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Asda basket costs less now than in 1997
Analysis commissioned by Asda based on The Grocer 33 survey has revealed the chain is now 20% cheaper in real terms than it was a decade ago.Asda, named Britain's cheapest supermarket for the 10th year running in The Grocer Gold Awards,...
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Somerfield finance plan
Kwik Save's former owner Somerfield is considering refinancing its portfolio of 230 freehold stores, said to be worth £1.3bn.Somerfield's owners, Apax Partners-led consortium Violet Acquisitions, has asked banks to "put forward...
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Retailers say... Newspaper and magazine sales
Magazine and newspaper wholesalers come in for a fair amount of criticism from c-store retailers.A telephone survey conducted by The Grocer found that 40% are not happy with their newstrade suppliers. "Our magazine wholesaler is pretty...
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Making the most out of the summer season
Dave Chew Dave's C-store, CheshuntSays: The summer months are our best time because that's when people want cold drinks and ice creams and make more impulse purchases. People don't go to a big Tesco just for a Cornetto so put ice...
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First free-from fruit on supermarket shelves
The UK's first entirely pesticide-free strawberries and raspberries went on sale last week in Tesco.Good Natured Fruit, which has taken four years to develop, is the first free-from brand in the produce sector, according to supplier...
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Tesco meets NBA's labelling demands
The National Beef Association is claiming victory over Tesco in the row about separating retail beef displays according to the meat's country of origin.The dispute has been smouldering for months, after the NBA said it was considering a...
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Chitty recruits top suppliers for M&S
Marks & Spencer has set its sights on selling Britain's highest quality organic beef.The retailer's beef supplier, Chitty Food Group, is launching a producer club to recruit the nation's best organic livestock farmers for M&S. They will...
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NFU condemns Asda for discounting milk
Dairy farmers have reacted furiously to Asda's move to offer multibuy discounts on four-pint polybottles of milk.The retailer's decision last week to offer two bottles for £2 - a 30p markdown on the normal price of £1.15 per bottle -...
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Clubcard's Gleason to join Nectar card group
Nectar has enlisted the help of a Tesco Clubcard specialist to help it better exploit its data.Peter Gleason, former managing director of retail media at Dunnhumby - the customer insight specialist behind Tesco's Clubcard data analysis...
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Tesco first for rhubarb beer
Greene King is to roll out a beer flavoured with rhubarb when an exclusive listing with Tesco runs out.Ruddles Rhubarb saw off competition from 63 other brews at the recent Tesco Beer Challenge to win an exclusive summer listing with the...
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UK launch for Italian wines
Tesco is listing one of three prosecco sparkling wines from Italy that are being launched in the UK by Intercontinental Brands (ICB). Bella Veroni Vino Frizzante comes in a blue bottle with a traditional prosecco cork and cord closure and is selling...
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Price Survey - 16th June 2007
Bizarre weather patterns in the vineyards of Chile and Egypt has led to a shortage of red seedless grapes, prompting dramatic price rises from every retailer except Somerfield. Asda has kicked off the new Grocer 33 year in the manner it ended it -...
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Asda celebrates Grocer 33 win
Asda is running a series of adverts in today's national newspapers to celebrate its tenth win as the UK's cheapest supermarket. The full-page adverts feature the front pages of the biggest news stories from 1998 to 2007 to mark each year The...
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Morrisons recalls salad
Morrisons has recalled four own-label pre-packed salads because salmonella was found during routine testing.The affected products are Morrisons Bistro Style Salad 185g and twin packs of 2x110g with best before dates of 14 June, and Morrisons...
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Sainsbury's shares rise
Shares in Sainsbury's rose 8.5p to finish on 559.5p yesterday following stake-building rumours.Investors were speculating that Qatari-based investment fund Three Delta, which already owns a 17.4% stake in the supermarket group, had acquired...
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"Spotting and seizing opportunity on a grand scale, that's what singles out the number ones"
It's 10 years since we launched The Grocer 33, and every year the cheapest supermarket has been Asda. What an achievement. Since 1998, the Leeds-based group has been bought by Wal-Mart, lost Norman and Leighton, and hit some fairly hard times...
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Leighton: 'It's unique that all four players are doing well'
Former Asda boss Allan Leighton said this week he believed the UK's grocery industry was healthier than it had ever been - and rubbished suggestions that Asda parent company Wal-Mart was unhappy with current chief executive Andy Bond's...
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Scotmid co-op stores are to get fascia lift
Scotmid Co-operative Society is rolling out a new fascia as part of an overhaul of its food stores.Store fascias will be changed from light blue and green to a darker shade of blue and the word 'co-operative' will be added to the...
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Tesco reveals plan to revamp 200 more One Stop c-stores
Tesco has thrown its full support behind its One Stop c-store chain, revealing plans to refurbish 40% of the estate and halve the number of stores set to convert to the Tesco Express format this year.One Stop chief executive David Turner...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 9th June 2007
To Leeds, on the invitation of the crimson-topped Bond, Andy Bond, ahead of his eco-friendly jolly to Arkansas and the agm of the Bentonville basher. A generous gesture indeed: not only did the industry's own shrinking violet find time in a diary...