more supermarket news & analysis – Page 1072
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Chilled goes down a treat for own label and mum gets busy in
Asda has dramatically increased its domination of the chart and stands at number one, a full 12 percentage points ahead of Sainsbury. Asda has a strong Mother's Day theme which most certainly contributes to its position in the chart. The...
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fish: sustainability
JS fights for tuna As sales of fresh tuna reach an all time high, Sainsbury has announced it is to join forces with the Marine Stewardship Council to fund a project to protect stocks. Consumer spending in the UK on fresh tuna alone ...
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CONCERN AT DATA SWITCH
Sir; Over the last decade Asda has released its EPoS or Named Account Data to its suppliers. However in view of its withdrawal of this data, it will leave many companies such as ourselves in the dark. Our company has built our trading relationship...
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MPs put local sourcing claims on trial
MPs have slammed representatives from the major supermarkets for claiming they take local sourcing seriously. Sainsbury, Tesco, Asda, Safeway, the Co-operative Group and Netto were witnesses as the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Select...
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Tesco works to reward individual at checkouts
Tesco has started trialling promotional initiatives utilising Clubcard data to target customers with ultra-specific deals at the checkout. Dunnhumby, the consultancy helping Tesco develop Clubcard, said trials had started in January in a cluster of...
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Asda transport staff access skills online
Asda is rolling out internet training suites in distribution hubs across the UK following their success in four initial locations. The centres will use the Learndirect online network of training courses and services that have been designed by UFI,...
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sainsbury: engagement in this process is not optional'
The message from Sainsbury on factory gate pricing was equally uncompromising. Yes, the supermarket chain had been keen from day one to work with suppliers to ensure its initiative was as collaborative as possible. But Richard Dickson, Sainsbury's...
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Stubbs plans to build enthusiasm for wine in Safeway
Safeway has recruited former Seagram wine director Matthew Stubbs as wine buying manager. He will report to commercial manager for beers, wine and spirits Tom Brooks. Stubbs will be responsible for the overall direction of the Safeway wine range. ...
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The question for the brewers is can it get any worse?' And
Christmas, the trade agrees, was the worst yet with price cutting starting earlier than expected, and the prices went lower than anyone anticipated. The much publicised winner among the multiples in the race to go lower sooner was Sainsbury. Its...
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Tesco Extra brings on the chart acts
Tesco is to increase its music offer and is inviting pop acts to perform in its growing network of Extra stores. The chain increased its music sales by 31% in 2001 and says the number of fixtures dedicated to selling albums will double in the...
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Safeway will open its second hypermarket in Milton Keynes in
Five market traders have lost their High Court battle for the right to trade in imperial measures. Upmarket European off licence chain Vom Fass will open a concession in Selfridges and a store Putney this year in addition to its pilot store in...
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Whistling in the wind
The notion that Tesco and Sainsbury have reached an "understanding" not to undercut each other on the prices of popular products is as likely as Osama Bin Laden sharing a Tuscan holiday villa with the Blairs. Yet that was the scenario delivered by...
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Waitrose Deliver on the road to move into profit quickly'
Waitrose is gearing up for rapid rollout of its store based online shopping service Waitrose Deliver after ironing out technical problems in its picking system. So far, progress has been tentative, with the service only available from six stores in...
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Radio Times revealed as retailers' most valuable magazine at
The Radio Times has emerged as the most valuable news stand magazine to retailers, according to the latest figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulation for June to December last year. Although the BBC title sells fewer copies on the news...
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Easter and Mother's Day bring in the good times for confecti
There is little change in the fascia chart this week, with all but Tesco and Morrisons remaining in the same position. Asda still retains the number one position but Sainsbury has moved a little closer and less than one percentage point separates...
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Sainsbury is central to store conversion
Sainsbury is to open a 20,000 sq ft Central store in the former Dingles department store, Bristol. The building, on the north side of the city centre, is being converted into retail units and flats by developer Crown Dilmun. The Sainsbury unit,...
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A new slice of PARMA hassle
The European Court of Justice may put a stop to Parma ham being sliced at supermarket deli counters in a landmark case involving Asda. Asda, which sells deli Parma at 160 stores, is accused of breaking an Italian law which says that Parma ham...
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Bodmin design pointing way for more smaller Asda stores
The success of Asda's smaller store design pioneered in Bodmin has led the retailer to rethink its store format programme. The programme which will be unveiled in two weeks will contain three categories: supercentres, superstores and small...
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M&S looks to talent of long-term unemployed
Marks and Spencer is taking advantage of a government initiative to find potential managers among the long-term unemployed. The Ambition:Retail scheme part of the New Deal employment programme aims to equip people with the skills for...