more supermarket news & analysis – Page 710
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Analysis & Features
Is Asda's latest chilled fish concept right second time?
With sales on Asda fish counters down by 3.5% by value [Kantar Worldpanel 52 w/e 19 February 2012]…
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Grocer 33
Asda, Yeovil
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
Morrisons workforce cut despite jobs pledge
Morrisons reduced its workforce by nearly 900 last year, despite pledging to create as many as 6,000 jobs.
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Comment & Opinion
The fall guy
The departure Richard Brasher represents a sad loss to Tesco and an inglorious exit for a man of significant retail talent.
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News
Wrap hits back at MP’s food waste broadside
Wrap has defended the food industry’s efforts to reduce waste, after retailers and manufacturers were accused of making only slow progress on waste reduction in the House of Commons yesterday.
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News
Asda unveils petrol price comparison tool online
Asda has launched a price comparison website dedicated exclusively to petrol.
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News
Clarke resumes UK control as Brasher quits Tesco
Richard Brasher has stepped down as Tesco’s UK chief executive after just a year in the role.
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News
Morrisons bids to trump Vion as biggest name in UK fresh
Morrisons plans to become the UK’s biggest fresh foods manufacturer by 2015, overtaking meat giant Vion.
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News
Tesco revamps pension scheme
Tesco has announced plans for major changes to its pension scheme, including raising the age at which staff can retire on a full pension from 65 to 67.
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News
New Tesco.com to expand non-food offer and take on Amazon
Tesco has revealed plans to relaunch Tesco.com next week, with an overhaul aimed at competitors such as Amazon, Apple and eBay.
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News
Fears of cartel action stymie eco-alliances
Supermarkets are deliberately holding back on collaborative eco-projects for fear of being accused of cartel forming or price fixing - and hauled into court and fined.
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News
Morrisons calms fears over processing move
Morrisons has moved to calm supplier fears they could be squeezed out of its £180m seafood category following its move into fish processing.
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News
CAT tipped to cut £10m Tesco price-fixing fine
As Tesco gears up to challenge the OFT in the dairy price-fixing case next month, lawyers are saying the retailer stands a good chance of seeing its £10m fine reduced.
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News
New tenants signing up for Haldanes sites
Half of the 21 Haldanes stores that shut last summer have new tenants.
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News
Quality NPD drives an own label renaissance
Own-label food & drink sales have risen for the first time in three years.
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News
Sustainability in fish backed by Waitrose
Waitrose has been unveuiled as a sponsor of this year’s World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh.
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News
Leiths to boost Asda's premium credentials
Asda is gearing up for a major revamp of its Extra Special range to reflect its partnership with Leiths School of Food & Wine
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News
Sainsbury's drops chicken supplier Vion
Vion UK has lost its Sainsbury’s poultry contract following a supply chain review.
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News
Tesco rolls out green team to 'put the pride back in fresh produce'
Teams of green-fleeced Tesco fresh produce staff are to become a familiar site patrolling the aisles in more than 700 Tesco stores.
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News
Supermarket wanted: community in Bristol calls for its own store
Applications for a new supermarket are often dogged by protests, but residents in a Bristol suburb are pleading for a store in their local area.