All articles by Elinor Zuke – Page 19

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    News

    Local authorities blasted over poor snow planning

    2010-12-11T00:00:00Z

    With store closures, empty shelves and food wastage costing the industry millions in lost sales during the big freeze, business have rounded on the authorities for their lack of readiness. There was no excuse for the failure to clear...

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    Change4Life’s fruit and veg chillers hit the east

    2010-12-11T00:00:00Z

    Change4Life's convenience store programme has been rolled out to stores in the east of England. Under the scheme the Department of Health offers funding to 'beacon' stores in deprived areas with poor provision of fruit and veg. The...

  • SIMON-MUELLER
    Grocer 33

    Asda, Ipswich

    2010-12-10T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.

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    Asda toasts local beer

    2010-12-08T00:00:00Z

    Asda has reported a 47% rise in local beer sales compared with last month as customers “shun glitzy foreign brands”. The fastest rises were from Skinners’ Cornish Knocker, up 346% year-on-year and Easy Rider, which has seen sales rise by 115% at Asda.

  • ALAN-GIBBONS
    Grocer 33

    Sainsbury's High Wycombe

    2010-12-04T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.

  • CHAMPAGNE DEALS
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    M&S ‘strongly refutes’ Champagne bait claim

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Just days before the Office of Fair Trading publishes its report into 'bait advertising' and other potentially misleading pricing practices, Marks & Spencer has denied allegations that a £10 Champagne deal contravenes the rules.

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    Viva! to release proof new cages are ‘a sick joke’

    2010-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Egg producers using the new 'enriched' cage systems for their laying hens could come under intense public scrutiny over the coming months as animal rights groups prepare to release new undercover footage, which they claim 'exposes' the new cages to...

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    Marwood to leave Spar MD role next summer

    2010-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Wholesale rivals have paid tribute to industry stalwart Jerry Marwood, who this week announced he was stepping down as Spar UK MD next summer "to seek new challenges". Marwood joined the company as retail director in 1996 and returned in...

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    Asda go-getters make missing unforgettable

    2010-11-20T00:00:00Z

    Asda is bringing in extra Christmas staff to fetch forgotten items for customers who are already queuing. One or two dedicated "go-getters for forgetters" will be in every store from 18 December until Christmas Eve. They will be...

  • MARTIN-KELLY
    Grocer 33

    Asda, Chesser, Edinburgh

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.

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    Marwood stepping down as Spar UK boss

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood is to step down and will leave the company next summer.

  • REINDEER
    News

    Viva! appeals to Lidl to remove reindeer meat from shelves

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    Animal rights campaigners have called on Lidl to "take Rudolph off the menu" as the discounter became the first grocery multiple in the UK to to introduce reindeer meat to its shelves. The frozen steaks, £5.99 for a 350g pack, were...

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    Tesco tackles peak time staff shortages

    2010-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has claimed it will eradicate staff shortages with a new system that ­allows employees to sign up for overtime even at another store. Using the online booking system, which went nationwide last week, staff input their home...

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    Retail Prices: Promotions rocket in battle for ‘golden quarter’ spend

    2010-11-06T00:00:00Z

    Asda exceeds its 2009 activity, leading the October charge on deals with 28.6% more promotions than this time last year. Elinor Zuke reports

  • WILKINSON-STORE
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    Wilkinson launches 54-strong range of own-label food lines

    2010-11-06T00:00:00Z

    High street chain Wilkinson has launched its first own-label food range under the Wilko brand following an internal review. An initial 54 lines across the crisps, confectionery and biscuit categories have been introduced in all its 346…

  • PRINGLES BUY ONE GET TWO
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    Buy one get two free deals soar to new heights as supermarkets 'buy growth'

    2010-11-05T00:00:00Z

    Forget the bogof. The number of buy-one-get-two-free deals has almost quadrupled year-on-year as retailers dig deeper than ever in the fight for market share.

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    Asda crowns King new chief operating officer

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Asda has named Simon King as its new chief operating officer. King will be responsible for all of retail, supply chain, customer service and internal communications, in a role that has been vacant since Andy Clarke was promoted to chief executive in May.

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    Tesco in £40k poppy play after Hovis spat

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is donating £40,000 to The Poppy Appeal after an investigation by The Grocer revealed the Royal British Legion had become the unwitting victim of a pricing spat.

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    Retail Prices: Bread brand prices rise as global wheat shortage hits

    2010-10-30T00:00:00Z

    Commodity pressures in bread have finally hit home in the past month, with the prices of bakery lines rising by 2.7% on average. Elinor Zuke reports

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    Tesco customers let down by poor promotions availability

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Up to 40% of Tesco customers have felt let down by poor availability on promotions, a study has found. The report by the Institute of Promotional Marketing comes as supermarkets find themselves under increasing scrutiny over their...