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    Buying in all categories except meat, fruit and veg and cert

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Asda is nearing completion of a transfer of its Asda@tHome home shopping operations from depot to store. It has upgraded all 13 stores and is scaling up the range of delivery slots. Sainsbury this week opened its 36th Local store in Battersea...

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    Waitrose no to ethics rank

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has rejected a leading research body's attempts to rank its ethical policies against those of its supermarket competitors. The other big supermarkets have agreed to take part in the new annual Race to the Top independent annual monitor of...

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    Lazenby's lowers the fat

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Sausage producer Cranswick has added a Better Because.. low fat premium pork sausage to its Lazenby's range. On shelf in Sainsbury this week, the newcomer goes into other multiples next month. With less than 3% fat and a minimum of 90% meat, it...

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    Alcoholic drinks brands top the chart and give Morrisons a l

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons again leads the fascia chart with alcoholic drink promotions still highly prominent. Price promotions and bogof offers have been used extensively by Morrisons although its lead in the chart has been cut to under 10%. Tesco's rise up the...

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    Aggressive Lidl keeps up cracking new store pace

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Anne Bruce Secretive hard discounter Lidl has doubled its UK portfolio since 2001, bucking declining numbers in the UK discount sector and leaving longer established competitors Aldi and Netto behind. A source said Lidl was "approaching 350 stores...

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    Tesco Ireland baffled' by union staff loss fear

    2002-04-20T00:00:00Z

    Tesco Ireland has dismissed claims from shopworkers' union Mandate that retail staff turnover rates are spiralling out of control. Mandate president Owen Nulty told union conference delegates in Tralee, County Kerry, that nine out of every 10...

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    Co-operative Group passes asylum profit to charities

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has handed over profit from food vouchers used by asylum seekers in its stores to refugee charities. It donated £20,000 this week as the government scrapped its controversial refugee voucher system. Some £17,000 has gone to...

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    Tesco and Asda to follow Sainsbury with trials of radio fre

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    UK multiples are lining up to test source tagging technologies in collaboration with academic and commercial body the Auto-ID centre. Sainsbury is leading the way by announcing plans to introduce source tagging throughout its supply chain (see p4)....

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    Republic of Ireland

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    New Irish wholesaling force formed Two wholesaling groups in the Republic of Ireland have joined forces to fight off the growing dominance of market leaders BWG and Musgraves. Associated National Distributors ­ Keencost and the National Wholesale...

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    Woolworths and Spar go for deeper relationship

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Spar is to extend its partnership with Woolworths, opening concessions in 50 "local" Woolworths high street stores this year. And it is in talks with Big W to install branded concessions at Woolworths' hypermarket stores. It already has...

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    Patak Menu range axed by Sainsbury

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    EXCLUSIVE Simon Mowbray Indian food brand Patak's has halted production of its Restaurant Menu for 2 range of premium chilled ready meals because they have been axed by Sainsbury, The Grocer has learned. The company is now pinning its hopes of...

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    Tesco in top form' as share rises

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco was this week eagerly telling the City how its market share had grown "significantly" in the past year. In particular, its executives flagged up the last quarter of its financial year, saying it was the multiple's best for five years in terms...

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    m arks and spencer

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    City thumbs up to M&S's performance Analysts agreed Marks and Spencer's dark days are over as it released its latest trading statement this week. Like-for-like sales were up 10.6% on last year while food sales increased 6%, or 4.5% on a...

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    Spar set to shout about value with Real Deals

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Spar is planning to spend £2.25m on marketing in the next year, with more TV advertising and new PoS material to make stores "stand out and be recognised". Activity scheduled for the next year will include three two-week bursts of the Spar...

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    Waitrose flags up sources

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose is individually identifying dessert apples by variety and source with a new colour coded sticker in a move which will rationalise the style of labels used across its full range. The first fruit with a new look, South African Royal Gala, is...

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    Sir Terry hails Tesco's arrival as major international group

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco bosses said 2001 marked Tesco's coming of age as an international business with overseas stores finally making a substantial contribution to group profits. Speaking at the company's annual results presentation, chief executive Sir Terry...

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    Much ado about something

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    I am probably not alone in thinking it was somewhat tragic that coverage by some parts of the media of Tesco's sparkling results was masked by its latest imbroglio with the Advertising Standards Authority. The story ­ in case you missed it ­ is...

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    Standalone Express c-stores still on Tesco's priority list

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco this week admitted it was no nearer opening standalone Express c-stores ­ seven months after announcing plans to launch them. However, Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy confirmed standalone sites were still in the pipeline ­ although he could not...

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    Name: Julia McLardy

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Position: General manager, Central Services Company: The Co-operative Group The job: McLardy has just been promoted to a newly created position within the ...

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    Somerfield strives for fresh values with logo

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Somerfield is looking to communicate a fresh identity to consumers with a new corporate logo which made its debut this week. All stores will be rebadged with the new logo, which was unveiled at the Kingswood store in Bristol, but it will take at...