more supermarket news & analysis – Page 942
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‘We can’t competewith these deals’
The launch of a Walkers crisps promotion at Asda has sparked protests from wholesalers claiming they cannot compete.Asda is offering boxes of 30 25g packs of Walkers crisps for £2.28, less than 8p per pack. Larger wholesalers and buying...
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It’s time for Rooibos tea
Dragonfly wants to get more Brits drinking Rooibos tea, with an organic variety going on to shelves in Sainsbury.Tick Tock Rooibos is grown organically in South Africa and is naturally caffeine-free, low in tannin and high in antioxidants, the...
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Somerfield collects new wines
Somerfield is launching a premium wine range as part of its most extensive range review in a decade.The Collection portfolio is a range of 26 wines priced between £7 and £20, which will be displayed on a dedicated four-foot bay within...
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Who’s best in the beer price battle?
The drinks price war in the run-up to Christmas is heating up, with both Sainsbury and Tesco undercutting Asda on beer.Sainsbury is offering two cases of beer for £18, covering Guinness, Stella Artois, San Miguel, Carlsberg and Foster’s, until...
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Retailers report slow half term sales
Retailers have reported slow half term trading and disappointing sales of Halloween merchandise, footfall analyst SPSL has revealed.Tim Denison, director of SPSL, said: "Half term has not provided the boost to shopper numbers that we saw...
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Tesco to take on its critics
Tesco is to launch a staunch defence of its trading practices at the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group’s evidence hearing next week at Parliament.The group is also expecting Asda to submit evidence to the High Street 2015 inquiry as the...
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Tesco announcement about US entry expected in December
Tesco is believed to be planning an announcement about its plans for the US in December, according to industry sources. The company has been eyeing Wal-Mart’s homeland for some time. In May, The Grocer revealed that former trading director for...
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M&S aims to be electrifying
Marks and Spencer is to begin selling a range of branded goods for the first time with a move into the mobile phone and home electronics market.The move brings the troubled retailer more in line with the major supermarkets’ non food offers,...
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Tesco seeks to placate drivers
Tesco is hoping to fend off a driver revolt after hundreds of complaints were made by truckers about poor facilities and treatment at its depots.The row revolves around the length of time taken to turn around vehicles, the poor facilities on...
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Tesco, Dunnes Stores fall foul of Irish order
In a case that may earn a footnote in the history of Irish retailing, Tesco and Dunnes Stores have each been fined e500 for selling bottles of Coca-Cola below cost.The footnote is likely to record that it was the last such prosecution taken...
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TIME to empower buyers to take risks
from Simon Fry, head of product marketing, RH Amar & CoSir; It was with disappointment and exasperation that I heard of Andy Bond’s comments about a lack of product innovation at the recent IGD conference (The Grocer, October 22,...
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we are getting the basics right
It’s a year since he unveiled his plan for Making Sainsbury Great Again. Here, JS boss Justin King tells Julian Hunt that the business is on track to deliverOkay, Mr King, you are one year into a three-year turnaround plan, how do you...
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Lost in transformation?
As the conversion of former Safeway stores nears completion, the experts deliver their verdict on Morrisons. Ronan Hegarty reportsMorrisons has reached the end game in its conversion programme of former Safeway stores. By the end of...
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The flair ain’t there… let’s start a revolution
Here it is – ‘that’ speech by Andy Bond at the IGD annual convention. We’ve had to cut out bits for space reasons, but the rest is straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak…I know it’s standard practice to start your speech off...
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Supermarket backlash: is it a worldwide trend?
Tesco and Wal-Mart are feeling the heat in Britain and in the US.Glynn Davis looks at the attitudes of consumers in other countriesTesco and Wal-Mart might be bitter rivals on the international grocery stage, but they share a common...
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Tesco pledges to save lost apples...
Hundreds of little-known and forgotten varieties of British apples have a secure future, according to Tesco.The retailer said this week it would sponsor Brogdale Horticultural Trust in Kent, dedicated to the conservation of fruit varieties in...
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Asda defends its sourcing of fish
Asda has hit out at Greenpeace claims that its seafood sourcing policy contributes more than that of any other supermarket to the destruction of fish stocks.The environmental pressure group claimed that Asda sold at least 13 species that are on...
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Asda first with festive cheer
Asda is the first grocery retailer to announce alcohol price cuts across the category for the festive period.The retailer, which prides itself on being Britain’s cheapest supermarket, is dropping prices on about 150 different spirits by at...
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King calls for a rethink
A top supermarket boss has urged the regulators to rethink their “one-legged” approach to competition policy.Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury, said space was a finite resource for retailers irrespective of whether it was acquired or...