more supermarket news & analysis – Page 1116
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Gung Ho approach from multiple
Plenty of folk had been poking fun at Asda this week for its decision to model its training on the American management bestseller Gung Ho. The book sounds bizarre, given that it is all about the spirit of the squirrel, way of the beaver and gift of...
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Directors sharpen their retailing skills
Safeway marketing director Roger Ramsden is to swap his day job to do a stint as manager of a flagship store. In all, he will spend five months gaining hands on experience of what it like to run a store, starting with a four week stint shadowing an...
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HARDING BACK AT THE PARTNERSHIP
Richard Harding is back at the helm as the new operations director of the BP/Safeway partnership. Harding has 12 years' experience at BP and was part of the launch team for the partnership back in 1996. It currently has 40 mini supermarket and...
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Marks and Spencer
Marks & Spencer is expanding its franchise operation into the Czech Republic. It follows the announcement two weeks ago that Tesco is buying two retailing businesses in the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the US-based Kmart Corporation. The 13,000...
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End for dessert company
The Dessert Company, a subsidiary of the Sara Lee Corporation, has been forced to shut up shop after losing a supply contract with Tesco resulting in the loss of around 700 jobs. The Newark company had been supplying Tesco with chilled sweets...
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Tesco snubs Barclays
Barclays has run into trouble with Tesco, which has threatened to throw out the bank's cash point machines if it goes ahead with a £1 charge for non-account holders. It announced it was inviting tenders from Nationwide for the contract at all 646...
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Shop and go for Waitrose
Waitrose is to highlight a raft of last minute holiday deals through waitrose.com as part of plans to make the site a "one stop cyber shop". The move comes in the wake of a link-up with BA Travel Shop that will provide holiday offers including...
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Asda, Tesco are media darlings
Clive Beddall Tesco and Asda hijacked the UK's media machinery this week and grabbed millions of pounds' worth of free publicity for their latest salvoes in the high street price war. The multiples' spin doctors worked overtime as Asda celebrated...
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News briefs
IRI is making Tesco sales data available over the Internet with the launch of its InfoScan SalesWeb service. More than £1.5m in savings have been passed on to shoppers by the 200 Nisa retailers involved in the group's first Multibuy Bonanza...
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Blair backs Co-op review
Tony Blair is backing a wide ranging commission to examine the future of the UK Co-operative Movement. This will be just the second full-scale review of the Co-op in its 150 year history. The commission, which will sit for six months, is being...
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News Briefs
US retail giant K Mart is said to be seeking a merger with a supermarket partner. The chain has already sought a three-way deal with Albertsons and American Stores. Tesco has refused to comment on trade rumours it will be running a half-price...
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danish bacon goes down under
After years of accelerating consolidation in the Danish pig industry, just three producer co-ops remain: the giant Danish Crown, mid-range Steff Houlberg; and small Jutland specialist Tican. "We can respond rapidly to changes in the market," md Ove...
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tesco motors into insurance
Tesco is launching motor insurance in a bid to attract consumers looking to cut the cost of driving. The multiple's personal finance division commissioned research revealed 64% of car owners would switch insurance companies if it meant they could...
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Spirit of the net
The Organic Spirits Company is planning to launch an internet site for its organic gin Juniper Green. It already has a site up and running for its organic vodka Utkins UK 5. Both brands have been on exclusive distribution with Sainsbury. Managing...
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ENGLISH apples
Long-term growth expected in prepacked fruit with its additional opportunities English dessert apples core Sainsbury concern Sainsbury plans to give English dessert apples greater prominence in the coming season, fruit category buyer Marcus...
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Lesson in changes to trading relationships
The buzz words Efficient Consumer Response migrated into the UK management vocabulary some years ago, but the incentive to apply ECR principles in daily life got a shot in the arm when Wal-Mart acquired Asda last year. The US giant was the driving...
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english apples
Multiple sells abundant supplies at lowest prices on record' Tesco volume sales soar Tesco has claimed a massive increase in sales of English apples in the season coming to a close. Buyer Simon Latham said it had reached 57 million, the...
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SALVESEN DEPOT OPENS
Christian Salvesen has officially opened its £2.3m shared user produce depot in Evesham, Worcester. Among its customers are Asda, the Co-op, Fyffes, Marks and Spencer, Safeway, Somerfield, and Tesco. It has the capacity to handle more than a...
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Waitrose aiming to reactivate interest in traditional but forgotten fruit
Multiples back moves to develop niche varieties