more supermarket news & analysis – Page 654
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Tesco to double eco-friendly fridge systems in UK stores
Tesco has revealed plans to double the number of its stores in the UK using “eco-friendly” natural refrigeration systems.
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Co-op serves up summery treats in time for Wimbledon
The Co-operative is hoping to generate a summery buzz with a range of Wimbledon-inspired deals on food and drink.
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Booths names Paul Minett retail director
Booths has appointed Paul Minett, the former head of retail at Best Buy UK, as its new retail director.
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Tesco’s Clarke calls for ‘level playing field’ with online rivals
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke today called for a “level playing field” on tax between web companies like Amazon and traditional retailers, after revealing a major retreat from non-food forced by the exodus of customers to online.
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Video: Tesco's Philip Clarke on new stores, online plans and global aims
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke talks about the company’s annual report for 2012-13, including its exit from the US, the writedown on its property portfolio, its investments in the UK and abroad, and its approach to online.
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Tesco sales fall 1% as horsemeat effect hits frozen food
Tesco’s pre-Christmas recovery has been stopped in its tracks by the impact of the horsemeat scandal on frozen food sales…
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Morrisons finance boss Richard Pennycook joins The Co-op
Outgoing Morrisons finance director Richard Pennycook has been named the new group FD for The Co-operative Group.
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Asda agrees to donate all surplus stock to FareShare
Asda will redistribute all surplus stock from its supply chain to 910 UK charities under the terms of a new partnership with food charity FareShare, the retailer has announced.
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Analysis & Features
Aldi's own-label awards triumph
Judges for The Grocer’s 2013 Own-Label Awards were amazed over and over again by the quality of its products…
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Booths loyalty card and app to help shoppers track spending
Booths has launched a new loyalty card that offers shoppers a range of benefits including discounts on wine…
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Own-label food & drink awards 2013
The Grocer’s 2013 Own-Label Awards attracted a record 801 entries. We present the winners and runners up…
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Birmingham takes on OFT with high-abv booze ban plans
Birmingham is to throw down the gauntlet with the largest-scale launch yet of a super-strength alcohol ban…
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Aldi award haul will cause furrowed brows at supermarkets
Aldi’s record haul at the Own Label Food & Drink Awards this week will make uncomfortable reading for supermarkets…
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Retailers look to public to help get lost trolleys back
Leading retailers are backing a new drive to recover the one million supermarket trolleys that go missing each year…
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Ugo claims gluten-free first with fresh pasta range
Chilled pasta Ugo Foods Group is rolling out what it claims is the UK’s first authentic fresh gluten-free pasta…
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Tesco regains shopper trust as 'Horsegate' memory fades
Tesco’s back-to-basics crisis management strategy has paid off with shoppers, according to the Him! Shop Waves survey…
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Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury's join calls to freeze rates
With traditional store rates 15 times higher than for online rivals, the Co-op, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have joined call…
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Co-op blasted by shoppers over poor value for money
Only 10% of shoppers believe The Co-operative Group offers good value for money…
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Tesco adds ITV favourites to Clubcard TV service
Tesco has continued to ramp up its bid to become a serious player in the digital TV market, after signing a raft of content from ITV.
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'No quick fixes' says new Co-op Bank CEO Booker
The new CEO of The Co-operative Bank has warned there are “no quick fixes” to the bank’s recent problems, but insists it can deliver “sustainable improvement”.