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Cook accuses M&S of stealing its look again
A copycat brand-naming spat between Marks & Spencer and frozen ready meals retailer Cook has kicked off again more than three years after it appeared to have been resolved.The Grocer revealed in January 2006 that Cook, which has 36...
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Asda plans web tool to track online order
Asda is planning to offer an online tool that will allow customers to track their online shopping, The Grocer has learnt.Earlier this month, the retailer launched a service allowing shoppers to track the vans carrying their deliveries...
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M&S voted UK’s most family-friendly brand
Marks & Spencer is the UK's most family-friendly brand, according to shoppers. The retailer was judged as having the most caring and trustworthy image of 97 brands in a poll of 1,500 consumers conducted by The FamilyBrands.
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Tesco dreams up new spirits ideas in ‘dragons’ den’
Top drinks suppliers went head to head this week in a Dragons' Den-style session hosted by Tesco to find the next innovation in spirits.In the event on Thursday key suppliers such as Diageo, Bacardi, Pernod Ricard and First Drinks...
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Squeeze Me offers frozen smoothies
The Squeeze Me company is launching a range of frozen fruit smoothie blends to remove the hassle of making smoothies at home. Blendies, available from Waitrose now, consists of two chopped frozen fruit mixes designed to be blended with...
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Mr Scruff adds herbal tea just for the blokes
DJ and part-time tea peddler Mr Scruff has added a blokey variant to his Make Us A Brew tea range.The new Mint & Chilli herbal brew, available now from Waitrose, Selfridges and Wholefoods, is geared at the male population.
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Esom adds third board to his CV
Steven Esom has joined the board at Cranswick as a non-executive director.The former Waitrose MD also holds non-exec roles at Carphone Warehouse and Tyrrells. He is also a partner at Langholm Capital, a position he took up in July, a...
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Grocer 33: All smiles at Asda thanks to aisle staff
It was a close contest between Asda in Eastbourne and Sainsbury's in Fallowfield this week, as both retailers impressed with strong availability and a high standard of customer service.
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NewsBananas up as Christmas approaches
Supermarkets are gradually increasing the price of bananas in the run up to Christmas as the record autumn cuts come to an end. Bananas are currently selling for 77p/kg in the big four, double the 38p/kg price seen in Asda last month but...
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NewsCan Morrisons move forward without Bolland at the helm?
As the Morrisons board begins its search for a successor to Marc Bolland, Ronan Hegarty looks at the potential candidates and the prospects for the retailer
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NewsTesco launches home phone service
Tesco has linked up with Cable & Wireless to provide broadband and home phone services.
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UK supermarkets ‘cheapest in western Europe’, says Which?
Accusations of supermarket profiteering have been undermined by a new report claiming the UK’s grocery retailers are cheaper than European rivals.
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NewsSales up 4% as Morrisons begins hunt for new Bolland
A day after losing chief executive Marc Bolland to Marks & Spencer, Morrisons has announced a rise in like-for-like sales of just over 4% for the past three months.
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Demand for Polish food back on the up
Demand for Polish food in UK branches of Tesco has risen for the first time in nearly a year.
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NewsMorrisons’ Bolland to take M&S hot seat
Marks & Spencer has announced the shock capture of Marc Bolland as its new chief executive.
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M&S plans to open 20 food stores in hospitals
Marks and Spencer is planning to open 20 Simply Food franchises at hospitals in the next five years, The Grocer has learned.Tony Keating, CEO of the retailer's franchise partner SSP UK, confirmed he was in discussions with health trusts...
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Mills Group opens its first Nisa stores
Rapidly expanding independent chain Mills Group has opened its first Nisa-branded stores.A new 850 sq ft store in Wallsend, near Newcastle, bears the Nisa fascia, while two former Somerfields in Whitby and Haxby bought from The Co-op...
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Asda supports south east Big Drink Debate
Asda has welcomed a government project to tackle excessive drinking in the South East.The Big Drink Debate, which is organised by The Public Health Group South East, will see a panel of representatives from the alcohol industry, NHS and...
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M&S: we’ll never stock fresh brands
M&S has closed the door on the possibility of stocking branded fresh produce, insisting brands could not match the quality of its own-label range. The retailer announced last week that it would introduce 400 ambient food and drink...
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Morrisons: ‘Nothing fishy about Lindsay sustainability ads’
Morrisons has said it will re-run adverts on sustainable fish, despite Sainsbury's and four members of the public lodging complaints with the ASA.In the first of the two TV ads, actor Robert Lindsay was shown pushing a trolley through a...