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Safeway:winning the battle locally
The rumour factory had been doing overtime in the week that Safeway's marketing and trading director sat down to do his first major interview since taking up his post. But when asked about the reports that Wal-Mart was about to launch a takeover bid...
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BT saves for Somerfield
Somerfield has shaved 15% off its IT and communications bill a year after outsourcing the function to BT. The company's IT director, Gordon Scholes, said outsourcing had allowed management to focus on the core business and removed the need to...
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Asda online again fails to deliver
Asda regularly tops The Grocer 33 but its online service is still proving a fiasco.Six months after our last online shop and Asda, the worst performer last time, still failed to deliver the goods. Yet it all started so well. Our shopper, a...
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Sainsbury in pricing overhaul
Sian Harrington Sainsbury is to beef up its pricing strategy as it prepares for a price war between Asda and Tesco and seeks to reduce the gap in the longer term. The retailer, narrowly hanging on to its number two position, is to increase...
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Mr Morrison says he's able to pack today
Morrisons in Barry might not have had this week's cheapest basket at £37.95, but it romped home as the store for a great shopping experience. Helpful staff appeared to reverse an earlier company policy when assistance with packing was...
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The Acid Test
>>consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesCHOCOLATE LAGERFrom: The Meantime BreweryExclusive to Sainsbury, this lager has been brewed to give a balance between the rich taste of chocolate and...
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Sainsbury in exclusive Harveys pale deal
Sainsbury has signed an exclusive deal with Allied Domecq to stock Harveys Pale Cream sherry. The new line has been introduced on the back of sister brand Harvey's Bristol Cream sherry which, according to Allied, has grown by 27% in the last year....
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Retailers call for much more NPD effort
Multiples complain that launches tend to be the same stuff in fresh boxes. When will there be more genuine NPD? Rod Addy reports Despite the continuing huge size of the confectionery market and manufacturers' boasts, retailers have often...
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Bitter fate with Asda knockout
Asda's own label bitter is absolutely lethal, according to a Leeds plant nursery, and it's a real hit with slugs, but Asda is still prepared to brag about it. Brandon Nurseries, near Leeds, tired of laying out slug pellets, decided to test a...
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Ocado heralds arrival on the London stage
Anne Bruce Waitrose online joint venture Ocado is to start a £2m poster, press and TV campaign in London this week to build its brand across the M25 region before launching in other UK cities. Joint md Nigel Robertson said: "This announces...
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Walk into the Waitrose Food & Home in London's Canary Wharf
Fresh food and food to go topped the agenda for the team responsible for developing the store. And they have spent two years scouring the globe looking for ideas that would build on what Waitrose was already doing in this area to give it an edge...
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New ideas at the Wharf
Julian Hunt New ideas in fresh foods top the menu at Waitrose's latest store  the 80,000 sq ft Food & Home in London's Canary Wharf, which opened this week. The store offers a salad and juice bar, sushi bar, steak and oyster bar, Eat In,...
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Millionaire time at Tesco
Tesco aims to take the wind out of Nectar's sails next month by launching what it claims to be the "biggest promotion in supermarket history". Through a tie-up with Who Wants To Be A Millionaire owner Celador International, shoppers will get the...
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And where the rest fell down
Morrisons, Hazel GroveDate of shopping trip: 13.09.02 Time taken in store: 34 mins Time of shopping trip: 09.40 Time taken at checkout: 6 mins Quick ...
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Brands make thirsty work of it
Morrisons and Asda sit at numbers one and two respectively and have drawn further ahead of the field, standing eight percentage points ahead of Safeway at number three. Tesco slips just one place, now standing in fourth position. Sainsbury and...
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Somerfield turkey wins
Somerfield was celebrating its triumph at the British Turkey Product of the Year Awards this week. The retailer walked away with four awards, beating off stiff competition from all the major multiples. The prizes were for Best Retail Range...
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Tesco catches a chill abroad
The frustration at Tesco head office must be palpable. Another six months double digit top bottom line growth, and the shares dive 11.5p. Meanwhile analysts are busy muttering about lacklustre trading in central Europe and ratings agency Fitch has...
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Expansion ramped up
John Wood Morrisons has stepped up its expansion plans as it revealed interim figures that showed its like-for-like sales were well ahead of the figures Tesco announced earlier in the week, at 5.7% compared with 3.9%. The no frills retailer...
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How big a deal is the coupon printed at bottom of receipt
Tesco has been doing Clubcard mailing for a while -Â posting targeted coupons to shoppers based on products bought/not bought, typical spend, parts of the store shopped, and response to previous offers - and it is now giving them even more rewards...
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Morrisons interim like-for-like sales ahead of Tesco
Morrisons has said its first half like-for-like sales rose 6.3% and as its growth continues apace it has firm plans for expansion in hand.Interim pre-tax profit to August 11 increased 16.1% to £114.5m up from £98.6m last year boosted by...