more supermarket news & analysis – Page 528
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Grocer 33
Martin Cawdry, Sainsbury's East Grinstead: Grocer 33 store of the week
”This is my last day and what a brilliant sign-off it is to win store of the week”
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Comment & Opinion
Dave Lewis uses IGD Debate to denounce predecessors’ “naked pursuit of profit”
This was supposed to be the moment the world delivered its verdict on Tesco boss Dave Lewis after his first tumultuous year at the helm
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News
Morrisons under fire over sale of kangaroo meat
Vegan group Viva! is targeting Morrisons over its recently listed kangaroo steaks
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Tesco payment term standardisation welcomed by suppliers
As of June 2016, the changes will result in Tesco offering six standardised and shortened payment terms
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News
Tesco pulls 70,000 packs of underweight garlic bread
Some of the products, made by Bakkavor, were found to be underweight by as much as 21%
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News
Tesco results – what the analysts say
Tesco today announced a sharp drop in first-half profits but also revealed a recovery in volumes. Here is what leading City and retail analysts had to say about the results
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News
Tesco’s first half profits halve as sales stabilise
Tesco’s first half reported opperating profits fell by more than half from £779m to £354m, but CEO Dave Lewis has hailed the “sustained improvement” in its trading performance.
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City snapshot: Tesco volumes up as like-for-like sales decline slows
Tesco has reported that volumes and transactions have grown during its first-half helping to slow the decline of like-for-like sales in the UK but its profits have halved. Alsp, AB InBev has tabled a £68.2bn improved offer for SABMiller; Diageo and Heineken have agreed disposals worth £515m in Jamaica, Malaysia, Singapore and Ghana; and Conviviality has completed its £200m reverse takeover of Matthew Clark.
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News
Tesco moves to simplify supplier payment terms
The changes, effective from the end of June 2016, were announced this afternoon by CEO Dave Lewis at the IGD conference
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News
Tesco trials new Price Promise amid scrapping rumours
Tesco told The Grocer today it was conducting trials at stores in Northern Ireland of a revamped version of Price Promise
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Comment & Opinion
Does Morrisons’ move show price-matching schemes are past their sell-by date?
Morrisons insists it was comfortable with the cost and claims that customers simply didn’t understand the concept
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News
Morrisons abandons price-matching as Match & More goes mainstream
Shoppers at Morrisons will now receive points for every pound spent in store or online
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Charging for plastic bags without alienating shoppers
The carrier bag charge comes into force in England today (5 October). What can large retailers do to ensure that customers are at the centre of this policy, asks Andrew Shapiro from Cirrus
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Comment & Opinion
Does Tesco's Carlsberg delisting square with Project Reset?
Tesco’s delisting of Carlsberg boils down to the theory of probability
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Comment & Opinion
What prospects now for the supermarkets?
Clive Black of Shore Capital warns investors to be patient
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News
Waitrose launches Winnie the Pooh inspired autumn TV campaign
Waitrose launches new autumnal TV ad
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News
Royal Greenland back in Waitrose with prawns
Seafood producer Royal Greenland has secured its first branded listing with Waitrose in three years
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News
Tesco axes 'scale for good' to focus on 'little helps'
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has axed one of the three key CSR pledges launched by his predecessor Philip Clarke
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Analysis & Features
Amazon prices in frozen and chilled food trial prove cheaper
Amazon is offering the cheapest price on 33 of the 44 chilled and frozen lines introduced in an enhanced Prime Now trial
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News
Morrisons staff welcome increased minimum pay
Morrisons staff have broadly welcomed the 20% increase in its minimum hourly pay rate to £8.20