All articles by Joanne Grew – Page 8
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury's sharp act for Hallowe'en
In another fiercely competitive week, three retailers boasted 100% availability, finds Joanne Grew
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda regains its cheapest retailer title
Asda has won back its cheapest retailer crown, reports Joanne Grew
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In-store kiosks are 'natural progression' for Asda Direct offer
Asda is set to follow in the footsteps of Tesco by introducing online ordering kiosks for non-food to stores as part of a raft of in-store initiatives.Customers will be able to order furniture, clothing, toys and electricals at Asda Direct...
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Cadbury's Olympic deal slips past the anti-obesity police
A confectionery company sponsoring the Olympics? Surely that would be met with a chorus of disapproval. Joanne Grew and Nick Hughes ask why the silence has been so deafening
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NewsGrocer 33: Morrisons takes Asda's pricing crown
Asda lost its cheapest retailer title to Morrisons this week and had to make do with sharing joint second place with Sainsbury's. It was bad news for Tesco, too, which fell two places to fourth. Morrisons, which undercut its nearest rivals by...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda gets it done in just 30 minutes
With three stores boasting 100% availability this week, competition was tough, but Asda in Dalgety Bay pipped its rivals to the post to win the top store award by providing a flawless shopping experience. An easy-to-navigate layout combined with...
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Clydesdale replaced by Sheps at Carlsberg UK
Carlsberg confirmed this week that Doug Clydesdale’s unexpected departure from the UK arm of the business comes as the company tries to bring its UK sales into line with its European operations. Despite having turned Carlsberg into the...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda retains the cheapest retailer title
Asda produced the cheapest basket this week – comfortably undercutting nearest rival Tesco by £2.08. The retailer provided 23 of the 33 cheapest or joint-cheapest items and had the most promotions of all the retailers, which helped it net first...
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NewsGrocer 33: Morrisons makes it two wins in a row
All the stores provided great customer service this week, but only Morrisons in Chippenham produced a full basket – clinching it our top store award. Our shopper was particularly impressed by an assistant who went to the back of the store to locate...
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Taylor takes charge of Kellogg’s sales strategy
Kellogg’s UK has promoted speciality controller Mike Taylor to the position of sales director. He will become a board member and report to UK MD Greg Peterson as the company tries to elevate its snacks sales to the same levels enjoyed by its...
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NewsGrocer 33: Morrisons tastes victory in Eccles
In a week of tough competition, Morrisons in Eccles clinches this week’s Service award thanks to 100% availability, well-staffed checkouts and a tidy store
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Take a fresh look at dried fruits
Urban Fresh Fruit produces healthy snacks that also address environmental and ethical issues. Now it’s on a mission to crack the food-to-go market. Joanne Grew reports
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Ex-Cadbury man Baldry takes top CCE GB role
Former Cadbury Schweppes UK confectionery managing director Simon Baldry has been named vice president and general manager of Coca-Cola Enterprises Great Britain. Baldry replaces Hubert Patricot, who was made president of Coca-Cola Enterprises’...
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury's stock and staff impress
The Sainsbury's in Halifax gets the nod from the Grocer 33 panel
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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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Smoothie sales slump as shoppers feel pinch
Innocent Drinks, the market-leading smoothie maker, has become the latest victim of the credit crunch, suffering a massive drop in sales as cash-stretched consumers forgo the drinks. The company admitted its like-for-like sales had plummeted 21% to...
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NewsGrocer 33: A Waitrose a notch above the others
High-quality products and excellent availability as well as friendly and chatty staff helped Waitrose in Billericay land this week’s Top Store award
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Grocer 33: Tesco's staff give Banbury store a win
Tesco’s Banbury branch excelled in customer service and availability, to scoop this week’s Top Store award. There were lots of staff available around the tidy store who proved most helpful, walking our customer to the items she needed.
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NewsGrocer 33: Lamb chops give £6 lead to Morrisons
We all know competition is fierce, but it’s amazing what a lamb chop promo can do for a supermarket’s performance. With Asda’s price on the chops up 62.1%, after a one-week promotion, Morrisons walked away with the prize, with a gap of £6.25 compared with only 26p last week.
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Tesco in bid to become 'Britain's biggest discounter'
The "biggest ever launch", to be unveiled this week, will see Tesco become "Britain's biggest discounter", The Grocer can exclusively reveal. A completely new 350-strong range of low-cost products features two new lines: 'Market Value' will be a new fruit and veg line, while the second line, dubbed 'Discounter', includes ...