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M&S launches Simply Food into m-way services
Marks and Spencer will open a Simply Food store at the Moto Toddington services on the M1 this summer in its first foray into motorway retailing. The 2,100 sq ft store will focus on meal solutions, fresh produce, dairy, baked goods, sandwiches,...
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M&S to trial virtual sales assistant
Marks and Spencer is to trial a virtual sales assistant alongside its self-checkout till (SCOT) and said that it would also roll-out the tills to a further eight stores this autumn.The virtual sales assistant is a fully animated 3D image...
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Asda goes for local drive
The new Asda in Crawley, West Sussex – to open in August – is appealing for businesses in the area to come forward with local products that they think shoppers want to be sold at the store.Store manager John Ponsford said: "Stocking products...
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Sainsbury and Oliver cook up new deal
Sainsbury has struck a deal with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to extend their relationship for another year.As part of the deal Oliver will continue to be the face of Sainsbury’s in TV and radio advertising. He will also work on product...
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Asda looks to simply George
Asda is to open and trial two standalone George clothing stores this September.The stores, which will be set up in Leeds and Croydon in spaces of about 10,000 sq ft, will be trialled for at least a year before any further shops are...
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Safeway execs in line for compensation
Safeway’s executive directors look could receive in excess of £5.5m in compensation if the group is taken over this year.The supermarket group has revealed that chairman David Webster – who was paid £810,000 last year – would receive...
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abstention order
The National Association of Pension Funds has told its members to abstain from voting on the re-election of three Tesco directors on two-year rolling contracts at its agm on June 13. Tesco has agreed to switch to one-year contracts for new...
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andrea watson
buyer (grocery & non food) waitrose Watson began her career with Waitrose in 1996, working in non food buying for three years before moving to grocery buying. She has been in her present position over four years, having previously worked for...
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The seat of new ad cash
A new pilot scheme could see supermarkets turn their bench seating outside stores into cash generating advertising boards. A trial of the new Adbench is ongoing at Tesco's store in Rainham, Essex, advertising Masterfoods' petcare brands. ...
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Label failures spotted
Safeway has admitted to campaigners against Scottish farmed salmon that it failed to label product properly. As of March 28, UK supermarkets are required by EU law to clearly identify whether or not the salmon products they sell are wild' or ...
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Sir; I wholeheartedly agree with Siân Harrington's Opinion
While the last six months have seen major convenience initiatives from retailers as diverse as Tesco, M&S, BP, The Co-operative Group, Budgens and TM Retail, there is a real vacuum in supplier activity. While we know the UK convenience market is...
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Rebecca Brindley
senior buying manager seasonal confectionery tesco Brindley joined Tesco as a buying and marketing graduate 11 years ago and has worked in various buying areas including continental meats, pâté, bakery, snacks,drinks and biscuits. She moved to a...
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With as many as nine out of 10 new product launches destined
Customer insight specialist Dunnhumby has taken its existing service, which uses data from Tesco's Clubcard, to the next step. It has launched a tool to accurately predict future sales of potential new products, which can track even the lowest...
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Peak of professionalism
Confectionery suppliers admire fairness, logic and a clear strategic direction when it comes to the buyers with whom they deal. Tesco's Rebecca Brindley was praised across the board. "She instantly impresses you. She knows her subject, is...
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raising the
availability stakes Congratulations to Asda and Morrisons for scooping the top accolades in our annual review of The Grocer 33 weekly shopping survey. You will notice from our reports that we are not just recognising which retailer is best...
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Shaw's thing
Few will have realised that when Sainsbury opened its upmarket Market at Bluebird on the Kings Road in March, some of the format was borrowed from its wholly owned US subsidiary Shaw's. "There are similarities some of the product displays were...
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Tesco demands cash for ethical trading
Anne Bruce Tesco is demanding payment from suppliers to cover the costs of its compliance with Christian Aid's ethical trading initiative. The letter to suppliers, leaked to The Grocer by one angry recipient, stated that Tesco wanted £69.50...
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Down, but by no means out
Sainsbury is still the biggest loser in market share year-on-year but the company is hoping new availability initiatives and a back to basics' strategy will help reverse its fortunes. According to our TradeTrak survey from ACNielsen, Sainsbury...
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Retailers are finding it increasingly tough to recruit and
The poll confirms that there are growing fears that the recruitment situation is deteriorating. And the biggest problem is getting skilled people onto the shop floor. So just why is the industry's image quite so bad and what are human resources...
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Somerfield rejects new offer
Somerfield has rejected an increased offer of almost £600m for the supermarket chain from retail entrepreneurs John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie as not high enough. The pair offered £510m in April for the Bristol-based company which Somerfield...