and the bogof a fine pair
Competition within the retailer chart has increased this week. Morrisons remains at the top of the chart but just two percentage points ahead of Safeway at number two. Tesco also moves up the chart to take third place and this, along with...
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New format hopes for Iceland
Elaine Watson Big Food Group boss Bill Grimsey brushed off dismal second quarter trading figures from Iceland with an upbeat progress report from Booker and reassurances that reformatted Iceland stores were delivering strong returns. While...
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Safeway's Halal first
Ed Bedington Authentic Halal meat is now on offer in Safeway stores across the country. The retailer launched the range of chicken and lamb products this week, and claims it is the largest offered by any supermarket in the UK. The own...
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Somerfield takes Back
Rod Addy Somerfield group finance director Martin Gatto is resigning as a director next week after nine years working for the multiple. Somerfield has recruited Budgens' group finance director Steven Back to replace him. Gatto worked...
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Hit or miss? Persil Black Velvet
Brand owner Lever Faberge does not seem enthusiastic about the peformance of Persil Black Velvet, but perhaps it should be, because at least one of the major multiles has been impressed enough to launch a me-too version.A Sainsbury spokesman...
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Budgens goes for £1bn
Elaine Watson Budgens' new owner Musgrave has pledged to double the size of the business in five years to take turnover beyond the £1bn mark. Growth will come from a two-pronged strategy of injecting more resources into the Budgens Local...
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Ahead with headsets
The North Eastern and Cumbrian Co-op is to roll out a communications headset in all its 140 c-stores to improve security and customer service. The Quail Digital wireless and hands-free headset is voice activated and enables staff on the shop...
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Asda will go live with a new reverse logistics system to han
The chain has taken over 50,000 sq ft of space at a site in Lutterworth where it will co-ordinate the return of goods to manufacturers, or sell them on  usually to overseas buyers. Asda general manager for electronics Ged Taylor said it was...
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Safeway niche fervour
Rosie Davenport Safeway is turning to niche brews from around the world to broaden consumers' tastes and encourage trial in the beer aisles. The chain is introducing 60 new beers brewed in a number of countries, including a new range from...