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Label revamp plans revealed
Sainsbury is upping the ante in its own label war with Tesco by revamping its premium Taste the Difference line, The Grocer has learned.It is understood the top-secret overhaul will centre on cleaning up the packaging and accelerating...
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In the shadow of a giant
The Grocer returns to Tesco in Hove to discover how the mega retailer is faring after its first five months of trading. Consumers have certainly put out the welcome mat, its super technology is proving popular, even with senior citizens, but...
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OFT attention drawn to tactics at Withernsea
Tesco’s marketing tactics are being looked into by the Office of Fair Trading after independent supermarket chain Proudfoot lodged a complaint.The OFT said it was looking at the complaint under the Competition Act, but it could not be assumed...
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Geest hit by fire
A fire has destroyed one of three buildings at a Geest factory in Milton Keynes. The plant, which supplies ready meals for Waitrose, turned over about £20m last year, said finance director Mark Pullen. “We are evaluating the options in terms of...
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Six of the best household goods buyers
>>nominated this month: Tesco, somerfield, Morrisons, ASDA, sainsbury, makroMike ArnottSenior buying manager, household, tescoArnott joined Tesco in 1995 to work in product marketing for two years. He then moved into...
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Morrisons opens in Scotland
Morrisons has opened its first store in Scotland.The 85,000sq ft store in West Langland Street, Kilmarnock will be followed by a second store at Falkirk FC’s Brockville stadium in June and two further sites in Dundee and Hamilton, subject to...
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Safeway toiletries go cruelty-free
Safeway said that its entire range of own label toiletries have been officially approved as ‘not tested on animals’.Under the cruelty-free scheme, the Humane Cosmetics Standard – run by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection –...
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Gist on track
Logistics provider Gist said turnover and adjusted operating profit were in line with last year despite the loss of a contract to move general merchandise for Marks and Spencer.For the three months December 31, Gist said operating profit was...
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Sainsbury’s workers accept pay offer
Warehouse workers at a Sainsbury’s distribution centre in Merseyside have voted to accept a pay offer, bringing an end to a month’s industrial action at the site. The new pay rate of £7.50 per hour is to be linked to improved productivity at...
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Sainsbury in talks to buy TM Retail
City sources have confirmed that Sainsbury is in talks to buy the 1,201-store TM Retail chain.A source close to the deal said the price tag was £200m to £250m, not £130m as Sainsbury was reported to be offering in the press last weekend....
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Fingleton upbraided for ‘undermining’ the law
The head of an Irish state agency has been accused of undermining the law by calling for the ban on below-cost selling to be abolished, following last week’s conviction of Tesco and Dunnes Stores for illegal discounting (The Grocer, Jan 24,...
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Salt levels ignorance
Research commissioned by Sainsbury to coincide with Salt Awareness Day suggests 90% of consumers don’t know the safe limits for salt intake.Only 10% of those questioned knew the correct Food Standards Agency dietary target of 6g salt a day in...
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Suppliers yet to be convinced by Tesco’s media channel
Tesco is removing branded point-of-sale material at shelf as it seeks to position its stores as media vehicles. But convincing brand manufacturers to view it as a media channel is not easy. Philip Rooke, media director of Tesco.com, who is...
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Somerfield’s franchise deal
Somerfield is to unveil full details of its franchise package at the Convenience Retailing Show at the NEC, Birmingham, from March 14 to 17.Somerfield’s business director for franchise, Norman Kears, has been developing the package since he...
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Chip and PIN roll-out
Chip and PIN-enabled credit and debit cards have been issued to eight million people and are being accepted by 100,000 businesses, according to figures from the UK Chip and PIN Programme.However, Safeway is the only multiple to have...
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Tesco takes London
Adminstore delivers the capital to Tesco. Siân Harrington reportsTesco’s £53.7m acquisition of Adminstore barely affected its share of the convenience market but in terms of customer catchment it means inner London is now under...
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Digital on the double
Encouraged by the favourable results from its trial of promotions-based instore screen advertising, Spar plans to roll it out to more stores. Siân Harrington reportsAs Tesco approaches the first anniversary of its digital media...
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The promise of provenance
A new Sainsbury store in Belfast is committed to sourcing from the province. Rod Addy reportsThere’s more to come with the opening of a 1,000 sq ft in-store pharmacy in March and a series of in-store events planned....
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Asda’s top buyers walk the floor
Senior fresh produce managers have found themselves stacking shelves as part of a new initiative in Asda.The entire head office fresh produce team took over the roles of the shop floor staff for a week at the retailer’s York store recently....
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‘Cattle must be shaped for steak’
The growth of single-person households is set to change the shape of the UK’s beef animals, according to Sainsbury’s livestock manager.Demand for traditional short, heavy-boned animals with large rumps would fall by the wayside as steak meat...