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New Waitrose local food chief
Waitrose has named Tracey Marshall as its product manager for local and regional produce, replacing John Vine in the role.
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NewsCritical Eye... on who's ruining Sainsbury's today
Never mind Britain’s Got Talent. The show that had everyone talking this week was the culmination of I’m Ruining Sainsbury’s – sorry, I’m Running Sainsbury’s (Tuesday, Channel 4) – the supermarket’s televised quest for free publicity. Oh, and the next ‘big idea’ that will have Tesco running for the hills ...
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NewsWhat’s behind Asda’s return to stocking multiple brands?
Asda delisted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in a drive to remove duplicate brands. Its return raises questions about sole-brand strategies, reports Chloe Smith
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Bluewater to open John Lewis food hall
The second John Lewis food hall from Waitrose is set to open on 6 August at the Bluewater shopping centre, following a £21.9m spend on the branch. The hall will include a charcuterie bar, wine bar and pattisserie in the basement.
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NewsGrocer 33: Bridgwater Asda delivers on all points
Asda in Bridgwater was one of two retailers to provide a full basket this week but pipped Morrisons' Coalville branch to the post thanks to helpful staff and a short queue.
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NewsEssentials success drives new shoppers to Waitrose
The launch of its new Essentials budget range has helped Waitrose capture an extra quarter of a million new shoppers in the past month, new research has found.
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NewsBob blows back for Co-op with new TV run
The Co-operative has announced it is to bring back its high-profile ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ TV commercial for a fresh three-week run.
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NewsFamily income boost as mortgage cuts pay off
Families are £7 better off a week than this time last year, with £164 discretionary income to spend, according to the latest income tracker report published by Asda and the CEBR.
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NewsSainsbury’s, M&S draw up senior succession plans
Sainsbury’s has named its shortlist of potential successors to chairman Sir Philip Hampton.
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Morrisons' Toth wins store manager Gold award
Morrisons’ Mike Toth fought off fierce competition to be crowned the UK’s top store manager. Toth, from Morrisons’ Coventry store, became the inaugural winner of The Store Manager of the Year at The Grocer Gold Awards on Wednesday night.
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Retailers sold 36m cage eggs as free-range and organic
More than 36 million eggs were falsely passed off to British stores as being free-range or organic between 2004 and 2007, a court has heard.
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Sainsbury's to create energy from car parks
Driving over bumps in a new Sainsbury's car park will generate enough energy to power the store’s checkouts. Kinetic plates, installed in the car park of its new green store in Gloucester this week, capture energy when a vehicle passes over...
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Sainsbury's Hams Hall drivers facing the axe
Nearly a quarter of all Sainsbury's delivery drivers at its distribution centre in Birmingham are at risk of losing their jobs as the retailer plans to reorganise its supply chain network. Around 70 of the 269 drivers at the 700,000 sq ft Hams Hall...
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Spicentice kits given national listing at Asda
Independently owned spice supplier Spicentice has scooped national listings with Asda for its range of recipe spice kits.The Leicester start-up launched its freshly blended spice kits into 17 Asdas in 2007 but the chain has now taken the...
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Hungry tots get option of bigger pots
Plum is adding bigger pots to its organic fromage frais range to cater for hungrier babies and toddlers.Packs of 4x90g pots are being rolled into Waitrose now at an rsp of £1.99, the same price as its standard 6x60g range. They will be...
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Duerr's brings back marmalade with a Mancunian flavour
For the first time in 35 years Duerr’s has recommenced manufacturing its Manchester Marmalade, following a new £5m deal to supply Tesco.
Manchester-based Duerr’s launched the marmalade in the 1950s. It fell out of favour with retailers in the… -
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Tesco to keep Localchoice despite downfall of DFB
Tesco has re-affirmed its commitment to stocking locally sourced milk, despite the closure of three key dairies last week.Dairy Farmers of Britain's Bridgend, Lincoln and Blaydon dairies, which supplied Localchoice milk to the retailer, were...
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NewsGrocer 33: Cumbernauld Tesco gives flawless shop
Tesco Extra in Cumbernauld landed our top store award this week, with our shopper “unable to find any faults with the store or staff”. The store was immaculate and staff were happy to help our shopper locate items, all of which were available....
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda brings in cheapest shop by 45p
Asda secured victory again this week, undercutting nearest rival Morrisons by 45p. It made three reductions: the Hula Hoops by 2p, Marmite 9p and Seeds of Change sauce 1p.
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NewsTesco in £458m sale and leaseback property deal
Tesco is to raise £458m through selling off some of its properties and leasing them from the new landlords.