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Grocer 33
Tesco Durham
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
Ocado shares slide again after analysts stick the boot in
Ocado’s share price has taken another battering following downbeat notes from City analysts.
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News
Walthamstow Spar in the running for best c-store in the world
A north London Spar will go up against Tesco’s Fresh & Easy format in the US in a competition to be crowned…
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Tesco’s Discs on Demand lets shoppers burn CDs in store
Tesco has unveiled a new fixture that would allow even the smallest stores to stock thousands of DVD or CD titles.
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Wiseman functional milk A2 set for Tesco debut
A2 - the new functional milk brand from Robert Wiseman Dairies - is to make its debut in Tesco next month, The Grocer can reveal.
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Tesco unveils Gatwick virtual store to tempt holidaymakers
Tesco has launched a new virtual store in Gatwick Airport aimed at reminding holidaymakers to make an online grocery order for when they return and drive uptake of its mobile app.
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Peter Marks to retire as The Co-op’s boss next year
Peter Marks will retire as chief executive of The Co-operative Group in 2013, after 45 years in the co-op movement. Marks will…
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News
Andy Bond: 'No such thing as supermarket price war'
Andy Bond has dismissed suggestions of a supermarket price war as fantasy, in an outspoken interview with the Daily Telegraph.
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Comment & Opinion
Fish labels are still fishy says Which?
Buying sustainably sourced fish should be straightforward given the amount of focus on over-fishing…
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Comment & Opinion
Good With Food had a good run. Now The Co-op must move on
Good With Food has been The Co-op’s strapline for six years. But now the society is mulling possible alternatives.
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News
Tesco plans dedicated fixture for US products
Tesco is gearing up to launch in-store fixtures dedicated to imported US products.
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Analysis & Features
Even better than the reality thing
Walkers and Tesco are among a host of brands to have embraced augmented reality. Others are sure to follow. So if the last decade was all about reality TV, will the next be about AR?
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News
The Co-op Group defends Fiji Water listing
The Co-op Group has defended the stocking of Fiji Water after attracting criticism on Facebook. Shoppers used…
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News
Tesco's giant Tangelo tangerines from Peru
Giant tangerines double the size of average soft citrus fruits are set to hit Tesco next week.
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Grimsby site to shake up Morrisons seafood
Morrisons is gearing up for a complete overhaul of its seafood category after it opens its new seafood processing site…
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Co-op Group considers dropping 'Good with food' strapline
The Co-operative Group is considering ditching its long-running ‘Good With Food’ strapline.
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How Tesco is augmenting reality
Tesco has launched the world’s first cover-to-cover augmented reality food magazine after teaming up with AR specialist Aurasma.
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News
Retailers 'feel safer' a year after riots
Retailers have a more positive outlook and feel safer a year on from the riots in England that ripped apart many high streets…
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News
Tesco Simply wine range grows to pull in wary shoppers
Tesco has expanded its Simply wine range after selling two million cases in its first year on shelf.
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Analysis & Features
Price promos slash inflation at big four to a mere 1.6%
The BRC said food price inflation had crashed to a two-year low of 3.1%. Well, it’s even better than that.