more supermarket news & analysis – Page 875
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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… -
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Supermarkets sell farmed fish as 'wild'
Sainsbury's and Harrods have been caught out selling farmed fish as wild by an FSA survey that has uncovered widespread inaccuracies in the labelling of seafood.Analysis of fish labelled as 'wild salmon' at both retailers showed the...
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Morrisons police not cut out for it
Now that's what they call fresh! Thieves north of the Border have taken the law into their own hands - quite literally. Two cardboard cut-outs of policemen have been half-inched from Morrisons' West Langlands Street supermarket in...
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Sainsbury's to rebrand Jacksons, Bells stores
Sainsbury's is to convert its Jacksons and Bells convenience stores to Sainsbury's Locals within a year in a bid to cut costs and boost sales.Lawrence Christensen, Sainsbury's head of convenience, said the shake-up would create a more...
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Availability
ASDA Stowmarket, Suffolk1The Stowmarket Asda could have been cleaner, our shopper said. Although the staff were helpful when providing assistance, our shopper was mistakenly charged for grapefruit rather than oranges. The red...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedlondis Harrogate, North Yorkshireone stop Leatherhead, SurreyScotmid East Calder, West LothianSPAR Cheadle, Greater ManchesterTESCO express Chippenham, WiltshireHow...
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What the papers said
?Under the headline "Not such a goody bag" the Mirror was first to stick the boot in following the revelation that the £5 Anya Hindmarch bags that caused a consumer frenzy at Sainsbury's stores across the country were made in China, a...
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Morrisons is green as 'it keeps us in the black'
Retailer green initiatives are 10-a-penny these days. There's Plan A from Marks & Spencer. Tesco has made a £500m green pledge. Now Asda is in a war on packaging, and Sainsbury's has its designer reusable bags.One supermarket conspicuous...
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"Meat consumes 100 times more water, 10 times more land and 10 times more fuel than plants"
It's hysterical. Every day, at the moment, there's a new 'green' story. If it's not a major multiple's daft new reusable bag stunt (apparently Justin King told Richard Desmond he needed to stand in line like everyone else if he wanted one), it's...
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Organic ranging trial success for Sainsbury's
Sainsbury's has hailed its two-week old experiment ranging organic with conventional lines a success.Russell Crowe, head of fresh produce, said the retailer's move to range organic fruit and veg alongside conventionally-grown equivalent...
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Berryworld gets kids skipping for free fruit
Berryworld is to give away £40,000-worth of blueberries to kids in a link-up with Sainsbury's.Millions of schoolchildren will be offered the chance to join skipping classes, for which their reward will be a 60g punnet, equal to a serving...
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First Milk wins Asda regional cheese deal
Asda has signed First Milk on an 18-month contract to supply regional cheese, despite speculation that it was looking to switch manufacturers.The deal covers more than 20,000 tonnes of cheese from the dairy co-op's three creameries at...
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Asda's 9% growth fastest of big four
Sales growth rates at Asda and Sainsbury's are at their highest levels for three years, according to TNS Worldpanel.Asda's 9% sales growth was the fastest of the big four, closely followed by Sainsbury's and Tesco's, which both grew by...
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Scots success gives Waitrose confidence to head for Ulster
Waitrose is poised for its first foray into Northern Ireland, newly appointed MD Mark Price told The Grocer this week.Price, who plans to double Waitrose's sales to £8bn over the next decade, said lessons learned from a successful entry...
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In Brief: Own-label shines; Mallya buys Scotch; 30-mile credentials
Own-label shines Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons were the biggest winners at The Grocer Own Label Excellence Awards, picking up 13 of the 20 gongs between them. Mallya buys Scotch Indian...
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Six of the Best: frozen food buyers
Star buyer: Helena Watson Frozen desserts and ice cream buyer, Sainsbury'sWatson has been in her role for almost two years but has previously traded in petfood, soft drinks and fresh and processed fish products. Before joining...
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Six of the Best: Bagged snacks
Star buyer: Adrian Gash senior buyer, crisps, snacks & nuts, waitroseGash has been with Waitrose for three years. He joined from Safeway, where he spent six years covering pharmaceuticals, bread and finally crisps. Gash says...
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Price Survey
While Asda and Tesco have been locked in a wrangle with one another to achieve the lowest prices, Morrisons has come from nowhere and undercut them both with a winning £55.89 basket. Although Morrisons' prices were generally similar to...
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Sainsbury’s to hold on to property
Sainsbury’s will reportedly reject proposals from two high-profile shareholders to split the supermarket group into two separate companies.Sainsbury’s largest shareholder, Qatar-based investment group Delta Two, which holds a 17.4% stake,...
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Asda saves seven million road miles
Asda has claimed its local distribution network, which delivers locally sourced products to its stores, has saved an estimated seven million road miles in five years.The initiative, which has been operating for five years, has 10 hubs across...