Archive of all Morrisons articles – Page 102

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    Price Survey - 28th July 2007

    2007-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons is celebrating its third week in a row at the top of The Grocer 33 price survey as rivals shied away from the usual deep price cuts. Its £42.91 basket was 34p cheaper than Tesco's - the key point of difference being its half-price Old El...

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    Price Survey - 21st July 2007

    2007-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Tesco's new swingometer advertisements proudly declare it has the cheapest prices on the high street, but this week's The Grocer 33 finds the retailer to be only the third-cheapest retailer behind Morrisons and Asda. Morrisons won the battle of the...

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    How to be the best in town - Q&A and Availability

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Our winning stores in The Grocer 33 have coped with the toughest of challenges lately, from 500 customers descending in one go (Morrisons Eccles) to shopper numbers doubling because floods closed other stores (Morrisons Rotherham). But how about...

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    Milk output could rise 8% with new system

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    A new cattle-feeding system could improve milk output by 8%, according to a group of farming leaders and animal nutritionists.The Forum for Food Production has called on retail buyers from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Waitrose to...

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    Price Survey - 14th July 2007

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    It has been over two months since Morrisons provided the cheapest shopping basket, but its price cuts, especially on wine, have made the retailer this week's champions with a £42.23 basket. Morrisons' wine promotion was in the papers this week with...

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    Morrisons defies the deluge - Q&A and Availability

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The scenes caused by the floods across northern England last week were reminiscent of a Hollywood disaster film. But the heroic efforts of Morrisons' staff in Bramley, Rotherham, were very much reality and the team richly deserved this week's Top...

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    Price Survey - 7th July 2007

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    After four weeks at the top, Asda has plummeted to third position in our weekly basket survey, losing out to Tesco and Morrisons. The multiple can blame its relegation partly on the end of its offer on red seedless grapes, which shot up in price...

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    we work together

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Cathy on GillianWe knew each another before doing this job through Safeway, where Gillian was the commercial director and I was on the HR side.We share the same vision for the charity - we want to be the conscience of the...

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    Pickavance to be Morrisons' HR supremo

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has appointed Norman Pickavance to the role of group HR director. The position was created following chief executive Marc Bolland's extensive review of the business, which set out plans to create a team of eight senior...

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    Morrisons calls on inquiry to challenge Tesco's dominance

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has told the Competition Commission it is wrong to focus on supermarket power at a local level - and has demanded it takes steps to check Tesco's national dominance.In its latest submission to the inquiry, Morrisons said it...

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    In Brief: Fags are cheesy; Carbon roadmap; Morrisons milk

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Fags are cheesy  Eating dairy products can help people stop smoking, according to research published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research. Scientists found foods such as cheese or yoghurt made cigarette smoke taste much worse.  Carbon roadmap

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    NFU blasts Morrisons for farmer treatment

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The NFU has lashed out at Morrisons, accusing it of having a "provincial" attitude to its dairy farmers.The retailer had done nothing to engage with the industry in the three years since it bought Safeway and the NFU had run out of...

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    Price Survey - 23rd June 2007

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The supermarket price war intensified this week as Asda, Tesco and Morrisons all entered the fray with price cuts. Asda has won the first battle since it became the cheapest supermarket for the 10th year in a row a fortnight ago, with a £48.28...

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    our man from drip Don Pumsey - 23rd June 2007

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Truth is the first casualty of any war, and the current spat between Tesco and Asda (with itsy bitsy cameos for JS and Morrisons) is no exception. In this spirit, the Pumster bravely went over the top before you could say "bullshit". I think Darling...

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    Q&A with Ian Thorpe Store manager of the week

    2007-06-23T00:00:00Z

    How could the store be improved?We simply don't have enough space, which is a real challenge. Our store is 6,000 ft below Morrisons' standard footprint and we have a comparatively large footfall of 37,000 customers a week. I would love...

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    Sainsbury's kicks off with win - Q&A and Availability

    2007-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The slate has been wiped clean and Asda's and Morrisons' accolades in last week's The Grocer 33 annual review are yesterday's news as we start a new Grocer 33 year. As the following pages report, availability and customer service has been rather...

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    Morrisons recalls salad

    2007-06-14T08:30:00Z

    Morrisons has recalled four own-label pre-packed salads because salmonella was found during routine testing.The affected products are Morrisons Bistro Style Salad 185g and twin packs of 2x110g with best before dates of 14 June, and Morrisons...

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    Military precision by Morrisons - Q&A and Availability

    2007-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Historically, the British Army and The Grocer have shared few common interests, but in the appreciation of the Warminster branch of Morrisons, Wiltshire, we see eye to eye, it seems. The 20,000 sq ft outlet has achieved our Top Store award through...

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    Isostar's boost for breakfast

    2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Sports nutrition brand Isostar is muscling in on the breakfast cereal market.Isostar Power Breakfast Cereal will be on shelf in Waitrose, Asda and Morrisons stores this month initially, with other outlets to follow. A blend of...

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    multiples activists or Windbags?

    2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket chains are tripping over each other these days to stress their environmental credentials. In the words of Asda's Andy Bond, "green is the new black." Even Morrisons - never seen as the most proactive company - changed its daunting...