Archive of all Morrisons articles – Page 89
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NewsMorrisons and Haldanes gain from Netto carve-up
Asda has sold 39 former Netto stores to rival retailers in line with its settlement with the Office of Fair Trading. Morrisons has acquired 16 of the stores, representing 120,000 sq ft of retail space, in a deal worth £28.1m.
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NewsMorrisons ‘a nose ahead’ as Philips hails strong Christmas
Morrisons boss Dalton Philips hailed a “very strong” festive performance after the retailer posted a 1% increase in like-for-like sales for the six weeks to 2 January.
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Comment & Opinion
Bright Youngs things
Hyperbole is without a doubt the worst crime any retail chief can commit. Well, perhaps that’s an exaggeration. Dalton Philips avoided too many verbal fireworks when he said Morrisons was “a nose ahead of the market” after reporting a solid, if unspectacular, 1% rise in like-for-likes for the Christmas period.
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NewsMorrisons kicks off 2011 with price and people promotions
Morrisons group commercial director Richard Hodgson has described its new Price Crunch promotion as "a step change" from the traditional January price cuts favoured by rivals. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, Hodgson, who joined from...
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NewsMaciver exits Morrisons as management shake-up gathers pace
Morrisons has announced a raft of senior appointments, with marketing director Angus Maciver exiting the business.
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Grocer 33Morrisons Abbydale
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsMorrisons wine range shows off its knowledge
Morrisons is finally joining the other major supermarkets in launching its own wine range, to address consumer concerns it lacked wine knowledge. The retailer had historically been reluctant to put its name to an own-label wine range,...
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NewsEurofoods launches range of Med mezze
Eurofoods has launched a new Mediterranean mezze brand. Aleyna, available from Asda and Morrisons now, comprises jars of roasted red peppers, sun-kissed tomatoes, hot chillies, cherry peppers, capers, garlic, and marinated artichokes...
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Third Party: Convenience sector is growing in importance
As Morrisons joins other big names opening c-stores, brands should note increased opportunities, says David Norbury
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NewsMorrisons adds CCTV to abattoirs in welfare move
Morrisons is to have CCTV cameras installed in all of its own abattoirs by the end of the year.
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NewsMorrisons calls off pursuit of former Safeway chair Webster
Morrisons has halted its legal proceedings against David Webster, the former chairman of Safeway.
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NewsThe new generals of retailing
In just over six months a new generation has emerged in grocery retailing, with new leaders at Asda, Morrisons, M&S and, early next year, Tesco. What are they like? And what are they likely to do? Adam Leyland interviewed all four, along with insiders, ex-colleagues, rivals, analysts and other senior ...
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: Next week's interims mark a new era for Marc & Spencer
Timing is everything and nothing. Certainly Marc Bolland's timing looked as immaculate as his suits when he quit Morrisons a year ago to join Marks & Spencer.
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Wall’s special bangers for Bonfire Night
Wall's is launching a special-edition sausage for Bonfire Night. Bonfire Bangers (rsp: £3 for a pack of 12) come in a smoky barbecue flavour and will go into Morrisons stores from 18 October, with Tesco to follow on 3 November.
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NewsTesco wins beef with Morrisons over Finest ad
Advertising authorities have sided with Tesco in a spat with Morrisons over a press ad for Finest beef.
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Comment & OpinionYou can take the man out of Morrisons...
You can take the man out of Morrisons, it seems, but you can’t take the Morrisons out of the man.
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NewsGrocer 33: Service - Queue-free Asda wins by a whisker
This week's service award was tightly fought, with Morrisons and Asda both providing a full basket, excellent customer service and a neat and tidy store.
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Morrisons homeless scheme to offer employment in new stores
Morrisons is launching a scheme offering homeless people opportunities to work in its new stores.It has joined forces with the Create Foundation, a not-for-profit company that helps former homeless people train and get back into...
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NewsGrocer 33: Half-price Häagen Dazs helps Morrisons
With the greatest number of items on promotion (15) Morrisons had the cheapest basket this week. Half-price Häagen Dazs and the cheapest pineapple (£1) helped it move three places up the table.
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NewsMorrisons in new online and c-store experiment
Morrisons this week unveiled its biggest change in strategy since taking over Safeway in 2004 if not since 1958 when it moved from market stall to town-centre store. The retailer is set to enter the hotly contested convenience market...