more supermarket news & analysis – Page 1016
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JS scores Northern Ireland first
Sainsbury in Forestside, Belfast, claims the Star Performer title this week as the first store in Northern Ireland to check in a full basket. While Morrisons in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, delivered the cheapest full basket, at £38.92,...
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Drinks give Tesco a lift
It’s all change in the fascia chart this week with Tesco coming out at the top of the chart, up two places from last week. Tesco is particularly strong on price promotions on alcoholic drinks while in other categories buy one get one free...
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Co-op wine sales soar by 18%
Wine sales at the Co-operative Group are growing three times faster than the rest of the market, new independent figures reveal, boosting the retailer’s revenue by more than £20m in the last year. The society saw sales swell by 17.7% last...
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Sainsbury withdraws Somerfield interest
Sainsbury has announced that it will no longer be considering buying the 171 Somerfield stores from Springwater.This follows the Competition Commission’s examination into the supermarket’s proposed bid. Sainsbury’s chief executive,...
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Proof of subsidy, as if it were needed
from J Spencer, Spencer of Wells, SomersetSIR; I read with interest your article about the increase in the price of Heinz baked beans, in which Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose had all raised their prices from 34p to 38p while Morrisons...
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A fun factory delivers
I pray thee leave, call home the heart you gave me….’ Billy Dobinson, a customer assistant at Marks & Spencer’s Metro Centre, is reading aloud from a book of love poems. Every now and then he stops reading and unashamedly plugs his Valentine’s Day...
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An electrical charge
The new electrical waste regs are bedevilled by uncertainty over responsibilities says Elaine WatsonSorry for the disruption,” say signs pasted outside Sainsbury’s stores across the country. “We are making room for a whole new range...
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Over 40s need not apply...
...for management jobs, at any rate. But a wake-up call over ageism is on its way says Anne BruceAnd at Tesco, Fletcher thinks only 7% of its head office staff are over the age of 55. The British Retail...
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Keeping the dream rolling
United Milk’s collapse is not writing on the wall for farmer co-ops says Vic RobertsonHe is not exactly saying “I told you so”, but in 2001 government farming advisor Sean Rickard of Cranfield University accurately predicted a rocky...
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Co-op makes pledge on TV
The Co-operative Group is supporting the launch of its “bread and milk promise” with a TV ad to be shown across selected regions.The promise is being rolled out to the society’s 1,200 stores and states that if the store runs out of specific...
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‘Delays bad for everyone’Manufacturers reader panel
The Safeway takeover is unlikely to be resolved until early next year, according to City analysts.Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt finally received the Competition Commission’s 840-page report on Monday after a six-day delay. She...
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Tesco brings transparency to ready meal range
Tesco is launching a new range of ready meals in new hi-tech clear packaging so that the contents are clearly visible to customers.‘Serves One’, which hits stores on September 1, is packaged in freezable, printed polypropylene exclusive to...
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Team talk: Heart of England Co-op
>>GEORGE FLOWER, GENERAL MANAGER OF FOODSTORES, AND HIS AREA MANAGERSHeart of England Co-op prides itself on the support it gives the area managers of its food stores. George Flower, general manager of its food division, says: “At a...
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Busy shelves at Morrisons
Morrisons comes out at the top of the chart this week with all other fascias quite a way behind. Activity in Morrisons is focused upon gondola ends and is particularly strong in the alcohol and household categories. Morrisons has promotions...
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Investing for fresh
Waitrose’s refurbishment programme gives it the opportunity to realise its aim of enhancing its chilled and fresh offer. Liz Hamson reportsWaitrose has lifted the curtain on its state-of-the-art new look for stores. Out goes what...
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buffalo option
Buffalo milk has hit the shelves in two branches of Waitrose.The stores, in Milton Keynes and Leighton Buzzard, are the first in the country to stock the premium range product.The milk is produced by local farmer Nick Griffin, who...
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Waitrose to pull mock corks
Waitrose is taking its most decisive stand in the debate over wine closures by phasing out synthetic corks from its range.The retailer said it would ask all its suppliers to switch to natural cork or screwcaps with the exception of a limited...
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M&S to open more Lifestore outlets
Marks & Spencer has confirmed it is to extend its new Lifestores concept – even before the pilot outlet has opened. The chain is spending £60m on its Lifestore concept where homewares are grouped together by ideas such as “rest” and...
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United Milk heads into receivership
Leading dairy farmer co-operative United Milk, based at Westbury, Wilts, has gone into receivership.The country's other major co-ops – First Milk, Milk Link and Dairy Farmers of Britain – confirmed they were in active discussions with the...
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Spar turns on instore TV ads
Spar is to be the first convenience store operator to use instore digital media to influence shoppers at the point of purchase.The retailer will pilot a network in six stores from the first week of September. The move follows Tesco’s high...