more supermarket news & analysis – Page 716
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Teaspoon is drug gear, Sainsbury's tells Grocer journo
When is a teaspoon not a teaspoon? When it’s “drug paraphernalia”, The Grocer discovered this week.
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Giants outwitted by more nimble rivals
Big is not always beautiful in grocery. Carrefour and Tesco, the second and third-biggest global supermarkets, were outwitted over Christmas by smaller rivals.
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Ocado hosts new virtual sweetie shop
Traditional sweetshop Hope & Greenwood is the latest brand to launch a ‘shop within a shop’ on the Ocado website.
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Asda to sell half-pound strawberry punnets
Following the successful launch of 1lb punnets of strawberries last year, Asda is launching a half-pound punnet.
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Waitrose calls time on trial of Boots lines
Waitrose has thrown in the towel over the long-term trial of Boots products in its stores.
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Bonne Maman resolves price jam with Tesco
Bonne Maman jams are back on shelf in Tesco this weekend following a two-month dispute.
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Comment & Opinion
Nobs, knobs and Tesco envy
Tesco-envy is about to sweep the land faster than an Ocado finance director leaping from a speeding delivery van.
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Comment & Opinion
For every useful question it answers, the carbon footprint label raises several more
OK, we were wrong about self-service supermarkets in 1947, but our doubts about the Carbon Trust label have proved well founded.
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Comment & Opinion
It's time we celebrated our food co-operatives
The offcial UK launch of the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives took place on…
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Analysis & Features
Is it just Tesco slowing the pace in the space race?
Asda has proclaimed no halt to expansion, but Tesco’s rivals are already placing more emphasis on refurbs instead of newbuild.
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Grocer 33
Morrisons, Gyle, Edinburgh
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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The Co-op picks Tulip chief Murrells for top food role
Tulip UK boss Steve Murrells has been appointed the new chief executive of food at The Co-operative Group.
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You Count, Waitrose tells calorie-conscious shoppers
Waitrose has extended its Love Life own-label range with ‘You Count’ products prominently displaying the number of calories contained in each item.
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Waitrose ahead of the game on environmental health
Waitrose has become the first retailer to achieve corporate membership of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
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Asda to spend £500m on new stores in 2012
Asda has vowed to invest £500m this year on new stores and depots, in a growth push it said would create up to 5,000 jobs.
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Tesco: 'affluence is the new format'
Tesco is set to launch a wave of price promotions and range reviews that target customers based on the a uence of the areas they live in, The Grocer can reveal.
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Asda's senior reshuffle focuses on progression
Asda chief operating officer Judith McKenna has overhauled the retailer’s management team to get its senior executives to work “better together”.
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Shoppers rate Asda as most trusted supermarket in UK
Asda has long been known as the UK’s cheapest supermarket, but new research shows it’s also the most trusted on claims about price.
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Waitrose plans apps for mobile shopping
Waitrose is developing its first mobile apps for online grocery shopping.
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Co-op reaps benefits of stock control software
The Co-operative Group claims it has boosted monthly sales by up to £1m after introducing new software to improve availability.