more supermarket news & analysis – Page 688
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Thistly Cross listed at Sainsbury's
Scottish cider brand Thistly Cross has won a listing with Sainsbury’s…
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Wine brands under pressure as supermarkets consolidate
Supermarkets are further reducing the number of wine suppliers they use and are expected to get tougher…
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Grocer 33
Tesco, Crawley
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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Asda upbeat over sales despite Tesco bounce back
The Olympic Games “changed the shape of trading” said Asda boss Andy Clarke
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iPads to help M&S staff sell more clothing and vino
Marks & Spencer is equipping staff in all full-line stores with iPads to help them sell wine and clothing…
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M&S launches grapes that taste like a mango
Marks & Spencer’s love affair with hybrid fruit continues, with the launch this week of the grango…
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Wyke Farms battles Morrisons delisting on Facebook
Wyke Farms has taken to Facebook to fight back against its delisting by Morrisons.
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Honey Bunches of Oats calls time on its ambitions for Britain
US cereal brand Honey Bunches of Oats is withdrawing from the UK market - for now, at least. A year after launching in the UK…
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Tesco undercuts rivals with launch of 25p N-Gine energy drink
Tesco has launched an energy drink at 25p a can - undercutting its supermarket rivals and raising fresh…
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Lorraine Pascale backs Million Meals appeal
Sainsbury’s and FareShare are to repeat last year’s Million Meals Appeal this October - with a little help from TV chef Lorraine Pascale.
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Paddling pools and BBQs fail to feature in summer promotions
Discounters have already started flogging some of their Olympic merchandise, but mascots Wenlock and Mandeville…
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Nespresso-style pods now available in Waitrose
The first range of non-Nespresso branded pods that can be used in Nespresso coffee machines is rolling out to supermarkets.
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Tesco launches virtual shopping store at Gatwick
Tesco is trialling its first virtual store in the UK, after a similar experiment in South Korea was made permanent.
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Braille signage puts Sainsbury's in touch
Sainsbury’s is to introduce Braille signage at its store in Peterborough ahead of the Paralympics later this month.
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Stevia juice drinks first from Del Monte
Del Monte is the latest soft drinks brand to use natural sweetener stevia in its NPD.
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Chinese or Brazilian wine? Go to Waitrose
Waitrose is claiming to be the only British supermarket to list Chinese and Brazilian wines.
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The candymen can: mults plot American revolution
Is a lack of innovation from UK manufacturers the key to our growing hunger for ‘weirder’…
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The campaigners who want a Tesco in their town
The Nimbys have got competition. From the Western Isles to Wiltshire, action groups are clamouring for the supermarkets to come to their towns.
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Retailers remain chastened by their Workfare experience
Muddle of government initiatives is branded ‘a jigsaw without a picture’ despite High Court giving notorious scheme the all-clear.
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Fisher's to remain after Sainsbury's buyout
Sainsbury’s has bought one of the UK’s most high-profile independent retail outlets, Fisher’s of Gerrards Cross