more supermarket news & analysis – Page 733
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NewsMorrisons wants more girls on top
Morrisons has called on its suppliers to employ more women in senior management roles. At a leadership event held yesterday, the supermarket chain asked its suppliers to sign up 1,000 women to a national initiative called Pearls, which…
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NewsWaitrose running late on web improvements
Waitrose has come in for more fierce criticism over its online delivery site, after it failed to deliver a series of planned updates to fix problems that have plagued the site since it launched four months ago.
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Tesco calling card arrives at One Stop
The first Tesco-branded product has been made available at its c-store chain One Stop Tesco international calling cards. A spokesman described the cards, available in One Stop’s 521 stores, as a good fit for the chain. He added that…
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Valassis slumps as Tesco changes tack
Sales have plunged 24% at coupon company Valassis after Tesco decided to destroy paper coupons after scanning them. Valassis had counted and verified the coupons before sending the information to Tesco's suppliers. But in June last year...
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Co-op’s Hive fails to drive enough buzz
The Co-operative Group has ditched Hive, its social networking site. The site, www.hive.coop, was launched in February 2010 for members to discuss campaigns, ethics, products, values and principles. But the society pulled the plug last...
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NewsWorld News: 23/07/2011
USA: Tesco is to launch a US version of Clubcard in a bid to turn around the performance of its embattled Fresh & Easy chain. It is launching a trial of a new card, Friends of Fresh & Easy, in seven stores in central...
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NewsPangasius lines removed from retailers’ shelves
Morrisons and Asda have withdrawn a number of pre-packed pangasius lines, it has emerged. Asda said it had withdrawn three pre-packed lines of pangasius after internal testing had found "issues with the quality of the fish". The lines...
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NewsNew Percy Fox role for marketer Owen
Diageo-owned distributor Percy Fox has promoted Jonathan Owen to the new role of head of customer marketing. Owen moves up from the role of business sector manager for Tesco and will be responsible for "providing vision and solutions to...
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NewsMorrisons trial puts wine next to fresh fruit & veg
Morrisons has put its wine aisle next to fresh produce in trial move to capitalise on the rise in popularity of scratch cooking and dining at home. The retailer is carrying out the trial at its 'fresh lab' concept store in Kirkstall in...
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McKeon made a commercial director at Asda
Asda has promoted Adrian McKeon to commercial director for grocery. McKeon moves up from the role of category director for beers, wines and spirits a position he has held since January 2010. He is the former chief executive…
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Grocer 33Waitrose, Cheltenham
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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Comment & Opinion
Tim Mason's two-way Main Street
Today the Financial Times talks to Fresh & Easy boss Tim Mason about his wider brief at Tesco since taking on the group deputy chief executive job earlier this year.
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NewsSainsbury’s adds non-food to smartphone shopping
Sainsbury’s shoppers can now buy the supermarket’s complete range of non-food via their smartphones. The retailer launched the mobile version of its general merchandise shopping website on Friday.
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NewsGreene King bolsters board with Sainsbury’s heavyweight Coupe
Sainsbury’s commercial director Mike Coupe has been appointed to the board of brewing company Greene King. Coupe, who is responsible for trading, marketing, IT and online at Sainsbury’s, becomes a non-executive director role at the Old Speckled Hen maker on 26 July.
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Comment & Opinion
How to win friends and influence people
Tesco today announced plans to launch a loyalty card in the US. The card will initially be available at seven stores in California.
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NewsHealth defines new Morrisons own label
Morrisons is stripping out vast amounts of fat, salt and sugar from its own-label products ahead of its own-label relaunch in the autumn, The Grocer has learnt. The retailer kickstarted a comprehensive overhaul of its own-label offer...
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Tesco launches site selling high-end beauty products
Tesco has launched a website selling high-end beauty products including a collagen drink and a £91 moisturiser. Nutribeautyproducts.com offers products and supplements from more than 50 brands including Dr Hauschka, Weleda and Neal's...
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NewsChokablok demand forces Tesco to take its ice cream offline
Strong sales of Tesco venture brand Chokablok ice cream forced the retailer to pull the brand from its website last week after supplies ran low. All five variants of the brand, launched last month, were removed from tesco.com in some...
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NewsTahira unveils range of Turkish halal food
Halal meat supplier Tahira Foods is launching a new range of frozen halal products into Asda to target the UK’s Turkish community. The four-strong range includes the Adana kebab, which is intended for barbecues, light lunches or evening…
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NewsRodda’s gets its first Tesco milk listing
Cornish dairy Rodda's has won Tesco listings in Devon and Cornwall for its range of branded milk. Rodda's semi-skimmed, sold under the 'Rodda's the locals' milk' brand, went on sale in 10 Cornish and two Devon Tescos last week. The milk...