more supermarket news & analysis – Page 583
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Store of the Week: Tesco Streatham
Before we opened this store last November, we worked with Jobcentre Plus to train and employ 76 local people…
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Tesco takes Grocer 33 mystery shop win but Lidl impresses
The common impression is that Lidl’s no frills offer means it doesn’t do customer service…
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Comment & Opinion
Introducing 'the world’s first free supermarket'
Imagine a supermarket where absolutely everything was given away for free. Implausible? Maybe, but there’s one called Freemarket opening in Copenhagen this Saturday.
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Analysis & Features
Asda reaps the benefits of early action on prices
If the supermarkets have indeed been locked in a price war this year, today seems to confirm Asda as the clear winner of round one.
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News
Niamh Lynch takes up top Tesco global commercial job
Tesco has named Niamh Lynch as the new commercial director of its global business unit…
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News
Waitrose rolls out new cheese competition on social media
Waitrose has given shoppers the chance to select a new additive cheese for its deli counters…
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News
Asda sales grow 0.5% in second quarter
Asda’s like-for-like sales grew 0.5% in the 10 weeks ending 30 June, it revealed today.
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Analysis & Features
Asda Red Pepper & Chickpea Brazilian Grills: acid test
These grills were launched in May as part of the retailer’s summer food and drink range…
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Analysis & Features
The supermarket ‘perfect storm’ shows few signs of blowing over
The UK may have weathered the tail-end of hurricane Bertha just about intact, but the fierce storm blowing through the grocery sector is far from petering out.
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News
The Co-operative Group consults staff on availability
The Co-operative Group is asking its staff to fill in availability forms stating what hours they can work every week…
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News
Asda boosts world food with Sri Lankan and West African bays
Asda is introducing 450 new ambient world foods products across eight ethnicities this month…
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News
Planning system blasted as 'rudderless' by ACS
The government and local councils are not taking the ‘town centre first’ planning policy seriously enough says ACS…
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News
Tesco needs to cut SKUs to take fight to Asda, claim analysts
Tesco has considerable scope to cut costs by reducing its growing SKU count, analysts at Brewin Dolphin have said…
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Store of the week: Waitrose Crowborough
We train people up well, but we follow a culture of leading by example too…
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Waitrose impresses all round in G33 service and availability
Waitrose Crowborough secured the win this week thanks to having plenty of staff available…
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News
Co-op Group to create council and senate in governance reforms
The Co-operative Group has unveiled its proposals for the reform of its corporate governance.
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Comment & Opinion
Online is the new reality – like it or not
Ofcom’s annual report on the UK’s media consumption and habits is a must-read for all the major grocers.
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News
Tesco dashes are not a trademark, says IPO
Tesco has failed in its bid to register the blue dashed line in its logo as a trademark…
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News
Morrisons job cuts first wave now imminent
Morrisons’ in-store management restructure, which has left 2,600 staff facing redundancy, is set to kick off in the coming…
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News
Suppliers angry as retailers keep digging for old debts
The Grocer can reveal some retailers are still digging further back than the agreed two-year limit…