more supermarket news & analysis – Page 585
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News
Waitrose wins 22 gold medals at International Cheese Awards
Waitrose has been crowned supreme retailer at the International Cheese Awards
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Analysis & Features
Is the tide turning against Waitrose?
Despite stellar recent growth, Waitrose is not immune to the wider industry problems and price deflation.
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Analysis & Features
Asda builds its presence in South with new approvals
…but the chain is still keen on growing in its Northern heartland…
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Store of the Week: Tesco Extra Slough
“We encourage employees to be confident around customers and also be themselves”…
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Tesco Extra in Slough tops G33 service & availability ranks
Tesco got its service spot on in this “vast, clean and impressive” Extra in Slough…
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Morrisons lamb-breeding scheme wins government grant
A sustainable lamb-breeding programme devised by Morrisons is to receive a share of funding from the government’s £12m Agri-Tech Catalyst agriculture development programme.
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Waitrose sales struggle to match 2013's golden summer
Waitrose has experienced a dramatic sales slowdown this summer, according to its publicly released figures…
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Tesco claims lead on super-strength beer and cider curbs
Tesco said this week it was years ahead of its rivals in removing super-strength beer and cider…
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's thinks bike with new HGV
Sainsbury’s new HGV is aiming to make city streets safer for cyclists. Is it a step in the right direction?
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Nairn's lower-sugar Astro Bites kids' biscuits enter Waitrose
Oatcake brand Nairn’s has secured a national listing for its lower-sugar kids’ biscuits…
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Waitrose to open first railway station store in London
Waitrose will open its first railway station store on August 19 at King’s Cross as the company continues to focus on the convenience travel market.
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Analysis & Features
Asda Choc Chip Muffin Cheesecake: Acid Test
A new twist on an established product is a long-established strategy for food developers…
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News
Co-op sticks tablets on trolleys to gain customer feedback
The Co-operative Group is rolling out hi-tech trolleys that allow shoppers to give the society instant feedback on stores.
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Co-op rows back on in-store radio policy after staff complaints
The Co-operative Group is to start playing a mixture of both well-known songs and tracks by unsigned artists on its in-store radio following a stream of complaints by staff.
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Analysis & Features
Does hurricane Higginson signal a wind of change at Morrisons?
Yesterday a who’s who of retail veterans was paraded in the press as potential replacements for Sir Ian Gibson as the next Morrisons chairman.
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News
Iceland sales dip in latest market share figures
Iceland has posted its first drop in sales since 2005, according to the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Morrisons names former Tesco finance boss Higginson chairman
Morrisons has surprised the City by appointing former Tesco finance boss Andrew Higginson company chairman when Sir Ian Gibson retires in 2015.
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Sainsbury’s to use chiller heat to warm stores
Sainsbury’s has adopted new technology that allows it to use heat produced by chillers to heat its stores.
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Comment & Opinion
Dave Lewis faces a huge challenge as he succeeds Philip Clarke
The beleaguered Tesco CEO always seemed to be pictured wearing the resigned expression of Oliver Hardy…
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News
London supermarkets sign up to anti-obesity push
Supermarkets in London have agreed to take part in a clampdown on obesity, which could include layouts being changed…