more supermarket news & analysis – Page 663
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Comment & Opinion
Will Tesco change its spots with a new strategy?
It has been a tough few years for Tesco. The business that could once do no wrong stopped listening to customers…
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Analysis & Features
Has Tesco opened a can of worms with its Price Promise?
Tesco’s ambitious latest entry into the price comparison arena may run into trouble over non-applicable items…
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News
Nectar appoints Will Shuckburgh UK MD
Will Shuckburgh has been named the new MD of loyalty programme Nectar UK, which is used by companies including Sainsbury’s, Homebase and British Gas.
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News
Sainsbury’s seeks future managers with 400 new apprenticeships
Sainsbury’s is to create 400 apprenticeship places over the next year through a new scheme designed to train and develop managers of the future.
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News
10 burning questions for Morrisons: CEO Dalton Philips responds
Last week we posed 10 burning questions for Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips ahead of its annual results. Here he responds on what the supermarket plans to do next.
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Analysis & Features
Easter egg promos down as novelties hog the limelight
Retailers and confectionery suppliers have been shelling out on far fewer Easter promotions this year…
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News
Men have a liking for sweeter wines, Morrisons test finds
Sweet wines might have a ‘girly’ reputation – but it turns out they are more likely to be popular with men than with women
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News
Morrisons online debut set for 2014 as sales take a dip
Morrisons has announced that it will launch an online grocery operation by January 2014 and is looking to enlist Ocado to help it do so.
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News
Tesco rounds up Giraffe in £48m deal to put restaurants in superstores
Tesco has announced a £48.6m deal to buy the Giraffe restaurant chain.
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News
Co-op, Nestle and Sainsbury’s join green scheme pilot
The Co-operative Group, Nestle and Sainsbury’s have signed up to a pilot scheme that will explore ways to improve the cradle-to-retail environmental footprint of some of their products…
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News
Tesco's Price Promise scheme rolls out nationwide
Tesco’s Price Promise coupon scheme rolled out nationwide on Monday (11 March).
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Analysis & Features
The world's 50 best grocers
What makes a grocer one of the best in the world? The Grocer set out to find the formula based on six categories…
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News
Rotisserie chicken sales fall after VAT hike
Sales of supermarket rotisserie chickens have dropped since VAT was applied last year.
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News
Sainsbury's and Tesco hit accelerator in digital downloads
Sainsbury’s and Tesco are ramping up their digital download offers…
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News
Iceland, Midcounties and Cook are named best places to work at
Grocery companies have put in a good performance in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For rankings…
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News
Tesco and The Co-op group sign up for Defra health drive
Encouraging consumers to eat less is the latest plan hatched by the government…
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Waitrose doubles store refurbishment rate as profits soar by 12%
Waitrose is planning a major store refurbishment programme this year on up to 25 shops – about 10% of its core estate…
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News
Online Software AG launches digital shelf-edge label
Supermarket shelf-edge labels could soon be displaying videos as well as prices following the launch…
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Comment & Opinion
'Horsegate': consumer trust will return
Media coverage of ‘Horsegate’ was wearily predictable…
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News
Horsemeat: Asda finds horse DNA in frozen beef mince
Asda has said the frozen lean beef mince product it withdrew back in January has tested positive for more than 1% horse DNA.