Morrisons - Latest News and Analysis – Page 111
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So, Sir Ken, are you enjoying the change?
Those at the sharp end deliver their verdict to Elaine WatsonSir Ken Morrison’s post-acquisition honeymoon period came to an abrupt end last week as attempts to arrest Safeway’s plummeting sales forced the Bradford-based retailer to...
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Six of the best crisps, nuts and snacks buyers
>>nominated this monthDUDLEY COOPERCooper began his career as a merchandiser for Costcutter, rising to area manager and finally category manager. He joined Morrisons in 2001 as a...
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Analysts doubt sell-off wisdom
Morrisons could raise anything between £250m and £600m from the sale of Safeway’s small store estate, depending on the proportion that are freehold and leasehold, analysts estimate.Morrisons sent out information packs on 120 of Safeway’s 138...
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Waitrose turns up price heat
Waitrose is asking suppliers for keener prices in a bid to capitalise on the sales opportunity its new floor space can offer them.Waitrose recently boosted its selling space by 20% with the acquisition of 18 Safeway stores and one Morrisons...
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Why Morrisons is top of the stocks
Industry-beating availability helped Morrisons scoop a top prize in The Grocer Gold Awards, says Julian HuntFor the second year running Morrisons has scooped our award for being the best retailer in the business when it comes to...
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Morrisons’ fresh plan
Morrisons’ ambitions to ramp up its vertically integrated supply operation to the Safeway stores took a step forward with the acquisition of a fruit packhouse this week.The retailer has bought a 14 acre site in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, from...
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Strike threat at Morrisons
Staff at two of Wm Morrison’s biggest distribution centres may strike after a row with the Transport & General Workers’ Union (T&G) over the issue of binding arbitration.Newspaper reports state that over 1,600 workers at Wakefield and...
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Cadog spreads
Welsh branded dairy range Cadog has now gained listings in almost all of the country’s major multiples.The products are available in Morrisons, Safeway, Sainsbury, Asda and Makro, and will also be in Tesco from mid-June.The range,...
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Meet the last of the musketeers
As one of the trio who built Safeway, David Webster witnessed the highs and final lows of the chain. He tells all to Clive BeddallAsk former Safeway chairman David Webster for his thoughts now that the dust has settled on his...
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Asda’s secret move - Webster
Asda made three attempts to acquire Safeway in the 1990s – not two as the industry has always believed. This is just one of the many revelations made by David Webster, former Safeway chairman and current chairman of the InterContinental Hotels...
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Spotlight on price cuts
Morrisons is airing a nationwide TV ad campaign to highlight the fact it has cut 7,500 Safeway prices since the acquisition.The ads – which carry the tag line ‘Enjoy the change’ – were launched just days before Morrisons revealed at its AGM...
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New ads for Morrisons
Morrisons has started two separate TV advertising campaigns following its acquisition of Safeway. A new TV commercial for Safeway raises awareness of the price-cutting Morrisons has done since it took over.The 40-second ad shows prices...
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Morrisons picks poor fit store
The choice of Ripon as the first Safeway to be converted to Morrisons was puzzling, according to analysis carried out by CACI.The analysis reveals that the store in North Yorkshire has a very poor fit to the typical demographic profile of the...
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The fifth force in food retailing
With the realignment of the top end of the grocery trade now probably complete with the takeover of Safeway by Morrisons, the focus is on changes in convenience and high street retailing. This week Somerfield said group like-for-like sales...
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Caring is a team effort
Excellent customer care is crucial to business success today, but it is essential that managers go beyond theory and get their staff to buy in to the whole process says Christine HayhurstMorrisons recently came top of a poll exploring...
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Safeway protest
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association has urged the Northern Irish environment minister Angela Smith to turn down a proposed Safeway out-of-town superstore development in Antrim. The Planning Appeals Commission has recommended...
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At Le Riche’s the price is still right
Morrisons’ acquisition of Safeway has not yet had an impact on pricing in the Channel Islands, said the islands’ largest food retailer, Le Riche’s Stores. Safeway has one store in Jersey and one in Guernsey, and Morrisons has not yet cut...