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Tesco cookware lacks that star chef ingredient
Tesco's plans to launch a range of celebrity chef-endorsed cookware have gone down the pan - because the retailer can't find anyone to endorse it.Bogof has it on good authority that the retailer has been frustrated in its attempts to...
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Tesco broadens choice with worldwide wines
Tesco will unveil the results of the largest-ever category review of its wine offer in a fortnight. The new-look range will include what it claims will be the largest selection of rosé in the UK and 24 new wines under the Finest...
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Price Survey - 28th July 2007
Morrisons is celebrating its third week in a row at the top of The Grocer 33 price survey as rivals shied away from the usual deep price cuts. Its £42.91 basket was 34p cheaper than Tesco's - the key point of difference being its half-price Old El...
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Magical Harry Potter sales for supermarkets
Asda and Tesco have reported magical sales of the final instalment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which went on sale on Saturday.Asda, which slashed the price of the book from an RRP of £17.99 to just £5,...
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Delta Two lines up former Asda director
Delta Two, the Qatari-based investment fund which last week revealed it had made a £10.4bn approach for Sainsbury's, has lined up former Asda deputy CEO Tony Campbell to chair the retailer if its bid is successful.His appointment would be an...
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Duchy goes for yoghurts
Duchy Originals, the organic specialist with royal connections, has added yoghurt to its portfolio. The three varieties: Blackcurrant, Lemon Curd and Rhubarb & Ginger, are rolling out now in Waitrose outlets.They combine organic...
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Northern Ireland is not for Waitrose
Waitrose said this week it had ruled out a move into Northern Ireland.Nigel Keen, director of development at Waitrose, said the retailer had looked at opening in the province - the only part of the UK it does not have a presence - but...
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Asda aims to keep up in Birmingham
Asda is hoping to build a £25m store on the site of the former MG Rover plant at Longbridge in a bid to prevent erosion of its market share in Birmingham.Asda shares market leadership in the Birmingham postcode with Tesco, with 26% of...
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Tesco defies the bad weather - Q&A and Availability
Shoppers are finally witnessing the consequences of the recent rain. This week's survey shows how availability of fresh produce has suffered with 10 out-of-stock items across the six stores. The conspicuous zero out-of-stock score for Tesco in...
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They're out to get you - so be ready
The targeting of Tesco last Saturday, which caused 14 stores to shut, was a reminder to the industry of how vulnerable it is to attack. With a presence on every high street, 24-hour opening and a constant throng of shoppers, retailers are...
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Hot Topic - You may feel deja vu but this time a takeover of Sainsbury's is looking inevitable
Is it just me, or was there a major whiff of Groundhog Day this week? Tesco finds itself involved in an extortion racket, I mean price war... and then there was the bomb hoax (bdum bdum... tsk). But surely the greatest sense of déjà vu came with the...
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Shloer Bucks Fizz
Sparkling juice drink Shloer has secured three significant listings within the grocery channel.Shloer Bucks Fizz will be stocked as a permanent listing in Sainsbury's, within the seasonal aisle in Tesco's and within Somerfield. To...
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Tesco sales recover after bomb threat
An increase in Sunday trading at stores involved in last weekend's bomb scares helped Tesco claw back lost sales, the retailer said.Fourteen Tesco stores - including a couple of Extras and an Express - were forced to close last Saturday...
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Sainsbury's rentthreat
Sainsbury's would become extremely vulnerable in the wake of any move to sell off its freehold property estate, a leading corporate finance adviser has warned.As a £10.6bn preliminary bid was tabled by the Qatari royal family-backed...
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Not such a wizard PR tactic for Asda
Asda was forced into a humiliating climbdown this week over a PR stunt that backfired spectacularly.Ahead of the launch of the final Harry Potter book today (Saturday), Asda issued a release accusing publisher Bloomsbury of "holding kids...
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Price Survey - 21st July 2007
Tesco's new swingometer advertisements proudly declare it has the cheapest prices on the high street, but this week's The Grocer 33 finds the retailer to be only the third-cheapest retailer behind Morrisons and Asda. Morrisons won the battle of the...
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Tesco extends Dobbies offer
Tesco has extended its recommended cash offer for Dobbies Garden Centre.The first closing date of the 1,500p a share offer, which Tesco tabled last month, was yesterday but Tesco said this would now be extended to 8 August.Tesco...
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Peanut cross-contamination sparks recall
Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer have withdrawn dozens of quiches, savoury tarts and ready meals from sale due to possible peanut cross-contamination. Sainsbury's was forced to recall 26 quiche and savoury tart products and one ready meal...
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Poundland plans major expansion
Discounter Poundland is set to embark on an aggressive expansion programme, with plans to sell more top grocery brands and - for the first time - healthy foods.The nationwide chain, which is headed by ex-Sainsbury's Convenience boss Jim...
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Primarolo's praise for Asda 'not a u-turn on traffic lights'
The government has rubbished claims by a senior opposition politician that it has changed its policy on front-of-pack nutrition labelling.Last week Asda announced it had decided to introduce a hybrid approach combining multiple traffic...