more supermarket news & analysis – Page 1012
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JS buoyed by cheap drinks
Sainsbury leaps two places to the top of the chart this week and is particularly strong on price promotions in the alcoholic drinks section with a wide range of wines and spirits on offer.Tesco, Morrisons and Asda all slip down the chart...
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Onpack brand ads launched by JS
Sainsbury is to launch advertising messages from brands on a range of own label fresh produce in a first for the industry. The initiative, which will be launched at the end of the month, means customers could pick up a pack of mince on which...
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Storewatch
Ranked from cheapest full basket downwardsTesco ExtraCrescent RoadWrexham£38.15Date of shopping trip: 20.02.04Time of trip: 10.01Time in store: 48 minsTime at checkout: 2 mins 30 secsPromotions:...
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Decisive and dependable
Visibility in decision making was one of the attributes most admired in our six best petfood buyers, as chosen by suppliers. Newly married Linda Whitaker, née Groves, at Morrisons was particularly singled out. In her varied retail career she has...
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Six of the best petfood buyers
>>nominated this monthbuyer, petcareasdaAlam worked for design agency Walker Pinfold Associates before going travelling in 1997. On his return he joined Asda as a healthcare and pharmacy trading assistant. He became a...
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And then there was one...
Could this one horse race emerge without a winner? Liz Hamson reportsThese are anxious times for Safeway. Chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez and his team should have been punching the air when the Competition Commission cleared...
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Waitrose in pole position for disposals
Waitrose is probably in with the best chance of picking up divested stores given the restrictions placed on the big three and the possible barriers facing Marks and Spencer.Before it can table a renewed bid, Morrisons must provide...
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The real console experts
Supermarkets are getting a grip on gaming in the wake of the success of PlayStation 2 and the rise of budget titlesAsda used to employ the services of 11-year old Wigan schoolboy Daniel Willis to advise it on the best computer and...
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How we do it: Safeway’s buying manager Ria Konkon
>>the aim is to provide a destination shop for home entertainmentSafeway’s home entertainment offer has expanded and evolved from the limited range that we and other grocers used to provide. Most of our stores used to have between...
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Kent goes on Asda shelves
Asda is stocking apples sourced locally in its 11 Kent stores following a successful trial with strawberries last year.The retailer is working with Kent County Council’s Produced in Kent initiative to promote the apples. The fruit will be...
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A weighty avocado
Tesco is gearing up to sell a two and a half pound avocado, eight times larger than the standard fruit.The retailer is stocking the South African avocado, which is grown naturally, and claims it is enough to feed a family of six.A...
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Storewatch
ÂAnd where the rest fell downAsda Date of shopping trip: 14.6.02 Time taken in store: 50 mins Time of shopping trip: 9.42 Time taken at checkout: ...
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Tesco back at the top
Tesco reclaims the top spot in the chart this week forcing Morrisons down to second place. Tesco is particularly strong on health and beauty while Morrisons continues to be dominated by multibuy offers.Elsewhere in the chart, Asda...
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The beast of bentonville
>>wal-mart’s pr challenge...a welcome end to safeway uncertainty...When Business Week – that bastion of American capitalism – runs a cover story asking whether Wal-Mart has got too powerful, it does make you sit up and take note....
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Onpack brand ads launched by JS
Sainsbury is set to launch advertising messages from third party brands on a range of own label produce. The initiative, which will be launched over the next two months, means customers could pick up a pack of mince on which the label would...
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M&S specialities
M&S has launched a new range of speciality British cheeses. The ‘From the deli’ range is made up of five cheeses ranging from a Cornish Tiskey to a Dovedale Blue and is available in 100 stores, said cheese technologist John Pearson. Each features...
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Multiples react to fuel duty
Asda has dropped its fuel prices to absorb the government’s duty increase on petrol which comes into force today.The retailer knocked 1p per litre off its fuel at the weekend and has since reduced it by a further 1.5p per. From...
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Tesco top of the givers
Tesco has been nominated the top corporate giver for the second year running in a Business in the Community tracker.The multiple retailer donated the most to charities and good causes in the year. Tesco Computers for Schools delivered £84m...
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Morrisons tops turkey honours
Supermarket Morrisons scooped the British Turkey Retailer of the Year title this week with its ranges of everyday and seasonal turkey beating off tough competition from the other major multiples.Judges praised all retailers for the variety...
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Boom time for Co-op
The Co-operative Group has just chalked up sales records for two consecutive months following on from strong first half results.Chief operating officer for retail Malcolm Hepworth said: “The hot summer helped drive sales. Periods 7 and 8...