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Wal-Mart in the UK: The price is right
Andrew Czarnowski examines the effect EDLP has had on Asda's relentless growth in market share Asda's story has much of the blockbuster novel to it. Founded by grounded Yorkshire farmers, once dancing on the brink of bankruptcy, re-incarnated as...
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National Grocers' Benevolent Fund: NGBF must meet needs of m
The National Grocers' Benevolent Fund is planning to relaunch itself as an organisation that is more in tune with the needs of today's fmcg industry. Robin Whitbread, the new president of the trade charity and Sainsbury's retail director, said a...
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Trading hours: Middleditch gunning for LibDem's Sunday move
Spar MD Morton Middleditch has vowed to fight proposals to liberalise Sunday trading legislation by LibDem peer Lord Clement-Jones. The former Kingfisher director is asking retailers for cash to fund a campaign to scrap the six-hour Sunday trading...
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Wal-Mart in the UK: Big ideas in small spaces
It's Asda's answer to Wal-Mart's neighbourhood convenience format, and it's opened in Bodmin. Exclusive report by Helen Gregory Asda is mirroring Wal-Mart's neighbourhood store concept with the opening of its ...
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Retail crime: hi-tech drive against crime
Tesco is teaming up with South Wales police in a high tech bid to cut crime across the region. Special computer kiosks are being installed in three stores, Talbot Green, Aberdare and Pontypridd, which will contain crime information. The kiosks...
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Tesco: Wasilewski does it again
Analysts are continuing to wrangle over Tesco's accounting policies after ABN Amro analyst Mark Wasilewski again rattled investors with a second research note suggesting Tesco's accounting policy had inflated earnings per share by up to 10%....
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Multiples: Carlos presents new Safeway'
Safeway claims to have blended catering and retailing to create a food concept that is totally unique in the UK supermarket sector. Speaking at the opening of the chain's new 34,000 sq ft superstore in Woking, chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez...
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Spar yuppies are wasting £2m
Sir; I was utterly appalled when I read in your article dated May 12, that Spar, the symbol group of which I have been a member for 25 years, proposes to engage in a national TV advertising campaign. The reason people come into my store is because...
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Safeway: Top team shaken up as Ramsden decides to go
Safeway has made a number of changes to its senior management team shortly after store format director Roger Ramsden quit the food chain. However a spokeswoman insisted the two moves were not connected. Ramsden became famous last year when as...
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Marks and Spencer: Lunch to Go facility set up
M&S has reorganised its logistics arrangements for its rapidly growing Lunch to Go food delivery service. Lunch to Go delivers sandwiches, salads and microwave meals in vans direct to offices in London and other major cities in the UK, typically...
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Jude gets to work with the Marks and Spencer brand
Marks and Spencer has appointed Jude Bridge head of external marketing, reporting to group marketing director Alan McWalter. Bridge, who joins in September, will oversee the development of the chain's new customer-focused marketing strategy in its...
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Symbol groups: Leda Stores crosses over
Londis has signed up independent CTN chain Leda Stores to trade under the Londis fascia as it makes the transition to convenience. Leda owns 36 stores across the UK with up to 10 stores earmarked for the first wave of conversion. Leda's 1,000 sq...
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Multiples: Safeway boosting variety on record length fish co
Exotic fish offerings including barracuda from Australia among 160 different types Shoppers in Woking are being offered the chance to taste some truly exotic fish and meat products at Safeway's newly opened superstore. The fish counter is 21ft...
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Opinion: Beware the cult of Carlos
Talk to anybody at Safeway these days and you can't help thinking they have all joined some strange religious cult. Almost without fail, and always without any prompting, they will rattle on about how Carlos has done this, that and the other. Store...
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OTC medicines: Multiples react fast to RPM abolition
Asda is leading the way with the depth and number of price cuts across OTC medicines following the abolition of resale price maintenance. According to figures from Information Resources, all the major supermarkets were quick to respond to the legal...
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Dalepak Foods appoints two commercial managers
Dalepak Foods has appointed two new commercial managers. Tim Redman, 30, joins from William Jackson Bakery where he was national accounts manager. He will be responsible for national accounts, including Asda, Morrisons and Dalepak's food service...
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Symbol groups: Costcutter opens up way for stores to get onl
Individual stores will be able to get online as part of the all- new Costcutter web site, revealed at the company's annual exhibition. The relaunch will allow small stores to have their own web presence as part of the main Costcutter site. The web...
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Veba doing well
Maxxium's efforts to carve a niche for itself in the cluttered PPS market are beginning to pay off. Veba a sweet and sour cherry flavoured product was launched in March through Sainsbury and Bass Leisure. Both are maintaining the listing and...
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Wal-Mart annual shareholders' convention: More supercentres
Exclusive Clive Beddall, Bentonville Giant, dual fascia supercentres and smaller format specialist supermarkets will spearhead Asda's retailing strategy as it targets Sainsbury to become the UK's second largest multiple. After a procession of...
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Whitworths has been bought by its management, headed by chie
A reward for information leading to conviction of a gang of shop raiders has been doubled to £10,000 by Leeds Co-op, Yorkshire Co-op, Jacksons Stores and T&S Stores. Nield Group, which claims to be the biggest independent wholesale distributor and...