more supermarket news & analysis – Page 544
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Co-op members back Fairtrade and member directors at historic agm
Voting under a new system, Co-operative Group members backed a motion to recommit to its pledge of sourcing 100% of its own-label goods from Fairtrade suppliers
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Asda focuses on fruit wine with new ranges and dedicated bays
Asda is introducing dedicated bays for fruit-flavoured wines in most of its stores and launching an own-label range…
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The Co-op gets behind frozen with £5 fish meal deal
The Co-operative Group has become the latest major retailer to up its support for frozen food by launching a £5 frozen mea…
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A brave new agm for The Co-op this weekend
With Leighton and Pennycook fighting on several fronts, The Co-op’s Manchester agm is a crucial one
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Sainsbury's wins high-scoring Grocer 33 fight
A score of 70 or above across the board is rare, yet this week all stores performed exceptionally
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M&S focuses new campaign on locally sourced food
Home-grown produce including brewed craft beer, beef burgers and regional cheeses are among the goods featured in new campaign
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M&S opens flagship Brussels store
Employing 100 members of staff, the 5,000 sq metre shop opened in Brussels on Thursday, and showcases the country’s first ever M&S bakery and café
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Media bites 12 May: Tesco, Ahold, Tate & Lyle
Tesco’s decision to axe PwC as its auditor after 32 years gets plenty of column inches in today’s papers.
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Morrisons is most 'at-risk' from discounters, study claims
A report by the Local Data Company found that nearly half (49%) of Morrisons’ stores were situated in town’s with an above average number of discounters
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Tesco ends PwC relationship after 32 years
The retailer said following the conclusion of a formal tender process Deloitte would take over auditing duties
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Morrisons share shorting points to City jitters over recovery
Figures from financial information specialist Markit show the proportion of Morrisons stock out on loan reached 13.7% on 29 April, up from 12.4% at the beginning of the month
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Dave Lewis to bring out Tesco's 'personality and passion'
Lewis broke with tradition from previous years for the event, held at Wembley last week, by providing the keynote address and holding an extended networking session with his entire UK management team and suppliers
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Waitrose trials 'Pick Your Own Offers' using myWaitrose card
The ‘Pick Your Own Offers’ scheme, which is currently being trialled at five Waitrose stores, will give shoppers armed with a myWaitrose card a long list of branded and own-label products to select their favourite from
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Media bites 8 May: Morrisons, SABMiller, Ocado
The new chief executive of Wm Morrison has pledged to listen to the supermarket chain’s customers and staff
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Irwin's bakes up Tesco deal
Irwin’s will supply more than a million packs of Joeys to Tesco annually and the listing of the two lines increase the Co Armagh bakery’s annual business with Tesco by 10%
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Morrisons results show Q1 decline
Other headlines include a 50,000 sq ft reduction of selling space
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City Snapshot: Morrisons sales fall 2.9% in first quarter
Morrisons like-for-like sales fall of 2.9% beat expectations of a 3-3.5% drop, but its shares have opened down. Also Reckitt Benkiser prepares for AGM, the market reacts to Sainsbury’s full-year results and all the rest of the news from the City.
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's was taking action even before losses were announced
While the market continues to be brutal, Sainsbury’s has the potential to be the least affected of the big four
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Waitrose and the discounters are only winners in new market share data
A slowdown from the rest of the trade saw sales growth in the overall grocery retail sector slow to just 0.2% compared with the same period last year
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Sainsbury's posts first loss in a decade
The retailer fell to a pre-tax loss of £72m in the year to 14 March 2015, versus profit of £898m the year before