more supermarket news & analysis – Page 795
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Lifeboat Tea sets course for Waitrose
Posh tea brand Williamson is launching its Lifeboat Tea range in Waitrose the first time it will be available outside RNLI outlets.The range, which is being rolled out now, has been revamped for its mainstream launch in order to clearly...
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Tesco lists Guinness pies in 300 stores
Debbie & Andrew's is to supply 300 Tesco stores with its Guinness-infused steak pies.A 600g family pie and a 250g individual pie will hit stores in October to coincide with the brewer's 250th anniversary. The pies would give...
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Grocer 33: Helpful staff secure win for Waitrose
The Grocer's shoppers were sent in search of ethical products this week and Waitrose in Brighton proved itself the best place for Fairtrade, organic and free-range items.
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What role will supermarkets play in Brown’s eco-towns?
The supermarkets have so far failed to convince government they have a role to play in eco-towns. Graham Holter asks how they can turn round the situation
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Waitrose evolution prompts supply chain review
Waitrose has started a review of the structure of the business that will examine every part of the supply chain and may result in changes to jobs at head office.
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Police called in after Asda chicken-licking scandal
Asda has reported a former employee to police after being handed video footage of him licking fresh chickens before replacing packaging and putting them back on the shelves.
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Around the Papers 14/9/09
New Sainsbury's chair; Cadbury bid rumbles on; product placement gets go-ahead
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Asda in Asian clothing first
Asda is launching a new Asian clothing range under its George brand.
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Editor's Comment: The new Abnormally Special range at Waitrose will top the mults' use of superlatives
A knighthood surely beckons for Mark Price if the likeable Waitrose boss has got his sums right.
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Duchy collaboration set to take Waitrose to three-tier system
Waitrose will use a new exclusive and expanded Duchy Originals range to balance its books, countering a potential margin loss through its Essential Waitrose range, according to sources close to retailer.
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M&S’s Pick and Mix goes into 100 stores
M&S has declared its Pick and Mix trial a roaring success and has rolled the range out to 100 stores.The retailer began selling the sweets in six stores in April and launched it in a further 94 branches such as Marble Arch,...
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Sainsbury’s takes up TV star’s store host tip
Barbara Bentley, the plucky saleswoman who starred in the TV show I'm Running Sainsbury's, will see her vision for the supermarket rolled out across all 500 stores from 1 December with the introduction of store hosts. The hosts will have...
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Tesco veteran takes up chief exec role at Tulip
Former Tesco executive Steve Murrells has been appointed to the new role of UK chief executive for Danish meat giant Tulip.Murrells, who left Tesco after Christmas having overseen the integration of garden centre chain Dobbies, takes up...
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Other Movers 12/9/09
Richard Greenhalgh has announced his retirement as chairman of farmer-owned co-op First Milk. He will depart at the agm on 29 October. Last week The Grocer reported that Robert Shearlaw had quit as vice chairman.
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It takes a thief, reckons Tesco
Not all supermarket workers are recently released psychotics on parole, of course. Just some of them.But it emerged last week that Tesco has hired a real-life former shoplifter (boo! hiss!) to star in staff training videos designed to...
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Sainsbury’s takes its fresh coffee Fairtrade
Sainsbury's has switched all its own-brand roast and ground coffee to Fairtrade, after doing the same with bananas, sugar and own-brand Red Label tea. The move would more than double the market for Fairtrade roast and ground coffee in...
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Retail Prices: Morrisons racing ahead of rivals in promotional stakes
The latest data from Assosia reveals a huge gap in the levels of promotions by Morrisons and Asda. James Ball analyses the different strategies
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Grocer 33: 'Lovely store' matched by helpful staff
Sainsbury's in Stirling offered the best shop this week. It was the only retailer to provide a full basket and our shopper described it as "a lovely store with staff to match".
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The glass and a half is full, says Cadbury's Trevor Bond
In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, Cadbury's Trevor Bond tells Adam Leyland that a takeover - by Kraft or any other player - is far from inevitable