more supermarket news & analysis – Page 548
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Only half of Co-op members will be eligible to vote at agm
To be able to vote, members must have spent either £250 or more in its food, travel, e-store or pharmacy business
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Sainsbury's scraps plans for three new supermarkets
It had wanted to build a 60,000 sq ft store in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, a 64,000 sq ft store in Strood, Kent, and a 40,000 sq ft store in Buckingham
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Tesco invests £5m in school cooking clubs in disadvantaged areas
The move will see its Tesco Eat Happy Project back the Children’s Food Trust network of school cooking clubs
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Tesco opens new concept 'food to go' store in London
The store in Villiers Street, close to the Charing Cross and Embankment stations, is the retailer’s second such concept store in the capital
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Tesco partners with Beer Alliance campaign 'There's A Beer For That'
“The idea with this activity is to encourage Tesco customers to discover their perfect beer by introducing them to different styles and the food they perfectly pair with”
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Scotmid and Seaton Valley co-ops to merge
Scotmid is Scotland’s largest co-op and has 350 stores, while Seaton Valley has five stores in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear
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Profiles and QandAs
Dave Lewis Uncut: the full exclusive interview with Tesco's CEO
In this specially extended web version, Adam Leyland talks to Dave Lewis about his first months in the job, and what’s next for Britain’s biggest supermarket
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Tesco to pay small suppliers within 14 days vows Lewis
“We want suppliers who are partners. Negotiation will always be part of this business. Aggression will not. We want to work in a way that’s sustainable for our business and for our partners. That will mean a whole new way of working.”
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The Apprentice contestant goes into business with Tesco
Tim Stillwell’s Burrito Kitchen concession will open in Tesco’s Villiers Street store in London, next week
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Tesco London division scrapped, absorbed into Tesco South
It is believed the move precedes management cuts, outgoing London MD to become Tesco Ireland’s new chief exec
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New Co-op family-centred ad focuses on errand nostalgia
It depicts a boy sent to his local Co-op store on his bike by his mum to buy some hot cross buns
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Tesco caught selling crisps in new healthy checkout lanes
Incident comes after Tesco offered chocolate prize in Diabetes UK raffle on Monday
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Comment & Opinion
Potts rings the changes in Morrisons turnaround
Today was the most dramatic day so far in the Morrisons revolution
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Food waste not yet enough of an issue for supermarkets, says former environment secretary
“Shameful” levels of food waste are not yet an “acute enough” issue for supermarkets, according to the chairman of the UK’s Committee on Climate Change, Lord Deben. Former environment secretary the Rt. Hon John Gummer has said the industry must get rid of bogof deals for ...
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Five Morrisons senior directors leave as Potts streamlines
Nick Collard, Martyn Fletcher, Gordon Mowat, Neal Austin and Nigel Robertson will step down from the management board and leave the company
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Tesco investors to sue retailer over profits scandal
Lawsuit claims Tesco’s announcement that it materially overstated its profits by £263m caused a permanent destruction of value to shareholders
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M&S to begin beach clean-up paid for by bag levy
The 2015 Big Beach Clean-up aims to get 8,000 M&S customers and employees to clear litter from 135 beaches
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Tesco slammed for having chocolate prize in diabetes raffle
Supermarket responds by saying ”occasional treats are fine” but will still find alternative prize
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Morrisons to ditch unpopular Intelligent Queue Management System
The move to stop using it comes as a result of discussions new CEO David Potts and the Morrisons’ retail team have had with staff and customers
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Tesco shake-up continues with F&F franchise operation head departure
Senior independent director also to leave, replaced by Compass Group boss