more supermarket news & analysis – Page 655
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Co-op rolls out waste backhaul scheme
The Co-operative Group is rolling out its zero waste to landfill scheme to its entire food store estate.
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Comment & Opinion
Scots lead in responsibility
There is a different approach to many food issues emerging north of the border…
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Analysis & Features
Clubcard is recruited as a fat fighter as Tesco sets agenda
A gimmick, or pre-empting a backlash against voluntary action?…
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Aldi and Lidl to be added to mySupermarket comparison site
Aldi and Lidl could be set for a sales boost after mySupermarket revealed it will add them…
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Morrisons: voluntary alcohol bans 'could damage businesses'
Morrisons has followed Sainsbury’s and come out against the voluntary bans on super-strength alcohol in supermarkets…
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Tesco reveals Clubcard healthier eating plans
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke has unveiled plans to use its Clubcard loyalty programme to tackle the UK’s obesity crisis…
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Marks & Spencer reviews suppliers in bid to raise margins
Marks & Spencer is ratcheting up pressure on suppliers by putting contracts under review and going after price cuts…
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Deal or no deal? The offers that baffle shoppers
Shoppers are flummoxed by the bewildering array of supermarket promotions, new research for The Grocer has revealed…
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Co-op study blasts unhealthy lifestyles of TV soap characters
Characters in the UK’s biggest soap operas are setting a bad example with high levels of unhealthy eating and alcohol consumption, a new study by the Co-operative Group has revealed.
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Analysis & Features
Discounters fuel growth in supermarket numbers
Convenience is the sector everyone is talking about, but the supermarket space race is far from over, according to this year’s Grocery Retail…
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Sainsbury's extends ready meals range
Sainsbury’s has added 10 new ready meals to its premium own-label range Taste the Difference.
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Waitrose lists organic vanilla bean grinder from RH Amar
An organic vanilla bean grinder rolls out to Waitrose next month…
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Comment & Opinion
GM feed: supermarkets are talking tosh
What tosh supermarkets talk about listening to their customers…
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Comment & Opinion
Gü's story shows why brand NPD needs to be given a chance
It is high time more retailers started to improve the way they use data to forecast the future of young brands…
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Category Report
TV advertising highlights of 2012 - sexist accusations, Olympic stars and Tesco Furby
Morrisons and Asda’s Christmas ads were attacked for being sexist in 2012. The ASA’s verdict? Not guilty. But it was too late
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Sainsbury's Red Label tea sales fall despite new suppliers
A change of supplier has failed to stop sales of Sainsbury’s 110-year-old Red Label tea brand from falling…
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Ocado makes it easier for shoppers to defect
Ocado customers switching from rivals such as Tesco and Waitrose will be able to import details from online accounts…
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The Co-op Group: 'bank downgrades will not affect food'
The Co-operative Group’s much-publicised banking woes will not affect its food business, it has insisted…
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Poppadom production 'blip' causes shortages in supermarkets
Sharwood’s and Patak’s have struggled to supply the Indian snacks to the likes of Waitrose and Tesco…
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Top 100 fmcg brands defied 2012 advertising slowdown
The biggest advertisers in fmcg ramped up ad budgets by 11% in 2012, despite the decline in overall advertising spend…