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M&S's Plan A leaves public unimpressed by green aims
Marks & Spencer is lagging behind its rivals in convincing shoppers of its ecological credentials - in spite of its huge efforts to position itself as a green retailer, exclusive research for The Grocer indicates.M&S, which launched its...
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Whopping 60% share makes Perth the latest Tesco Town
If you live in Perth and don't much like Tesco you may want to consider moving somewhere else. The Scottish town has been officially crowned the new 'Tesco Town' - the place where the retail giant commands the highest share of the grocery market...
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Carbon emissions: suppliers come under pressure
When Christian Aid took a pop at Tesco earlier this month for failing to take into account carbon emissions incurred by its suppliers, it highlighted a very real dilemma for retailers.
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Price Survey - 29th September 2007
Morrisons has once again disrupted Asda's plans of achieving a consistent run as cheapest retailer by providing this week's cheapest basket, but it was a close-fought contest with price-slashing Tesco. Morrisons' £40.29 basket contained the cheapest...
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Bottle-conditioned ale range at M&S
Marks & Spencer is to champion bottle-conditioned regional beers with the launch of four own-label beers from named suppliers.The line-up includes a Norfolk Bitter, brewed by Woodforde's, a Buckinghamshire Ale from Vale Brewery, a...
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A formula for car park upsets
The Asda store in Lewis Hamilton's home town of Stevenage has upset a disabled couple by 'reserving' a prime parking space for the F1 ace.Blue badge-holders Adrian Emery and Sandra Batteye said they were unable to find a disabled spot...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 22nd September 2007
Isuppose there must be some Morrisons bosses who can read and have a bank account. And of those there must be some who chose to keep their whippet-track winnings in Northern Rock . So, by extension, it can't be ruled out that, queuing this week...
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Asda tests brand equity
Asda is putting the brand equity of Britain's food and drink brands to the test in an attempt to weed out needless duplication and offer customers greater choice. Earlier this summer the UK's second-largest supermarket delisted Princes tuna...
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Trustees and family could still scupper Delta Two's ambition
Delta Two's £10.6bn bid for Sainsbury's is still not a done deal, despite the board opening up the books to the Qatari-backed fund, analysts have warned.After two months of what Sainsbury's described as "extensive" behind-the-scenes...
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Pressure groups turn screw on Fresh & Easy
Tesco has refused to sign an agreement forcing it to stick to its corporate social responsibility pledges in the US, telling pressure groups it will be judged instead by its actions instead.
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Tesco blasts price site for traffic light labels
Tesco has slammed Mysupermarket.com for using traffic-light labelling to flag up the health credentials of grocery products - when it supports the rival Guideline Daily Amounts. The price comparison website has introduced a new feature...
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McNamara takes on Tesco operations
Tesco has promoted its IT director for the UK Mike McNamara to the role of operations director. McNamara will be responsible for creating better links between store, depot and back office operations. He takes over from John Browett, who...
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Lawler to run Sainsbury's online arm
Sainsbury's has created the role of director of online for former Argos commercial director Tanya Lawler as it seeks to double website sales by 2010.Lawler joins Sainsbury's on 19 November from Cap Gemini where she was vice president of...
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Outclassing its nearest rivals - Q&A and Availability
Stuart Edginton, store manager of Tesco's Winchester branch, Hampshire, may have only been in charge for four weeks, but he's started his new appointment in style by scooping this week's Top Store award. Our shopper was impressed with the high level...
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Six of the Best Confectionery buyers
Bartlett started her career a decade ago on Asda's graduate training scheme. She managed home and leisure sections in branches before moving to HQ as a buying assistant for babycare. She was...
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Le Crunch is back in action
Undeterred by all the noise surrounding the start of the English apple season, the annual Le Crunch campaign for French apples has kicked off in the Co-operative Group and Somerfield. "The UK is our biggest export market and we are...
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Price flash - Bananas are the big story in this week's survey
Bananas are the big story in this week's survey, with prices having shot up 44.1% since the previous basket five weeks ago - to the same price they were last April. The leap from 59p/kg to 85p/kg on 6 September was initiated by Asda, which was also...
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In Brief: Raising the standard; Sainsbury's premium; Arla hit by shortage
Raising the standard The standards behind British Lion eggs have been upgraded to improve salmonella controls and traceability. From next month the www.britegg.co.uk website will allow consumers to trace eggs back to the farm they came from....
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One helps Co-op push water range as ethical
The Co-operative Group is harnessing the ethical water brand power of One for the relaunch of its own label water. Fairbourne Springs will go into all 3,200 co-operative society stores in a new format with One appearing as a sub-brand....