more supermarket news & analysis – Page 901
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This week a year ago the winner was...
The Tesco on Hurst Road in West Molesey, London, won our Top Store award this time last year for its superb customer service. At the time, store manager Kevin Reilly said the experience of opening the five-month-old store had been hard,...
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"Today's commercials feature Feta cheese and jingles about Omega-3. That's got to be a good thing, hasn't it?
A baptism of fire. That's one way to describe my first week on The Grocer. On GMTV (twice actually) to talk about Tesco's results. Meeting and greeting at the Gramias on Wednesday night, while celebrating the best in food and drinks...
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Take action over government organic threat
Your recent article stating that Asda was committed to extending its organic range, ('Asda: our organics will be a shock to Waitrose', The Grocer, 23 September, p12) was further evidence that organics have at last become mainstream and shaken...
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Mason appeals to the empty nesters
It has taken Paul Mason a little more than six months as chief executive of Somerfield to be able to sit down and reveal to the press his master plan for the "confused business that was trying to be Tesco rather than itself". As part of...
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The little guys take on tesco
Our hand was forced. It was nothing personal. But they behaved so badly, we either got into line, accepted it and took a beating, or we stood up to them to make the point that they shouldn't be able to get away with things like this."...
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'Somerfield was a confused business'
Somerfield has pulled the plug on its Market Fresh and Essentials formats and wound up its franchising trials as its newly bedded-in management states its ambition to become the "local grocery store" of choice. It will also go all out to...
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Europa: new grey venture
Three former Somerfield heavyweights have launched an ambitious new wholesale and distribution venture to introduce new brands to the UK and take the grey ethics out of grey market sourcing. Europa Brands was launched on 1 October by...
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Rising sales push Booths up ranking
Plans to develop Booths Supermarkets have been outlined by chairman Edwin Booth, who has reported annual sales for the company to 30 April up 6.8%, from £202m to £215m. The resulting growth could move the company from third to second...
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Independents lash out over Tesco's small store optimism
A claim by Tesco that the number of convenience retailers is on the up has angered the small store sector, where store numbers have slumped 1.1% year-on-year, according to IGD - including a 3.6% drop among non-affiliated...
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English apples set for bumper sales season
It is shaping up to be a bumper year for British apples, as supermarkets report the fruit is flying off the shelves. Asda claimed it was the first of the multiples to offer English apples from this year's harvest by getting Cox's on the...
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West Country scheme to make beef more tender
One of the West Country's major beef suppliers is working with farmers to produce beef that is more tender. The Better Beef Scheme has just put the first of the meat on Tesco shelves after being launched last year. It is expected to begin...
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Supermarkets hailed for seafood progress
Just months after its protesters took to the roofs of Asda and Morrisons' stores, Greenpeace is hailing British supermarkets for leading a green seafood revolution - but wants further action. During Seafood Week next week, campaigners...
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Climbing the ladder
What was the best decision you have made in your career and why? Leaving Tesco - it felt like leaving a big family, and it was a fantastic training ground, but since I left I have not looked back. I joined Uniq just as the UK business was being...
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Waitrose adds liqueur range
A family-owned French company has developed a range of traditional liqueurs exclusively for Waitrose. Gabriel Boudier of Dijon, renowned for its Crème de Cassis, has created the Classic Liqueurs Collection, which comprises cherry and...
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Price Survey
Asda has picked up where it left off, posting the lowest total in The Grocer 33 price survey again. It was the second victory in a row for Asda, which had a five-week winning streak broken up by Tesco a fortnight ago. Asda's bill for the...
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Tesco is blastedby Price
Waitrose chief Mark Price launched a scathing attack on Britain's biggest retailer this week, calling on the Competition Commission to prevent the UK turning into "Tesco Land".Managing director Price was speaking on the eve of the...
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Sainsbury's prices rise by almost 5%
Price hikes at Sainsbury's have helped fuel an average 2.2% increase in the cost of groceries in the past month, according to The Grocer Price Index.The index, which is based on a secret list of 100 grocery products, shows that the...
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Asda switches to equal pay
Asda has scrapped its under-18 pay rate and plans to pay all staff the same rate, regardless of age.The supermarket group said that the move would cost it £1.7m, with each of its 5,000 workers under the age of 18 taking home an extra £300 a...
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Somerfield to be challenged over job losses
Disgruntled Somerfield staff facing redundancy following store closures could decide to legally challenge their former employer. Solictor David Royden said a number of Somerfield staff had contacted him for advice following the recent...
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Co-op criticised for closing rival stores
The Co-operative Group has been accused of trying to create a monopoly after buying two rival stores in rural Northumberland and closing them down.Councillors said the move would mean higher prices for shoppers in Seahouses and Belford...