more supermarket news & analysis – Page 713
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Sainsbury’s spends £2m on green energy start-up
Sainsbury’s is investing £2m in a start-up company that produces energy from organic waste.
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Asda in cheesecake allergy alert
Asda is recalling twin packs of its frozen Extra Special White Chocolate & Raspberry cheesecake as the label doesn’t warn allergy suffers the products contain egg and sulphur dioxide.
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Tesco blames ‘misunderstanding’ amid anger over workfare placement scheme
Tesco has urged the government to change its policy over unpaid workers, after finding itself at the centre of a row over complaints of low wages and allegations of “slave labour”.
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Farmright collapse won't affect beef supplies, says Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s and ABP insist that the administration of four companies in the Farmright Group will not affect the supply of beef into stores.
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Fish Fight gets gurnard on to Asda shelves
Asda is set to roll out gurnard fillets to over 100 stores following a trial of the fish in the wake of Hugh’s Fish Fight.
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Cumbrian prawn lines pulled from Asda after Young's alert
Asda has pulled two prawn lines from shelves after discovering they do not meet aquaculture industry standards.
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Profiles and QandAs
Martin Beaumont
Martin Beaumont was chief executive at The Co-operative Group between 2002 and 2007.
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Tesco complains about 'avoidable damage' of late deliveries
Tesco has accused its suppliers of costing it millions in lost sales after imposing a new system of fines to tackle availability problems.
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Suppliers: 'fines from Waitrose are an abuse'
Small suppliers have accused Waitrose of “an absolute abuse of power” following its introduction of fines for late deliveries.
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Was £15.79... still £15.79. Study finds 80 Tesco.com errors
Tesco bamboozled online shoppers with at least 80 contradictory promotions in a single day, a study by online price monitor Profitero has revealed.
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Asda faces heat for chip pan promo
Asda has run into trouble with the Fire Brigade after it promoted chip pans in the February edition of its Asda Magazine.
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Co-op Group turns to chiller doors in pledge to cut greenhouse gas
Chiller doors are to be fitted in 2,000 of The Co-operative Group’s stores as the society stepped up its efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions this week.
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Nisa Loco in motion for Newcastle
The first two stores operating under Nisa’s new Loco fascia are to open next month.
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Budgens cranks up its Tesco price match war
Budgens stores are now price matching Tesco on 1000 branded products in the roll-out of the second phase of its lower price campaign.
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Could climate be right for bottled ales boom?
Bottled ales are set to steal share from mainstream lager and beer as government and social pressure on the drinks industry mounts.
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Analysis & Features
Will Tesco's Thai takeaway be appetising to investors?
It’s Tesco’s first major property deal outside the UK and the outlook for Lotus is buoyant, but Thailand’s volatility could sour prospects.
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Comment & Opinion
Happy chemicals and super-powered staples
How refreshing - an investigation into what’s good about the food we eat rather than more lazy “it’s all carcinogenic…
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Comment & Opinion
Short-termism is a habit retailers must kick
The storm surrounding bankers’ bonuses represents the most overt example of a developing public antipathy towards capitalism.
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Grocer 33
Morrisons, Penrith
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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Sainsbury’s to hold Jubilee Family Festival
Sainsbury’s is to hold a family festival in London this summer to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.