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Asda woos mums with games mag
Asda is launching a gaming magazine in a bid to boost sales among mums. The free quarterly Asda Games Magazine debuts this month and will target the family market rather than experienced gamers. “Asda has launched this magazine as a key innovation...
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Price Survey
The battle for the title of cheapest retailer was frighteningly close this week, with just 84p separating the first and the fourth-place retailer, but after two weeks as the cheapest, Asda has been knocked off the top spot by Tesco. Asda was...
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Availability
Asda Longsight, Manchester 2Our shopper heaped praise on the staff at this Asda store who he said went above and beyond the call of duty to provide first-class customer service. The store boasted a host of...
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Saturday essay: Tesco has chosen perfect time to get into banking
British banks have lost the public’s respect over the past year. Could Tesco give the sector the shake-up it so desperately needs? Bankers are disgusting. Actually, no, they are nice people who have recently behaved in disgusting ways. But their...
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Tesco spices up herb range
Tesco is launching a new own-label range of herb and spice blends to tap into growing consumer enthusiasm for cooking at home. The six-strong range, which includes flavours such as Aromatic Coriander and Delicate Basil, is supplied by Kent-based...
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Light bottles for Co-op ales
The Co-operative Group will use lighter glass bottles for its own-label ales from September, saving 131.5 tonnes of glass and 90 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year. “This proves it is possible for packaging to be resource-efficient without...
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The man for the merger
The Co-operative Group has persuaded Guy McCracken, its influential CEO of food retail, to delay his retirement to integrate Somerfield into the business. McCracken officially stepped down as head of food on Sunday but will take up the new post,...
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Tesco ambitious to become full-scale banking operation
Tesco has set out plans to launch a full retail bank, offering current accounts and bank branches in store. Tesco has paid £950m to buy the Royal Bank of Scotland’s 50% stake in Tesco Personal Finance on Monday. It will allow Tesco to widen its...
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Tesco targets ex-military as new recruits
Tesco has launched a scheme to recruit ex-military personnel and help them adjust to life on Civvy Street. So far, more than 30 ex-Army, Royal Navy and RAF personnel of all ranks have joined Tesco in a variety of roles under the scheme, which was...
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Ruddock warns of tax if stores fail bag target
Waitrose is on track to cut carrier bag use by 50% by the end of the year – but will have to increase this to 70% by next spring if it wants to avoid charging consumers, the government has warned. Environment minister Joan Ruddock said that in the...
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Finger on the pulse: Asda asks shoppers
Asda is on the hunt for 10,000 volunteers to reveal exactly what they think of the retailer. Under the Pulse of the Nation scheme, Asda will ask shoppers for feedback on prices and new products and ask about their lives and shopping habits. “The...
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Sainsbury’s takes the axe to HR and training
Sainsbury’s is shaking up its HR and training department both at head office and across its store network in a move that could lead to significant job losses. It is understood to be cutting the number of people in its Personnel and Training...
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Tesco meets discounter threat with new range
Tesco has launched a major assault on discounters in the Republic of Ireland with the introduction of a bold amber and black Cash Savers fixture, and is set to launch a similar scheme this October in the UK. The range includes 1,000 “everyday” items...
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Morrisons to stock Natures Nest eggs
Morrisons to stock Natures Nest eggs: Morrisons is stocking a new line of environmentally friendly eggs that meet high animal welfare standards. Natures Nest eggs, which will be sold in 150 Morrisons stores in Cumbria and Cambridgeshire, come from farmers with biodiversity action plans...
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Brooke Bond returns to the British market
Brooke Bond has returned to UK shelves after an absence of more than 20 years. It is one of two leading Indian brands that Unilever is trialling in the UK to test the market for ethnic products. Brooke Bond Bru is the top coffee brand in India and...
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Promotrack: Own-label offers sizzle with barbecue appeal
Asda and Sainsbury’s both pushed own-label meat, but there were a raft of other hot summer offers in store at the weekend
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Asda pays First Milk 3ppl more
Asda pays First Milk 3ppl more: Asda has increased the amount it pays First Milk for cheese by £300 per tonne. The supermarket said the 3ppl increase reflected farmers’ increased costs and would help ensure producers continued to make cheese. “In the current market, it is...
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Asda could be used as a pawn to get back at Tesco for daring to pitch up in Wal-Mart’s backyard
This week (20th July 2008) saw the first signs that crude oil and commodity prices – the conditions responsible for the rampant food price inflation we have – are abating. And not before time. As a number of expert commentators have observed, the balance between...
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Supermarkets plunge down Superbrands list
The UK’s leading supermarkets are plummeting in shopper estimations as media criticism intensifies and consumer concern over their ethical and environmental stances mounts. Tesco has slumped more than 200 places in the latest Superbrands list of the...