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Asda flips the internet switch
Asda has invited suppliers to attend briefing sessions outlining its plans to switch to a new web-based trading system.The plans are part of a drive by Wal-Mart to transfer all data exchange with suppliers onto the internet using the new...
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vital safeguards for independents
from David Rae, chief executive, Association of Convenience StoresSir; The Competition Commission’s inquiry into the proposed acquisition of Safeway – due to report this week – offers a timely opportunity for regulators to introduce...
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Counting on fewer carbs
Tesco’s exclusive deal with Michelob Ultra could herald a revival of low-calorie beer. Rosie Davenport reportsA few years ago brewers launched into the “light” beer market thinking it was a no-brainer. Unfortunately, the consumers...
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Asda digs Scottish spuds
Asda has seen sales of locally sourced potatoes double this year at its stores in Scotland.The ‘Ayrshire’ potatoes are clearly labelled with the Scottish flag and actively promoted in the store. Local sourcing manager at Asda Karen...
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Press round-up ... Regan acquittal
Andrew Regan has been cleared of stealing £2.4m from Hobson, the food group where he was chief executive, to use the money to bribe two Co-op managers to extend a food supply agreement. The Serious Fraud Office alleged that the money stolen...
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Tesco goes Thai
Tesco is to import £44m worth of Thai products into the UK by the end of the year from its Tesco Lotus subsidiary in Thailand.The retailer is to consider setting up a Thai products area for a short-term promotions in selected stores across...
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Press round-up ... Asda
Boss of US retailing giant Wal-Mart, Lee Scott, said that he would not rest until its UK subsidiary Asda had overtaken Tesco to become the nation’s No1 supermarket.Scott told The Sun: “Our focus has always been on growing. Overtaking Tesco...
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Sainsbury checks in self-service tills
Sainsbury is to start a nationwide roll-out of self-service counters, to enable customers to scan and pack their own items before paying through interactive touch screens. The supermarket group plans to introduce the technology at 14,400...
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Six of the best health and beauty buyers
>>nominated this monthhealth & beauty buying managertescoBrindle joined Tesco three years ago following two and a half years as national account manager at Bic. She spent 18 months in world non-food sourcing,...
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co-op’s irresistible
n The Co-op is aiming to change consumers’ perceptions of its stores with a new ‘super premium’ own label range called Truly Irresistible. n Award-winning chef Paul Heathcote is helping...
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Fat lady’s praise swells sales of Willow Water
Lakeland Willow Water has reported a sales surge of up to 700% in Waitrose after celebrity cook Clarissa Dickson Wright decided to champion the brand’s cause.The star, who found fame with her role in the Two Fat Ladies TV series, spotted the...
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Safeway unveils own label Oriental
Safeway is forging ahead with own label developments despite the uncertainty surrounding its future.The retailer is bringing out a 70-strong Oriental range that covers ready meals, grocery and deli products from across south east Asia....
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Halal meat strips launched by Aria
Former farmer co-op Aria Foods is launching halal meat strips.The newcomer, rolling out this month, comes as Aria bids to develop its range following a management buyout in March.The National Halal Food Group will supply halal meat...
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Agency’s rebuke unfair says Tesco
Tesco has called foul after being named and shamed by the Environment Agency as a repeat offender of environmental crime.The Environment Agency’s new Spotlight on Business Environmental Performance 2002 report says Tesco was fined £10,000 in...
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Hard grind for buyers
Overworked, stressed and burnt out at 35? As the multiples pile on the pressure, Elaine Watson talks to the people at the coal face.Over at Tesco and the Co-operative Group, buyers have in turn seen their in-trays expand as...
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Asda hails food strength
Asda boss Tony DeNunzio has rejected claims that non-food sales alone have swept it past Sainsbury to take the number two slot in UK grocery.Speaking as TNS till roll data revealed Asda had boosted its market share to 17% against Sainsbury’s...
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Tesco in shelf life demand
Tesco has asked suppliers to give it more shelf life on key chilled lines as part of its bid to be ‘number one for availability’.The initiative – which was first mooted at a meeting with chilled suppliers in the spring – follows moves to...
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Asda and Sainsbury slug it out
Sainsbury is still holding onto second place in our TradeTrak survey, despite the latest TNS Superpanel data showing that Asda has overtaken JS and secured second place for the first time in the four weeks to July 20.The disparity is...
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Double blow for JS
Overtaken by Asda and with its Somerfield hopes dashed, what are the options now for Sainsbury? Elaine Watson reportsPlot the market share of Asda and Sainsbury on a graph since 1999 and it doesn’t take a genius to work out that their...
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Waitrose trials point to dairy sales boost by cutting yogurts offering
Waitrose is considering reducing its dairy ranges in a bid to boost sales, following successful trials.Richard James, central buyer for dairy products and eggs, said the organisation had experimented with trials in two stores to reduce the...