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Angela Megson resigns from buying at Waitrose
Waitrose’s Angela Megson has stunned the industry with the news that she is to leave the company after three years as its director of buying.Megson will continue in her post until January 28 and it is believed that she does not currently have a...
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Deep impact in Carrickfergus
Tesco has recently relocated within Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, opening a new £16m outlet. The old 25,000 sq ft store in the De Courcy Centre closed on October 24, 2005, and has been replaced by a 50,000 sq ft one with a much improved, wider...
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The Saturday Essay
What has happened to customer service, asks Joe Cushnan, Ex general manager at Makro, Alfred Dunhill and AsdaThe Grass Roots Are You Being Served? survey outlining the decline in customer service in the past 10 years (The Grocer,...
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Does discount plus Asda equal success?
Asda’s performance over the past year has been less than inspiring. Can it turn things around? Rachel Barnes reportsNext week, Jay Fitzsimmons, Wal-Mart’s senior vice president for finance, arrives in London to show Asda boss Andy...
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In need of therapy?
In a year in which a major restructuring has resulted in 1,400 redundancies, does Asda’s smiley-face brand image really reflect the mood within the company? Rachel Barnes reportsAsda has had a pretty stormy 2005, what with the...
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Asda at large in Milton Keynes
Asda’s dazzling new supercentre testifies to the size of its ambitions, says Gaelle Walker
If ever there were an indicator of the size of Asda’s ambitions, it would surely have to be the new 110,000 sq ft supercentre in Milton Keynes…. -
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Waitrose aims to make it big
Waitrose aims to double its 3.7% market share over the next 10 years by increasing the number of stores in the UK from 173 to 250 and strengthening its foothold in the north. Speaking to The Grocer at the opening of the last of its five Safeway...
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Basic wage hike sparks warning
Retailers from the small independents right through to Tesco will face a combined £1.1bn in extra costs and lose an estimated 35,000 jobs if next year’s increase in the national minimum wage goes through.The stark warning from the British...
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Baileys’ price drops to all-time low
The price of Baileys has dropped again to a price even lower than last Christmas, reaching an all-time low in the annual drinks discounting war. The cream liqueur brand has this week dropped by a further 2p in Tesco to just £9.84 per litre,...
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Thandi offers blend of reds
The world’s first Fairtrade wine brand has launched a dual varietal wine in the range into the UK. Distributor Omnia Wines has released Thandi’s Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2005 exclusively into the Co-op, priced at £4.99.The wine is blended...
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Tesco claims delay inquiry
New claims that Tesco could have breached planning consents and attempted to entice shoppers away from local retailers has delayed an inquiry into the future of the high street by up to a month.The All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group...
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Top buyer praised for ‘good business head’
This month’s star buyer, Michael Simpson-Jones of Waitrose, impressed suppliers with his partnership style of workingMichael Simpson-Jones has been voted as this month’s Star Buyer by jam, spreads and honey suppliers. Simpson-Jones...
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Star Buyer: Michael Simpson-Jones
>>Beverages and breakfast spreads buyer, waitroseDespite only being at Waitrose since March, Simpson-Jones picked up the most votes from suppliers this month.They praised him for his ability to drive the category and build up the...
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Tesco barcode harmony drive
Tesco is to begin the roll out of standardised product data across all its suppliers from early next year as it strives to cut costs from its supply chain.John Mooney, the Tesco senior business analyst who is heading up the move to Global Data...
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Irish retailers face 10% pay demand from union
Multiples in the Irish Republic are facing a 10% pay hike claim by Mandate, the union representing 40,000 retail staff.According to Mandate general secretary John Douglas, the claim, which would mean a €40-a-week increase for senior staff,...
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the festive fight is on
The promotions are fiercer than ever, but who is winning? Liz Hamson reportsLast Christmas was very much Asda’s. Voted best supermarket for alcohol, non food gifts, toys and games, it could also boast that its shoppers were the...
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Expertise of Tesco duo comes on board at Asda
Asda has appointed two Tesco senior managers as part of its ongoing restructure of its executive board.Darren Blackhurst, Tesco’s commercial director for Tesco Thailand, will join Asda’s executive board as food trading director in January...
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Small players think big
The rise of non food is catching on. Fiona McLelland reportsTesco, Asda and Sainsbury have developed a sophisticated non food offering to rival the best on the high street. They have long shaken off the inferior image of supermarkets’...
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All aboard the Orient express
Asia Pacific has become the centre of attention for many grocery chains. Glynn Davis finds out whyAsia Pacific has become a real focus for global grocery chains, what with Tesco, Wal-Mart and Carrefour all having a crack at one or...