Archive of all Morrisons articles – Page 133
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Safeway stresses no big plan' as discount format gets teste
Rod Addy Safeway has confirmed it is "experimenting" with discounting in a Glasgow store. Safeway chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez explained: "We have been trialling the idea, reducing prices, ranges and focus in one store dramatically." He...
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Jane Hills, Safeway instore bakery buyer
We have done a lot of work with bread in wicker baskets and slatted boxes. We've seen lots of growth not just in instore bakery but in speciality bread, and our treats muffins, doughnuts and pastries are also growing. If you can merchandise them...
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Morrisons backs up plans to head south with purchase of thir
Elaine Watson Morrisons is negotiating the purchase of a third major distribution centre to support its expansion plans in the south. Joint mds Bob Stott and Marie Melnyk said the new site was "more southerly based" to form a distribution triangle...
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Good things stack up for alcoholic drinks as categories rema
Morrisons continues to lead the field in the fascia chart this week standing 15 percentage points ahead of Asda at number two. Safeway and Somerfield have each remained in the same positions as last week while Tesco moves up to number four, and...
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Windsor wheat for royal loaf
Safeway is launching four royal bloomers to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Two 800g loaves, a Jubilee ring and a Jubilee Coburg have been made for Safeway by Rank Hovis using 100% wheat sourced from the royal estate at Windsor. The move...
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Morrisons storms ahead 13 points and alcohol dominates categ
Though competition has become increasingly close between different fascia in recent weeks, this week Morrisons storms ahead of the field, extending its lead to 13 percentage points. The remainder of the chart remains relatively stable in terms of...
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D emand for energy and sports drinks shows so sign of waning
But retailers still remain unprepared. Space hasn't been made available and lucrative sales have been lost. A Zenith survey in September 2001 found 62% of Tesco, 31% of Safeway, 18% of Sainsbury and 12% of Asda stores had shortages of brand leader...
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Total confusion reigns in brands
Sir; Safeway chairman David Webster hit the nail on the head when he suggested an all-British food brand (The Grocer last week, p4). I agree we are seeing a cumulative fragmentation of branding between the English regions, Scotland and Wales,...
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Cask ale's in Safeway
Efforts to find a way of selling real ale in the off-trade are beginning to pay off for Bedfordshire brewer Charles Wells. After lengthy trials in the multiples it has won a listing in Safeway for its Bombardier Fresh Real Ale eight pint mini...
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Alcoholic drinks get high on floor stacks and household clea
Morrisons remains at the top of the fascia chart although Asda continues to close the gap, standing just two percentage points behind at number two. Tesco and Somerfield retain their positions from last week, while Safeway moves up the chart to...
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Retail food division's chief retires to return to the UK
Julian Hunt, Hong Kong The boss of Hong Kong's top food retail business is retiring next month. Logan Taylor a former marketing director of Safeway in the UK has been in charge of the AS Watson retail food division for seven years. During...
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Asda comes up cheapest despite overcharging our shopper twic
A lack of congestion and an abundance of special offers was a pleasant change this week. Our shopper visited the new Safeway at Reddish and was impressed with all the extra features such as its noodle bar. Meanwhile improvements to Sainsbury's...
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Webster and Curry sound alert over UK's fragmented messages
Helen Gregory Key industry figures are calling on the food chain across Britain to put up a more united front. Safeway chairman David Webster this week voiced his support for an all-Britain brand, similar to the all-Irish brand proposed by the...
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There's bunching in the field after Morrisons and drinks spr
Morrisons sits at the top of the fascia chart but again it's lead has been reduced as Asda moves up into second position followed by Sainsbury which comes in at number three. Tesco and Safeway have both moved down the chart, although there are...
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Cadbury's Chocolate fingers 125/150g Buy one get one free
Cadbury's Mini Egg Cake Kit Price promotion £1.99 Off fixture display Safeway Cadbury's Rich Chocolate Roll Price promotion £0.86 Off fixture display Somerfield Carling 24 x 440ml ...
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Scottish RDC is designed to spur Safeway to no 1
Anne Bruce Safeway plans to open a new regional distribution centre in its traditional Scottish stronghold as it vies with Tesco and Asda to be the region's number one food retailer. Safeway logistics director Lawrence Christensen said that...
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Conversions hit Safeway results
Elaine Watson "Severe disruption" at Safeway stores being converted to the new hypermarket format will drag into early summer as bosses continue to tinker with the concept, the company has admitted. Safeway blamed a lacklustre set of fourth...
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Alcoholic drinks brands top the chart and give Morrisons a l
Morrisons again leads the fascia chart with alcoholic drink promotions still highly prominent. Price promotions and bogof offers have been used extensively by Morrisons although its lead in the chart has been cut to under 10%. Tesco's rise up the...
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Nestlé working hard in cereals; Cadbury pushes cakes, biscui
Though Morrisons remains at the top of the chart this week its domination has become less pronounced with the gap between numbers one and two being reduced by half with less than nine percentage points separating the two positions. Tesco moves up...
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Load of pop favourites
A massive open air concert in Hyde Park will be the climax of Safeway's six-week World Favourites promotion. The retailer is looking to top its Pavarotti in the Park event last year with a line up of Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Gabrielle, Ronan...