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Co-ops: 16 CWS superstores for sale
CWS has put 16 of its superstores up for sale and is confident they will be quickly snapped up by rival retailers. John Bowes, chief general manager marketing, insisted the Co-op was not trying to flog off its "dogs". He said the auction formed...
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Sainsbury: Local c-store pulls into Shell's forecourt sites
Sainsbury is hoping to kickstart its move into the convenience sector by setting up shop with Shell. The multiple plans to open six Local c-stores on Shell forecourts in the south of England by next February. The first will appear by the end of...
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M&S in marketing reshuffle
Marks & Spencer is reorganising its marketing group in a reshuffle that will create at least three new senior posts. Baker Street has already stated that the necessary skills will be found externally. Group marketing director Alan McWalter will run...
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Independents: Retailers sceptical about pledge of government
Independent retailers remain sceptical about the government's commitment to the Post Office network despite this week's pledge that it will halt all "avoidable" closures of rural outlets. The package of measures unveiled by trade and industry...
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Co-op goes all glitzy with PPS
The rapid growth of the premium packaged spirit market led by Bacardi Breezer and Smirnoff Ice has spawned a number of me toos and own brands. The latest to try and cash in on the sector is the Co-op. Glitz Ice is a range of four vodka based ...
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Grey market is not all dodgy
Sir; The news that Tesco buyers went "undercover" to buy grey market spirits (The Grocer, June 24, p9) says plenty about the multiple and just as much about suppliers. But the fact remains that grey market wines, beers and spirits have been...
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Multiples: Budgens goes ripe and ready
Budgens has moved into ripe and ready following pioneers such as Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury which have had such ranges on their shelves for more than five years. Dip Chotal, produce marketing manager, said the 19 own label range would also...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
The multiple multiplies With expansion plans coming to fruition much faster than anticipated, Waitrose distribution director Geoff Salt is having to cope with an unexpected increase in volume, as Nicola Gordon-Seymour discovers With the...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
Information age brainpower Poor IT can put the skids under your company. That's why Waitrose has installed its own advanced system, as Gillian Law discovers In a competitive industry such as food retailing, IT systems are "competitive edge stuff",...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
In there for the duration Waitrose suppliers must be first class and share its philosophy. But once taken up, they are there for the long term, as director of buying Steven Esom tells Karen Dempsey You won't hear words like "squeeze" or "margins"...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
Pushing out the frontiers Waitorse is boldly seeking out new markets in new areas. Director of development and services Nigel Burton outlines the mission to Gillian Law Take away all the food from your local Waitrose and pile it up in the street...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
Our grass is greener With a 'great story' to tell, Waitrose was no longer prepared to be shouted down by its rivals. Mark Price took up the cudgels. He explains his approach to Belinda Gannaway Mark Price had a challenge put in front of him two...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
The history 1864 John Lewis opens his first shop on London's Oxford Street 1904 Wallace Waite, Arthur Rose and David Taylor open their first small store in West London 1905 John Lewis buys Peter Jones in London's Sloane Square 1914...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
Partners, pioneers crusaders. Waitrose shares with its suppliers a joint vision to grow ahead of the market. There's also a solid dose of trust, says Nicola Gordon-Seymour The idea of forging solid, long lasting relationships with suppliers is not...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
A sense of history Waitrose today accounts for half of the business of the John Lewis Partnership. Chairman Sir Stuart Hampson tells Julian Hunt what makes the Partnership different from the rest of the retail crowd If Sir Stuart Hampson has a...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
They've been fully converted Need someone to convert a batch of Somerfields into slick, fully fledged Waitrose operations - fast? Bill Bishop's your man. The head of selling servies spoke to Tim Palmer If you want to know how to go about opening...
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Taking the floor: The man who launched Safeway's loyalty car
Roger Ramsden, Safeway's marketing director and temporary manager of Safeway High Wycombe, stops by a display of cakes to tidy some apricot tarts that are sitting askew. Unfortunately the packaging is slippery and the more he tries to straighten...
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Waitrose: a supplement to The Grocer
The challenges of cyberspace The internet is taking Waitrose into whole new areas - giving director of selling and marketing Mark Price the task of making sure each element meets the standards set by stores. He tells Belinda Gannaway why this job...