more supermarket news & analysis – Page 1031
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Pork pushes at public's door
Ed Bedington Meat chiefs have teamed up with retailers to target one million households in a bid to boost sales of British pork. The Meat and Livestock Commission, along with Tesco, Sainsbury and, on a small scale, Morrisons, will be...
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Temptation is so sweet
It's all change in the retailer chart this week as Morrisons moves up two places to claim the top spot. Morrisons is particularly strong on both alcoholic and soft drinks with featured displays on multiple floor stacks throughout the store. ...
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When puppy love runs out
A spat or the start of a fightback by brands feeling the squeeze? Liz Hamson reports on the Andrex-Sainsbury price dispute A fortnight ago, Kimberly-Clark was getting ready to pop the champagne corks. Its marketing team, headed by Joe Bromilow,...
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Troubleshooter O'Neill must shake up Conveco
Convenience store operator Conveco has appointed Tony O'Neill, former managing director of Somerfield Stores, chief executive. O'Neill replaces MD Allen Hutchby who left last week. He will be seeking to improve Conveco's growth programme, in...
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We believe in seasonal and abundant produce!" declares a lar
Designed to take the try before you buy' concept to new levels, the new Sainsbury's Market at Bluebird in London's King's Road is an unusual cross between a luxury department store foodhall, a street market (albeit a rather stylish one designed by...
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Sir Terry Leahy might have stolen Malcolm Hepworth's thunder
While Tesco bosses faced a barrage of negative publicity about the devastation a pumped up Tesco Express could wreak on the independent sector, the man at the helm of the Co-operative Group's food retail business has been left to get on with...
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Better availability key driver of Tesco record
John Wood Improved availability was one of the key drivers pushing Tesco's UK profits and sales to record levels, according to chief executive Sir Terry Leahy. Speaking at the publication of Tesco's annual results, Sir Terry said the...
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Sainsbury drives on with instore eating
Sainsbury is developing its instore eating offer with the roll out of Starbucks concessions and a Comfortable Café concept. It plans to open Starbucks coffee concessions at 20 more stores after its initial introduction into 30 stores. And...
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Tesco Hungary for more sales
Tesco’s Hungarian arm posted a 26% jump in 2002 sales and said it was planning further expansion in the region this year. For the year to December 31 Tesco Global Aruhazak net sales rose to 237bn forints from 188bn forints in...
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Budget news...preview
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has urged Chancellor Gordon Brown to lay off business in today’s Budget.Sir Terry told The Sun that the latest National Insurance tax rise will cost Tesco an extra £15m this year.Leahy said: “Apart from...
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M&S sales drop
Marks and Spencer posted a drop in quarterly food sales which it blamed on the late fall of Easter. For the 11 weeks to March 29 food sales rose 2.6% down from 4% in the 15 weeks to January 11.The retailer said that the impact of “no...
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Tesco rolls out EAS
Tesco plans to roll out Electronic Article Surveillance systems across its portfolio apart from Express stores by Autumn. It has already has the security system in 300 stores, said a spokesman, and has "every confidence in it". But some...
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Aconfused public is the last thing any government wants when
The DoH is proud of its 5-a-day campaign which is designed to encourage consumers to eat five 80g portions of fresh fruit and veg a day. However, Tesco, Sainsbury and Somerfield have all declined to use the government logo. Each is, instead,...
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Farm sticks it to the supermarkets
Pressure group Farm is marking the first anniversary of the supermarket code of practice with a consumer supermarket sticker campaign. The farmers lobbying body has produced stickers for shoppers "to use to express concern" at the gap between...
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Finance at Asda prices
Anne Bruce Asda claimed it was undercutting rivals, including Tesco, with its first move into financial services with "Asda price" insurance products underwritten by Norwich Union. Asda director of financial services, David Rutley, said...
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Peas square up to April 1 fun
Waitrose and Sainsbury took a step back from the hard grind of modern supermarketing and enjoyed a civilised round of April Fool's japery this year. Waitrose was fooling no-one with a fishy story about Atlantic red herrings due to go into its...
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Bogofs work for Princes
Asda continues at the top of the fascia chart this week with a wide variety of multibuy offers and price promotions. Sainsbury improves its position, moving up to number two and forcing Morrisons down by one place. Sainsbury also makes...
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When the founder of modern meteorology Professor Irving Kric
As the DIY chains frantically marked down their barbecues last June in a bid to shift stock after a dismal May, bosses at Asda held firm, and waited for the sun to come out again. Which it did, exactly when they predicted it would, thanks to...
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Quantum leap for CRTG with ranging software
Elaine Watson A major upgrade of space-planning software across almost 2,500 stores in the Co-op's CRTG buying group has just been completed. The new user-friendly software from Galleria enables merchandisers to generate electronic...