more supermarket news & analysis – Page 729
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Analysis & Features
The Co-op eyes a network fit for the future
Last week’s numbers don’t look clever. But a mammoth overhaul of its outdated logistics network is essential to The Co-op’s rejuvenation. Beth Phillips reports
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Analysis & Features
Living la vida local
Not one to be fazed by competition from the mults, Andrew Thornton has revamped his Crouch End Budgens store to wrest back sales from Waitrose. Elinor Zuke finds out more
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NewsPoor growing season hits blueberry supply
British retailers have been hit by a squeeze on blueberries following poor weather in the UK and Poland. Sainsbury's has reduced its packs from 225g to 150g and cut its price from £3 to £2.50 after prices rose following a poor season in...
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Grocer 33Asda, Norwich
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
Tesco to quit Japan
Tesco is set to pull out of Japan admitting that it “cannot build a sufficiently scalable business”. The supermarket revealed today that it plans to sell its entire business in Japan, eight years after launching in the country.
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Comment & Opinion
Not so big in Japan
The principle of not losing face is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture. Luckily for Tesco it’s not such a problem for the Brits.
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Comment & Opinion
Batten down the hatches
In our current issue, we reveal how Tesco is ratcheting up the pressure in the supermarket milk wars by switching its Creamfields discount brand to semi-skimmed and whole milk for the first time.
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NewsCo-op Group to stick by its big spend
The Co-operative Group has vowed to plough on with its £2bn three-year investment programme despite a 3.6% fall in half-year like-for-like food sales. CEO Peter Marks revealed food operating profits had plummeted 21% to £135.4m in the 26...
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News
Waitrose.com learns ‘common sense’
Waitrose has promised to add "common sense" features to its problem-plagued online delivery site admitting that the platform was not built to remember shopper addresses or their local branches. New users currently have to complete an...
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News
Asda cafés to offer low-cal ready meals
Asda has teamed up with WeightWatchers to offer diners low-calorie chilled ready meals in a selection of its in-store cafés. Sheffield, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Glasshoughton are among the stores trialling the low-fat...
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NewsHaldanes defies call to review its Co-op action
Arthur Harris, CEO of the collapsed supermarket chain Haldanes Stores Limited, has vowed to press ahead with a personal legal claim against The Co-operative Group. In a Statement of Administrators Proposals, made available at Companies...
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NewsTesco chops milk prices to counter discounters
Tesco has responded to the resurgence of the discounters by switching its Creamfields discount brand to semi-skimmed milk and whole milk for the first time. Following the move, four pints of semi-skimmed and whole milk will be available...
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NewsAdams: ‘Kerrygold Softer still available’
Adams Foods has shrugged off claims made last week by Sainsbury's that its Kerrygold Softer Butter line has been discontinued. Last week, a shopper asked Sainsbury's via its Facebook page whether it intended to sell the "excellent...
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News
Leighton leaves Selfridges to focus elsewhere
Ex-Asda boss Allan Leighton has resigned as deputy chairman of Selfridges, trimming his list of directorships to five. Leighton, who took up the role at Selfridges in January 2004, has a lot on his plate. Most recently, he joined Pace as...
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News
Midcounties Co-op sells News Express
Midcounties Co-operative Society has sold its CTN business News Express to Dave's Discount Group, the owner of the trade names Thresher, Victoria Wine, The Local and Bottoms Up. Dave's, which has off-licences, Post Offices and...
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NewsHarvest Pale success leads to Tesco listing
Sales of Camra's 2010 supreme champion beer of Britain have doubled in the past 12 months and are predicted to double again following a national listing with Tesco. Sales of 4.3% abv pale ale Harvest Pale have risen to £500,000 since it...
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Comment & Opinion
Organic movement is a microcosm of the wider grocery economy
If, like me, you’re a ‘foodie’, this Bank Holiday weekend issue of The Grocer, dedicated in large part to speciality and fine foods, is about to brighten your mood.
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NewsTesco racks up ‘fans’ on Facebook...but they’re not all happy
Supermarket giant Tesco has proved an unlikely hit with the Facebook generation, after more than 260,000 people joined its social network in the past three months. ChannelAdvisor revealed Tesco had one of the fastest-growing retail...
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Grocer 33Tesco Extra, Newtownbreda
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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NewsFood sales slide at The Co-op as Marks laments ‘toughest market in 40 years’
The Co-operative Group has blamed intense competition, faltering consumer confidence and government spending cuts for a sharp fall in sales at its food business.