Morrisons news and analysis – Page 98
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NewsMorrisons offers patriotic petrol with ‘Fuel Britannia’ stunt
Morrisons has knocked 6p off a litre of petrol or diesel for customers spending £40 or more at stores from this week until May 8. The Fuel Britannia deal would beat recent offers introduced by Sainsbury’s and The Co-operative Group, the retailer claimed.
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Comment & Opinion
Is Morrisons the new trailblazer in grocery?
Now that Dalton Philips has upped the ante, suppliers are adopting a ‘Tesco plus Three’ strategy, says Bryan Roberts
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NewsM&S raids Morrisons again for new head of Simply Food
Marc Bolland has returned to his former stamping ground to recruit a new head of Simply Food. Christopher Taylor joins the high street giant from Morrisons, also taking responsibility for the franchise and hospitality business.
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Humdinger adds Ambrosia custard snacks
Humdinger Foods has added two Ambrosia-branded custard-based snacks to its portfolio of licensed foods. The duo, rolling out to Sainsbury's and Morrisons now and into Asda next month, consists of Custard Coated Apple Flakes and Custard...
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Morrisons pledges at least 50 produce deals
Morrisons has committed itself to a minimum of 50 promotions on fresh fruit & veg a week in a bid to make fresh produce more affordable and enable more consumers to reach the recommended five-a-day.
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NewsMorrisons splashes out on schemes to train up executives
Morrisons is investing millions in leadership training to "turbocharge" its senior executive team. The Morrisons Advanced Leadership Programme was launched earlier this year, with a budget of £90,000 per head for six members of the...
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NewsMorrisons extends Sun Lik meal tie-up
A meal deal run by Morrisons with Sun Lik beer has been extended from its original two-week run to the whole of 2011. Morrisons said the Oriental beer performed well when it was launched in stores as part of a meal deal in the run-up to...
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ProfilesDalton Philips Q&A: 'There is a real opportunity to romance the customer more'
This week’s Guest Editor, Morrisons CEO Dalton Philips, talks to Ronan Hegarty about a “fantastic” first year, driving the fresh food advantage, and those labs…
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NewsBread with a ‘tasty twist’ at breakfast
Mission Foods has unveiled a bread designed specifically for the breakfast market. Cranberry & Orange Breakfast Bread, which is available now from Morrisons, comes in packs containing four flatbreads (rsp: 99p).
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NewsAuthentic Asia line hits Morrisons
Own-label frozen supplier CP Foods has launched a branded range of Asian starters, ready meals and accompaniments. The company says the Authentic Asia range, which includes King Prawn Wonton Soup, Chicken Pad Thai and Bangkok Firecracker…
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Grocer 33Morrisons Banbury
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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Douwe Egberts makes debut in refill packs
Douwe Egberts is following the lead of other major coffee brands with the launch of refill packs. Two variants of its Instants Pure range Pure Gold and Pure Indulgence will be in Asda and Morrisons nationwide in refill packs from this...
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Morrisons scraps major DVD contract
MBL Group is urgently seeking a buyer after Morrisons terminated its contract with the DVD distributor, putting up to 320 jobs at risk. The company's two supply agreements with Morrisons accounted for 78% of its turnover in the financial...
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NewsBattered mackerel hits the multiples
Young’s has unveiled details of its new battered mackerel as it announced the first listings in Tesco and Morrisons.
Young’s latest offering was revealed in January following Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight series on Channel 4,… -
Comment & Opinion
Dalton's web of intrigue
Morrisons today unveiled its latest annual results, with profits up a healthy 13% and like-for-likes increasing by an altogether more modest 0.9%. More eye-catching than the underwhelming sales performance was the news that Morrisons is sensationally taking on both the US and the whole internet in one fell swoop.
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NewsMorrisons plans to double women on top management team
Morrisons plans to double the number of women in senior management roles over the next three years. Women currently represent just 13% of the supermarket’s senior management group – a proportion Morrisons aims to grow to 30% by 2014.
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Waitrose chef Nugent poached by Morrisons
Morrisons is set to give its own label a touch of Waitrose-style quality after poaching its executive chef Neil Nugent. It is understood Nugent will work with group commercial director Richard Hodgson and new own-brand director Belinda...
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NewsChristianity takes on Cadbury as religious Easter egg hits Morrisons
Jesus is taking on the Cadbury’s Caramel Bunny and Aero’s Luvabubble Lamb as a religious-themed Easter egg hits shelves for the first time.
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NewsKiddicare swoop kick-starts Morrisons’ online adventure
Morrisons has kick-started its push into online retailing with the £70m purchase of baby product retailer Kiddicare. The deal price represents almost double the £37.5m sales Kiddicare achieved last year and includes the rights to its highly regarded technology platform.
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Comment & Opinion
The Kiddi's alright
So the City rumour mill was right – sort of. Morrisons was looking to get its hands on an online retailer after all – just not Ocado, much to the disappointment of many speculative shareholders in the posh food retailer.