more supermarket news & analysis – Page 1030
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Snacks hit the spot
In the retailer chart Morrisons continues at the top, most noticeably strong on soft drink promotions with a number of buy one get one free offers. Tesco, Sainsbury and Safeway all move up by one place to positions two, three and four...
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Bombay Brasserie range grows at JS
Sainsbury has once again teamed up with Noon Products and one of London's leading restaurants to extend its Bombay Brasserie premium range of Indian ready meals. The brand, which first entered Sainsbury's last year in the shape of a meal kit for...
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Snacks hit the spot
In the retailer chart Morrisons continues at the top, most noticeably strong on soft drink promotions with a number of buy one get one free offers. Tesco, Sainsbury and Safeway all move up by one place to positions two, three and four...
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The main supermarket retailers have failed to improve their
While Ocado continues to outperform the rest of the market and Waitrose offered a very good service, Sainsbury, Asda and Iceland have yet again proved to be unable to deliver a half-decent experience, while Tesco has niggles. Difficulties in...
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Gondolas at large for M&S Italian range push
Marks & Spencer is showcasing its Italian range until June, with new products and instore activity that includes tastings and gondola-end promotions. Sampling of some of the 250 products which cover prepared meals, sandwiches, wines, breads,...
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Taking the minutes
Research for The Grocer has called into question the overlap criteria being used for Safeway says Liz Hamson Suggestions Morrisons would have to shed up to 80 stores if it wins the bidding war for Safeway have been thrown into doubt by the...
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Tesco hits out at Irish protectionism'
Tesco Ireland chief executive Gordon Fryett has accused independents' lobby group RGDATA of attempting to block his company's expansion through planning objections. "I always find it a bit strange," said Fryett, "when RGDATA objects to us...
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Cherokee gets trucking
Siân Harrington Tesco is rolling out truck-side advertising across the country with a campaign that promotes its Cherokee clothing range. The move is part of a media strategy in which Tesco will test different initiatives using its brand...
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and now all eyes are on number six
No sooner has the bidding frenzy around Safeway dissipated, while we wait to see what the Competition Commission comes up with and whether Philip Green will now make his move following Safeway's better-than-expected trading statement this week, than...
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Scepticism that trade would bid
The prospect of a trade buyer emerging as the mystery bidder for Somerfield has been dismissed by analysts, although some sources close to the business believe it could be an attractive target. Somerfield announced on Tuesday it had been...
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Madrange adds interest to pâté
French deli specialist Madrange is determined to raise the game in the pâté market with the launch of a range geared to UK tastes and eating habits. A premium pâté range will be launched in May. It has already won listings in Safeway and the...
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Tesco widens gap with JS
Tesco, which reported a strong financial performance last week, continues to see a rise in year-on-year market share according to our TradeTrak data from ACNielsen.The retailer, which announced annual pre-tax profits up 13% to £1.36bn and UK...
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Tesco widens gap with JS
Tesco, which reported a strong financial performance last week, continues to see a rise in year-on-year market share according to our TradeTrak data from ACNielsen. The retailer, which announced annual pre-tax profits up 13% to £1.36bn and UK...
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Tesco's wine testbed at Calais refurbished
Tesco will complete a refurbishment of its 20,000 sq ft Calais Vin Plus drinks superstore this month to mark the store's eighth anniversary. The store, which sells more beers, wines and spirits than any other Tesco in the world, has been...
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Owen moves on impulse
The Co-operative Group's category manager for chilled foods, Michael Owen, is to move across to become head of category buying for ambient and impulse lines. Owen will be responsible for categories that include confectionery, crisps and snacks,...
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Press round-up ... Somerfield
Potential bidders for the supermarket group Somerfield, John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie, could make an all cash offer of around 100p a share this week to value the UK’s sixth biggest supermarket chain at about £500m, according to The...
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Asda ups its Scottish carrots
Asda is to do away with foreign imports of carrots at its stores by doubling the amount of the vegetable it sources from Scotland this year.Produce manager at Asda, John Shoesmith, said by working with growers in Scotland over the last three...
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When the Competition Commission last looked into the superma
This time, chairman Sir Derek Morris is acutely aware of the pressure for a fast result. On March 19, the secretary of state for trade and industry, Patricia Hewitt, set an August 12 deadline for the commission's report on the bids for Safeway by...
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Muscle for the local market
The decision to refer all the bids for Morrisons from supermarket groups to the Competition Commission because of concern over local competition has raised a few eyebrows. While few were surprised about the question mark over bids from the big...
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Inquiry set to go public
John Wood The leading figures in the UK supermarket sector could soon be putting their case at a public hearing by the Competition Commission panel looking into the bids for Safeway. Sir Derek Morris, chairman of the Competition Commission...