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World News - 16th December 2006
Safeway expands and refurbs. Pleasanton, California: Grocery chain Safeway is to spend $1.7bn on 25 new stores and the refurbishment of 275 existing stores in the next year. It has already refurbished 40% of its stores in its new...
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Neville-Rolfe joins board
Lucy Neville-Rolfe has been appointed to the board of Tesco as executive director for corporate and legal affairs. Neville-Rolfe was appointed company secretary to Tesco's board of directors in March 2004 in addition to her role as group...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Cost Cutter Eden Street, Kingston-upon-Thames. Budgens Queen Charlotte Street, Bristol. Mace Monkstown Road, Newtownabbey, Belfast. Co-op Group High Road, South Benfleet, Essex. Tesco express,...
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Availability
Asda Patchway, Bristol. 0 Asda's Patchway Supercentre provided a full shopping basket and claimed this week's Top Store Award. Our shopper found it clean, tidy and filled with helpful staff. She also spotted a large number of...
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Bogof's week
Everton and Tesco are teaming up, it seems, to build a new stadium. As with all things Tesco, there's a great business rationale behind the move. Now, after you've done your shopping, you'll be able to nip upstairs to watch Johnson, Arteta et...
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There's no sinking feeling at Tesco as it turns to Twinklers to scrub up white
Tesco town, tunnels and Twinklers flashing toothbrushes - just some of the issues addressed by Tesco in its latest submissions to the Competition Commission groceries market inquiry. In a bid to tell its side of the story, the supermarket...
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Availability: now you see it, now you don't
Availability levels in the UK's top six supermarkets have plummeted over the past six months, data produced exclusively for The Grocer has revealed. The Grocer 33 six-month review, published this week, shows some major stores are racking...
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Review of the year 2006
It was the year green went mainstream, junk food ads got a mauling, Kwik Save lurched from crisis to crisis - and Tesco grew even bigger. We kicked 2006 off by identifying sustainability as one of the big issues for the year - and, boy, were we...
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Ciserani Gambles and wins
Justin King came close. Stuart Rose was in the frame. As usual Sir Terry Leahy was a strong contender. But this year, for the first time in ages, you chose a supplier as your man of the year. Gianni Ciserani, the effusive Italian MD of…
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The player outclassing everyone
When Tesco broke through the £2bn pre-tax profit barrier and achieved a 30% share of grocery for the first time in 2005, some analysts started pondering how long the good times could last. But more stunning results in 2006 have shown...
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'Tesco was very naughty. So it needed a smack'
Who's afraid of the big bad Tesco? Not Will Chase, owner of snack foods company Tyrrells Potato Chips. He became the little pig who took on Tesco's wolf when he threatened the retailer with legal action for stocking his crisps without...
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In Brief: Cheer in moderation; Asahi under licence; Beer sponsors Wags
Cheer in moderation Tesco is running in-store responsible drinking activity in association with Diageo GB in the run-up to Christmas. Hints and tips will be shown via Tesco TV and on shelf talkers. Asahi under...
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Products recalled due to glass contamination
Tesco and Sainsbury's have both recalled products because they could contain small pieces of glass.Tesco has withdrawn its own-label hot salsa dip due to possible glass contamination. The affected product is Tesco Hot Salsa Dip, 300g, batch...
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Injury worries spark store ban on Heelys
Youngsters who whizz around on their 'Heelys' - shoes with wheels fitted to the soles - have been banned from Tesco's 90-plus stores in Ireland. Company bosses took action after receiving customer complaints. Notices alerting people of...
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In Brief: Carluccio's expands; Tesco to the rescue; A Humphrys grilling
Carluccio's expands Café and grocery chain Carluccio's is eyeing 100 sites as part of a major expansion programme. This week the company announced a pre-tax profit of £3.4m, up 6%. Sales were £45.8m, up 24%, for the year to 24...
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MacKenzie takes co-op clout to SRC
Ken MacKenzie is the new chairman of the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC). MacKenzie has worked in retail for more than 30 years and has been chief officer of the Scottish Co-op since 1992. He is also a member of the Scottish Grocers'...
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Morrisons' Melnyk set to go before Christmas
Marie Melnyk has resigned as managing director of Morrisons after taking medical advice. She will leave on 22 December after more than 30 years at the supermarket chain and will then consider her options for the future. The company...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Spar, Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Texaco, Nottingham Road, Ashby de la Zouche. Sainsbury's Local, Bridge Way, Cobham, Surrey. Co-op Group, Kingfisher Drive, Westbury, Wiltshire. Tesco Express, Warwick...
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Availability
Asda Derby Road, Spondon. 0 This Asda Wal-Mart supercentre store provided all 33 items on this week's list, many of which were subject to promotion. The store was clean and tidy but our shopper said narrow aisles and...