All Supermarkets articles – Page 346
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NewsTesco’s virtual store in Korea could spark shopping revolution
Tesco’s trial of virtual shopping in a South Korean subway station is set to be expanded next month and could pave the way for similar hi-tech ‘stores’ in the UK. Last month, Tesco’s Korean arm Home Plus transformed Seoul’s Hangangjin…
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NPD should be a combined effort
Sir, Tesco's Dan Jago "hasn't seen any earth-shattering NPD in the last 18 months" ('How creative is the drinks business?', 16 July). That kind of NPD is seen once in a blue moon hence the longevity of the brands in The Grocer top 100 alcohol...
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Focus On Canned Goods: Innovations
The new Stay Full range (rsp: £1.69 for 400g), which includes beetroot, tomato & buckwheat and spiced butternut squash & edamame bean flavours, will make its debut in Morrisons before hitting Tesco shelves.
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News‘A tremendous intellect’: sad loss of Bowes
The industry is mourning the loss of John Bowes, a Fairtrade and The Co-op Group veteran, who passed away last weekend while undergoing treatment for a heart condition. Bowes, 59, worked at The Co-operative Group for more than 30 years...
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Co-op boss tells how Kenya trip ‘opened his eyes’ to Fairtrade
The Co-operative Group's CEO Peter Marks has admitted he "really didn't get" Fairtrade until a recent visit to Kenya. Blogging this week on the website of the Depart-ment for International Development about his visit to a 'co-operative to...
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much ground has been lost by Waitrose web woes?
Waitrose has been the retailer seemingly impervious to hitches and glitches – until it came to the launch of its online delivery service.
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NewsBarfoots cuts corn on the cob down to size
Own-label sweetcorn supplier Barfoots of Botley has launched its first branded product a bag of cob segments designed to be eaten as a snack. Sweetcorn Bites (rsp: £1.99 for a pack of eight) went on sale in Waitrose this week. They can...
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NewsAsda celebrates its longest-serving staff
Asda claims to have the edge on rivals when it comes to staff loyalty. As more than 700 staff attended a celebration at Harewood House, Leeds, in recognition of their service, the retailer boasted it had one of the lowest turnover rates...
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NewsCampbell’s Condensed Soups return to shelves
Campbell’s Condensed canned soups will be back on shelf in the UK next week for the first time in more than three years. The range, which rolls out to Tesco from 1 August and other retailers later in the summer, will feature flavours from…
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NewsTesco unveils new book to help boost fruit sales
Tesco is hoping to nudge people to eat more fruit and boost its own fresh produce sales with a new book featuring recipes and buying tips. All You Want To Know About Fruit launches into Tesco superstores and Extra stores next week,...
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Carrying the can
Today’s figures from Wrap represent the first time since records began that the number of single-use carrier bags being handed out has gone up instead of down.
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Something wifi
Tesco is reported to be offering free wifi access in four of its stores, and is expected to roll the service out across its estate should the trial prove successful.
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NewsTesco to offer free Wifi
Tesco is following in the footsteps of coffee shops and hotels by offering customers free Wifi services in its stores.
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Asda offers back to basics mobile
Asda has become the latest supermarket to offer customers a new back to basics mobile phone.
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NewsPangasius lines removed from retailers’ shelves
Morrisons and Asda have withdrawn a number of pre-packed pangasius lines, it has emerged. Asda said it had withdrawn three pre-packed lines of pangasius after internal testing had found "issues with the quality of the fish". The lines...
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NewsWaitrose running late on web improvements
Waitrose has come in for more fierce criticism over its online delivery site, after it failed to deliver a series of planned updates to fix problems that have plagued the site since it launched four months ago.
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NewsNew Percy Fox role for marketer Owen
Diageo-owned distributor Percy Fox has promoted Jonathan Owen to the new role of head of customer marketing. Owen moves up from the role of business sector manager for Tesco and will be responsible for "providing vision and solutions to...
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Valassis slumps as Tesco changes tack
Sales have plunged 24% at coupon company Valassis after Tesco decided to destroy paper coupons after scanning them. Valassis had counted and verified the coupons before sending the information to Tesco's suppliers. But in June last year...
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Co-op’s Hive fails to drive enough buzz
The Co-operative Group has ditched Hive, its social networking site. The site, www.hive.coop, was launched in February 2010 for members to discuss campaigns, ethics, products, values and principles. But the society pulled the plug last...
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McKeon made a commercial director at Asda
Asda has promoted Adrian McKeon to commercial director for grocery. McKeon moves up from the role of category director for beers, wines and spirits a position he has held since January 2010. He is the former chief executive…