more supermarket news & analysis – Page 769
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Clarke: Asda may absorb VAT hike
New Asda supremo Andy Clarke has vowed that the supermarket will do “everything we can” to absorb next year’s rise in VAT rather than hike prices.
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Sainsbury's kicks off back to school campaign
Sainsbury's has unveiled its biggest ever back to school campaign.
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Waitrose snaps up Channel Island stores
Waitrose has pushed into the Channel Islands after purchasing five supermarkets from SandpiperCI.
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Asda market share slumps as Sainsbury’s closes in
Asda’s market share has fallen to a 19-month low, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show.
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Editor's Comment: Essential showed Waitrose doesn’t only sell truffle-scented olive oil
Genius. That’s the only way to describe our Own-Label Range of the Year.
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Waitrose is the star of The Grocer Gold Awards
Waitrose scored a hat-trick of gongs at this year's The Grocer Gold Awards - including the coveted The Grocer of the Year award.
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Staff at Haldanes stores across country facing uncertain future
Staff at Haldanes stores across the country have been warned that many of them could be made redundant.The Grocer revealed last week that the new supermarket chain had started a 30-day consultation at its store in Hemsworth, Yorkshire,...
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Brasher all set for the most powerful job in UK grocery
With Sir Terry Leahy’s retirement and the Tesco board reshuffle, the UK operations will be run by Richard Brasher. What will that look like, asks Adam Leyland
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Tesco is again favourite with shoppers, but it’s a close call
Tesco was voted Britain’s Favourite Supermarket at The Grocer Gold Awards, but our new methodology delivers further insights, says Beth Phillips
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Touchscreen technology hits wine aisles in Asda
Asda is introducing in-store touchscreen wine selectors to help demystify the category for shoppers.The retailer said the freestanding units would be trialled in the wine aisles of its Sheffield and Harrogate stores this week, with a...
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Dinner Made Easy: Morrisons launches chilled meal packs
It’s not a ready meal and it’s not a dinner kit - or not as we know it. The Dinner Made Easy range differs from regular meal kits by containing all the ready-prepared ingredients needed to create a dinner, rather than just specific parts…
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Asda hits 13th year as cheapest supermarket
Asda is the UK's cheapest supermarket for the 13th year in a row.
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Grocer 33: Asda comes up trumps in Manchester
Three stores had no items out-of-stock this week, but the winneris Asda in Wythenshawe, Manchester, which pipped its rivals to the post thanks to impressive levels of customer service.
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Grocer 33: Carrots and cabbage keep Asda cheapest
Asda claimed another victory this week, with a £45.23 basket.
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Sainsbury’s King warns government of VAT chaos
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has urged the government to freeze National Insurance contributions and provide adequate time for the implementation of a VAT hike.
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Asda parent Walmart eyes financial services tie-up
Walmart has tightened its links with the financial services company that handles its pre-paid MoneyCard business.
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Tesco adds two to board of directors
Tesco has named two new non-executive directors that will join its board from next month.
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Tesco treads water with flat sales in first quarter
Falling food inflation meant like-for-like sales at Tesco were almost flat in the first quarter of the new financial year.
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Editor's Comment: He's famed for his small ego, but Sir Terry will leave a big gap
I should have guessed something momentous was going to happen as soon as the editor booked his holiday - last time Adam was away, Andy Bond announced he was stepping down as CEO.
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Tesco's Holmes quits a day after Leahy bows out
Tesco's commercial director for fresh foods Colin Holmes has become the first senior executive to quit the retailer in the wake of Sir Terry Leahy's decision to retire next March and the appointment of Philip Clarke as his successor.