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Tesco wants online to be the shoppers’ favourite
Tesco says it wants people to prefer shopping online at tesco.com to coming into its bricks and mortar stores.As part of a major expansion plan for the online business, Tesco has set out its vision for the £2bn-turnover web operation.
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Quality Test: Parma ham, premium, own-label
As a major fan of Parma ham and its Spanish and Portuguese equivalents, this taste test was a pleasure. All the retailers' offers were pretty good but Sainsbury's was a clear winner.
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First shots in battle of the Jersey Royals
Supermarkets have fired their opening salvos in the Jersey Royal PR war.Tesco claimed last week that its earliest ever crop of Jersey Royals had gone into its Kensington store, selling loose for £2.99/kg. The potatoes are not usually...
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Forza overcomes fire to restart production
Bernard Matthews has stepped in to offer factory space to Forza after fire devastated the cooked meat maker's Yorkshire factory.The Asda supplier's Cleckheaton factory was hit by fire in the early hours of 13 February. Firefighters saved...
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Asda equalises pay for direct employees and agency workers
Asda and workers union Unite have launched a joint initiative to change the way more than 6,000 staff are employed across the supermarket's 29 meat and poultry suppliers.
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Retail Prices: Straight savings take over as most popular mechanic
Waitrose reduced its promotions this month, but the big four kept up the pace – although Asda shifted gear to focus on every day low pricing, says Chloe Ryan
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Grocer 33: Asda best for service, with lots of extras
The Asda supercentre in Spondon, Derby, provided the best service this week, with plenty of extras on offer.
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The Co-op hatches plan for ethical Easter
The Co-operative Group claims it is offering its most ethical Easter yet after cutting the packaging on its Fairtrade chocolate eggs.
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Waitrose signs up Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal
Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal have been unveiled as the new faces of Waitrose.
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M&S renews green commitments as Rose pay comes under fire
Marks & Spencer will today announce that it is extending its environmental commitments for a further eight years.
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Editor's Comment: Success of independents and Morrisons has changed Bond's mind on smaller stores
The demise of Thresher and Woolies was no surprise. Recession hunts out the weak and infirm. But who would have predicted, a year ago, that Aldi a discounter, with a strong price message would go through more bosses than Portsmouth FC?
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Tates takes two off The Co-op to grow
Tates has bought two stores from The Co-operative Group and will turn one of them into its third Eurospar store.AF Blakemore's retail arm will spend £250,000 converting the sites in Wales, which became available when the Office of Fair...
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Apple tree spree ups Tesco’s core offerin
Tesco is working with growers to plant half a million Evelina and Opal apple trees amid rising demand for alternative varieties.Growers plan to increase tree numbers from just 13,000 to 500,000 over the next five years. New trees will be...
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Graham’s launches 1% fat organic milk
Graham’s The Family Dairy has developed the UK’s first 1% fat organic milk.
The new milk will go into 380 Sainsbury’s stores nationwide next week, in two-pint and four-pint formats (rsp: 90p and £1.85).
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Indie supermarkets defy recession with big swing
The renaissance of the independent supermarket scene helped the independent grocery retail sector to record a recession-busting increase in both sales and profits last year.
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The Human Angle: Helen Webb
Sainsbury's is an exceptionally welcoming place to join and we pride ourselves on making people feel part of the team.
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McCracken named Branston chairman
Guy McCracken, the former CEO of food retail at The Co-operative Group, has been named as the new chairman of potato supplier Branston, replacing outgoing chairman Chris Howard.McCracken spent seven years as chairman of Duchy Originals...
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Grocer 33: Faultless shopping at Morrisons
Although two stores provided a full basket and impressive service this week, Morrisons in Cowgate, Newcastle, nabbed the top spot, thanks to a faultless shopping experience. There were no queues at the tills, the store was tidy and staff were more...
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If retailers choice edit, will it really improve sustainability?
No-one denies sustainability needs to be addressed. But when it comes to how best to tackle the challenge, opinion is divided. Nick Hughes reports
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Morrisons backs the bid with 2018 World Cup sponsorship
Morrisons has stolen a march in the battle for football fans’ support after being named the official supermarket of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup.