more supermarket news & analysis – Page 547
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Dave Lewis ditches Tesco Steering Wheel in favour of Big Six
Lewis has consistently said Tesco’s business has become too distracted from its core priorities but scrapping the Wheel is a bold move
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Sainsbury's replacing grocery with non-food and concessions to make better use of space
Sainsbury’s insists it is making solid progress in its plans to repurpose the 6% of shop floor space it no longer requires for grocery but admits it hasn’t yet got all the answers.
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Morrisons to cut 720 head office jobs as it boosts shop floor numbers
Morrisons is to cut 720 head office jobs while ramping up the number of shop floor staff as it looks to drive sales through its core supermarket estate…
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Asda insists lamb mislabelling is a one-off
Asda has insisted a recent meat mislabelling incident in one of its Scottish stores does not point to control problems in its supply chain.
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Tesco buys up remaining stake in Euphorium Bakery
Tesco has bought up the remaining slice of the Euphorium Bakery business, despite reports that it planned to scrap the venture.
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Asda ups search for new COO
The retailer announced in January that it had begun the hunt to fill the vacancy following the departure of Mark Ibbotson, and this week confirmed it is looking for a ‘very experienced board level retailer’
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Waitrose re-launches Florist and Gifts websites
Both the websites have been redesigned to offer a ‘much improved’ customer journey, which makes sending a gift to someone special ‘convenient and easy’
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Another Morrisons senior director departs as Casper Meijer moves out
The retailer said Dutchman Meijer had decided not to commit to living a fuller part of his life in Britain, as his family remain living in the Netherlands
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New M&S range to celebrate 'forgotten' British food
Alongside branded products, M&S has introduced a range of more than 300 own label lines as part of the initiative
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Tesco Mobile sends Samsung Galaxy 6 into space (almost)
The phone was launched on a space balloon from a secret location in the Peak District yesterday and the journey to the edge of space took over 2 hours
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Bristol Rovers take on Sainsbury's over stadium contract
Sainsbury’s promised Bristol Rovers a new stadium in return for buildling a store on the site of the Conference side’s Memorial Stadium in January 2013, but has not yet delivered
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Co-operating profit: Pennycook and Leighton take the first step
The Co-operative Group’s 2014 full-year results were released today, and though there was nothing as eye-catching as last year’s staggering £2.5bn loss, there were still plenty of interesting nuggets
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David Potts cleans up Morrisons' act (and stores)
New CEO David Potts has overseen a major spring clean of the store estate as he looks to drive sales
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Hazel Blears bids for Co-op Group position
The society is looking to elect three member directors as part of its corporate governance reforms and new-look board
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The Co-operative Group reports improved results on back of disposals
Underlying operating profits rose 1.5% to £251m thanks to the society’s ongoing True North strategy which saw it make cost savings of £93m
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Aldi overtakes Waitrose to become Britain's sixth biggest supermarket
Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose only retailers to increase market share, Sainsbury’s back in growth
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M&S defies price war headwinds, but for how long?
The long-awaited rebound in general merchandise has understandably dominated coverage of Marks & Spencer’s full-year trading numbers, but the continued growth in food is no less notable.
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New Morrisons 9,000 song playlist is music to David Potts' ears
The collection, expected to include hits by Jack Johnson, John Legend, Beyoncé, The Cure, Morcheeba, U2 and Texas, will be in all 505 UK supermarkets by Good Friday
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New M&S eco store in Newcastle features green living wall
The 130,000 sq ft Northumberland Street outlet is the first major full-line store to undergo the changes
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Morrisons axes head office staff but adds more in stores
They welcomed the arrival of reinforcements in the form of more part-time staff.