more supermarket news & analysis – Page 922
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Camelot works to help retailers win
Camelot is to launch a raft of new national lottery services for retailers this year.Its auto-replenishment initiative for scratchcards will be rolled out after tests with TM Retail. This uses EPoS and Camelot sales and shipment...
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Sainsbury on road to recovery
Sainsbury is to announce year-end results next week that will show boss Justin King's turnaround strategy is motoring - although analysts said the focus would be on how the supermarket could now deliver better margins. The retailer...
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ScotMid Co-op writes off c-store acquisition goodwill
ScotMid Co-operative Society has written off a multi-million pound sum related to the purchase of convenience chain Morning Noon &Night. The Edinburgh-based society reported an operating surplus of £1.1m for the year to...
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World's biggest Spar store opens in China
It's as big as a large Tesco Extra and it sells Mongolian cows' milk. It's the world's largest Spar store - and it's just opened its doors in China. At 107,600 sq ft, the new store is more than 25 times the size of an average Spar...
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Here come the Cornish
The first loose new potatoes of the UK season have arrived at Sainsbury's Truro store in its Local First for Fresh campaign. The potatoes, only slightly delayed by frost, are grown in Gulval, Penzance by the 2R's Partnership and...
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Co-ops' work nourishes yields
The UK's three major dairy co-operatives are involved in a trial that could dramatically improve on-farm and factory efficiency in the cheese supply chain. Dairy Farmers of Britain in Wales, First Milk in Scotland and Milk Link in...
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Heartfelt bid to cut cholesterol
A ground-breaking cheese, which its maker claims can help people reduce their cholesterol levels without compromising on taste, is being launched this week into Asda. Heartfelt+ is a 12% fat cheese that contains Reducol, an...
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?Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose
shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch that was hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London - while Asda and Aldi also picked up...
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McCarthy quits JS for top job at Poundland
Jim McCarthy, managing director of convenience at Sainsbury, is leaving the group in September to take up the role of chief executive officer of discount retailer Poundland.McCarthy was appointed to Sainsbury's operating board in...
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Tesco global role reshuffle
Tesco has had a reshuffle of its senior international management team.Paul Kennedy, CEO of Tesco's operations in Hungary, has been appointed international formats director. He will drive the development of Tesco's formats in...
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Marketing task for Evans at Ginsters
Ginsters has appointed Linda Evans as sales and marketing director.Evans joins Ginsters from Grampian Country Food Group, where she headed up the company's business unit for Sainsbury. She has wide experience in the food industry,...
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Morrisons shows good form
This week's winner of The Grocer 33's Top Store Award is Morrisons in Lancashire, which delivered excellent performance, particularly in terms of staff service and keeping the aisles free of clutterTo claim The Grocer 33's Top...
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Availability
32Asda's Bridgwater store narrowly missed out on a full basket as it was out of stock of iceberg lettuce. Our shopper spotted a trolleyload of deals in the fresh produce section including special offers on red seedless grapes,...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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Retailers say... 'Lottery works for us'
Geoff Futcher, Arborfield Stores & Post Office, ReadingConvenience StoreSize: 1,000 sq ft?I bought the shop three years ago in partnership with three others and it came with a National Lottery terminal. Our...
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Retailers' defiance of avian flu praised
Retailers have been praised for not capitalising on the avian flu crisis to bring in imports and contribute to a lowering of poultry meat prices triggered by foodservice and catering companies altering their sourcing...
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Multiples' milk war stifles Cravendale
Sales of a highly successful premium milk brand have been damaged by the multiples& ' price spat in milk.The UK's biggest dairy processor claims that the price war that was kicked off by Asda in March has undermined sales growth...
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Gü does it again with luxurious ice cream
Premium pudding company Gü looks likely to create a few shivers among frozen food producers as it expands its booming brand into the ice cream market.Three Italian gelato-style dessert ice creams roll into Waitrose stores and...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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Retailers say... 'Lottery works for us'
Geoff Futcher, Arborfield Stores & Post Office, ReadingConvenience StoreSize: 1,000 sq ft?I bought the shop three years ago in partnership with three others and it came with a National Lottery terminal. Our...