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Tesco and Tyrrells in crisps spat
Tesco has agreed to stop selling Tyrrells crisps after the brand owner threatened to sue it, according to reports.Will Chase, the founder of Tyrrells, accused the retailer of selling the crisps even though he had asked it not to. He...
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Bogof's week
David Hasselhoff took time out of his busy schedule this week to pop into Asda HQ in Leeds in order to promote his autobiography. However, according to Bogof's spies, the king of cheesy US TV was less Hoff than Huff. Publicists had arranged...
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JS distances itself from 'tosser' rant
Jamie Oliver could have irrevocably soured his relationship with Sainsbury's by criticising parents who buy junk food, experts have warned.Oliver criticises parents in his new C4 show, Jamie's Return to School Dinners, saying: "Now is...
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Shoppers turn green
Consumers have voted Tesco and the Co-operative societies the greenest supermarkets in a survey for The Grocer.More than 2,000 shoppers were asked which supermarkets were doing most on the environmental and ethical fronts in the Harris...
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'Independents can win when they put forward strong case'
A victory by wholesaler AG Parfett and Sons in a dispute with Tesco involving an Extra store in Stockport should encourage independent retailers waging similar campaigns, according to Friends of the Earth.Parfetts marshalled independents...
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In Brief: No Euro Tesco Metro; Co-op acquisition; Teen drinking
No Euro Tesco Metro Tesco cannot use the Metro name in Europe outside the UK, having lost a trademark battle with German retailer Metro. The Court of First Instance in Luxembourg overruled an earlier decision in Tesco's favour. It...
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Living 'has legs' and is set for double figures
The number of Asda's non food Living stores could go well into double figures next year, it emerged this week, with the retailer admitting it must get cleverer about targeting new towns with its formats.It also plans its first foray with...
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Aerosol recycling urged by retailers
Waitrose and M&S are bidding to raise awareness of aerosol can recycling through PoS material. New shelf barkers going in store will advise: "Recycle your empty aerosols. Visit www.recycleaerosols.co.uk."The website is operated by the...
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Availability
Asda Stowmarket, Suffolk0 Our mystery shopper at the Asda store in Stowmarket, Suffolk was able to find all but two of the items she was looking for this week. The store did not stock Parozone bleach, although it offered an own...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedCo-Op, united Norwest society Longridge, LancashireLondis Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamwoodfords-nisa Chester Road, Stockport, Greater Manchestertesco express Bawtry Road,...
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the wasteland
Reduce, reuse, recycle, urges the famous green mantra. Last week, Sainsbury's arguably went a step further when it announced it wanted to start "an environmental revolution" by eliminating, rather than reducing, plastic packaging from 500 lines....
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the Organic wars
It can be no coincidence that two major supermarkets simultaneously launched organic box schemes ahead of Organic Fortnight, which ends tomorrow. First Sainsbury's, then Tesco, announced that they would be trialling regional schemes - and now...
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Organic farming loses out in poll by Waitrose
Conventionally produced food has come out on top in a poll on organics on Waitrose's website.More than two-thirds of visitors to the site said they preferred conventional agriculture, compared to 32.2% in favour of organic...
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NBA accuses EC of leniency to Brazil
Farmers are again militating for an end to imports of Brazilian beef, claiming it falls below EU standards. Fairness for Farmers in Europe leafleted thousands of shoppers at a Tesco store in Cardiff this week in a bid to raise awareness of...
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Chicken still top of the protein charts
Chicken is still Britain's favourite meat by a consi-derable margin, despite claims by retailer Waitrose last week that fish had just become the top-selling protein in its outlets.The poultry industry has been at pains to stress its...
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Shoppers hungry for choice drive record Waitrose sales
Waitrose is putting product choice back into the market where others are stripping it out, the boss of the supermarket said this week.Referring to the high-profile drive undertaken by rival Sainsbury's to streamline its ranges...
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Asda: our organics will be a shock to Waitrose
Asda will be stealing customers from Waitrose when it triples its organic range later this year and starts rolling out compostable packaging, its head of corporate social responsibility claimed this week.Ian Bowles said Asda's organic...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedBudgens, Hackett Place, Paxcroft Mead, Trowbridge, WiltshireMAce, Ashwell Road, Oakham, Leicestershirelondis, Talbot Street, Coalville, Leicestershiretesco express Amersham Road, Terriers,...
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Q&A with John Parker Manager of the Week
How long have you worked for Waitrose?Thirty five years now, the last 25 as a store manager. I started in Portsmouth and have worked in 25 stores since then. In that time I have opened new stores in Maidenhead, Berkshire and...