more supermarket news & analysis – Page 686
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News
Marks & Spencer iPhone app to get managers back on shop floor
Marks & Spencer has given all store managers iPhones - to allow them to spend more time on the shop floor…
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Profiles and QandAs
Steve McLean on bringing his Plan A game to M&S milk
Milk is Marks & Spencer’s most iconic Plan A product. So when the supermarket milk wars threatened to further cut farmgate prices…
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News
Posh olive oil Nudo secures Waitrose listing
Premium Italian olive oil brand Nudo will hit the shelves of 180 Waitrose branches in October…
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News
Aldi set to follow Tesco in move to traffic-light labels
A week after Tesco’s traffic light labelling climbdown, Aldi is set to follow in adopting a hybrid food labelling system…
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Analysis & Features
Up close and personal
Clubcard and Nectar showed the potential of data mining. Now retailers are taking things to the next level.
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarket prices: too complicated by half
The cost of food is one of the top worries for consumers, alongside energy and fuel…
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Analysis & Features
Is opposition to traffic lights coming to an abrupt halt?
With Tesco and now Aldi doing a u-turn at the traffic lights, has the time come for suppliers to abandon their opposition?
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Analysis & Features
Inflation kept in check by price-cutting Morrisons
At first glance, the topline inflation figures of the GPI suggest nothing much…
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Four Oaks
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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News
Boots turns to Musgrave after Waitrose trial flops
Boots has begun a 12-month trial with Musgrave as it looks to expand into the convenience food market.
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News
More ‘human vending machines’ deployed for Paralympics
Regency Event Solutions has increased the number of “human vending machines” it employs at the Olympic Park by 40%…
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News
Marks & Spencer offers shoppers free Wi-Fi
Marc Bolland has put technology at the heart of his bid to get Marks & Spencer back on track.
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News
Alcohol restrictions in Northern Ireland a 'vendetta'
Retail leaders have accused politicians in Northern Ireland of pursuing a vendetta against supermarkets and convenience…
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News
Co-op Group sees 34% fall in profits
Bad weather and bad debts have hit half-year sales and profits at The Co-operative Group, but CEO Peter Marks insists…
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News
Sainsbury's reacts to criticism of tragedy
Sainsbury’s has been heavily criticised on Facebook for keeping a store open following the death of a 46-year-old…
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News
Asda X Factor star Jahmene is hot favourite in the chilled aisle
Asda worker Jahmene Douglas has been installed as an early 11/2 favourite to win this year’s X Factor…
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News
Kavli launches Primula Pods to target school lunchbox market
Kavli is targeting the back-to-school market with the launch of a new kids’ snacking sub-brand, Primula Pods…
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News
Jellus vodka courts wider market
Halewood International is looking to roll out a flavoured vodka range to the wider off-trade after a trial launch with Asda…
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Analysis & Features
Move over Barclays...
With consumer faith in the banks at all all-time low, the supermarkets are ramping up their finance arms. But…
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Analysis & Features
Flower power?
Grocers are growing green fingers. Can they flourish in this quirky sector, or will their interest wilt?