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Special treatment for own label ales
UK multiple grocers are battling to be the first to offer a wide range of speciality own label beers as the sector continues to show healthy growth.Asda is planning to add two beers to its Extra Special premium portfolio. Ged Futter,...
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Senior director leaves Tesco
Tesco’s grocery trading director Colin Smith has left the retailer to join rival supermarket chain Somerfield.As revealed by The Grocer on Saturday (January 21), Smith will take up the role of trading and marketing director at Somerfield – a...
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Inverness four for Tesco?
Tesco is planning to increase its dominance in what has already been crowned Britain’s biggest ‘Tesco town’ with an application to build a fourth store in Inverness, Scotland.The plan for the 48,000 sq ft store would increase Tesco’s dominance...
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Iceland on track for growth
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker insists that it is still committed to sustaining growth, despite selling off 28 stores this week.Walker said the £38m sale on a leasehold basis to Marks and Spencer, which plans to turn them into Simply Food outlets,...
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Aldi targets Scotland
German discounter Aldi is targeting Scotland as it continues to drive its ambitious store roll-out programme.It has just opened three new stores, in Stirling, Carluke in Lanarkshire and Berwick. It has also acquired the site of a former Safeway...
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Waitrose spends on stores
Waitrose will fight to maintain its leading fresh food proposition this year with an increase of 15%-20% in sales space for its range across each of its stores.MD Steven Esom said Waitrose is embarking on a major investment programme to improve...
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Bounty struggling to fulfil kitchen towel demand
Procter & Gamble is dogged by supply chain troubles with its Bounty brand kitchen towel, according to two of the major multiples.The company is failing to meet supply demands, leaving gaps on shelves.Sainsbury paper buyer Ritchie Mcfee...
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Tesco plans big Irish warehouse
Tesco has been given the green light to build Ireland’s biggest distribution centre, while arch rival Dunnes Stores is believed to be eyeing sites for its first such facility.It is estimated that Tesco’s 700,000 sq ft king-size warehouse near...
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Hard lines for suppliers
Retailer-supplier relationships are back in the spotlight as Asda and Somerfield make wholesale changes to their supply base.Asda has clarified terms for own label suppliers in the wake of a dispute last year with Ferndale Foods, whose ready...
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New Tesco price war looms
Tesco is to spark what could be the fiercest price war of recent years as it seeks to launch a stronger value message to set itself apart from rivals.The Grocer has learned that Tesco has been block booking advertising space for the end of this...
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Back just first casualty at Somerfield, tips City
The surprise ousting of Somerfield chief executive Steve Back in favour of former Asda boss Paul Mason could be the first senior manager departure of many under the new owners.Already The Grocer has learned that former Tesco grocery trading...
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Tesco conserves energy in Diss
Morrisons would have felt the pressure just before Christmas, as Tesco opened a new store on the doorstep of one of its ex-Safeway stores. Tesco will be making the most of the positive PR surrounding the fact that the store in Diss, Norfolk, is...
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Does in-store media work in c-stores...
While Sainsbury is rolling out in-store TV across its small stores, Nisa-Today’s has backed off. Siân Harrington investigatesThe news that Sainsbury is to roll out in-store television to its convenience estate from this month shows...
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Tesco urged to police apples
Apple chiefs have called on Tesco to adopt a Sainsbury-style approach to the beginning of this year’s UK apple season.The changeover of stock from imported to home-grown apples has traditionally been a tricky time for the major...
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Fruit2day is juice and pieces
Nutritional products will form the basis of a push into the UK by Swiss food giant Hero, starting with the £11m launch of a unique fruit drink.Fruit2day, which goes into Sainsbury, Asda, Morrisons and The Co-operative Group stores this month,...
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Budget cigarettes given stylish look by Imperial
Imperial Tobacco is setting its sights on the ultra low priced category with the national rollout of budget cigarette line Windsor Blue.The brand, previously sold under the Co-op label until it was bought by Imperial Tobacco last year, has been...
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Northern exposure
Waitrose has thrived on locating stores in affluent catchments, but can it make a long-term success of northern outlets in less well-off areas? Liz Hamson reportsAsk a certain type of man from the Home Counties where his wife shops...
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Iceland on track for growth
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker insists that it is still committed to sustaining growth, despite selling off 28 stores this week.Walker said the £38m sale on a leasehold basis to Marks and Spencer, which plans to turn them into Simply Food outlets,...
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Aldi targets Scotland
German discounter Aldi is targeting Scotland as it continues to drive its ambitious store roll-out programme.It has just opened three new stores, in Stirling, Carluke in Lanarkshire and Berwick. It has also acquired the site of a former Safeway...