more supermarket news & analysis – Page 934
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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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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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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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United Co-operatives’ Johnson retires early
Steve Johnson, the deputy chief executive of United Co-operatives, has announced that he is to take early retirement in March for personal reasons. He joined the co-operative movement as a management accountant in 1974 with the former West...
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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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Spreadable, Seriously
McLelland hopes to cut itself a bigger chunk of the UK Cheddar market with a spreadable version of Seriously Strong, which enters Asda this month.As revealed by The Grocer last year (23 July), the spread has been developed to extend the...
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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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Salty Dog bites back with a zing
Adult crisps brand Salty Dog is marking its first appearance in the multiples with a new flavour and sharing format.Asda will be the first big retailer to stock the crisps brand from next week in 150g sea salt and sea salt & malt vinegar...
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Salty Dog bites back with a zing
Adult crisps brand Salty Dog is marking its first appearance in the multiples with a new flavour and sharing format.Asda will be the first big retailer to stock the crisps brand from next week in 150g sea salt and sea salt & malt vinegar...
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M&S eyeing Simply Food BP expansion?
Marks and Spencer could be planning to expand its Simply Food format to 300 BP service stations across the country.The retailer is currently piloting eight Simply Food stores on BP forecourts and reports suggest that if the roll-out goes...
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Sad loss of a supermarket pioneer
from Dale Morgan, WatfordSir; My father Reg Morgan died on January 3 at the age of 81 years. Reg was a pioneer of supermarkets in the 1950s and 1960s, first with Express Dairies and Premier Supermarkets but perhaps more famously as...