more supermarket news & analysis – Page 339
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NewsCo-op boosts staff efficiency with mobile task management tech
The MyWork mobile task management tool was launched five months ago
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NewsTesco to ‘revolutionise’ Clubcard with subscription service for discounts
The new Clubcard Plus service will cost £7.99 a month
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Comment & OpinionKen Murphy has big shoes to fill – but is Tesco’s new growth strategy up to scratch?
Dave Lewis is on his way out. How does Ken Murphy plan to continue his success?
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Comment & OpinionTesco has blazed a trail with economy own-label – but is it too successful?
Economy own-label ranges have thin margins, so too large an impact can be a bad thing – as Sainsbury’s knows, says Barclays’ Warren Ackerman
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NewsWho is Ken Murphy? The new Tesco CEO replacing Dave Lewis
Formerly CCO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, the 52-year-old Irishman started working aged 15 in his dad’s shop
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Analysis & FeaturesDave Lewis departs: his milestones as Tesco CEO
We look back through six years of Dave Lewis’ tenure as head of Tesco, from the controversies to the highlights
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NewsSainsbury’s scraps plastic Nectar cards for new members
The move follows a trial of the new app in Wales and the Isle of Wight
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NewsInternal candidates ‘too inexperienced’ for top Tesco job
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis is stepping down and will be replaced next summer by Ken Murphy, formerly chief commercial officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance
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NewsTesco CEO Dave Lewis to step down: analyst reactions
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has announced he is to quit after five years at the helm. Here is how analysts and other experts reacted to the news
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NewsWaitrose MD Rob Collins to leave as part of major restructure
John Lewis and Waitrose will be managed and operated as one business by a single executive team
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NewsTesco to provide surplus packhouse food to Kenyan schools
The retailer has joined forces with global produce supplier Flamingo on the project
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NewsJohn Rogers exits Argos to take up top finance role at WPP
Rogers has spent 14 years at the retailer and had been seen as a potential successor to Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe
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Analysis & FeaturesFive key skills all successful fmcg buyers have
These are the most important skills that all of the UK’s best food and drink buyers have in their arsenal
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NewsWaitrose revamps premium No.1 range with 200 products added
The full range will be launched this week supported by in-store activity aimed at driving shoppers awareness
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NewsSainsbury’s drops own-label Basics range as part of new five-year plan
Sainsbury’s this week added 120 new products under 12 tertiary brands
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Comment & OpinionJack’s customers want old-fashioned Tesco values, not to be part of an experiment
It would be no surprise to see Tesco pull the plug on the whole Jack’s concept
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NewsIrish beef protests hit supply of meat in UK
The UK has been hit by beef shortages in the wake of farmer protests in Ireland
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NewsRawtenstall Jack’s store to close and revert to Tesco
Rawtenshall has been trialled as a bulk-buy format, sparking speculation the chain could morph into a cash & carry-style proposition
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s shake-up has echoes of Tesco’s fightback - and it just might work
Mike Coupe’s ‘plan A’ could result in Sainsbury’s becoming more competitive
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NewsAsda publishes food waste figures and urges suppliers to act
The supermarket giant said it was urging its suppliers to join the company in greater transparency