more supermarket news & analysis – Page 691
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Morrisons, Costcutter get closer with depot deal
The mooted tie-up between Morrisons and Costcutter moved a step closer today after Bibby, which owns Costcutter, announced a deal to manage five Morrisons depots.
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Amazon reasserts grip over entertainment market
Tesco and Asda have both lost share in the entertainment market, as Amazon reinforces its dominance.
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Tesco's Chokablok ice cream goes on safari
Chokablok ice cream has gone on sale at zoos, theme parks and piers across the UK…
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Asda rolls out range of fresh branded herbs
Asda is planning to roll out a four-strong range of branded micro herbs following a trial in 28 stores.
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Softer Butter wins Waitrose relisting
Kerrygold Softer Butter is to go back into Waitrose after a one-year absence.
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Retailers ready for milk demos
Retailers are confident milk supply to consumers will not be disrupted on 1 August if dairy farmers resort to blockades over milk prices.
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Sainsbury's to present health label evidence
Sainsbury’s is to present evidence to the government that front-of-pack traffic light labelling leads to a dramatic consumer shift…
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More Sainsbury's shelf space for Charlie Bigham's
Sainsbury’s is to extend its listings for posh ready meal brand Charlie Bigham’s to 300 stores next month.
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Pink Lady deal pays off for Morrisons
Morrisons has hailed the success of a half-price Pink Lady apple promotion, which led to more than nine million…
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Robin Hood and Maid Marian go to... Asda
Midlands-based brewer Springhead has taken two of its ales into the off-trade.
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Guilpain takes charge of wine aisle at Tesco
Tesco has appointed Alain Guilpain as category manager for wine.
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Comment & Opinion
What consultation, Asda?
On Saturday last I joined the group Marple in Action in a visit to a consultation exercise at the local…
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Analysis & Features
Cereal makers strive to keep lid on soaring prices
As US farmers battle the worst drought in 50 years, their northern European counterparts contend with the opposite problem.
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Farmers blast Morrisons after new round in milk price war
Morrisons has been slammed by farmers for engaging in a price war with Asda over milk, bringing the price of four pints down to 98p.
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Grocer 33
Asda Chesser
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 risks farmers' anger with latest milk price cut
Asda has risked incurring the wrath of farmers by reducing the price of four pints of milk to just £1.
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The Co-op bags landmark banking bargain
The Co-operative Group has agreed the “transformational” purchase of more than 600 high street branches from Lloyds Banking Group.
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Philips defends Morrisons track record
Dalton Philips has issued another passionate defence of his track record as Morrisons boss.
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Discounters up again as premium own-label slows
Aldi and Lidl continued to make gains in the past three months, new figures from Kantar Worldpanel reveal.
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Joe Delucci's wins exclusive Tesco deal
Joe Delucci’s has secured its first supermarket listing - agreeing a 12-month exclusive deal with Tesco for four flavours of its gelato.