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opinion - "Tesco is so over Slough. These friendly bombs matter not a jot versus its assault on the US market"
Competition inquiries are like buses. This week saw the termination of the Tesco Slough case, Arla co-operating in the alleged milk price-fixing case, and last orders called by the Competition Commission in the big groceries inquiry. For the trade,...
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Mason vows 'brutal' cost controls as Fresh&Easy takes keen price position
Tesco has told City analysts its Fresh & Easy operation will be taking a "brutal" approach to cost control as it seeks to compete with traditional grocers in the US.The business has been designed to be low cost to support Fresh & Easy's...
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The limequat joins Asda's Latin range
A cross between a kumquat orange and a Mexican lime went on sale exclusively in Asd this week.The limequat originates from China, where farmers crossed the two trees to grow it. It has a thin greenish-yellow skin that tastes sweet and...
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Morrisons under fire over sourcing switch
Morrisons has been criticised by British fruit and veg growers for switching its fresh produce business to a broker instead of dealing directly with suppliers.Growers have accused the retailer of taking a step back and questioned its...
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Localchoice must get more local says Tesco
Localchoice milk has to become even more local if it is to hit performance targets, Tesco has told The Grocer.The retailer admitted it had "work to do" on the regional milk brand after receiving several complaints from the public about...
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Sainsbury's signs deal to source British wheat
Sainsbury's has become the first chain to achieve full traceability for its fresh own label bread by sourcing wheat for its in-store bakeries from named British farmers.A multimillion-pound deal with miller Whitworth Bros and farmers in...
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Grouse season ale goes into off-trade
A Yorkshire brewer has made its seasonal Grouse Beater ale available to the off-trade following on-trade success. T&R Theakston has launched the fruity ale exclusively into Waitrose for six months. It will then be rolled out to all...
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Price Survey - 1st December 2008
Asda has pulled off a tricky balancing act between price hikes and price cuts to claim its ninth consecutive award for cheapest retailer, with a £39.38 basket. One of the sharpest price rises was on red seedless grapes, which pushed up the basket...
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M&S pyjamas help stop MRSA
Pyjamas containing a special silver thread that reduces the spread of infection have gone on sale in M&S.The £45 “sleep safe” pyjamas are currently being trialled at 100 stores.M&S is the first retailer in the UK to stock the...
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Commission orders Tesco to sell store
The Competition Commission will force Tesco to sell a controversial former Co-op store in Slough after concluding it had reduced competition in the area.Tesco also owns a 100,000sq ft superstore in the area, which is less than a mile away...
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Asda slashes cost of vintage champagne
Asda has started selling premium champagne Dom Perignon for just £30 a bottle.The retailer has announced it will be selling the 1999 vintage, normally £95, at a reduced rate in time for the start of the festive season.Asda is only...
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Profit up at Asda
Asda recorded a 3.6% increase in pre-tax profit to £593m for the year to 31 December 2006 on sales up 6% at £15.7bn.Like-for-like sales growth for the year was in “low single digits” according to the latest results filed at Companies House...
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Morrisons vision on track, says Bolland
Morrisons is on track to deliver its vision of being the "food specialist for everyone", according to chief executive Marc Bolland.Reporting the retailer's third-quarter results, Bolland admitted he remained cautious about the outlook...
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Express opens in Sir Terry's village
Sir Terry Leahy now has a Tesco store on his doorstep, after an Express in Cuffley, Hertfordshire, opened controversially this week.The retailer got permission in August to convert a former Harvester pub in Sir Terry's home village to...
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Morrisons fresh ad vindicated by ASA
Morrisons' fresh food credentials have been given a boost by the Advertising Standards Authority, which this week threw out complaints about the supermarket's advertising campaign.Seven viewers protested to the ASA about an ad in which...
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M&S has the most respect
Marks & Spencer is the most highly regarded company in the UK, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 consumers by the CBI.The retailer topped the list, gaining twice as many mentions as second-placed John Lewis Partnership. Tesco and...
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The secrets of retail success - Q&A and Availability
Richard Jackson, store manager at Asda Rotherham, added another Top Store award to his list of achievements this week, taking his tally to three wins in the past five years. His first was at Safeway in Buxton, near Manchester, and the second was at...
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Forget Delta Two. King's doing well
Sainsbury's management continue to do a great job restoring the chain's fortunes and could well deliver impressive profits in 2009That J Sainsbury put out a very solid set of interims last week will most probably be lost in the noise...
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We've got to go for a total ban on plastic bags - now
Retailers must stop pandering to consumers with half measures and collaboratively introduce a total ban on plastic bagsThe public won't accept it" is what Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King said on BBC Radio 4's Today...
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Tesco trialling organic rosé veal in 10 stores
Tesco is courting controversy by launching an organic British veal line in a bid to capitalise on growing demand from shoppers for speciality products.Despite ongoing criticism by animal rights campaigners of the use of calves for veal,...