more supermarket news & analysis – Page 694
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M&S stalwart Fisher is new retail director at Fortnums
Fortnum & Mason has appointed Tim Fisher, a former manager at Marks & Spencer’s flagship Marble Arch store, as its new retail director.
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Brands set to act over 'free-riding' copycats
Some of the UK’s biggest branded suppliers plan to take legal action against “free-riding” supermarkets…
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Asda incentivises staff to get creative with its fresh produce displays
Asda is hoping to boost sales of fresh produce and create in-store theatre during the summer by offering hundreds…
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New broccoli 'slows down cancer growth'
A new type of broccoli that its growers claim could help slow the spread of cancer is being rolled out to the multiples…
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Thai Basil makes fresh debut in Waitrose
Waitrose has become the first supermarket to stock fresh Thai basil in stores nationwide.
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Asda delists two thirds of Alex James's cheeses
Asda has delisted two thirds of the cheeses in Blur bassist Alex James’s range after some of his more experimental flavours failed to win over the public.
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Sainsbury's removes tobacco from three Scottish superstores
First it was a c-store. Now Sainsbury’s has stopped selling cigarettes in three of its Scottish superstores…
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Importer gives Cholula a hot summer push
Importer Food Sellers is gearing up for a summer push to boost sales of its hot sauce brand Cholula.
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Watch Dogs and big franchises steal the show in Los Angeles
The E3 video games show held in Los Angeles earlier this month brought together some of the industry’s biggest names.
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Analysis & Features
Jubilee booze cuts result in first fall in index this year
Beverage prices across the big four supermarkets fell in June, marking the first month-on-month price drop this year.
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Comment & Opinion
Local food is the future
Our food system has been engineered to suit the bottom line of giant retailers. The near disappearance of food from living streets must be remedied.
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Tesco turnaround will take months to kick in says Clarke
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke said today it would take several more months for the company to begin to turn the corner with its in-store problems
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Halifax
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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NFU urges retailers to show off UK sourcing
Retailers are not doing enough to promote the work they’re doing to support British agriculture…
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Token profit for Ocado as Steiner cites Jubilee ‘disruption’
Shares in Ocado slid this morning after the online retailer eked out another modest profit for the past six months.
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Tesco taps up top BP lawyer as Neville-Rolfe confirms retirement
Tesco has hired one of BP’s top lawyers to spearhead issues including its expansion into China and India.
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Comment & Opinion
A Penny for your thoughts, Dalton?
Questions are sure to resurface over Morrisons’ top table with the news that Richard Pennycook is heading for…
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Ocado set to name new finance chief
Ocado is poised to unveil Duncan Tatton-Brown as its new chief financial officer.
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Pennycook looks to career beyond Morrisons
Morrisons group finance director Richard Pennycook is to leave the business next year.Pennycook has told Morrisons that he wants to broaden his portfolio and will step down from the board before exiting the company next June.Until then he will keep his responsibilities for finance, IT, online and strategy. Morrisons said ...
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Clubcard key to Clarke's new online strategy
Tesco boss Philip Clarke has unveiled a two-tier online marketing strategy in a drive to ramp up the use of personalised Clubcard data.