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M&S relaunches with image makeover
Marks & Spencer this week relaunched itself with an upbeat brand identity which the group hopes will help revive its fortunes. The new Marks & Spencer logo will represent the brand on packaging, labelling, promotional material and in stores. The...
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Bowen voted ACS head
Mace chief executive Mike Bowen is the new chairman of the Association of Convenience Stores. Bowen was elected at the ACS's National Council meeting held at the NEC during the Convenience Retailing Show. He takes over from Steven Bell, md of...
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Rebranding takes lead'
Iceland is overhauling its corporate image with an £8m rebranding programme. The new corporate logo Iceland.co.uk has been designed to underline Iceland's "clicks and mortar" links. Chairman Malcolm Walker said: "Until now, no supermarket has...
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Biting the bullet
Sainsbury has shot itself in the foot, so to speak. It received a severe ticking off and a substantial fine this week for unfairly dismissing six former managers. An industrial tribunal heard that an internal memo was circulated saying individual...
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The Van Guard
Sir Peter Davis has been busy from day one. E-commerce is now at the heart of the revival operation. Belinda Gannaway assesses the shake up so far F or Kevin McCarten the man often blamed for Sainsbury's catastrophic Value to Shout About last...
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Evolution of a whole new look
Marks and Spencer will revamp its branding and packaging across its entire food and non food product range by the end of the year. The company announced this week that the St Michael brand would disappear from some goods and feature only on the...
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New IT system for Co-op
Exclusive Julian Hunt United Norwest Co-op has started the roll out of a sales based ordering system as part of a major investment in IT systems. Paul Griffiths, who heads the society's food division, said the initial focus for the perpetual...
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Now Somerfield treads on wholesalers' toes
Somerfield is set to challenge traditional delivered wholesalers after announcing plans to supply village stores. In a clear threat to established wholesalers, the retailer said the scheme would be available to shops within a 10 mile radius of any...
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Milk price fixing' issue
UK multiples say they could face the wrath of government competition officials if they step in to help British dairy farmers by fixing the price of milk. Safeway and Waitrose say they would keep their prices stable in the wake of a demonstration in...
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Expansive Morrisons says it's fit for streetfighting
Morrisons has called on the Competition Commission to change the focus of its investigation and concentrate on liberalising the planning laws so the industry can be opened up to greater competition. Managing director John Dowd said the company was...
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RETURN FROM CUBA
A lager originally brewed by Bacardi in Cuba is returning to the UK market. Hatuey Beer is now brewed in the US and Puerto Rico and is being imported to the UK by the Cuban Beer Company. The brand has, in the past, been listed by Safeway and ...
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Marie Melnyk
Deputy md, Morrisons Melnyk began her career stacking shelves. In 1981 she became fresh produce buyer and was appointed produce director six years later. She became trading director in 1988 and in 1993 joined the main board with responsibility...
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IN THE CITY
Sir Peter Davis arrived in the Sainsbury hot seat this week. What challenges does he face? The man from the Pru hung up his umbrella and took to the aisles this week. Sir Peter Davis, former boss of the Prudential insurance company, has returned...
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Joanne Denney
Chief executive, IGD Rising through the ranks at Marks and Spencer, Denney spent time in commercial store management, learning about retailing at the sharp end. She then moved to the head office training department where, as training manager, she...
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Lady Louise Patten
Chairman Somerfield Lady Patten joined the Somerfield board in 1998 and is chairman of its Remuneration Committee. She was formerly a partner in Bain & Company, the global strategy company. She is a non executive director of Great Universal...
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Angela Megson
Director, Special Business Units, Sainsbury Megson has had a classic buying career, rising to the role of buying director responsible for a quarter of Sainsbury's turnover. She is now enjoying seeing a wider picture in her new role in Special...
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Perween Warsi MBE, DBA
S&A Foods The richest Asian woman in Britain, she started in her own kitchen supplying finger foods to the local takeaway. She won major contracts to supply chilled and frozen dishes to Asda and Safeway. Developing over the past 13 years, the...
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Spar bank talks
Spar has opened discussions with two high street banks to offer banking concessions in stores in rural locations. The discussions are part of the group's Keep it Local campaign designed to fight back against the destruction of local communities. ...
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Co-op merger is long overdue
Sir; The news that, at long last, the CWS and CRS are to merge stirs many memories for a longstanding co-operator like me. I recall the topic coming up at countless meetings in Manchester, not to mention umpteen Co-op Congresses. This merger has...
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FULL CIRCLE
The old guard will grumble but the reunion of CWS and CRS will have to mean democracy removed from the grassroots It is ironic that one of the main architects of the Co-op merger plans should be culled by his own axe when the plans got the approval...