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Tesco meets demand for low-alcohol wine
Tesco is planning to strengthen its range of low-alcohol wines following a consumer survey, with eight new wines destined to hit shelves in August.It is also hoping the move will also boost its stand on responsible drinking....
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Tesco faces bank holiday strike
Tesco stores in Scotland are to be hit by a three-day strike over the bank holiday weekend.Nearly 150 drivers from its Livingston distribution centre that serves all Scotland stores will walk out from Thursday 24 to Saturday 26...
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Sainsbury's probed on 'wild' fish from farms
The Marine Stewardship Council has launched an investigation after it emerged fish sold by Sainsbury's as MSC wild salmon was farmed.The case has been referred by MSC chief executive Rupert Howes to the scheme's auditor, Accreditation...
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Co-op trays go green
The Co-operative Group is trying to green its fresh produce display by turning to reusable plastic containers for all its fresh produce.It has struck a deal with Chep for an unspecified amount to provide and manage six million container...
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Asda gets potatoes direct from farms
Asda is repeating last year's experiment with locally sourced new potatoes in a handful of its stores.The first Cornish earlies were delivered direct into Asda's Falmouth store last week and are due to appear shortly at shops in Bodmin...
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Soup at work made easier
Baxters is adding microwaveable pots to its Soup Choices pouch range to target people lunching at work. Launched in Tesco this month, the newcomers come in two smooth varieties - tomato & sweet basil and butternut squash, carrot & red...
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In Brief: Technical direction; Daly new JML MD; AgroFair sales trio; Chairing the West; Specialising in NPD
Technical direction The British Retail Consortium has appointed former Sainsbury's technical director Dr Geoff Spriegel as its new director of standards and technical services. His role is to enhance the BRC's existing range of Global Standards as...
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Tesco builds for future successes - Q&A and Availability
Q&A with Fraser Craig Store manager of the wee
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How green are the big brands?
High-profile green initiatives from the retailers have dominated recent headlines. Take Marks & Spencer's pledge to be carbon- neutral within five years, Tesco's 10-point community plan and the Anya Hindmarch reusable shopping bag being sold by...
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Opinion - "By starting the process, the FSA has given everyone the best possible chance of getting it right"
Can you 'taste the difference' between wild salmon and farmed? Sainsbury's clearly can't - and neither can buyers at the Harrods food halls, no less. Both were caught selling farmed fish as wild in an FSA-backed sting last week involving Trading...
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asda's supply chain shapes up
David Cheesewright was only one year into his three-year term as chief operating officer at Wal-Mart Canada when the call came from Asda chief executive Andy Bond asking him to return home. Although he was reluctant to give up the "great...
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harrogate's laststand vs. tesco
Nobody cares about Tesco in Betty's Tea Rooms. Scones are buttered and Yorkshire tea sipped without a second thought of the UK's largest grocer. Down the road at Ramus Seafood Emporium, well-dressed customers have fish on their mind, not Sir...
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Asda boosts Wal-Mart international sales
Wal-Mart’s international sales rose 13% to $6.4bn (£3.2bn) in April, boosted by Asda.The US retail giant, which owns Asda, said the supermarket chain had “contributed significantly” to the month.“The Asda stores generated increased...
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Morrisons recalls cake
Morrisons has recalled its premium range ‘The Best’ carrot and orange cake because of a packaging error.The allergy advisory statement on the label does not state that the product contains nuts, although walnuts are listed in the...
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Asda launches mobile phone package
Asda has launched a pay-as-you-go mobile phone service called Asda Mobile.Calls cost from 8p per minute and texts from 5p each, and customers are charged the same price for calls to any mobile network or landline at any time of...
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Tesco accused of tax loophole
Tesco has been accused of sending DVDs and CDs to Switzerland so that customers can avoid paying VAT on goods.According to reports in the Daily Telegraph, Tesco’s internet site Tesco.com ships CDs and DVDs to Switzerland so that they can be...
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Tesco extends IT contract
Tesco has extended its IT contract with outsourcing and technology company Xansa for a further three years.Xansa has worked with Tesco for 18 years and will continue to cover the support and development of Tesco’s applications, together with...
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Plaid Cymru blasts links to Labour
Welsh nationalists have accused Tesco of being too cosy with the government.There were question marks over the "ethics of the relationship" between the chain and Labour, said Plaid Cymru shadow enterprise minister Alun Ffred Jones ahead...
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P&G raps Tesco over grey market petfood
Tesco and P&G are locked in a bitter dispute over the sale of Eukanuba petfood.P&G has told the retailer to stop selling the brand, which it says is designed for sale through petshops and vets' surgeries only.It claims Tesco is...
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In Brief: Asda opens hubs; Energy efficiency; Tesco 'most trusted'
Asda opens hubs
Asda is to open five new local sourcing hubs before the end of the year in Nottingham, Leicestershire, West Midlands, Cornwall and Yorkshire. These will reduce food miles by 1.6 million, the company…