more supermarket news & analysis – Page 406
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NewsSainsbury's Deal, Kent: Grocer 33 store of the week
Store manager Mark Maidment has been with the supermarket for 33 years
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News'Speedy and friendly' Sainsbury's takes the win
Sainsbury’s had rather a good week, and this might be the icing on the cake…
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda merger set to spark consolidation in chilled fish
Supermarket business worth up to £600m is potentially up for grabs, according to industry sources
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NewsMarks & Spencer introduces My M&S Favourite in-store campaign
Shopfloor staff to wear name badges showing their favourite M&S products
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NewsSainsbury's reduces selected meat & fish prices by up to 30%
This is in addition to JS’s £150m investment to cut prices on almost 1,000 everyday grocery items announced in March, strategy is to make its stores ’the retail destination of choice for customers’
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Grocer 33Asda on top again - and 15% cheaper than Sainsbury's
Asda CEO Roger Burnley joked he “was gutted that Sainsbury’s had won the Grocer 33 last week because of an air freshener”
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Comment & OpinionSuppliers face a stark choice on Sainsbury's-Asda merger
Wholesale and retail are now effectively one market for procurement and we have a duopoly in the retail market, says Steve Parfett of AG Parfett & Sons
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NewsCo-op trials robot grocery delivery in Milton Keynes
Co-op has teamed up with Starship Technologies for the service, and trials have been on-going for the past four weeks
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NewsTesco's Dagenham DC workers to strike over pay
Union Usdaw said it hoped the retailer would bring forward a “suitable offer” so industrial action can be averted
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Comment & OpinionAs suppliers face Sainsbury’s-Asda squeeze, who can help them?
Suppliers should not expect the Groceries Code Adjudicator to be able to ride to their rescue - she is powerless to intervene
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s-Asda merger shows 'Amazon effect' in action
Amazon has been a huge catalyst for change in UK grocery, says Natalie Berg of NBK Retail. And it’s been a key driver of the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
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Comment & OpinionWill the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger create a new retailer fit for the 21st century customer?
One of the biggest challenges the merged business faces is understanding its new, combined customer base, argues Paul Hinds of IRI
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NewsMorrisons launches promotion to help children with cancer
Every Pack Gives Back, across 32 lines, will raise money for charity partner CLIC Sargent
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Comment & OpinionThe Sainsbury's-Asda merger will hurt suppliers
The comment that big food companies “make spectacular returns and are very, very profitable” is an ominous opening gambit, says Warren Ackerman of SocGen
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's and Asda merger: will we be living well for less?
Bryan Roberts of tcc global unpicks the 10% price ‘harmonisation’ promise made by Sainsbury’s and Asda following their merger announcement
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Comment & OpinionDonna lands a key role in the Sainsbury's-Asda probe
Ooooo Mikey! ‘Lil’ Deuce’ Coupe has certainly fired up his hot rod this time
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NewsDalehead seeks Spalding staff as it scales up pork production
Up to 40 new roles will be created at the site, which supplies pork to Waitrose
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NewsCentral England Co-op claims rising impact of community spend
Each pound it spends on charitable projects has more than £23 worth of impact in communities
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NewsBranston launches added value potato products into Tesco
In an effort to reduce food waste, the new products were made with mis-shapen and over-sized spuds
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NewsSainsbury's urged by union to withdraw proposed pay offer
Unite has claimed employees had to sign new contracts ‘or be sacked’