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Leahy attacks Britain's planning regime
Tesco chief executive Terry Leahy has launched a bitter attack on the inconsistent application of planning laws in the UK. Speaking at the CBI national conference in Birmingham, Leahy told delegates he was still waiting to find out whether Tesco...
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Few categories are so in tune with consumer tastes and tren
This outstanding performance has been bolstered by the huge amount of development that has taken place in the market. The multiples have led the way, with Waitrose and Safeway creating fresh pasta bars, and Tesco, Safeway and Sainsbury extending...
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Asda defends EDLP as benefits begin to show
Asda has defended EDLP in the face of renewed claims that no food retailer in this country has fully embraced the concept. "EDLP is absolutely here to stay," the retailer's general manager, household, Jeremy Cross, told a seminar organise by Taylor...
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Kevin Hawkins is struggling for the right words to describe
Despite being uttered with a hint of irony, these are statesmanlike words from Safeway's corporate communications director. But the political tone is not entirely unfounded Hawkins spent many years as a Tory councillor in Bradford and was leader...
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morrisons gives IGD a full house
IGD is claiming membership by all the major UK supermarkets now that Morrisons has signed up. The research and educational organisation for the food and grocery industry has been working with Morrisons for the past 12 months with a view to the...
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Londis' leaflet blitz unveils festive deals two weeks ahead
Tim Palmer Londis is firing the latest salvo in the battle to convince consumers that convenience stores can be competitive pre-Christmas. It is blitzing consumers with a million leaflets detailing its seasonal bargains across the alcohol fixture,...
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Italfresco Gnocchi
Rsp: £1.19 for 400g This Italian potato dumpling product isn't new, but rebranding in January 2001 has pushed up sales. New packaging plus the impact of a Delia Smith recipe promotion in Sainsbury helped boost sales, its bestselling month being...
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Vandevelde: glass is definitely half full
Marks and Spencer investigated the possibility of relaxing its policy of only selling own label food but decided against it, chairman Luc Vandevelde revealed this week. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, he said M&S did some work on the...
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M&S anchor by Thames
Marks and Spencer has exchanged on the agreement for a lease at developer St George's Imperial Wharf project in London. The M&S deal and another for a major hotel are the first transactions at the 32-acre brownfield site by the River Thames next to...
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Forty years is an incredibly long time in food retailing and
Even Sainsbury had only converted 10% of its stores to self-service by the 1960s, but by the end of the decade it had started moving with the times and half its shops had dispensed with counters. The devoted Sainsbury family were still very much...
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Asda and Sainsbury take a positive view of older workers
Asda and Sainsbury have nailed their colours to a government scheme to address age discrimination in the workplace. The Age Positive Campaign, spearheaded by minister of state for pensions Ian McCartney, was set up to raise the awareness of the...
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Budgens snaps up top buyers
Three former Sainsbury executives and one from Safeway have joined Budgens as it shapes up to take on the multiples. Steve Carter joins from Sainsbury's Egypt operation as senior trading controller for fresh foods, taking charge of all aspects of...
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Multiples' ex-factory gate drive set to push up tension in c
Sainsbury and Tesco are negotiating with suppliers to introduce ex-factory gate pricing across all categories in what looks set to be a fundamental reworking of the grocery supply chain. In the wake of edicts requiring the preparation of new...
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Felwick to be next BRC chairman
Waitrose David Felwick is to be the next chairman of the British Retail Consortium. He becomes chairman designate on November 27 and takes over as chairman from Sir David Sieff in March 2002 when Sir David retires. Felwick's term of office at the...
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See it in store says Asda: we are 15% better value
Asda is between 10% and 15% better value than its competitors, according to the chain's new boss Tony DeNunzio. Speaking at an industry briefing on Wednesday, DeNunzio said Asda had already invested £150m in reducing prices this year, but was not...
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There are few industry stalwarts left from the early days o
The first self-service store was, by popular consent, opened by the Co-op in Portsmouth in 1947. The chain was then at the forefront of retailing and had 100 factories producing most of its products. Then, store managers were responsible for their...
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Sushi sarnies arrive at JS
The first sushi sandwich to go on sale outside Japan is being showcased at Sainsbury this week as the chain develops its partnership with restaurant chain Yo! Sushi. The sushi sandwiches' will come in packs of two or three, featuring rice instead...
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Budgens has opened its 26th Budgens Local at a petrol foreco
Monkhill Confectionery will assume responsibility for sales and marketing of the Butterkist brand from Cadbury Trebor Bassett from January 1, 2002. Barclaycard Merchant Services is extending its pre-pay service to include the mobile phone network...