more supermarket news & analysis – Page 712
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Comment & Opinion
It's remarkable that Tesco's £40bn supertanker can turn so quickly and simply
Little details really do count in retail. And they can turn around the performance of a £40bn sales supertanker in a matter of weeks…
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Comment & Opinion
Is the tunnel in sight, if not the light?
The new year has brought disappointment in financial markets with downgrades to profit expectations - not just for Tesco…
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers must embrace m-commerce
Former New Look boss Phil Wrigley caused a bit of a storm recently while coining a neat phrase that will no…
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Grocer 33
Morrisons, Abbeyvale, Gloucester
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
Natoora gives Ocado a fresh string to its bow
Ocado is boosting its fresh foods offer through a tie-up with high-end restaurant supplier Natoora.
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News
Tesco exec blasts ‘red’ South Korean policies
Tesco’s boss in South Korea has ignited a political storm after blasting lawmakers in the key Asian market as “red”.
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News
Potted Fish Co makes headway with Sainsbury’s
A small potted fish company from Devon has made the jump from market stalls into the mults after securing listings with Sainsbury’s.
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News
Tesco asks Wood to spearhead UK marketing revamp
Tesco has launched a shake-up of its marketing team, turning to former Kraft and Unilever marketing supremo David Wood to spearhead a fresh assault on its rivals.
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News
Tesco slides again in latest Kantar rankings
Tesco’s market share has slid to a new seven-year low in the latest rankings from Kantar Worldpanel.
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News
Old Somerfield stores 'still lagging The Co-op'
Sales in former Somerfield stores are continuing to lag behind the rest of The Co-operative Group’s estate, according to press reports.
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News
Sainsbury’s shuffles management pack with new roles for senior trio
Sainsbury’s has reshuffled its senior management team, with new roles for Roger Burnley, Helen Buck and Simon Twigger.
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News
Fairtrade sales surge in 2011 despite economic woes
Retail sales of Fairtrade products increased 12%, to £1.32bn last year, new figures from the Fairtrade Foundation show.Cocoa saw the greatest percentage increase, up more than a third (34%) on 2010 leves. Sales of Fairtrade sugar rose by a fifth (21%.).Premiums received by farmers increased as a result of Fairtrade ...
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News
Barbie and ghoul girls lead boom in doll sales
Anyone who feared dolls were falling out of favour with today’s technology-mad girls can think again.
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News
Hi-tech future stores 'here in three years'
Large displays of bulky ambient goods from supermarket shelves are set to disappear from our supermarkets in the next few years as home delivery and click and collect services gain greater traction.
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News
Scratch Meals line-up secures national roll out following revamp
Chilled meal kit range Scratch Meals has been given a makeover following a trial launch in Sainsbury’s.
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Comment & Opinion
Campbell jogs the memories of sobering times
There’s none so zealous as the converted. Panorama had retired spin king and former boozehound Alastair Campbell…
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Analysis & Features
Tesco ramps up promos... but still lags behind big four rivals
Entering the final furlong of its financial year, Tesco has turbo-charged its promotions - compared with last February anyway.
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Comment & Opinion
The tenuous link in grocery between performance and pay
I couldn’t help feel a tad ambivalent when I discovered that it’s not just bankers who’ve seen their pay packages squeezed of late.
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Analysis & Features
A year on, is Clarke getting Tesco back on track?
He’s had a rough ride in his first 12 months, but the CEO could soon appease his critics with a raft of measures for the UK.
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News
Sainsbury’s signs up for seven more years of Nectar
Sainsbury’s has extended its contract with Nectar for a further seven years.