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    Critical Eye... on who's ruining Sainsbury's today

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Never mind Britain’s Got Talent. The show that had everyone talking this week was the culmination of I’m Ruining Sainsbury’s – sorry, I’m Running Sainsbury’s (Tuesday, Channel 4) – the supermarket’s televised quest for free publicity. Oh, and the next ‘big idea’ that will have Tesco running for the hills ...

  • I CAN'T BELIEVE BUTTER
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    What’s behind Asda’s return to stocking multiple brands?

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Asda delisted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in a drive to remove duplicate brands. Its return raises questions about sole-brand strategies, reports Chloe Smith

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    Bluewater to open John Lewis food hall

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    The second John Lewis food hall from Waitrose is set to open on 6 August at the Bluewater shopping centre, following a £21.9m spend on the branch. The hall will include a charcuterie bar, wine bar and pattisserie in the basement.

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    Grocer 33: Bridgwater Asda delivers on all points

    2009-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Asda in Bridgwater was one of two retailers to provide a full basket this week but pipped Morrisons' Coalville branch to the post thanks to helpful staff and a short queue.

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    Essentials success drives new shoppers to Waitrose

    2009-06-24T09:37:53.483Z

    The launch of its new Essentials budget range has helped Waitrose capture an extra quarter of a million new shoppers in the past month, new research has found.

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    Bob blows back for Co-op with new TV run

    2009-06-24T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative has announced it is to bring back its high-profile ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ TV commercial for a fresh three-week run.

  • MONEY TILL
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    Family income boost as mortgage cuts pay off

    2009-06-23T09:43:20.060Z

    Families are £7 better off a week than this time last year, with £164 discretionary income to spend, according to the latest income tracker report published by Asda and the CEBR.

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    Discounters storm global grocery top 20 rankings

    2009-06-23T00:00:00Z

    A list of the world’s 20 largest grocery retailers in 2008 shows discounters have made strong progress, with Lidl owner Schwarz Group moving from number nine in the rankings to fifth.

  • SAINSBURYS HQ HOLBORN
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    Sainsbury’s, M&S draw up senior succession plans

    2009-06-22T09:32:57.317Z

    Sainsbury’s has named its shortlist of potential successors to chairman Sir Philip Hampton.

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    Morrisons' Toth wins store manager Gold award

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons’ Mike Toth fought off fierce competition to be crowned the UK’s top store manager. Toth, from Morrisons’ Coventry store, became the inaugural winner of The Store Manager of the Year at The Grocer Gold Awards on Wednesday night.

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    World News 20/6/09

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Spar is set for further expansion in China after international managing director Gordon Campbell said the retailer would enter Hunan province over the next year, moving within reach of 400 million Chinese customers. Spar's retail sales area...

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    Sainsbury's to create energy from car parks

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Driving over bumps in a new Sainsbury's car park will generate enough energy to power the store’s checkouts. Kinetic plates, installed in the car park of its new green store in Gloucester this week, capture energy when a vehicle passes over...

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    Sainsbury's Hams Hall drivers facing the axe

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Nearly a quarter of all Sainsbury's delivery drivers at its distribution centre in Birmingham are at risk of losing their jobs as the retailer plans to reorganise its supply chain network. Around 70 of the 269 drivers at the 700,000 sq ft Hams Hall...

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    Hall buys plant to lift retailer sarnie profits

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co has bought a sandwich factory to supply Spar stores in the north of England, cutting Greencore out of the chain.Hall has spent more than £1m buying the plant in Blackpool and seven lorries to help deliver the...

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    DBC aims to compete aggressively to win high-street contracts

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    DBC Foodservice's new owners at Iceland Foods want to add at least £30m to its annual turnover by taking on giants Brakes and 3663 First for Foodservice.The wholesaler plans to "annoy the market" by aggressively competing for high street...

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    Spicentice kits given national listing at Asda

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Independently owned spice supplier Spicentice has scooped national listings with Asda for its range of recipe spice kits.The Leicester start-up launched its freshly blended spice kits into 17 Asdas in 2007 but the chain has now taken the...

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    Hungry tots get option of bigger pots

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Plum is adding bigger pots to its organic fromage frais range to cater for hungrier babies and toddlers.Packs of 4x90g pots are being rolled into Waitrose now at an rsp of £1.99, the same price as its standard 6x60g range. They will be...

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    Duerr's brings back marmalade with a Mancunian flavour

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    For the first time in 35 years Duerr’s has recommenced manufacturing its Manchester Marmalade, following a new £5m deal to supply Tesco.

    Manchester-based Duerr’s launched the marmalade in the 1950s. It fell out of favour with retailers in the…

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    Tesco to keep Localchoice despite downfall of DFB

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has re-affirmed its commitment to stocking locally sourced milk, despite the closure of three key dairies last week.Dairy Farmers of Britain's Bridgend, Lincoln and Blaydon dairies, which supplied Localchoice milk to the retailer, were...

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    The Grocer Gold Awards 2009

    2009-06-20T00:00:00Z

    In front of a packed audience at London's glamorous Dorchester Hotel, Aldi was crowned The Grocer of the Year. And this year's awards proved, resoundingly, that big isn't always best, with new awards also recognising the diversity of the UK grocery...