more supermarket news & analysis – Page 650
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Analysis & Features
Sweating it: Tesco's estate takes a sporty step forward
Tesco’s latest plan for its increasingly empty hypermarkets is to open gyms on its mezzanine floors. Can it succeed?
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Asda’s Rapid Scan aims to slash time at the checkout
Asda has launched a new self-scan checkout in its York store designed for larger shopping trips that it says can scan up to 100 items per minute, speeding up scanning time by 200%.
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Waitrose names Bishop of Liverpool chair of CSR panel
Waitrose has appointed the Bishop of Liverpool to chair a new advisory group on its CSR activities.
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Employee ownership gets a shot in the arm with Clegg’s support
The government has marked the first national Employee Ownership Day today with the publication of new guidance to make it easier for companies to become employee owned.
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Tesco’s Facebook friends help design new South African wine
Tesco is to launch a bespoke wine brand that has been created by consumers via a social media campaign, bypassing more traditional routes to market.
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Morrisons hits on new Cheddar pricing model for dairy farmers
Morrisons has launched a new Cheddar pricing model for farmers that it claims will give them greater certainty and increase pricing transparency.
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Tesco names NFU’s Tom Hind group agriculture director
Tesco has appointed Tom Hind, corporate affairs director at the National Farmers Union, as its new group agriculture director
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M&S creates 1,400 work experience places
Marks & Spencer has launched a new work experience scheme to help get more young people into work.
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Sainsbury’s opts for 100% British fresh pork
Sainsbury’s will this week move to 100% British sourcing on all its fresh pork lines.
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Sainsbury’s to launch mobile network with Vodafone
Sainsbury’s is following in the footsteps of Tesco and Asda with the launch of its own mobile network later this summer.
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Mr Crumb to launch hot snacks in UK
Irish own-label supplier Mr Crumb is venturing into UK hot snacks with the launch of frozen wraps and paninis…
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Waitrose frozen beef range is back on sale
Waitrose has relaunched the frozen beef burgers and meatballs it pulled from shelves during the horsemeat scandal…
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Sainsbury's opens Thameside DC to support c-store growth
Sainsbury’s has opened a new 250,000 sq ft distribution centre in London to support the growth of its c-store business…
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Analysis & Features
Is the dawn of Near Field Comms further away than we think?
The take-up of NFC has been hindered by security concerns and a lack of interest from some major retailers…
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Analysis & Features
Assosia says promotional deals on gondola ends sharply up
Big brands are showing few signs of easing back on the number of promotions they are running…
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Analysis & Features
Cafédirect: retailers and consumers must pay more for tea
British retailers and consumers urgently need to stop seeing tea as a “cheap commodity” and pay more for their brew…
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Comment & Opinion
Respect private shopper data if you want to use it
Where is Edward Snowden? Russia, Cuba, Ecuador?…
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News
Tesco in talks to bring Sports Direct to superstore sites
Sportswear and equipment giant Sports Direct today emerged as the latest potential partner to help Tesco make its larger stores shopping destinations, as it adapts to the shift to online.
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Scotland to charge for carrier bags from 2014
Scottish shoppers will have to pay a minimum of 5p for a carrier bag from next year, the Scottish Government has said.
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Morrisons eyes M local expansion in North with Bury distribution hub
Morrisons will support the expansion of its M local convenience stores in the North with a new distribution centre in Bury, Lancashire.