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Morrisons sells four stores
Morrisons has exchanged contracts with Somerfield to sell four former Safeway stores at Comely Bank, Burnside, East Craigs and Kings Heath, which are now operating under the Morrisons fascia.Morrisons said that the aggregate value of the...
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Asda retains lowest price position
Asda remained top for price, Morrisons was brilliant on availability, while Waitrose has proved to be the star in customer serviceThe results are in – and the past six months have had little impact on the identity of...
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Tesco splashes out with biggest ad spend in run up to Christmas
Tesco is trouncing rival chains when it comes to dominating TV and press advertising space in the run up to Christmas.It spent £12.5m on TV and press ads between the end of October and last week, with Morrisons the next biggest at £9.5m,...
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Fair trade brand for UK farmers?
Asda is developing its own fair trade brand for British farming as part of plans to create better relationships with suppliers.The supermarket has been praised by the NFU for initiatives with British farmers that are to emerge in the new year....
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Fair trade brand for UK farmers?
Asda is developing its own fair trade brand for British farming as part of plans to create better relationships with suppliers.The supermarket has been praised by the NFU for initiatives with British farmers that are to emerge in the new year....
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Bond plan to jack up Asda
Asda president Andy Bond is to launch a major new year recovery programme against the complacency and inefficiency that he admits have played a large part in the retailer’s slowdown.Addressing City analysts this week, Bond said that Asda’s...
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Planning disputes
Morrisons is embroiled in a planning dispute over what is likely to be its biggest store in Scotland at Granton, Edinburgh, and is now planning to sell its last remaining Safeway store, situated in Wimbledon. The retailer is hoping to open a...
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Bacteria get some stick
A plastic device that indicates when a turkey is fully cooked has been launched in the UK in a bid to reduce food poisoning over the festive period.Sainsbury is selling the Pop-Up Timer bundled with fresh turkeys this Christmas, while 140...
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Tesco goes British for Finest bacon, gammon
Tesco is to switch to UK sourcing for all of its Finest bacon and gammon.The retailer said the move would be a boost to struggling British pig farmers. Finest bacon was one of its bestselling premium meat ranges, with volume sales up 58%...
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Sainsbury gets back to business
The multiple has taken great strides on its comeback trail, says Rachel BarnesSainsbury had a miserable start to the year. Its third-quarter results for 2004, which came in on January 1, showed a 1.2% decline in like-for-like sales....
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Waitrose shines
Waitrose has emerged as the real winner this year, says Julian HuntThe future looks bleak for Unwins as it continues its desperate fight for survival. Rod Addy reportsTesco may have been strongest financial performer in...
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Tesco gets a fistful of complaints
Tesco’s dominance of the market has sparked a big reaction from its critics. But has it amounted to anything, asks Liz HamsonAnd so the situation rumbled on as Tesco pushed ahead with further development and dealt with the tunnel...
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Review of the year 2005
It was the year of big government, an ever-bigger Tesco, a bid for Somerfield, and bird flu. The Grocer team flag up the hot storiesYour man of the yearSir Anwar PervezBestway chairman Sir Anwar Pervez was a worthy...
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M&S wins tax rebate case
Marks and Spencer has won a landmark case giving the retailer the right to offset foreign losses against its UK profits.The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg yesterday ruled that M&S could claim back tax worth approximately £30m on...
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Glisten acquires Lyme Regis Fine Foods
Confectionery and snack foods group Glisten has acquired Lyme Regis Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.Lyme Regis Fine Foods is a manufacturer and supplier of organic cereal and fruit bars and organic fruited snacks to Sainsbury, Tesco,...
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Tesco could overtake Spar in convenience
Tesco could overtake Spar in the £44.1bn convenience store sector next year, according to a Verdict report, putting it first in that market as it is in the supermarket sector.The study, entitled Neighbourhood Retailing 2006, claims Tesco’s...
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Standards at converted Safeway store ‘appalling’
A new Morrisons conversion in Plymouth has performed well below its previous Safeway levels for availability and customer service in this week’s The Grocer 33.The store had featured as a Safeway in The Grocer 33 in May 2004, just two months...
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JS in TV text link
Sainsbury is set to raise the profile of its mobile phone-based loyalty scheme with plans for participating grocery brands to advertise the initiative on TV.The Shop Scan Save initiative, which involves a barcode being sent via text message to...
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JS plans spark rebellion
As the leading multiples continue to face protests from campaigners against store openings, Sainsbury has found itself at the receiving end of a protest before it has even formally submitted plans.Residents in Dorking, Surrey, have set up the...
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Asda goes for discount
Asda has revealed an audacious plan to steal a march on Tesco and take on the hard discounters with a new store format that offers 95% own label and 5% branded goods, The Grocer can reveal.The format – which has not yet been branded but...