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M&S hit by grimdefiance
Northern Foods' refusal to agree to new terms under Marks & Spencer's controversial Project Genesis has been applauded by suppliers enraged by the retailer's aggressive attitude, The Grocer has learnt.The Fenland Foods plant in Grantham...
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Parfett plans transfer to staff ownership before retirement
Cash & Carry operator Parfetts is planning to hand over ownership of the business to staff, borrowing from the business model of Waitrose-owner the John Lewis Partnership.A spokesman for the wholesaler said MD Steve Parfett was...
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King says all targets met in plan to become great again
Despite pre-tax profits climbing by just 0.4% to £479m in the past year, Sainsbury's CEO Justin King has declared its recovery complete and has outlined plans for growth. The disappointing pre-tax profit figure was put down in part to a...
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Hi-tech identification system trials make retailers uneasy
Budgens retailers are divided over the merits of face recognition and fingerprinting technologies currently being trialled by their peers.A Budgens in north London is using a facial recognition system to keep a record of every person who...
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Co-operative Group to trial in-store banking
The Co-operative Group, which is currently in talks to buy Somerfield, is planning to test a range of banking services in its food stores later this year in an attempt to bring together its diverse portfolio of businesses.Over the next...
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Wincanton puts in rival offer for TDG
Supply chain specialist Wincanton, which has contracts with the big four, Waitrose, Somerfield and The Co-operative Group, has tabled a £229m bid for rival logistics company TDG.The bid, at 281.25p a share, beats a rival offer earlier...
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Machin leaves Asda for role at Oz's Coles
Asda operations director Stuart Machin is to quit the chain in the summer to move to Australian supermarket group Coles as retail director.Machin leaves after two and half years with Asda, where he was responsible for operations at 175...
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Four new roles to drive growth at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's has forged ahead with plans to drive growth in the business by revising its operating board and creating four new roles. New roles in information technology and change, commercial services, property and strategy were...
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What next for Taypack after saying no to Asda?
Amixture of admiration and puzzlement greeted last week's announcement by packer Taypack Potatoes that it had ended its £32m contract with Asda. Why would one of the UK's most significant packers make such a move after 10 years investing in and...
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Taypack in talks with potential customers
Taypack has opened discussions with potential customers as it looks for new outlets for the 80,000 tonnes of potatoes it has been supplying to Asda.The Perthshire potato giant severed ties with Asda this month, saying its contract offer...
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Eco-friendly household range arrives at Co-op
The Co-operative Group is the latest retailer to launch an environmentally friendly household range as the trend for eco-products gathers pace.The seven-strong Co-operative Ecological brand, which hits shelves this week, includes laundry...
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Sainsbury's spurs rivals to bring the bogof back
Sainsbury's decision to buck the trend with bogofs appears to have led to a flurry of me-too activity among its rivals. The mechanic accounted for a whopping 65% of Sainsbury's featured space promotions last weekend.
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M&S hit by grimdefiance
Northern Foods' refusal to agree to new terms under Marks & Spencer's controversial Project Genesis has been applauded by suppliers enraged by the retailer's aggressive attitude, The Grocer has learnt.The Fenland Foods plant in Grantham...
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Tesco gives pride of place to Value lines
Tesco has taken the unprecedented step of relocating its Value food and drink to the front of its stores in response to rising prices.Branches across the country moved Value ranges to the more prominent location three weeks ago, although...
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New tagline for Waitrose
Waitrose has ditched its seven-year-old tagline 'Quality food, honestly priced' with the new line 'Everyone deserves quality food. Everyone deserves Waitrose'.The slogan will air tonight in a new 60-second television advert, according to the...
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Northern Foods to mothball Fenland Foods
Northern Foods is to mothball its ready meals factory Fenland Foods in Grantham, Lincolnshire.The food manufacturer said it had resigned supply of most of the Marks & Spencer product lines produced at the site, which accounted for £45m of...
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Co-op removes carrier bags from checkout to reduce use
The East of England Co-operative Society and Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society have announced plans to reduce carrier bag usage in their stores.The East of England Co-op, which operates 135 food stores across Norfolk, Suffolk...
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Tesco sets up food web site for Polish
Tesco has launched a dedicated home shopping website for Poles to meet the surging demand for Polish delicacies in Britain. The move follows a recent near-doubling of Tesco's Polish food range to 250 products and its extension to 500...
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Asda airs its eco-credentials with television documentary
Asda has produced a 30-minute documentary about its environmental credentials, which will be screened on Information TV, available through Sky Digital.The programme - People, Prices, Planet - promises an insight into the chain's...
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Morrisons' Yorkshire rose - Q&A and Availability
Morrisons has surged to joint first position at the top of our customer service leader board with its third Top Store triumph in four weeks. Its Pontefract branch in West Yorkshire sealed the victory with helpful and polite floor staff and strong...