more supermarket news & analysis – Page 643
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Category Report
How can the supermarkets help revive the roast?
Retailers are just as important as suppliers to the roast’s fortunes…
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News
Co-op Group to go online with trials starting ‘this year’
The Co-operative Group is the latest retailer to join a new wave of supermarkets joining the online revolution.
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Analysis & Features
Steve Murrells reveals his recipe for the Co-op's revival
The Co-op Group’s Steve Murrells has put together a new strategy to rediscover the society’s mojo…
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News
Asda launches ‘Chosen by Kids’ food range
Asda is rolling out a 180-strong children’s food range – with products taste-tested by kids themselves.
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News
M&S downplays teething problems at Castle Donington site
Marks & Spencer has insisted that customer service will not be affected by teething problems at its new non-food warehouse in Castle Donington.
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News
Tesco fined £300,000 over half-price strawberry offer
Tesco has been fined £300,000 for misleading consumers with a half-price offer on punnets of strawberries.
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News
M&S recruits leading ladies for autumn campaign
Marks & Spencer has recruited leading British ladies including Tracey Emin and Helen Mirren to lead a new advertising campaign for its autumn/winter clothing collection.
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News
Tesco stays coy on tablet computer plans
Tesco is reportedly planning to release a tablet computer in time for Christmas.
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News
‘Feel-good’ summer can’t mask squeeze in income, Asda reports
Household disposable income remains stable but has decreased compared with the same period last year, research commissioned by Asda has found.
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News
Italian aperitif Aperol rising up the agenda of cocktail drinkers
Consumer interest in retro-style cocktails is helping to drive a boom in products including Italian aperitif Aperol…
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News
Waitrose adds flavoured prawn skewers to Good to Go range
Waitrose is tapping into the street food trend with two flavoured king prawn skewers under its Good to Go range…
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Patrick Allen, former marketing boss at The Co-op Group
Allen started his career working as an apprentice on his uncle’s fruit and veg stall in Bury…
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Comment & Opinion
We need clearer unit pricing for food
With incomes squeezed and food prices continuing to rise, many people are shopping around for the best prices…
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News
Manuka honey security tightened by retailers
Retailers are limiting the number of Manuka honey jars on shelf and resorting to alarms and security boxes…
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Analysis & Features
Back to school displays keep promotional volumes level
In July the leading supermarkets switched a lot of their featured space to back-to-school displays…
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News
Morrisons shakes up buying departments
Morrisons is combining roles in its buying teams in a shake-up that has coincided with some managers leaving the business…
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News
EDLP delivers 'sustainable' volume growth for Asda
Asda this week reaffirmed its commitment to Every Day Low Pricing despite reporting a slowdown in like-for-like sales grow…
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News
Asda explains discrepancy in Walmart Q2 figures
Asda’s parent company Walmart created confusion over the retailer’s second quarter results last night after reporting weaker figures than Asda had provided earlier in the day.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s Extra refurb is impressive... but it must prove itself
‘Woman has Baby’ was Private Eye’s front cover on the birth of Prince George. So here’s another headline from the Private Eye school: ‘Supermarket updates Store’…
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News
Tesco Finest to sponsor Downton Abbey series 4
Tesco has announced the first-ever TV sponsorship for its premium own-label Tesco Finest range.