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Southall and Truro take over as the leading Tesco towns
Inverness is no longer 'Tesco-town' - and has in fact fallen to fourth in the ranking of places most dominated by the UK's biggest retailer. Although Tesco's market share in the Scottish town has risen from 51% to 52% in the past year,...
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Pritchard gets non-food job in Asda restructure
Asda has undergone a major restructure, resulting in the appointment of a long-awaited new non-food director and the axing of its regional MD posts. Peter Pritchard, the former store development director, has been promoted to the...
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Asda Coventry Road, Birmingham. 0 Our mystery shopper at the Small Heath Asda store on Coventry Road in Birmingham was able to find all the items on her shopping list. She noted that one aisle was completely obstructed by packing...
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Tesco rumoured to be eyeing Algarve
Tesco has refused to comment on speculation it is scouting out the Algarve as part of its international expansion plans. The rumours emerged after an ex-pat newspaper in the region claimed Tesco had earmarked 17 sites in the Algarve for...
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Traffic light lines will do well with us, King tells suppliers
Brands opting for traffic light labelling will benefit from strength in numbers within Sainsbury's, the chain's boss said this week. Chief executive Justin King said its stores would be dominated by traffic lights due to the roll-out of...
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Asda claims it's back on track
Asda has got its house in order for what it hopes will be its best-ever Christmas, while suppliers need not fear another round of tough negotiations soon, according to senior management. Speaking to The Grocer, chief operating officer...
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Waitrose vegetables go black to the future
Waitrose is to offer its customers a range of naturally black fruit and vegetables, which will be launched in the run-up to Hallowe'en. It has sourced black varieties of cabbage, potato and pear from British growers, and is...
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Suppliers told to listen to consumers
Tesco told suppliers this week that it plans to be more open with them and advised them to listen to consumers. Commercial and trading director Richard Brasher said health was now key to Tesco. This was where front-of-pack labelling was...
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Nike/Umbro don't play fair says Asda
Frustration is mounting at Asda at the refusal by leading sportswear companies to sell it their clothes. Ayaz Alam, buying manager for sports and DIY, said attempts to expand its sportswear range beyond items in the George range were...
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Price Survey
Sainsbury's edged out Asda and Tesco in this week's The Grocer 33 price survey - but it was mighty close. The winning margin was a razor-thin 10p for our 33-item basket of goods. Sainsbury's led at £46.88, followed by Asda...
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Net sales set todouble
A grocery retailer with sales exceeding those of Waitrose or Somerfield. That will be the size of the internet grocery market in the next five years as its value more than doubles, a new report seen exclusively by The Grocer reveals. The...
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'Buying power leads to better prices? I don't buy that argument' says King
Justin King insisted this week that Sainsbury's would remain competitive, despite a prediction that Tesco's growing buyer power would allow it to open a big price gap with its rival.Analysts at Citigate said it had calculated that...
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Esselunga denies Tesco talks
Italian supermarket group Esselunga has rubbished reports that it is in talks with Tesco over a possible takeover.Reports in the Italian press had suggested that Tesco was in talks to either buy or form a partnership with...
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Tesco dominates postcode areas
Tesco controls the grocery market in 67% of UK postcode areas, research has revealed.Data from retail consultancy CACI found that Tesco is the dominant supermarket in 81 of the 121 UK postcodes. It added that Tesco's local share was...
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M&S moves healthy ready meals into the mainstream
Marks and Spencer took healthy eating into the mainstream this week with the launch of a new range of healthy non-diet ready meals designed with government advice on consumption of calories, fat, sugar and salt in mind. Some 100 products...
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Asda plans pilots for wind turbines
Asda is submitting plans for its first UK wind turbines as part of an ongoing sustainability programme. The supermarket chain hopes to hand over plans to Falkirk Council, Scotland, by the end of the year in a bid to gain planning...
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In Brief: New Co-op members; Scheme shortlisted; Nutrition group
New Co-op members More than 33,000 people have signed up to become members of The Co-operative Group since its relaunch six weeks ago. The group is owned by its approximately two million members. Scheme...
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Northern Foods comes out in favour of GDA labelling
Northern Foods is to nail its colours to the Guideline Daily Amounts mast. In an exclusive interview, CEO Pat O'Driscoll said the company believed GDAs, originally developed by Tesco, represented the best way for manufacturers to...
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Irish deny rethink over out-of-town
Irish planning authorities have denied that there is a change of policy on out-of-town retail developments, following another rebuff to market leader Tesco. The latest rejection torpedoed a proposed new food store, petrol station and...
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Asda Stockport, Greater Manchester. 0 Our mystery shopper at the Asda store on Warren Street in Stockport, Greater Manchester, found almost all the items he was looking for. The store stocked reduced-fat Brussels pâté, but not a...