more supermarket news & analysis – Page 962
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Morrisons looks set to sell in Northern Ireland
Morrisons looks closer than ever to selling its 13 Safeway stores in Northern Ireland.Its annual report, which details when it will convert a significant proportion of its remaining Safeway stores, makes no mention of when or if the Northern...
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Waitrose vision
Waitrose’s vision for 2005 has been unveiled at its third supplier conference.Angela Megson, director of buying, said the supermarket aimed to continue to “dominate on product” and “differentiate on service”. Tackling consumers’...
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This mess we’re in
Will the diverse approaches to labelling switch off the traffic lights threat, or merely lead to confusion, asks Fiona McLellandTesco became the latest player to nail its colours to the mast in the nutrition labelling debate this week...
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Asda lets egg-layers out of cages
Asda said this week that it will switch 500,000 British laying hens from battery cages into open barns by May 1, marking a major change in the way it sources standard own-label fresh eggs. The multiple said each hen would now be able to lay its...
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Mailshot sparks fresh fury
Tesco has ploughed headlong into another row over alleged anti-competitive practices after reigniting a controversial vouchers scheme that was previously at the centre of an OFT probe.The supermarket giant is running the gauntlet of local...
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Tesco eyes Guernsey
Tesco has announced its intentions to build a retail estate on the Channel Islands, starting with Guernsey.The multiple revealed its plans to a Guernsey newspaper. A spokesman told the paper: “It is not really a secret that we would like to...
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Asda bid for Somerfield ‘would be referred’
The OFT would immediately refer an Asda bid for Somerfield to the Competition Commission, according to an industry analyst, following speculation that the number two supermarket retailer is eyeing up its smaller rival. Head of equities at...
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Asda set to expand its RTD range
Asda’s own-label vodka RTDs have proved so popular that the multiple plans to brings out new flavour variants later in the year.The four-strong range, retailing at 89p a bottle, has been on sale for more than two years and has been recording...
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Drinking to Co-op wines
The Co-operative Group revealed an increased summer focus on Pinot Noir, Rosé, Fairtrade and own-label offerings at its spring tasting.“The new Pinot Noir wines cover a range of price points and regions,” said Paul Bastard, wine development...
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Morrisons looks set to sell in Northern Ireland
Morrisons look closer than ever to selling its 13 Safeway stores in Northern Ireland.Its annual report, which gives details of when it will convert a significant proportion of its remaining Safeway branded stores, makes no mention of when or...
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Russian retailer set to float
Pyaterochka, Russia’s biggest grocery retailer is to launch a £312m flotation on the London stock exchange today.David Noble, Pyaterochka’s chairman and a former Somerfield director said that the flotation would raise monies for continued...
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Cheddar sales maturing
Sales of mature Cheddar are growing faster than milder varieties.Cheese experts believe that exposure to spicy, exotic food has meant a greater demand for more pungent flavours.Sales of mature Cheddar at Tesco grew by 21% last year...
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M&S boardroom rift
A boardroom rift had broken out at Marks & Spencer over the future of interim chairman Paul Myners.Myners who became interim chairman last May agreed to stay on until July of this year. However he is believed to be keen on taking on the role...
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Tesco a step ahead on labelling
Tesco is to make a radical change to its food packaging by moving nutritional labelling from the back to the front of packs.The new look – which will work along the same lines as Sainsbury’s front-of-pack ‘Wheel of Health’ system – is set to...
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Sainsbury labels GI
Sainsbury is set to follow in Tesco’s footsteps by putting a glycaemic index (GI) logo on its packaging from next month.The move is part of the supermarket’s pledge to make health a key differentiator in its offer. However, Tesco was first on...
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Buyers: ‘price is not all’
The majority of buyers do not believe that price is the number one factor driving consumer demand, according to research by The Grocer.While Asda and Tesco raised the heat in the supermarket price war at the start of this month by rolling out...
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JS rolls out dual branding
The names of former independent chains Jacksons and Bells look set to live on indefinitely under new plans by Sainsbury to make them a core plank of its c-store business.Sainsbury’s Convenience managing director Jim McCarthy has for the first...
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Falconer boosts Britvic take-home
Britvic Soft Drinks has named Colin Falconer as its new business development manager for Sainsbury.Falconer joins Britvic from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, where he had been business account manager for Boots, Sainsbury and Safeway. Prior to...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Brian Cotter, Liberal Democrat spokesman on small business and MP for Weston-Super-MareAs Tesco becomes the first UK retailer to announce profits of more than £2 billion, the debate about whether increasing supermarket...
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The working mum with a ruthless price agenda
Asda’s trading and marketing director Angela Spindler is the driving force behind its low price agenda says Fiona McLellandAvailability is something of an obsession. In the 12 months to June 12, 2004, Asda achieved 98.25% in The...