more supermarket news & analysis – Page 600
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Comment & Opinion
Asda blasted for alcohol hypocrisy by Steve Parfett
Comments on the independent sector by Paul Kelly of Asda at a Westminster forum are breathtaking in their arrogance…
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News
Tesco throws down the gauntlet on 'guilt' lanes
Pressure is mounting on grocers to banish ‘guilt lanes’ once and for all…
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News
Tesco moves next door to Sainsbury's in new battle at Waterloo
Tesco has received approval to open a new Express store next door to one of its main rivals…
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Analysis & Features
Own label's Finest hour as retailers raise their game
Quality, innovation and value proved a winning combination…
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Analysis & Features
An inconvenient truth: is convenience really growing?
The convenience sector is booming. Or is it? When you interrogate the numbers a little harder a different picture emerges…
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Sainsbury's Burpham
Your mystery shopper visited at one of our busiest times, and the weather was really good, so it made the win sweeter…
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco's sweet spot
Tesco’s move to drop sweets from checkouts in its smaller stores is a big, bold step that sets it apart from the majority of its grocery rivals.
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News
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke receives £1.6m pay package but no bonus
Tesco bosses saw increases in their pay packets last year, but missed out on any bonus.
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News
British farming can benefit from imports, says Tesco’s Tim Smith
Supporting British farmers and growers does not necessarily have to mean moving to 100% British on certain grocery lines, Tesco’s group technical director, Tim Smith, has suggested.
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News
Southern Co-op enjoys rise in sales and profits
Southern Co-operative has become the latest regional co-op society to report strong full-year trading figures.
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News
Tesco ditches sweets from checkouts as it clears 'guilt lanes'
Tesco is scrapping sweets and chocolates from all tills across the UK and the Republic of Ireland in a bid to help customers make “healthier choices”.
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News
Morrisons to sell pre-chilled wines in new online range
Morrisons is to deliver pre-chilled wine to consumers as part of its new online offer.
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Comment & Opinion
M&S has something to shout about
In its full-year results presentation, M&S took the unusual step of revealing the progress it has made on availability, in actual numbers.
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Comment & Opinion
The Co-op clears a hurdle
No one knew which way The Co-operative Group’s crucial vote on governance reform would go ahead of the society’s special general meeting on Saturday
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News
M&S food sales strong despite fall in annual profits
Marks & Spencer has reported better than expected profits – boosted by another strong performance in food.
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News
Ben Reid steps down from Co-op Group board
Ben Reid has stepped down from the group board of The Co-operative Group.
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News
Kingsmill Bagel Thins make their debut in Tesco
Allied Bakeries is tapping demand for healthier versions of established products with the launch of Kingsmill Bagel Thins.
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News
East of England Co-op pays out £3.5m dividend
More than 170,000 members of East of England Co-operative Society are set to share a dividend of £3.5m.
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News
Co-op Group outlines community-focused ‘better’ business
The Co-operative Group has released further details on the new ‘purpose’ of its business, unveiled at the society’s Special General Meeting on Saturday.
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News
Debbie & Andrew's gives Cumberland sausage a modern twist
ABP has added a new Cumberland variant to its Debbie & Andrew’s range of premium sausages…