more supermarket news & analysis – Page 1079
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A case of rejuvenation
The notion that "most" Sainsbury shoppers are poofy southerners with plums in their mouths is almost as daft as the idea that typical Asda patrons wear clogs, breed whippets and hang pictures of Geoffrey Boycott in their outside loos.Yet, that's...
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If it's Monday it must be Scotland. And it was while visitin
Shoppers at the Tesco supermarket in Callander Road, Falkirk, were evacuated only to witness the store being sealed off by squads of soldiers and police last Saturday afternoon. They had been called in to look at a suspicious package left in the...
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JS's McCann goes to Tesco
Sainsbury is losing its non food and ambient trading director to Tesco. James McCann was "attracted by Tesco's growing international business and the opportunities it offers someone of his background", said a Tesco spokeswoman. She added that...
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asda's secret deli
counter weapon Asda's deli pizza counter sells an astounding 21 million pizzas annually, according to pizza buying manager Tim Cullum. "We call it our secret weapon," says Cullum. Renowned for its value for money, the deli counter's cornerstone...
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The Prince has a point
There have been umpteen occasions, during recent years when visitors to these shores would have been forgiven for believing that the heir to the throne was as much a part of the food chain as the president of the IGD or Asda's latest store greeter....
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M&S wheels in mobile bakeries
Marks and Spencer is experimenting with wheel-in convenience solutions in its foodhalls now they are proving popular in its Simply Food c-stores. M&S started to introduce modular in-store bakeoffs on wheels in its key stores in September and now...
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A record £100,000 was raised by 800 diners at the annual lun
Tesco says it will soon be opening a number of standalone Express convenience stores around the country. Dairy Crest CEO John Houliston is to retire after 11 years when the company holds its annual meeting on July 18, 2002. He will be replaced by...
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Safeway has announced plans to become the first retailer to
As part of Safeway's support for local sourcing, customers in the north east of England will be able to buy branded Northumbrian lamb from this week. Northumbria was particularly badly hit by foot and mouth. By sourcing Northumberland lamb...
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Wotherspoon joins Somerfield
Somerfield has appointed new group property and HR directors in a tranche of changes which include the appointment of a marketing director for Scotland. Gordon Wotherspoon becomes group property director and company director, replacing Terry...
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Shaw's decides to trial more viable' net shopping service
Groceries On-the-Go, a new internet shopping service proposed as "a more viable alternative" to full US home delivery systems, is being tested in Boston, Massachusetts, by Shaw's, the 185 store Sainsbury subsidiary. The company's Star Market in the...
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Dailycer first in cereal snacks'
Sir; I read with interest your story on page 50 last week that Weetabix "bagged a first in snacks". This is incorrect as we at Dailycer launched the Big Cereal Company range of cereal snacks into Tesco and Sainsbury in October last year and also...
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Odds are on Asda's Beaujolais
The race to offer the cheapest Beaujolais Nouveau this week was almost certainly won by Asda which was selling the new vintage at £2.98 a bottle. This year's wines are similar in style to last year's according to Patriarche, which launched its...
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Bass brings an ale icon back home for trial in Sainsbury
Tim Palmer The UK's leading beer export Bass Pale Ale is being sold in the UK for the first time in over 200 years. The beer that has been doing very well over there it sells a total of 330,000 pints a day in more than 50 ...
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ICL failed to deliver' on IT
The Co-operative Group is taking legal action against ICL to recover "several million pounds" relating to a dispute over the installation of a Globalstore IT package. The dispute dates back to the merger of CWS and CRS in April 2000. Nick Eyre,...
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Leahy attacks Britain's planning regime
Tesco chief executive Terry Leahy has launched a bitter attack on the inconsistent application of planning laws in the UK. Speaking at the CBI national conference in Birmingham, Leahy told delegates he was still waiting to find out whether Tesco...
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Few categories are so in tune with consumer tastes and tren
This outstanding performance has been bolstered by the huge amount of development that has taken place in the market. The multiples have led the way, with Waitrose and Safeway creating fresh pasta bars, and Tesco, Safeway and Sainsbury extending...
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Asda defends EDLP as benefits begin to show
Asda has defended EDLP in the face of renewed claims that no food retailer in this country has fully embraced the concept. "EDLP is absolutely here to stay," the retailer's general manager, household, Jeremy Cross, told a seminar organise by Taylor...
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Kevin Hawkins is struggling for the right words to describe
Despite being uttered with a hint of irony, these are statesmanlike words from Safeway's corporate communications director. But the political tone is not entirely unfounded Hawkins spent many years as a Tory councillor in Bradford and was leader...
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morrisons gives IGD a full house
IGD is claiming membership by all the major UK supermarkets now that Morrisons has signed up. The research and educational organisation for the food and grocery industry has been working with Morrisons for the past 12 months with a view to the...
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Italfresco Gnocchi
Rsp: £1.19 for 400g This Italian potato dumpling product isn't new, but rebranding in January 2001 has pushed up sales. New packaging plus the impact of a Delia Smith recipe promotion in Sainsbury helped boost sales, its bestselling month being...