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Picture This... Finding Freedom on Sainsbury’s shelves
Here's Dragons' Den star Peter Jones shopping for £60,000 worth of ice cream. He invested the sum in frozen dessert brand Worthenshaws Freedom, invented by single mum Kirsty Henshaw who made a plea for backing on the BBC show after creating the...
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Co-op unveils plans for huge south west DC
The Co-operative Group is to open a 430,000 sq ft regional distribution centre near Bristol in 2012 as part of the continued overhaul of its supply chain.The £20m Avonmouth site will serve 400 Co-op stores in Bristol, north Somerset and...
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McGee’s and Asda NI tie-up is flourishing
McGee’s Butchers has reported a strong first year for its concessions in Asda stores and expects end-of-year sales to reach £10m.
McGee’s, which sells locally sourced fresh cuts as well as meat prepared and packed for cooking, said its… -
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Morrisons homeless scheme to offer employment in new stores
Morrisons is launching a scheme offering homeless people opportunities to work in its new stores.It has joined forces with the Create Foundation, a not-for-profit company that helps former homeless people train and get back into...
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Police station included in Tesco project
Tesco has started construction of a £7m local police station for West Midlands Police as part of a £200m redevelopment of West Bromwich town centre. The 51,500 sq ft West Midlands Police Local Command Unit will replace the current police...
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Asda stumbles in chilled fish as rivals surge ahead
Asda is the only one of the big four retailers to have shown a year-on-year decline in sales of chilled fish over the past year, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel. Value sales of chilled fish at Asda have fallen 0.3% and volumes...
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Hilton Food Group reports profits uplift
Hilton Food Group has reported a 12% rise in pre-tax profits as a result of higher sales volumes and a reduction in finance charges. The group, which supplies meat lines to Tesco, this week said pre-tax profits rose to £11.5m in the 28...
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Schmoo wins listing in more Tesco stores
Schmoo, a lassi yoghurt drink made by a small Yorkshire start-up, has secured its first listing in the south east and will roll into 100 Tescos in London and Kent from 20 September.The move comes after successful regional listings in...
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Lidl installs its third MD for UK ops in two years
Lidl has moved fast to appoint Ronny Gottschlich as its new UK MD after the shock departure of Frank-Michael Mros.Gottschlich becomes the German discounter's third UK MD in two years. Mros, the former head of Lidl Germany, was in the...
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NewsWiseman denies link to profit warning as Tesco joins milk war
One of Tesco’s biggest milk suppliers has insisted that a profits warning issued on Thursday was unrelated to Tesco’s decision this week to go head to head with Asda on retail milk prices for the first time.
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NewsGrocer 33: Half-price Häagen Dazs helps Morrisons
With the greatest number of items on promotion (15) Morrisons had the cheapest basket this week. Half-price Häagen Dazs and the cheapest pineapple (£1) helped it move three places up the table.
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury’s speed and stock success
This week's winner is Sainsbury's in Portsmouth, which offered a quick and pleasant shop with no items out-of-stock.
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NewsIceland unveils pub grub and gastro ranges
Iceland has launched new ranges of pub- and restaurant-style ready meals to bolster its takeaway offer.
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NewsAsda staff clean up at women’s retail awards
Asda staff claimed a trio of trophies at the Specsavers Everywoman in Retail Awards.
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NewsAsda complaint prompts ban on Tesco basket ad
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a price comparison advert from Tesco - following a complaint from Asda.
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Tesco launches Korean franchise chain
Tesco is preparing to open a chain of franchise convenience stores in South Korea.
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NewsCo-op seeks seasonal trademark
The Co-operative Group looks set to push its seasonal credentials with a new campaign. The society has applied to trademark the phrase 'the co-operative taste the seasons'. A logo has also been submitted with a beige background and 'the...
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Store on stilts will rise above the flood plain
Construction of Tesco's sixth eco-store in Scotland is to start at the end of the year in Galston. The store will be built "on stilts" a method Tesco has used in the past to provide car parking at ground level and retail space above ...
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You just won’t believe your mince pies, Santa
Christmas seems to have come earlier than ever this year, with some retailers kicking off the season's promotions just days after the August bank holiday. Packs of mince pies were on sale at selected Sainsbury's stores for 59p on 1...
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NewsCostcutter in the frame to buy up Murco estate
A deal for the sale of forecourt retailer Murco is close to completion, The Grocer can reveal. Property agent Christie & Co has been instructed to act on behalf of a party interested in acquiring the business, which was put up for...