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Safeway will open its second hypermarket in Milton Keynes in
Five market traders have lost their High Court battle for the right to trade in imperial measures. Upmarket European off licence chain Vom Fass will open a concession in Selfridges and a store Putney this year in addition to its pilot store in...
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Easter and Mother's Day bring in the good times for confecti
There is little change in the fascia chart this week, with all but Tesco and Morrisons remaining in the same position. Asda still retains the number one position but Sainsbury has moved a little closer and less than one percentage point separates...
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Safeway sponsors Scots football team
Safeway is flying the Scottish flag with a £5.1m four-year deal to sponsor the Scottish national football team. The deal also covers the women's team and the under 21s and represents Safeway's first stab at sports related sponsorship activities....
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It's the great alcohol cover-up for Scottish Safeways
Scottish Courage is turning an eyesore into an opportunity with the introduction of customised covers for beer aisles in 41 Scottish Safeway superstores. They are used at times when the store is open but it is illegal to sell alcohol. This applies...
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Zipfer into Tesco
Scottish Courage has won widespread listings for Austrian premium lager Zipfer less than a year after launching it in the UK. Tesco is the latest multiple to list it and it is already stocked by Sainsbury, Safeway, Asda, Morrisons, Booker and...
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Smaller packs at Safeway
Safeway is thinking small with the addition of a new range of 25cl wine bottles from a leading South African producer. It is introducing Vinfruco's Arniston Bay to the format and is hoping to tap into the undeveloped potential of the smaller packs....
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Champagne goes for gold
A champagne created to commemorate the Queen's golden jubilee this year will be listed by Safeway from next month. It has been produced by Medot in Pargny-les-Reims and the label, which has been designed to mark the occasion, features the official...
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Considering Safeway ceo Carlos Criado-Perez's recently confe
I'm calling from the WI and wondered whether Carlos would be willing to take part in our latest calendar? No, I'm afraid that's not something he would want to do. He's very popular with our members who love his latin looks and think he would...
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Many consumers still baffled by basic nutritional labelling
Safeway this week revived the long running debate on effective food labelling with a survey which suggests most consumers still do not understand basic nutritional information on food. It questioned 994 men and women aged 25 to 64 for the Eat Smart...
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SAFEWAY: GONZALES WORKS WONDERS
It might have been the stuff of nightmares but Safeway's stock strategy behind high:low pricing has proved a winner says Sarah Hardcastle S afeway's high:low promotions strategy, known in the company as Gonzales, has been hugely instrumental in...
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Compact Cafe Fresco tried
Safeway is trialling a scaled down Cafe Fresco instore restaurant at Welling Garden City in Hertfordshire. The new compact version, which opened in December, is a move away from the ambitious high volume foodie restaurant which launched last April ...
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Asda, Morrisons the real winners
BY THE GROCER NEWS TEAM Publication of the first of our TradeTrak market share figures, produced by ACNielsen, coincides with the release of Christmas trading statements by many of the retailers included in our table. Our data is for the 12-week...
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More Duchy lines on shelf
Prince Charles' burgeoning Duchy Originals organics label is seeing in the new year with a raft of new launches. In preserves, blackcurrant (rsp: £2.45) debuts in Safeway this month while English Damson (£2.45) and Balmoral Heather Honey (£3.29)...
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Iceland sales dip is a concern'
Iceland and Morrisons reported strongly contrasting sales figures as they kicked off the round of Christmas period trading statements by the major multiples. A defiant Bill Grimsey insisted Iceland's results were "very good", although he conceded...
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Safeway plugs loophole with Farmers' Charter
The NFU has welcomed a move by Safeway to plug what it sees as massive flaws in the code of trading practice imposed on the leading multiples by the Department of Trade and Industry. The code legally binds the four largest supermarket groups, but...
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The boss of online delivered wholesaler Blueheath believes h
As any good science student knows, a catalyst is an agent you add to speed up developments and, as such, is a word Colin Smith feels aptly sums up the effect Blueheath will have on the wholesale sector. The former Safeway chief executive is...
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Bacardi Breezer 8 x 275ml Price promotion £7.49 Gondol
Bacardi Breezer 8 x 275ml Price promotion £7.48 Gondola end Asda Bacardi Breezer Variety Pack 15 bottles Price promotion £15.49 Floor stack Safeway Cadbury's Chocolate Mousse 100g ...
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SOBERANO RELAUNCHED
González Byass has relaunched its Spanish brandy Soberano as an aged Solera Reserva and appointed Winefare as its UK distributor. It has been listed by Safeway and retails at £10.99. Buyer Stewart Croucher said: "I selected this because it is the...
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Rosé sparkles for Codorníu
Spanish sparkling wine company Codorníu is in the pink with a new rosé cava. The wine made its debut in the run-up to Christmas with a listing in Morrisons where sales were above expectations, according to Codorníu's new managing director Bill...