more supermarket news & analysis – Page 720
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News
Tesco offers free streaming to in-store DVD buyers
Tesco is boosting its entertainment offering with a new service that gives shoppers who buy DVDs and Blu-Rays in-store free online access to the film.
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Comment & Opinion
Asda pitch-perfect, M&S cheap and tacky?
Asda’s surprisingly classy ad leaves M&S in its wake. For proof that Christmas isn’t a slam dunk…
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Comment & Opinion
Dialling M for... modernisation
Morrisons’ current trials give glimpses of a revolutionary retailing future
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Comment & Opinion
Don’t sacrifice service at the altar of price
The UK’s big five supermarkets – Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s – are currently embroiled in a very public price war.
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News
Bracknell store offers glimpse of Waitrose’s greener future
Waitrose opened its greenest- ever store this week close to its Berkshire HQ.
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Analysis & Features
Xmas Crackers
Take one celebrity, add kids, tinsel and a lot of packshots. Throw in fake snow and a festive jingle and hey presto - a Christmas TV ad! So how does the class of 2011 rate? We commissioned a survey, trawled web forums and spoke to ad industry execs to find out.
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News
Herring roe set to return to Waitrose
Canadian herring roe has returned to Waitrose following a temporary disappearance from shelves because of soaring demand.
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News
Dovecote Park pays Angus farmers more
Dovecote Park has been praised for raising the price it pays to its beef farmers supplying Aberdeen Angus breed cattle.
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Profiles and QandAs
Sainsbury’s takes on its 1,000th worker through Remploy
Sainsbury’s has recruited its 1,000th worker through a partnership scheme with Remploy.
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News
Tesco reboots Price Promise in voucher wars with Sainsbury's
Tesco is mounting a fightback against Sainsbury’s Brand Match with a coupon-at-till reboot of Tesco Price Promise…
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Comment & Opinion
Double-dip recession
Can a positive mental attitude, and the seizing of opportunities, make the difference?
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News
New grape packing to save Asda’s IPL £880k
Asda’s supply arm, International Produce Limited, is set to slash its grape processing costs by £880,000 a year thanks to a new packing line
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Analysis & Features
Promotions soar as big four buff their value credentials
The big supermarkets have upped their promotional game once more in November – pushing the limits of available space in stores.
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News
Forecourts close gap with mults in fight against underage sales
Forecourt retailers are catching up with supermarkets in enforcing ID checks for cigarettes and alcohol, a survey seen exclusively by The Grocer reveals.
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News
Percy Pigs hit Paris as new M&S opens
Marks & Spencer’s sandwiches will be heading for Paris on Eurotunnel next week when the retailer returns to the city after a 10-year absence
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News
Co-op gives its in-store radio a dedicated site
The Co-operative Group is to launch a dedicated website for its in-store radio.
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News
Profits fall at Tesco’s One Stop chain
Tesco saw profits fall by nearly 15% at its One Stop Stores subsidiary last year, as it spent more than £3m on refurbishing shops and staff training.
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News
Co-op Group steps up search for new stores
The Co-operative Group has declared it is “back on the acquisition trail with a vengeance” as it snapped up three Budgens stores and laid out plans to target property agents, developers and landlords for new stores.
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Profiles and QandAs
Morrisons revamps leave policy to help out adoptive parents
Morrisons is introducing what it claims is an industry-leading adoption policy to help staff who are adopting children.
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News
Asda launches first transactional app
Asda is launching its first transactional mobile phone app, allowing customers to buy groceries online and price check the cost of their shopping using their iPhones.