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NewsBack to the farm: Jamie Mitchell of Daylesford Organic
Fine food retailer and manufacturer Daylesford Organic is returning to its roots – on the farm – under a new plan outlined by new CEO Jamie Mitchell. Adam Leyland reports
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NewsFresh & Easy under fire in row over workers’ rights
Tesco’s American arm, Fresh & Easy, has been slammed in a report on exploitative working practices in the US.
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NewsLondis launches frozen ready meals range
Londis has launched a range of own-label frozen ready meals.
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Tesco leaves rivals behind in the race for new floorspace
So much for static sales. Who says the market is saturated? Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, is growing its estate faster than any of its rivals and it's turned up the heat this year with a dramatic increase in new construction contracts and...
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Government is scaring shoppers, says Marks
The Co-operative Group's CEO Peter Marks has accused the government of needlessly denting consumer confidence and making the economy and trading conditions worse.Unveiling the society's half-year trading figures, which showed a 1% dip...
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App success for Nectar and Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury's and Nectar's iPhone and iPod Touch apps have been downloaded more than 100,000 times in their first week.The apps, launched last Tuesday, reached numbers one and two on Apple's lifestyle download chart and made the top 10 in...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda back on top after two-week absence
Asda snatched back its crown this week after a two-week absence from the top of the table. Its basket was £1.95 cheaper than Tesco's and it had the highest number of cheapest items (5). Asda also recorded the most promotions and was the only...
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NewsGrocer 33: Helpful staff secure win for Tesco
This week's winner is Tesco in Burnage, Manchester. One assistant showed our shopper to the avocados with a big smile while another left her home shopping trolley to take him to the Birds Eye curry. The only downside was the Tilda rice being out of...
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NewsCan the Sam’s Club man put Asda’s food back on course?
Well versed in Walmart’s EDLP mantra, will Asda’s new CMO, Charles Redfield, be able to address Asda’s issues with food quality, asks Ronan Hegarty
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In for a pound: an interview with Jim McCarthy
They’re cheap, but Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy’s new stores are cheerfully paying dividends. Peter Cripps reports
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NewsWaitrose adds Amersham to c-store roster
Waitrose is pressing on with its convenience store expansion after today securing a site in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
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NewsWaitrose secures sixth c-store with Hornchurch opening
Waitrose has signed a deal to open its sixth convenience store in Hornchurch in November.
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Availability fears as Morrisons hit by IT upgrade problems
Morrisons' £310m upgrade of its IT systems has hit problems, which industry sources have warned could have a knock-on effect on availability in-store.The supermarket has been carrying out a comprehensive upgrade of its systems since...
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Asda opens second picking depot to tap north London online sales
Asda will open its second home shopping picking centre on Monday in a bid to increase its share of the London market. The 96,000 sq ft centre in Enfield would help it "significantly increase" its share of north London online grocery,...
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Poundland set to launch loaves - if wheat prices will fit £1 game
Poundland plans to add branded loaves to its growing number of grocery products but is waiting to see how wheat market turmoil will affect prices.
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Lidl watches energy with smart meters
Lidl has installed 'smart meters' in 95% of its UK stores to help it cut gas and electricity consumption. The discounter has worked with British Gas to install the meters, which will enable it to keep track of energy consumption.
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They’re not in front but Sainsbury’s and M&S still wow City
Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer dazzled the City with the latest year-on-year sales growth ahead of Tesco and Asda. In the 12 weeks to 8 August [Kantar Worldpanel] Sainsbury's posted year-on-year sales growth of 5.5% , while M&S...
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Tesco funds admitted by Irish National Trust
An Taisce, The National Trust for Ireland, which frequently objects to supermarket developments, has admitted it received €25,000 (£20,600) in corporate funding from Tesco.
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Staycations help sales at J&J Wilson
A combination of Brits holidaying in the UK and new store openings have boosted full-year sales at J&J Wilson.The retailer, which runs 55 Costcutter stores in holiday parks across the UK and is ranked number 45 in The Grocer's Top 50...
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Arla Foods muscles into cottage cheese with own-label lines
Arla Foods has made its debut in UK cottage cheese and taken half the own-label market in one go. The UK subsidiary of the Scandinavian dairy giant started supplying own-label cottage cheese to Tesco last week and will supply Asda from...