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Tesco chooses straw to fuel biomass plant
Tesco has found an unlikely eco-friendly source of energy to power its Goole distribution centre – straw. The retailer has been given the go-ahead to build Britain’s first straw-fuelled biomass power plant to meet the centre’s energy needs. The...
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Supermarket price deals: how low can they go?
Asda’s and Morrisons’ 50p everyday items are pleasing the punters, but can retailers afford to maintain such offers, asks Mark Choueke
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Trouble brews as Tesco tea giveaway draws industry ire
The tea industry has slammed Tesco’s decision to give away packs of Tetley tea as a “marketing stunt”. Tesco described the promotion at 252 of its stores this week as a bid to boost tea sales, which lag behind those of coffee. According to Nielsen...
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Price Survey
Morrisons’ reign as cheapest retailer was short lived as Asda kept a lid on prices to regain top spot. Despite not engaging in any major price cutting, Asda’s ability to maintain pricing levels meant that at £49.44 its basket of goods edged out...
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Availability
Asda Hellesdon, Norwich 1 This staff at this Asda Supercentre led by example, helping our shopper to locate items and gladly offering to check stocking information. The store provided a host of special...
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Tesco gets on the board
After six weeks out in the cold, Tesco has finally pulled a winning performance out of the hat. The staff at the recently redesigned Falkirk store in Scotland really know how to impress
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Promotrack: Confectionery and fizzy drinks rule in impulse
Ambient confectionery topped the impulse promotion chart at Asda and Sainsbury’s, but their rivals had other priorities
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A new colossusis born
The Co-operative Group’s CEO Peter Marks moved to reassure Somerfield’s suppliers in the hours after the mutual’s £1.565bn deal to acquire the supermarket was completed. Asked in an interview with The Grocer what implications the “biggest structural...
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More special offers stocked as shoppers seek bargains
New figures show that credit crunch-hit consumers are buying more special offers in supermarkets, with Somerfield benefiting the most, while multiples are also increasing the number of offers. Promotions accounted for more than 26.5% of multiple...
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Tesco Mobile finds new brand image
Tesco has revamped its mobile phone business and is rolling out a marketing drive to draw in customers. The company has overhauled its tariffs and developed a new brand image to stand out from rival operators, with a cyan blue colour scheme...
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Marks sets out plan for the Co-op’s big future
Marks sets out plan for the Co-op’s big future Having agreed to buy Somerfield for the knockdown price of £1.57bn, the Co-op boss turns his attention to the task in hand. Mark Choueke reports
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Sainsbury’s pours its last drink online
The retailer is abandoning its drinks website at the end of the month. Where did it go wrong, asks Graham Holter
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The Flying Dutchman
Morrisons caught its rivals off guard with its recovery. CEO Marc Bolland tells Adam Leyland how it was done Marc Bolland doesn’t want to be known as ‘a marketer’. He’s a retailer now, CEO of Morrisons, entrusted with the keys by Sir Ken and doing well by all accounts. But ...
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Waitrose shoppers go for brown meat
It seems even Waitrose customers are feeling the pinch, with the retailer revealing this week that shoppers are opting for cheaper poultry cuts. Waitrose said that although customers were still defying the economic downturn to buy free-range...
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Price Survey: Week of 19th Juy 2008
Morrisons made it a double success this week as it undercut Asda by a mere penny to break its rival’s seven-week stranglehold at the top of the price chart. Despite offering the cheapest price on just four items, a 60p saving over Asda on fresh...
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Availability: Week of 19th July 2008
Asda Chelmsford, Essex 2 With aisle ends piled high with special offers and stocking trolleys parked in the vegetable section, the store had a cluttered feel to it. Checkout queues were long, while a...
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Hot Topic: What are the odds on Andy Bond taking over from the 'Mugabe of retail'?
A Rose by any other name would smell sweeter. Or so 22% of M&S shareholders seem to think.
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M&S brand supply defended by Booker
Wholesale giant Booker has defended its move to supply M&S with brands - which appears in conflict with its stated aim of becoming the biggest and best supplier to small businesses in the UK. Supplying M&S fitted its other main ambition of...
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Co-op's one-stop shop for media buyers
The Co-operative Group has launched a one-stop media centre to make it easier for companies to advertise across all its businesses. The move, which the society claims is the first of its kind for a major retailer, will allow the Co-op Group...
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Tesco signs up Lebara Mobile for cheap calls
Tesco has struck a distribution deal with mobile network Lebara Mobile to offer cheap international calls. Lebara Mobile's airtime is now available in 1,900 Tesco stores while Lebara SIM cards will be available at 90 stores from this month. ...