more supermarket news & analysis – Page 869
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NFU blasts Morrisons for farmer treatment
The NFU has lashed out at Morrisons, accusing it of having a "provincial" attitude to its dairy farmers.The retailer had done nothing to engage with the industry in the three years since it bought Safeway and the NFU had run out of...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 23rd June 2007
Truth is the first casualty of any war, and the current spat between Tesco and Asda (with itsy bitsy cameos for JS and Morrisons) is no exception. In this spirit, the Pumster bravely went over the top before you could say "bullshit". I think Darling...
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Come on Commission, be decisive and do your job
If the Competition Commission does not act decisively this time round, Britain risks being turned into a one-supermarket stateThe forthcoming Tesco agm will be a focus not just for the supermarket's established critics but also a new and...
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In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk
Fags are cheesy Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse. Carbon roadmap
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99 boast is 100 years too late
In a press release this week, The Co-op proclaims proudly that its "iconic" 99 Tea brand is going Fairtrade.Laudable indeed. But what comes next doesn't quite add up. "The Co-op invented supermarket own labels at the turn of the last...
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Price Survey - 23rd June 2007
The supermarket price war intensified this week as Asda, Tesco and Morrisons all entered the fray with price cuts. Asda has won the first battle since it became the cheapest supermarket for the 10th year in a row a fortnight ago, with a £48.28...
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Q&A with Ian Thorpe Store manager of the week
How could the store be improved?We simply don't have enough space, which is a real challenge. Our store is 6,000 ft below Morrisons' standard footprint and we have a comparatively large footfall of 37,000 customers a week. I would love...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedbudgens Tolworth, Surreyco-op Combs Ford, StowmarketOne stop Highbridge, SomersetSpar Uphall Station, West Lothian TESCO Express Stockport, Greater ManchesterHow they...
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Availability
Asda Dunfermline, Fife0This bustling Asda store in Halbeath, near Dunfermline, was a contender for our Top Store award this week. Clean and clear aisles, a friendly atmosphere and a full basket were all reported by our shopper,...
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Price Survey
The gap between the cheaper retailers and the Grocer 33's costliest couple has grown to a whopping £8.44 this week as the price cutting tactics of the top four really start to kick in. Asda, the first to slash its prices, is already...
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Organic food increases sales for Tesco
Tesco has reported first quarter figures rose 4.7 % in like-for-like sales - excluding fuel rose- in the 13 weeks to May 26, marking a slowdown from the previous quarter.The company said first-quarter sales increased after expanding its...
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Megson takes on third role
Former Waitrose buying chief Angela Megson has taken on a third non-executive director role. Megson had kept a relatively low profile since 2005, when she quit as director of buying at Waitrose after three years. She will take up the...
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Browett takes over the hot seat at DSG
Tesco operations and IT development director John Browett is to become the new group chief executive of electronics giant DSG International, which owns Currys and PC World.Browett left his job at Tesco last week and is currently...
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Sainsbury's kicks off with win - Q&A and Availability
The slate has been wiped clean and Asda's and Morrisons' accolades in last week's The Grocer 33 annual review are yesterday's news as we start a new Grocer 33 year. As the following pages report, availability and customer service has been rather...
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Hot Topic - Asda may have cut its milk prices, but the message is a new one
Asda has taken flak this week after launching a two-for-£2 promotion on milk. But just days after we crowned Asda the decade's cheapest retailer, it's no surprise to see the price cuts coming out again. Asda knows the promotion will drive milk...
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The Allan key
The problem with putting on a great show is that you always have to go one better next time round - as Allan Leighton and Archie Norman found out when they were planning one of the annual Asda managers' conferences in the mid-1990s....
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allan Leighton on...
Sir Terry Leahy CEO, Tesco Terry came in as one of the first professional marketers in retail. He is incredibly effective - the measure of that effectiveness is the performance of the company. When he presents, he presents in a...
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grocer of the year Sainsbury's wins nod of industry approval
It's the ultimate compliment you can pay a supermarket. Make a very public play to buy it at a vastly inflated premium to the share price, then admit you plan to keep the CEO and carry on with the executive board's strategy. In rejecting...
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britain's favourite supermarket Tesco: Dominates in range, service and stock
For the second year running, Tesco has taken the shoppers' votes for Britain's favourite supermarket. In a repeat of last year's result Tesco pipped Asda and Sainsbury's. And although its nearest rivals have closed the gap slightly, they...
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Waitrose to unveil new fascia design
Waitrose will reveal a new-look fascia when its Marylebone store in London reopens on 28 June.Diana Hunter, head of merchandising, refused to go into detail but confirmed that a "fresher and cleaner" fascia would be among the new...