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Somerfield and Safeway in mega scrap
Somerfield and Safeway are in a battle over the the use of the word megadeals to flag up promotions. Somerfield is attempting to trademark the word despite the fact Safeway uses the term in store and has used it on promotional literature. A...
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Local sourcing is still preferred option
Forget the hype about global sourcing: food is still very much a local sourcing issue, according to supermarket executives speaking at the IGD global retail conference. Tesco's Paul House, commercial director of its Hungarian operation, said local...
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John Cummings, Asda bakery director
The industry needs to sell the positive side of bread. It's one of the biggest intended purchases in the store and it gets left behind because it's not sexy. To keep the market alive we have to concentrate on quality. We have to get across the...
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the food chain
Most serious attempt so far to solve supply chain problems Safeway builds regional with Northumbria line Safeway has launched another regional lamb promotion, aiming to match the success of its West Country brand which went into stores last month....
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Safeway stresses no big plan' as discount format gets teste
Rod Addy Safeway has confirmed it is "experimenting" with discounting in a Glasgow store. Safeway chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez explained: "We have been trialling the idea, reducing prices, ranges and focus in one store dramatically." He...
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Budgens has received an approach from Irish company Musgrave
Waitrose achieved a record operating profit of £92.7m for the year to January 26, compared with £57m last year. John Lewis Partnership's share of the loss on Ocado, the Waitrose branded online shopping service, was up from £3.8m to £17.8m. Former...
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Morrisons backs up plans to head south with purchase of thir
Elaine Watson Morrisons is negotiating the purchase of a third major distribution centre to support its expansion plans in the south. Joint mds Bob Stott and Marie Melnyk said the new site was "more southerly based" to form a distribution triangle...
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Sacked staff in legal bid
Sixty former store managers are taking legal action against Sainsbury, claiming they were dismissed unfairly. The managers, whose salaries ranged from £33,500 to £54,000, were sacked in January when they were told they did not meet the...
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Jane Hills, Safeway instore bakery buyer
We have done a lot of work with bread in wicker baskets and slatted boxes. We've seen lots of growth not just in instore bakery but in speciality bread, and our treats muffins, doughnuts and pastries are also growing. If you can merchandise them...
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Morrisons storms ahead 13 points and alcohol dominates categ
Though competition has become increasingly close between different fascia in recent weeks, this week Morrisons storms ahead of the field, extending its lead to 13 percentage points. The remainder of the chart remains relatively stable in terms of...
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M&S at top, Iceland bottom in animal welfare vetting
Sainsbury and Iceland have hit back at claims they are lagging behind competitors in the animal welfare stakes. The move follows a report from Compassion in World Farming placing them at the bottom of the compassionate supermarket' table. M&S...
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Tesco finally gets OK to go hyper
Tesco has won a five-year battle to obtain planning permission for the largest hypermarket in the Irish Republic. The retailer acquired a 12 acre site on Dublin's northside in 1996 with the intention of building a superstore, but then environment...
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Kwik Save instore bakeries as Somerfield boosts bread
Sheila Eggleston Somerfield Group is making a substantial investment to develop its bread offer across both its fascias, introducing instore bakeries into its Kwik Save estate and enhancing the range in Somerfield. Kwik Save is trialling a variety...
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Tesco forges ahead in bid to attract more local sourcing
Elaine Watson Tesco has hosted its second major meet the buyer event in Thailand in a bid to boost its local sourcing credentials. More than 2,000 new suppliers attended Tesco's Vendor Open Day at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition...
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Tesco gets on Cherokee trail for clothes
Tesco has upped the ante in the supermarket clothing stakes with the launch of a major new clothing range from across the Atlantic. A "substantial" number of lines from US casual clothing giant Cherokee will be introduced to at least 300 stores in...
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Windsor wheat for royal loaf
Safeway is launching four royal bloomers to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Two 800g loaves, a Jubilee ring and a Jubilee Coburg have been made for Safeway by Rank Hovis using 100% wheat sourced from the royal estate at Windsor. The move...
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Lindemans' premium box
Southcorp is aiming for the high ground in the wine box market with the launch of its premium Lindemans Bin range in the format. Matthew Clark dominates the sector with the Stowells of Chelsea range which has an average price of £13.99. Sainsbury...
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Availability is boosted by United's web planogram
Elaine Watson United Co-op has rolled out a new web based category management tool giving the society central control over ranges at store level. The tool has slashed administration costs and significantly improved availability instore, said...
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easy peelers
First organic clementines at Waitrose Waitrose boosted its Spanish citrus selection early this season with the first commercial volumes of organic clementines from a valley south of Valencia. They are grown and packed by Alberto Torres Jnr who...
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Ocado spreads to London
Waitrose online shopping partner Ocado has "taken the first bite of the cherry" as it expands to London with a model it plans to apply internationally. Joint md Roger Whiteside said: "We are applying proven technologies, and believe our model has...