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An increase in activity in Safeway and Asda has reduced Morrisons lead for the second week running from 13 percentage points to eight. There are no changes in position in the chart this week, with Safeway and Asda remaining in positions two and...
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Barber adds corporate affairs
Angela Barber is taking on the duties of Costcutter corporate affairs director Norman Walker. Barber will report direct to md Colin Graves and will be responsible for PR across the group. She will also retain her responsibilities as trading and...
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James Hall streamlines online ordering with WebSpar system
Anne Bruce Northern Spar wholesaler James Hall is to lead a technological revolution at Spar with a new web-based communications and ordering system. It will pay for all its retailers to have ISDN phone lines installed as it rolls out WebSpar...
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Top non-foods role for Evans at Sainsbury
Sainsbury has headhunted B&Q's Keith Evans for the post of non-foods director. Evans, who was trading director, showroom and building at B&Q, will report to Sainsbury's assistant md Stuart Mitchell. Group chief executive Peter Davis said: "I am...
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Shaws eyes acquisitions
Sainsbury's US supermarket chain Shaw's is to chase further acquisition opportunities this year as its growth strategy proves "very successful". Sainsbury assistant managing director Sara Weller said the 185-store chain had performed very buoyantly...
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Asda retains grip on best value crown through five years of
Five years on from its launch, The Grocer 33 shopping survey has won huge respect from across the industry as the definitive barometer of supermarket pricing. Store chiefs lavished plaudits on the survey for its fifth birthday, praising it as...
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Ian Deste has been replaced as marketing director of Coca-Co
Morrisons sales during the first 15 weeks of its current year show an increase of 10.4% and are up like-for-like 6.5%. Receivers have sold the bakery division of Aberdeen-based McIntosh of Dyce to specialist pie and cake supplier Bell Bakers,...
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Spar set for launch of updated fascia
Spar UK is poised to launch a new look fascia later this year. The group's new marketing controller Joanne Morley revealed the company would be launching the updated store exterior designs at its conference in September. It would be based on two...
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Expensive on space, heavy on wastage and a constant headache
Certainly, its space has been eroded by new formats such as the serveovers with ready to go ethnic meals in Asda and Morrisons, rotisseries serving roasted poultry in Sainsbury, plus the extensive fresh food to go' counters in Safeway's larger new...
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Lidl is an ad heavyweight
Sainsbury is the biggest spender on advertising so far this year, according to the latest data from Nielsen Media Research. Although Sainsbury's ad spend for the three months to the end of March was down 15.8% on the period last year, its...
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M&S tech offers to cut the cost of bank chargebacks
Marks and Spencer has tied up with technology provider Retail Decisions to market a system to help retailers cut the cost of bank chargebacks resulting from fraud or error. When a transaction is queried by a card issuer or consumer because of a...
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Fresco turns into cafe bar
Safeway has abandoned plans for a chain of Cafe Fresco restaurants and instead will convert the concept into a cafe bar after piloting a compact version in Welywn Garden City in Hertfordshire last December. The smaller cafe format is licensed, but...
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Woolworths simplification casts doubt on Spar venture
Anne Bruce Woolworths is deciding whether to call time on its new Spar partnership as it re-absorbs Woolworths' General Stores into its main chain portfolio. It will start by removing General Stores fascias from up to nine of its 19 General Stores...
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Northern boost as group acquires GT Smith chain
Elaine Watson The Co-operative Group has boosted its estate in the north with the acquisition of West Yorkshire based GT Smith, its second major deal in the region in five weeks. With annual sales topping £37m, GT is a major player in West...
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manchester picking depot shuts
Sainsbury's online shopping service is shutting its picking centre in Gorton, Manchester. A spokeswoman said the depot was being closed because the chain's stores in Manchester had been reinvigorated and were now capable of offering the picking...
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Entire own label range will be Quality Checked
Exclusive John Wood Sainsbury is introducing a new quality label across its entire own brand food range of 19,000 products. The Quality Checked campaign will consist of a new logo and a statement about quality which will appear on all own label...
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M&S seeks out bigger stores for its Simply Food format
Anne Bruce Marks and Spencer is to continue putting its Simply Food format into bigger stores. This is because the M&S food range does not fit comfortably with a convenience store footprint. Food business unit director Justin King said a number...
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Tesco dismisses fears of red tape clamp
Tesco has played down reports that its progress in Thailand could be stymied by government restrictions on store opening hours and pricing policies. A spokesman confirmed Tesco and other foreign retailers had met deputy commerce minister Newin...
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Brands display chart mobility but Coca-Cola hangs on to that
Safeway has moved up the chart to second place, reducing Morrisons lead in the top spot to 13 percentage points and forcing Asda down to number three. The rest of the chart remains stable. Activity in Safeway focuses most heavily on the household...
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Budweiser 24 x 330ml Price promotion £13.98 Side stack Asda Cadbury's Chocolate 200g 2 for £1.50 Side stack Asda Cadbury's Chocolate Football Price promotion £4.99 ...