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NewsAsda hails 'vintage year' after 7% sales hike
Asda chief executive Andy Bond called 2008 "another vintage year" for the group after announcing like-for-like sales growth of more than 7% for the past quarter and 6.5% for the previous 12 months.
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Asda's £2 roses create row not romance
Asda has been slammed by a major poverty charity over roses costing just £2 a dozen, designed to woo cash-strapped shoppers for Valentine's Day.
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NewsSelf-proclaimed 'champion' Waitrose accused of upping pressure on suppliers
Waitrose is increasing pressure on its suppliers, demanding deep discounts and promotions despite promising to be their "champion" just three months ago.
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Cheap Easter eggs from Woolies set to hit stores
A glut of cheap eggs will flood on to the market this Easter because of the demise of Woolworths, retailers and wholesalers have predicted.
Tesco this week snapped up container loads of Easter eggs destined for the now-defunct chain, which… -
NewsCross-border shopping prompts cuts to hours
Tesco has followed Superquinn in store cutbacks along the Irish Republic's border as shoppers continue to flood into Northern Ireland for the cheaper prices. Last month, Superquinn announced it was closing its store in the border town of...
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NewsSira Supermarket trials online ordering system for ethnic food
Asian foods retailer Sira Supermarket is to launch an online ordering and delivery service across the UK within the next few weeks. MD Sukh Sira said a two-month trial would begin next month at its base in Southall, west London, to test the...
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NewsChapati Man wins listing in Morrisons
Festival caterer Chapati Man is making its retail debut with a national supply deal with Morrisons. The Indian spicy wrap business has been a mainstay at events such as Glastonbury and the British Grand Prix since 2007. Company...
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NewsTesco under fire for misleading labelling of chicken
Tesco has been slammed for its "misleading" labelling of chicken following a consumer poll. More than 10,000 people voted in a Chicken Out! poll on whether labelling of standard own-label chickens sold in Tesco, Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and...
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Other Movers 14/2/09
Entertainment UK's former games chief John Stanhope has joined Tesco as senior buying manager. He worked at Woolworths Group-owned companies for 21 years before EUK went into administration in November, shortly followed by Woolworths. Prior to...
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NewsTesco axes 170 jobs in depots and call centre
Tesco has made 170 workers redundant across the country in distribution centres and a call centre as it continues to cut costs. At its Middlewich distribution centre, 40 staff were asked this week to volunteer for redundancy as part of a...
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Co-op unveils new products and promos for Fairtrade Fortnight
The Co-operative Group is launching a host of new products and promotions to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight, which starts on 23 February. The society is adding two new wines to its Fairtrade offering - a Chilean Fairtrade Rosé and an...
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NewsGrocer 33: Tesco wins on shopping experience
Tesco's immaculate Maryhill branch in Glasgow was this week's top store, thanks to a chatty checkout assistant, no queue and staff who were happy to help
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NewsSecond Opinion: What's behind Tesco cost cuts?
Jonathan Pritchard asks whether Tesco's strategy is based on the recession - or overseas expansion
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PR coup for Tesco as jobseekers swamp new store
A new-look Tesco store in Liverpool was flooded with so many job applications interviews were conducted in a temporary location offsite.
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EUK games man Stanhope handed Tesco buying role
Tesco has signalled plans to ramp up its presence in the video games market with the capture of former EUK games chief John Stanhope.
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Mezzanines shelved as Tesco wrings out costs
Tesco is understood to have scrapped plans for new mezzanine floors as it seeks to cut costs “in every orifice of the business”. Shore Capital analyst Clive Black told The Grocer that in the final days before Tesco’s accounting year finishes...
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Waitrose axes DVDs to make space for more home cooking
Waitrose is to ditch its DVDs and CDs in favour of increasing its selection of home cooking products.Waitrose’s home entertainment sales have struggled in the six years since it began selling them because “it can’t compete on price” with...
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Morrisons to adopt £6m stock system
Morrisons has signed a £6m deal for an automated voice-picking system.Following a three-month pilot at Morrisons’ frozen distribution centre in Corby, technology company Zetes will install automatic voice-activated identification computers...
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Green group raps supermarkets over impact of HFC refrigeration
Supermarkets have been slammed for the massive global warming impact of their refrigeration. The Environmental Investigation Agency ranked retailers according to their efforts to modernise their equipment and prevent damaging leaks....
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Cheaper cuts boosted by Jamie's TV crusade
Retailers have reported sharp spikes in sales of cheaper cuts of British pork on the back of Jamie Oliver’s latest crusade and the deepening recession. Waitrose said total pork sales rose 20% last weekend. Sales of pork belly joints were up...