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Sainsbury loses unfair dismissal case
Sainsbury has lost an unfair dismissal case brought by 61 former store managers at a Watford employment tribunal.The managers were told last January that they did not meet the requirements of a new job specification and given the option of a...
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Asda cut up over Parma ham
Asda has lost its long-running battle to sell Parma ham under the Parma brand, when the meat is sliced and packaged in the Britain.The European Court of Justice has ruled that Parma ham can only be sliced in the region where they are...
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Tesco to recall own label fruit muesli
Tesco is to recall its Tesco Fruit Muesli 1kg following seven customer complaints due to the presence of nuts in the product.Tesco is to put up point of sale notices in stores to highlight shoppers to the nut/seed allergy warning for the...
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Retailers target low utility margins
Growing concerns about the low margins being offered to retailers operating terminals such as PayPoint and PayZone were discussed this week at a meeting attended by leading figures from the independent sector. Those at the meeting included...
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n step change
Tesco has implemented new computerised warehouse management systems from Retek in South Korea and Malaysia that it claims will drive its Asian operations to new levels of operating efficiency. The software, which optimises the flow of goods...
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Anne Bruce
Tesco is penalising cash-rich time-poor online customers with a 30% rise in delivery charges as off-peak fees are discounted. Internet shoppers in Hertfordshire and Essex are now being offered three price bands under a new system which will...
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Asda shines in tough market
Anne Bruce Asda continues to clock up strong sales growth and grab market share from rivals, it emerged this week, while Safeway and Somerfield are struggling to make any headway in a tough sector. Wal-Mart said first quarter like-for-like...
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Tesco ramps up FGP
Factory gate pricing contracts will cover two-thirds of Tesco's volumes by February, as the company steps up its primary distribution drive. Logistics and IT director Philip Clarke told The Grocer Tesco was now "well into the implementation...
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The hard line will stay
Liz Hamson Safeway's chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez defended the company's tough negotiating stance with suppliers this week as the group reported a £20m slump in pre-tax profit in its full-year results. In an exclusive interview with...
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Revolution for Asda network
Asda says it is revolutionising its distribution network with a £200m cash injection for new distribution facilities and changes to its recycling process. Asda's distribution director David Gibbons said a one million sq ft national distribution...
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The measure of a medium
Tesco's much awaited instore digital advertising trial, Tesco TV, kicks off this month. Its main aim is to test customer acceptance of brand advertising on screens dotted around the store. Two more stores come on stream next month and, if...
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I'm a firm believer that you can win when you're losing. Thi
It might seem a gross understatement to describe his position as "not ideal" in the week the group announced a pre-tax profit of £335m at the lower end of analyst forecasts and £20m down on last year. But Safeway has arguably been as much the...
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Sainsbury has again chosen wisely with one of its latest con
CACI's analysis reveals how the Acorn profile of the Knotty Ash catchment is at odds with the typical profile of a Sainsbury's shopper. The bar chart reveals the catchment is dominated by the Acorn group of council estate residents, better-off...
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Safeway 'stable'
Safeway said that amid all the uncertainty surrounding its future and possible takeover sales were “stable” in first six weeks of its new year and fourth quarter. On a like-for-like basis, adjusting for the different timing of Easter, annual...
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Asda boost for Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart singled Asda out for praise as it reported “disappointing” overall sales in the first quarter of 2003.Asda’s like-for-like sales growth for the quarter was in the upper mid-single digits, excluding petrol, and in the mid-single...
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Christensen adds operations role
Rod Addy Safeway supply director Lawrence Christensen has added group retail operations to his responsibilities and assumed the newly created title of group operations director. Safeway said that Christensen's new role would take in some of...
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a round-up of the hottest recent action in FMCG
Co-op challenged n The Co-op faces a possible legal challenge from Scottish detergent company Aquados which claims the retailer's new soluble Powder Pods sachets infringe its patent. n The product has again put the Co-op ahead of category...
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New Halal range at Asda
Asda has launched a new range of Halal chicken. The retailer, along with Green Label Foods, has launched the range under the Green Label brand into 51 stores in Muslim areas across the UK. The range, in stores now, includes whole skin-on...
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A ROUND-UP OF THE HOTTEST RECENT ACTION IN FMCG
WAITROSE FOR KIDS Waitrose has become the latest multiple retailer to offer its own label range of foods for children. Its 75-item Food Explorers range, which was launched last week, includes everything from fresh fruit to ready meals and ...
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'Block big three' - Grimsey
Elaine Watson Big Food Group boss Bill Grimsey has joined forces with big guns in the c-store sector to urge regulators to block the big three supermarkets from bidding for Safeway. He said. "If there has to be a trade buyer, it should be...