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Asda switches onto TV shopping with Sky Active
Asda has started the roll out of its long awaited TV shopping service with Sky Active, beginning with two stores in Morley and High Wycombe. Asda director of new channels Iain Spence said he was confident TV shopping would take off this year:...
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Somerfield tests a loyalty card scheme offering instant resu
Somerfield is introducing Saver Cards into select stores on a trial basis. The cards will be introduced in 33 stores on March 13 and data will be assessed over the following few months. Somerfield associate marketing director Martin Sutherland...
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Considering Safeway ceo Carlos Criado-Perez's recently confe
I'm calling from the WI and wondered whether Carlos would be willing to take part in our latest calendar? No, I'm afraid that's not something he would want to do. He's very popular with our members who love his latin looks and think he would...
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Asda throws open its car parks to party
Asda is planning to host massive parties at its 250 stores to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. The events will be held in the multiple's car parks. A spokeswoman for Asda said: "Licences for street parties cost £800. This is discouraging...
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Anti-salt drive undermined
As Asda and the Co-operative Group continue to campaign to cut the amount of salt in processed food on health grounds, the Salt Manufacturers' Association has questioned the science behind their arguement. On Salt Action day this week, the Co-op...
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Ocado off to flying start
Ocado is already attracting big spenders in its first full week of operation. The home shopping service, set up with the backing of the John Lewis Partnership using Waitrose products, is proving popular with shoppers taking advantage of the free...
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The big supermarket chains may have increased their strangl
That's why we've compiled a comprehensive ranking of the biggest and best grocery retail enterprises in private ownership in the UK. We think it's an excellent way of celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit that still exists across the grocery trade...
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Tesco sets up regional teams in bid to boost local sourcing
Tesco is to boost local food sourcing by opening regional buying offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has upped its spend on UK organics. The multiple said the Welsh buying office was almost ready to begin running under Welsh...
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Tesco takes a proactive recruitment line
Tesco has stepped up its recruitment strategy with the introduction of a talent planning approach. David Fairhurst, the multiple's group resourcing director, said: "Tesco already has a widely respected talent spotting programme. What's changed is...
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Champagne goes for gold
A champagne created to commemorate the Queen's golden jubilee this year will be listed by Safeway from next month. It has been produced by Medot in Pargny-les-Reims and the label, which has been designed to mark the occasion, features the official...
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All our top privately owned retailers have one thing in com
They also share strong relationships with their wholesaler and suppliers and are not scared by the might of the multiples. Sheffield-based GT News is a particularly good example. With sales up by 46% in the past year, it is Britain's fastest...
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US icons boost Asda's pre-teen fashions
Wal-Mart is banking on US teen stars Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen working their magic this side of the Atlantic with a new fashion range for Asda targeting pre-teens. Californian twins Ashley and Mary Kate are household names in the US, where they...
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The grain from Spain
Riso Gallo, Italy's brand leader in rice, has added Bomba Paella Rice to its range of Italian risottos. The newcomer is made up of bomba, the finest variety of Spanish paella rice, and is currently being distributed through selected Waitrose and...
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Smaller packs at Safeway
Safeway is thinking small with the addition of a new range of 25cl wine bottles from a leading South African producer. It is introducing Vinfruco's Arniston Bay to the format and is hoping to tap into the undeveloped potential of the smaller packs....
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Zipfer into Tesco
Scottish Courage has won widespread listings for Austrian premium lager Zipfer less than a year after launching it in the UK. Tesco is the latest multiple to list it and it is already stocked by Sainsbury, Safeway, Asda, Morrisons, Booker and...
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Petcare is high on Asda's agenda for the coming year
As the chain opens more supercentres, it will be able to increase its ranges of larger packs, bedding and even kennels. Asda claims a 27% share of the own label catfood market which it says is higher than other own labels. Asda sales rose 12% over...
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Recognising older people's strengths
Sainsbury is putting its weight behind a campaign designed to fight ageism in the workplace. The campaign, the Business Case for Age Diversity, was launched this week and urges firms not to discount older employees but to recognise their strengths....
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So Good's Fresh soya milk was the first to hit the chiller c
Sales Information Resources values the So Good soya brand at £2.9m across multiples & Co-ops for the year ending December 2, 2001. It says the shelf stable milk category weighs in at £157.5m, with the soya sector worth £20.3m, up 39% on last...
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Why retailers should celebrate the life and times of a partw
For magazine retailers, January is partwork season, the time when the bulk of the year's new series are launched invariably with free gifts and discounted cover prices and promoted with heavyweight advertising. Partworks are serialised...
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Label rebuke for Moy Park
Tesco has withdrawn Finest free range chickens after supplier Moy Park was caught using the Freedom Food brand without licence. Spot checks at Tesco stores by RSPCA subsidiary Freedom Food revealed the misuse, caused by what Moy Park is calling an...