more supermarket news & analysis – Page 996
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Welcome set for the next step
The Co-operative Group is finalising plans for a new generation of Welcome stores as the current crop has spearheaded growth in both turnover and profitability of its food business.Unveiling profits up 63% to £113.4m on sales up 17.4% to £3bn...
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Somerfield tightens grip on convenience
The appointment of David Cheyne to the new post of head of convenience business at Somerfield signals the multiple’s stronger focus on the c-sector.Cheyne, who moves from his job as group development director, replaces new business development...
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Morning Noon & Night makes switch to Filshill
Somerfield-owned Aberness lost £17m of business when Scottish convenience chain Morning Noon & Night defected to wholesaler FW Filshill this week.Morning Noon & Night marketing director Stephen Thompson said the deal, which ends a 13-year...
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Asda/Tesco under fire over organic
The Soil Association has slammed Asda and Tesco for not doing enough to promote the UK organic sector and asked the government to intervene.A Soil Association survey found less than a quarter of the organic pork on sale in Asda was from UK...
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Unions hit out over Sainsbury pay freeze decision
Shopworkers’ union Usdaw has joined the Transport and General Workers Union in condemning Sainsbury’s decision to freeze the pay of some of its employees in its latest pay review.The dispute stretches back to June 2003, when Sainsbury offered...
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FWD gets legal firepower
Wholesalers have ramped up their defence of independent retailers with the appointment of top London legal firm Macfarlanes to fight their case against Tesco’s acquisition of Adminstore. The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is asking the...
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Morrisons fails to fill vacuum
With spring officially here, there’s no better time to look at how well the multiples meet consumer demand for household cleaning products.We recorded wide differences between retailers in terms of the variety of products stocked, with 119...
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When cheap and cheerful is classy
Asda in Nottingham checked in the cheapest of our six full baskets for The Grocer 33 shop this week and also provided the best customer experience.The Hyson Green store was described as immaculate and its basket came in at £37 – the cheapest...
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Troubleshooting at the top
Andy ClarkeClarke has been drafted in as managing director of Iceland after spending a period as group retail director at Matalan. Before that he worked at Asda for 10 years where his last post was as retail director.He left Matalan more...
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Where are they now?
Archie NormanFrom 1991 to 1999 Norman led Asda’s successful turnaround, first as chief executive and then as chairman. He recognised the value of management training, which led him to recruit heavily from Mars which was renowned for its...
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Government funds fuel remploy service
from Greig Smith, sector manager, retail & service, Remploy InterworkSir; re ‘Tesco’s vow on disability’ (The Grocer, April 10, p96).Remploy does not have charitable status. The company is a government-funded agency which was...
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The Asda effect
Many who cut their teeth at the university of Asda have graduated to key positions in UK retail. Glynn Davis finds out whyThis week Asda alumni Andy Clarke takes up his role as MD of Iceland. Last month, Justin King took the reins...
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Tesco holds the winning ticket
Luck is with the UK’s top grocer in the lottery for Safeway stores, says Siân HarringtonThe one thing missing from Tesco’s triumphant results announcement this week was any news of Safeway store acquisitions. Considering the UK’s...
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The profitable paper chase
Is Morrisons about to jettison one of grocery’s most effective marketing tools? Robert McLuhan reportsFour years ago Safeway raised eyebrows when it dropped its loyalty card and national advertising in favour of door-to-door...
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Now Tetley keeps tea on the boil
Tetley is brewing up for another onslaught on the buoyant sectors of the hot beverages market with a 12-strong wave of new premium teas and a £5m support package.Trialled in Tesco since August last year, four speciality offerings, two green tea...
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Scotmid on the acquisition trail
Co-operative group Scotmid is to invest £20m to ramp up technology at its grocery outlets and at its health and beauty stores SemiChem.For the year to January 31, Scotmid posted a 32% rise in annual turnover from £223m to £295m.The...
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Satsuma protection
Tesco is launching a campaign to protect supplies of satsumas, threatened by a downturn in world demand.The retailer claimed that because the fruit’s popularity is waning in other countries, growers were switching to more profitable...
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Co-op staff set to vote on pay offer that tops 10%
Staff working in co-operative stores are being advised by their union to accept a 10.4% pay offer. Under the deal, the hourly rate for more than 35,000 employees would rise to £5.The offer has been made by the Co-operative Employers’...