All Supermarkets articles – Page 351
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Comment and OpinionEditor's Comment: Packaging is like putting sex on the cover. It sells
Sean Poulter, the Daily Mail's consumer affairs editor, was at his brazen best this week, accusing Tesco of "penny pinching" with its wafer-thin plastic bags in the same article in which he attacked supermarkets for "failing to reduce packaging".
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Bananas again take brunt of price war as Asda cuts to 55p/kg
Asda has upped the stakes in the banana price war by slashing prices by 18% to 55p/kg the lowest since last November.
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NewsGrocer 33: Service - Tesco’s staff and stock win the day
An army of helpful and knowledgeable staff won Tesco in Stockport this week's The Grocer 33 service award.
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NewsSainsbury’s plans to launch green score card for its suppliers
Sainsbury's is considering launching an environmental scorecard for its manufacturing suppliers. The idea was discussed at Sainsbury's first environment-specific conference for suppliers, held recently.
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Comment and OpinionThree out of four's not bad
Asda today discovered what hoops it needs to jump through to go ahead with its Netto deal.
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NewsAsda to offload 47 Netto stores to placate OFT
Asda will have to sell off almost 50 Netto stores to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of the Danish discounter’s UK business.
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NewsTesco wins latest round in advertising battle with Asda
Tesco has hit back at Asda in the supermarkets’ long-running tussle over price-based advertising.
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NewsSainsbury’s revamps Taste the Difference premium line
Sainsbury’s has re-launched its Taste the Difference premium own-label range.
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Comment and OpinionChosen by whom?
A few weeks ago The Grocer wondered whether Andy Clarke had stumbled into a ‘Ratner moment’ by admitting the quality of Asda’s food wasn’t up to scratch.
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NewsAsda overhauls own-label in bid to up quality
Asda has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its own-label range – and pledged to “drive as hard on quality as it does on price”.
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NewsOcado broadens offer with own-label range
Ocado is to launch a new 1,000-strong own-label range as it looks to broaden its offer and boost its appeal to Sainsbury’s and Tesco customers.
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Picture This... Finding Freedom on Sainsbury’s shelves
Here's Dragons' Den star Peter Jones shopping for £60,000 worth of ice cream. He invested the sum in frozen dessert brand Worthenshaws Freedom, invented by single mum Kirsty Henshaw who made a plea for backing on the BBC show after creating the...
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NewsWiseman denies link to profit warning as Tesco joins milk war
One of Tesco’s biggest milk suppliers has insisted that a profits warning issued on Thursday was unrelated to Tesco’s decision this week to go head to head with Asda on retail milk prices for the first time.
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Co-op unveils plans for huge south west DC
The Co-operative Group is to open a 430,000 sq ft regional distribution centre near Bristol in 2012 as part of the continued overhaul of its supply chain.The £20m Avonmouth site will serve 400 Co-op stores in Bristol, north Somerset and...
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Sainsbury’s disputes Co-op Fairtrade claims
A war of words has broken out between Sainsbury's and The Co-operative Group following the launch of a Fairtrade campaign by the Co-op.The society has launched a new website and rolled out TV and press ads claiming it sells "more...
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McGee’s and Asda NI tie-up is flourishing
McGee’s Butchers has reported a strong first year for its concessions in Asda stores and expects end-of-year sales to reach £10m.
McGee’s, which sells locally sourced fresh cuts as well as meat prepared and packed for cooking, said its… -
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Asda stumbles in chilled fish as rivals surge ahead
Asda is the only one of the big four retailers to have shown a year-on-year decline in sales of chilled fish over the past year, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel. Value sales of chilled fish at Asda have fallen 0.3% and volumes...
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury’s speed and stock success
This week's winner is Sainsbury's in Portsmouth, which offered a quick and pleasant shop with no items out-of-stock.
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NewsAsda staff clean up at women’s retail awards
Asda staff claimed a trio of trophies at the Specsavers Everywoman in Retail Awards.
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Comment and Opinion
Hanging baskets
Today the advertising regulator sided with Asda in the latest row over Tesco’s ‘real baskets’ campaign.