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NewsNew ad rap for Tesco over Double the Difference
Tesco has been rapped by the advertising watchdog after ads for its ill-fated Double the Difference price-checking campaign were branded “misleading” and “contradictory”.
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NewsAsda posts improvement in third quarter
Asda’s sales growth picked up pace slightly over the past three months, up 1.3% year-on-year. The figures, covering the period from 1 July to 30 September, mark an improvement on the 0.5% rise in like-for-like sales in the second quarter. The performance was described as “solid” by the supermarket’s US parent, Walmart.
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NewsAsda ‘most vulnerable to Morrisons online’
Asda will be hit hardest when Morrisons launches its online offer, according to retail analysts CACI.Research seen exclusively by The Grocer found 65% of Morrisons customers who shopped online currently shopped at Asda for groceries.CACI suggests this means once Morrisons is online, Asda could face an exodus. “Morrisons customers who ...
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NewsAsda's budget range gets smart new look
Asda is gearing up for a relaunch of its budget own-label range Smart Price.
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NewsPoints-based loyalty scheme trialled by Ocado
Ocado has begun trialling a points-based loyalty scheme weeks after launching its savings pass.The new scheme, which is being trialled with about 10% of customers, allows shoppers to earn one loyalty point for every £2 they spend and then cash in 100 points for a £1 voucher. Ocado hopes the ...
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NewsCo-op Group axe falls on more Somerfields
The Co-operative Group is to close a second batch of poor-performing Somerfield stores this month with the loss of around 250 jobs, The Grocer can reveal.As many as 11 stores, from North Yorkshire to Wiltshire and from Wales to Suffolk, will close in the next fortnight due to “poor trading ...
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Analysis & FeaturesIt’s Goldenballs! (Just don’t mention those fish fingers..)
His GO3 franchise was swiftly sent off by supermarkets, so is David Beckham really such a great ambassador for Sainsbury’s? Charlie Wright reports
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Comment & Opinion
Instead of a point of difference, supermarkets crave uniformity
I’m sure you’ve heard the joke before. Q. What’s the difference between a supermarket trolley and a retail analyst?…
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Grocer 33Asda, Workington
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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NewsAsda takes Chosen By You bread making in-store
Asda has begun baking, slicing and packaging its Chosen By You own-label bread in store. Following a trial in 25 stores that saw a 30% increase in sales of Chosen By You loaves over a 12-week period, the retailer is now rolling the scheme out across its estate.
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News‘Hard work’ pays off for Sainsbury’s with half-year sales hike
Sainsbury’s has posted like-for-like sales growth of 1.9% for the past six months, excluding fuel. Total sales at the supermarket were up 7.6% to £12.8bn, or by 4.3% excluding fuel, in the 28 weeks to 1 October. Underlying pre-tax profits rose 6.6% to £354m.
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NewsSupermarkets’ price claims ‘cancelling each other out’
The supermarkets’ rival claims over price are cancelling each other out, new data from Kantar Worldpanel suggests. With year-on-year growth of 5.1% for the period, compared to a rate across the industry as a whole of 4.6%, Asda outperformed the market for the first time since the start of 2010.
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NewsAsda lines up Farmfoods as buyer for Iceland stores
Asda has teamed up with Farmfoods in a move designed to add momentum to its £1.4bn bid to buy Iceland.
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NewsNew tech will double ‘dark store’ pick rates
Tesco is to introduce a new automated system it claims will double its current pick rates for online grocery orders at its new London e-commerce distribution hub.
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NewsGiant avocado Torres gets listing at Tesco
Tesco is going super-sized in the fruit and veg aisle with the launch of a giant avocado.
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NewsTesco brings counters over to online offering
Tesco has boosted its fresh foods offering with the launch of an online counter service that allows shoppers to buy loose items from its speciality counters.
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Morrisons pitches itself as high street hero to Mary Portas
Morrisons is championing its own credentials as a positive force in the fight to save our town centres, in a new report it submitted to Mary Portas' High Street Review.
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NewsMorrisons freshens up bakery offer with 100% British wheat
Morrisons is relaunching its entire own-label bread range and switching to 100% British-sourced wheat. The new line-up, which rolls out to stores next week under the Baked By Us label, comprises 90 lines and replaces the retailer’s existing own-label offer.
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Marco adds a cider to his Governor line-up
Marco Pierre White is extending his Governor ale brand into cider this month - and has revealed plans to add a lager to the line-up next year. The 4.8% abv Governor cider, which is produced in conjunction with Westons, will roll out exclusively to all Morrisons stores in the next ...
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NewsSoft drinks brands eye growing gamer sector
Soft drinks brands including Coke Zero are battling for the hearts - and trigger fingers - of UK game players.