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Sensors cut queuing times by 5%
Morrisons is introducing an intelligent queue management system to 300 of its stores in a bid to cut customer times at tills. The system uses infra-red sensors to count customers entering and then uses average shopping and serving times to calculate...
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Ocado sale unlikely in wake of £40m losses
Ocado has been touting itself for sale, but is struggling to find a buyer, a senior supermarket executive has claimed to The Grocer. “Clearly where the money markets are, and at the price that they want, there are not many takers,” said the...
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Costcutter to grow post office numbers
Post offices may be in decline across the country but Costcutter plans to attract more of them to its stores. The company has recruited its first ever post office development manager to grow its post office network and ensure its 48 post offices are...
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Jaffa gets down with the kids in a brand revamp
Citrus fruit brand Jaffa is to undergo its biggest revamp in 15 years this month, as it is relaunched with a new look. The brand is getting an updated logo and is being relaunched on Tesco shelves over the next few weeks, supported by Jaffa-led...
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Aldis appointed CEO of health food group NBTY
Peter Aldis has been appointed to replace Barry Vickers as CEO of health foods group NBTY Europe. Vickers is to remain on the company’s board, which owns Holland & Barrett, Nature’s Way and GNC, in an advisory capacity after Aldis was promoted from...
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Discovery picks Peck in push to be top Mexican brand
Discovery Foods has appointed Tesco veteran Andrew Peck to the position of sales director as the company steps up its efforts to replace Old El Paso as the UK’s number one Mexican food brand. Peck joins Discovery Foods after a 21-year career at…
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How much is Tesco’s 3.7% worth in times like these?
Tesco has reported interim like-for-like sales of 3.7% in the UK and claims to have made good progress. So is the glass half full or half empty, asks Julia Taylor
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Britain's biggest discounter? The title should go to Asda
Retailers are quick to boast that they are the cheapest in specific categories but their claims are not always backed up by the facts. James Ball reports
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Advertising: Lidl sticks to its guns
Within the second-tier food retailers, Lidl and Aldi are comfortably the largest spenders, shelling out £7.3m and £8.7m respectively on advertising in the year to date.
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Supermarket chiefs say price inflation has reached a peak
Sir Terry Leahy this week became the third supermarket CEO to predict that food price inflation has peaked. As Tesco announced a 3.7% increase in like-for-like sales in the six months to 23 August, Leahy said: “I think the peak has passed now so...
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NewsGrocer 33: Great service above border at Morrisons
Inverurie’s Morrisons grabbed the top store award this week with a winning combination of great service and 100% availability – despite being only the fourth best suited retailer to the area
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury's leaps into the lead
Sainsbury’s has made a stunning comeback to knock Asda off the top spot this week
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Muslim worker sues Tesco in alcohol row
Tesco is facing legal action from a Muslim former employee who quit the his job with the supermarket giant “in protest” after having to carry alcohol as part of his duties.
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Waitrose, Booths alliance 'is not prelude to merger’
Waitrose has ruled out a future acquisition of northern chain Booths, after the two retailers announced plans to join forces on a new buying alliance. The move will allow both retailers to make savings by negotiating together on branded goods....
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Co-op’s food MD vows to sharpen act on low prices
The Co-operative Group has revealed plans to improve its value offering as it unveiled record interim results this week. New food retail MD Tim Hurrell said the society planned to relaunch its Everyday value range next year, revamping its packaging...
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Musgrave makes budget EPoS available to small Londis stores
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has launched a low-cost EPoS system for Londis retailers, designed to provide the essential EPoS functions at an affordable price. For £4,000, retailers will get two tills, two cash drawers and scanners, as well as two...
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Tesco boosts selection of organic meat
Tesco has boosted its organic portfolio by increasing the range of Helen Browning meats it stocks and adding a new leg meat product. As well as doubling listings of Browning’s Organic Speedy Sausages to 200 stores, the supermarket has introduced...
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Tertiary Tesco: It’s a brand, Jim, but not as we know it...
Tesco’s new tertiary brand ranges aim to fight off the advance of the discounters. But do they run the risk of confusing consumers, asks Chloe Smith
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‘Last chance to create a fifth player,’ says Co-op's Hurrell
How is Tim Hurrell, head of The Co-operative Group’s food business, going to propel it into the premiership of grocery retailing, asks Beth Phillips
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Peter’s eyes slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with Premier range
Welsh pie specialist Peter’s is hoping to grab a slice of Pukka-Pies’ market with a new ‘posh’ pastry range that launched into more than 400 Sainsbury’s stores this week. The Premier Pie range carries an rsp of £1.35, pitching it right in Pukka’s…