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Fresher, contemporary light for Somerfield in Easy ad campai
Rod Addy Somerfield is poised to launch the advertising campaign that will replace brand icon Annie on May 7. It has a launch budget of £2m and will run under the strapline Good Food Made Easy. The ads were designed by Somerfield's brand team in...
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Co-operative Group may offer space to partners
Elaine Watson The Co-operative Group is considering letting out space in stores to strategic partners' which may not necessarily come from within the society's stable of businesses, revealed retail controller Malcolm Hepworth. A general store...
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D emand for energy and sports drinks shows so sign of waning
But retailers still remain unprepared. Space hasn't been made available and lucrative sales have been lost. A Zenith survey in September 2001 found 62% of Tesco, 31% of Safeway, 18% of Sainsbury and 12% of Asda stores had shortages of brand leader...
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Alcoholic drinks get high on floor stacks and household clea
Morrisons remains at the top of the fascia chart although Asda continues to close the gap, standing just two percentage points behind at number two. Tesco and Somerfield retain their positions from last week, while Safeway moves up the chart to...
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Cask ale's in Safeway
Efforts to find a way of selling real ale in the off-trade are beginning to pay off for Bedfordshire brewer Charles Wells. After lengthy trials in the multiples it has won a listing in Safeway for its Bombardier Fresh Real Ale eight pint mini...
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Tilda extends Rizazz brand with five premium sauces
Tilda is extending its Rizazz brand with the launch of a five-strong range of premium ambient sauces in pouches. In Waitrose, Sainsbury and Asda next week, the new arrivals join the brand's pre-cooked microwaveable flavoured rice range, which...
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Clubcard takes to the internet as Tesco.com strives for perf
Anne Bruce Tesco.com customers will soon be able to spend Clubcard vouchers online in a new focus on quality, according to CEO John Browett. Trials of a modified web site are already under way in house, allowing staff to redeem Clubcard loyalty...
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Total confusion reigns in brands
Sir; Safeway chairman David Webster hit the nail on the head when he suggested an all-British food brand (The Grocer last week, p4). I agree we are seeing a cumulative fragmentation of branding between the English regions, Scotland and Wales,...
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Paul Gannon, chief operating officer of Sainsbury's American
Shareholders at Philip Morris have approved proposals to change the company's name to Altria Group. The company's subsidiaries Philip Morris USA, Philip Morris International, Kraft Foods and Miller Brewing Company will retain their names. Unilever...
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Londis and Co-op's ECR collaboration delivers'
Elaine Watson Londis and the Co-operative Group are "significantly more advanced" than the multiples when it comes to developing the collaborative relationships with suppliers ECR is striving for, claims software firm JDA. JDA Europe md Andrew...
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Today's Group md Rodney Hunt has taken over from Steve Parfe
Tesco says its sales of widescreen TVs are up 220% since Easter as shoppers prepare for a summer of sport. The supermarket is budgeting for a 500% year-on-year rise in widescreen TV sales in May. Londis has now converted 47 stores to its Genesis...
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Edmonton extension plan
St Modwen has submitted a detailed planning application to the London Borough of Enfield for its proposed extension of the Edmonton Green shopping centre. The £50m project at the north London centre will contain an Asda store of around 65,000sq ft...
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There's bunching in the field after Morrisons and drinks spr
Morrisons sits at the top of the fascia chart but again it's lead has been reduced as Asda moves up into second position followed by Sainsbury which comes in at number three. Tesco and Safeway have both moved down the chart, although there are...
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Retail food division's chief retires to return to the UK
Julian Hunt, Hong Kong The boss of Hong Kong's top food retail business is retiring next month. Logan Taylor a former marketing director of Safeway in the UK has been in charge of the AS Watson retail food division for seven years. During...
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Grape juice brand finds a UK launchpad at Tesco and JS
Leading US soft drink brand Welch's is aiming to squeeze itself a share of the UK market with its first launches on this side of the Atlantic. The $650m grape juice brand, which dates back to 1869 in the States, is rolling its first products out to...
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Tag project gets M&S fit for online food
M&S says its supply chain reform project will cut distribution costs as it prepares for a full home shopping service on food. M&S already has a boardroom lunch delivery service, and admits selling food online is a gap it plans to plug. A...
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Asda comes up cheapest despite overcharging our shopper twic
A lack of congestion and an abundance of special offers was a pleasant change this week. Our shopper visited the new Safeway at Reddish and was impressed with all the extra features such as its noodle bar. Meanwhile improvements to Sainsbury's...
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Scottish RDC is designed to spur Safeway to no 1
Anne Bruce Safeway plans to open a new regional distribution centre in its traditional Scottish stronghold as it vies with Tesco and Asda to be the region's number one food retailer. Safeway logistics director Lawrence Christensen said that...
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Webster and Curry sound alert over UK's fragmented messages
Helen Gregory Key industry figures are calling on the food chain across Britain to put up a more united front. Safeway chairman David Webster this week voiced his support for an all-Britain brand, similar to the all-Irish brand proposed by the...
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Skincare is at the frontline of the major retailers' battle
Tesco has made skincare a critical part of its non food strategy, says beauty team leader Kerry Robinson. "In the last 12 months we have taken the lead from Boots in toiletries and we're closing the gap in beauty overall," says Robinson. TNS figures...