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Tesco teaser ads to herald Clubcard 2
Tesco has launched a nationwide teaser campaign for the forthcoming revamp of Clubcard, billed as 'Clubcard 2'.The supermarket has placed billboards with the message 'Clubcard 2: coming to a supermarket near you' around the country. The...
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Aldi begins search for new MD after Foley’s shock exit
Paul Foley's boss will take temporary charge of Aldi's UK business following the shock departure of the UK MD this week, but the appointment is not expected to be permanent. Armin Burger, promoted to oversee Aldi Süd's international...
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Co-op calls in suppliers to demand lower prices
The Co-operative Group is calling in suppliers to demand price reductions of up to 10% as it moves to consolidate its supply base.In May, the society sent an email to suppliers proposing an improvement in trading terms backdated to 1...
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Sainsbury's largest Scots store taking shape
Sainsbury's has started developing its largest store in Scotland as part of plans to ramp up its presence there.
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99p Stores ready to open its 99th store
99p Stores is set to open its 99th store next week.
The discount chain will hit the landmark figure when it opens its store in Ashford, Kent, on Friday. It will be quickly followed by the opening of its 100th store the following day in… -
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Greencore’s godfather of pasta sauces
Greencore has introduced a branded range of chilled pasta sauces, Pacino's, to Sainsbury's and Asda.Asda has listed the tomato & basil, cheese, and tomato mascarpone variants, while Sainsbury's is carrying just the tomato & basil...
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Grocer 33: Asda wins on service and availability
Three retailers provided strong availability this week but Asda in High Wycombe landed our top store award after providing the best shopping experience.
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Picture This... Co-op group and Variety Club join forces
Stand up comic Michael McIntyre has launched a new partnership between The Co-operative Group and the Variety Club of Great Britain. The Co-op Group will link up with the showbiz charity to promote the latter's Gold Heart badges in stores from early...
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Gillett’s claims its banking woes are over
Gillett's has insisted its banking troubles are over after it emerged the southwestern Spar retailer was fined last year for breaching lending covenants.Accounts at Companies House show Gillett's was charged by Royal Bank of Scotland...
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Mults line up for top turkey competition
Asda and Morrisons have joined Bernard Matthews and Cranberry Foods in being shortlisted in at least three categories at the British Turkey Awards.Usk Vale Poultry, Kelly Turkeys and a bronze free-range Morrisons entry are up for the...
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Johnson asks Morrisons to delay closure of plant
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has urged Morrisons to improve compensation to workers facing redundancy at a factory in his Hull constituency supplying the chain with own-label ready meals.Northern Foods announced in May the Cavaghan &...
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Morrisons’ motormouth
Richard Hammond is used to the occasional off-road misadventure, but the Morrisons mouthpiece went dangerously off-message in the most recent edition of Top Gear. The crash-prone daredevil stunned viewers with the shock revelation that he...
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Quality Test: Own-label quiche Lorraine, 400g-425g
Morrisons' quiche was the best all-rounder. Not only did it look appetising, its pastry was also perfectly smooth and not too dry, the egg custard tasted just right and was crammed with bacon.
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Grocer 33: Friendly staff give Tesco upper hand
Tesco's Burnham-on-Sea branch was one of three retailers to boast strong availability this week, but it pipped Sainsbury's and Morrisons to the post after providing our shopper with the best shopping experience.
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Nisa says no to Bibby Line at the risk of losing Costcutter
Nisa-Today's has rejected a buy-out offer from Bibby Line, which owns Costcutter, Nisa's biggest member. But was it a good move? Peter Cripps reports
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NewsMorrisons guilty over misleading ad
Morrisons has become the latest major supermarket to be rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a “misleading” advert suggested it was cheaper than its rivals.
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Tesco hits landfill target a year early
Tesco has reached its target of diverting 100% of waste produced by its UK business away from landfill almost a year a head of its original target.
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Sound as a pound? 173 of Asda’s £1 lines were cheaper before
Asda's heavily publicised round pound lines have become a key part of its promotional offer but almost one in five of these lines sold for less than a quid just months ago. The retailer which recently won The Grocer 33 cheapest supermarket...
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Lidl to answer threat of Aldi with 50 store openings every year
Lidl is attempting to stave off growing competition from rival discounter Aldi with ambitious expansion plans of its own. In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, regional director Martin Bailie said Lidl would open 40 to 50 stores a year...
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Who stands to gain most from Waitrose Duchy deal?
There is no reason the sight of Prince Charles and Mark Price deep in conversation at a recent event should have aroused suspicion. After all, it was only in June that Price kicked off a speech on sustainable fishing at the CIES World Food Business...