more supermarket news & analysis – Page 867
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How to be the best in town - Q&A and Availability
Our winning stores in The Grocer 33 have coped with the toughest of challenges lately, from 500 customers descending in one go (Morrisons Eccles) to shopper numbers doubling because floods closed other stores (Morrisons Rotherham). But how about...
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Barge over, you lorries
There is a legendary quote in the supermarket trade: "I've seen everything at Sainsbury's, just not at the same time or the same place."It is credited to Sainsbury's former supply chain director Lawrence Christensen and repeated to me by...
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spotlight - Tesco listing has transformed Westcountry Smokehouses from a small business run by two brothers into a national supplier
Winning a Tesco listing has transformed Westcountry Smokehouses from a small business run by two brothers into a national supplier, says director Edward Obolensky My father Andrew started the business as a hobby. He processed mackerel from the…
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Milk output could rise 8% with new system
A new cattle-feeding system could improve milk output by 8%, according to a group of farming leaders and animal nutritionists.The Forum for Food Production has called on retail buyers from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Waitrose to...
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Sun Valley's going nuts for Grossman
Loyd Grossman is set to enter the premium end of the burgeoning nuts category through a joint venture with dried fruit producer Sun Valley.Loyd Grossman Nut Mixes, produced under licence by Sun Valley, go in to Waitrose and Booths next...
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Tesco fined £10,000 in undercover police sting
Tesco has said it is disappointed by the decision of a court, which fined it £10,000 for selling a bottle of wine to a 16-year-old in addition to a 28-day ban.The retailer was fined by Crawley magistrates court after selling alcohol to...
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Price Survey - 14th July 2007
It has been over two months since Morrisons provided the cheapest shopping basket, but its price cuts, especially on wine, have made the retailer this week's champions with a £42.23 basket. Morrisons' wine promotion was in the papers this week with...
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Tesco rides to rescue of south LA's food desert
Tesco has announced it is to move into an area of Los Angeles that has been dubbed a "food desert" since the infamous riots there in 1992.A Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is to open in south LA by the end of the year as Tesco's plans...
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Greencore brings sushi into the mix
Convenience foods manufacturer Greencore has expanded into the sushi market for the first time with the acquisition of Liverpool-based Sushi San.The company, which supplies own label and branded sushi products to Asda, Booths and...
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Morrisons defies the deluge - Q&A and Availability
The scenes caused by the floods across northern England last week were reminiscent of a Hollywood disaster film. But the heroic efforts of Morrisons' staff in Bramley, Rotherham, were very much reality and the team richly deserved this week's Top...
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What the papers said - 7th July 2007
? More than 17% of Tesco's shareholders have opposed or withheld their vote on plans to award Sir Terry Leahy a 2.5 million share bonus linked to the success of the retailer's launch in the US. Shareholders are unhappy with the company's executive...
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Why outlook for grocery is grim
The latest interest rate hikes will have affected shoppers' spending and for multiples offering non-food items, sales may start to wobble Tesco's share price has come under severe pressure in the past fortnight. Its comments at the...
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In Brief: Pork support; Caviar approval; Dioxin only in boar
Pork support Asda is launching a PorkLink scheme next January, to support its pig farmers. The move follows the recent announcement of a Beef Link scheme supporting beef producers. Caviar approval
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Waitrose's red meat to get welfare mark
Waitrose is preparing to roll out its high-welfare Select Farm quality mark on all its fresh red meat.The retailer plans to launch packaging featuring the Select Farm logo for fresh pork, lamb and beef in the autumn. The products will...
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Sainsbury's under fire for lamb pricing policy
Sainsbury's has come under attack for vaunting the provenance of its regional lamb while selling it at the same price as standard meat. Following the launch of West Country lamb in south west stores earlier this year, it has...
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Price Survey - 7th July 2007
After four weeks at the top, Asda has plummeted to third position in our weekly basket survey, losing out to Tesco and Morrisons. The multiple can blame its relegation partly on the end of its offer on red seedless grapes, which shot up in price...
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Packaging sparks HVO confusion
Waitrose this week insisted it had removed hydrogenated vegetable oils from all of its own-label products - even though packaging in-store suggests otherwise.The Grocer visited Waitrose's branch in Horsham, West Sussex, on Tuesday and...
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Morrisons calls on inquiry to challenge Tesco's dominance
Morrisons has told the Competition Commission it is wrong to focus on supermarket power at a local level - and has demanded it takes steps to check Tesco's national dominance.In its latest submission to the inquiry, Morrisons said it...
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M&S sees Aldi as competition
Marks & Spencer has told the Competition Commission its stores are in competition with all types of grocery outlets - even discounters.In its submission to the Commission's inquiry, M&S said it took all major multiples' ranges,...
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Bio-diesel is of no benefit to the environment, says Asda
Bio-diesel has made "bugger all difference" to reducing the environmental impact of the food and drink industry, according to Douglas Gurr, strategy and logistics director for Asda.Gurr, speaking at the IGD's Sustainable Distribution...