Archive of all Morrisons articles – Page 130

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    TV plugs for new stores

    2002-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Supermarket Morrisons is planning a return to TV in autumn and winter with new executions of its ongoing ad campaign.Regional clips at the end of the TV adverts will draw attention to six new stores Morrisons is opening this...

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    New quartet shakes up brands

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has pulled further ahead of the other retailers in the chart this week and now stands six percentage points ahead of Tesco which has moved up to number two. Sainsbury has shown improvement, moving up from fifth place to number four...

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    A case of the blues...which means NPD, and hands on fun

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    But retailer behaviour is also crucial. Glanbia supplies to most of the major multiples in the UK, including Asda, Safeway, Somerfield, Kwik Save, Iceland, Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer. Development work at its groundbreaking Malpas Centre of Cheese...

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    ­And where the rest fell down

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Tesco Date of shopping trip: 20.09.02 Time taken in store: 55 minsWhaley Bridge Time of shopping trip: 08.58 Time taken at checkout: ...

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    Safeway to invest £3m

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Elaine Watson Safeway is pumping £3m into its biggest ever own brand development programme. In order to boost its own label penetration from 31% to the market average of more than 40%, Safeway will "substantially increase" the size and...

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    Safeway puts shelf edge labels on trial

    2002-08-31T00:00:00Z

    Safeway has confirmed it is trialling electronic shelf edge labels in stores in St Albans and Woose Hill, Wokingham. Supply operations director Mark Aylwin said ESL represented a "massive opportunity" for the company, both from a pricing and a...

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    Scottish fight heats up

    2002-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Anne Bruce The top three supermarket groups in Scotland have declared war for market share as Asda catches up with Safeway and Tesco widens its lead at number one. Asda became joint number two in Scotland last month according to Taylor...

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    Safeway and Sainsbury close in

    2002-08-24T00:00:00Z

    There are no changes in the retailer chart this week with Morrisons still at number one. The top three, Morrisons, Asda and Tesco, have, however, lost ground in the number of percentage points held with Safeway and Sainsbury both improving on...

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    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons Tesco Safeway Sainsbury Co-op Safeway Asda Somerfield Wheatcroft Extra Congleton Newton Abbot ...

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    Midlands NE NW SW SE SE Wales Scotl

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons Tesco Safeway Sainsbury Co-op Safeway Asda Somerfield Wheatcroft Extra Congleton Newton Abbot ...

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    Morrisons keeps up the pace

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer share chart for a fourth week running, with 35% share of promotional space, followed by Asda with 24% and Tesco with 16%. Safeway and Sainsbury follow, with Somerfield again finishing bottom of the...

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    Doubling up at Burton

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    Safeway is to double the size of its 4,000 sq ft Burton-on-Trent staff training centre. Safeway aims to build five new areas into the site by next spring - a fish counter, a bakery, a home entertainments area, a fresh meat department, and a mock...

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    Asda has been voted the nation's favourite store for the sec

    2002-08-17T00:00:00Z

    The ACNielsen Homescan survey of 6,630 households in May quizzed consumers about where they liked to shop and asked them to choose between Asda, the Co-operative Group, Kwik Save, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Safeway, Sainsbury,...

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    Safeway and BP plan more fore play

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Safeway is bringing "retailtainment" to its BP forecourt estate as it resumes the roll out of the mini petrol station supermarkets. It is planning to open 50 new forecourt stores over the next two years, with an extended fresh food offer, instore...

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    Morrisons dominates promotions with Somerfield at bottom of

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer activity chart for a third week running, with 35.41% share of promotional space followed by Asda and Tesco respectively. Somerfield finished bottom of the table this week with a 4.53% share. Activity...

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    Sainsbury slides while Asda climbs on the back of frozen mul

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons remains at the top of the chart for the second week although Asda, in second place, has closed the gap between them quite dramatically and stands just two percentage points behind. Activity in Asda is most strongly focused on price...

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    Tesco falls to the Co-op after coming a cropper on spuds

    2002-08-03T00:00:00Z

    The United Co-op's refurbished store at Wollaton in Nottingham had this week's cheapest basket at £40.05, beating off competition from Somerfield in Norfolk and Safeway in Glasgow. Our shopper found the busy Co-op clean and tidy, with smartly...

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    Safeway sharpens the UK spirits market with Spain's Larios g

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Safeway is firing some competition into the spirits market, claiming to be the first major British retailer to stock Larios gin. The brand, Spain's biggest selling gin, joins the multiple's line up now in what the retailer describes as an...

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    Morrisons profits from multibuys, Coke emerges as a cereal k

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons once again reclaims the number one spot in the fascia chart with 30% of the observed activity compared with 24% last week. The increased share has forced Asda down to second position. Morrisons now stands 11 percentage points ahead and...

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    Mr Morrison regrets he's unable to pack any more

    2002-07-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco at Coatbridge, in Strathclyde, beat off competition from Asda, Morrisons and Safeway to claim this week's cheapest full basket at £37.09. The Tesco team north of the border clocked up full marks on their operational duties, and provided the...