All Supermarkets articles – Page 352
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NewsCo-ops start to benefit from Somerfield deal
Co-operatives are starting to reap the rewards of The Co-operative Group's acquisition of Somerfield. Trading profits and margins have boomed as the Co-operative Retail Trading Group leverages its bigger buying clout to forge stronger...
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NewsSainsbury’s stocks meals from Scratch
A meal concept that allows consumers to cook healthy food quickly from scratch has landed listings with 50 Sainsbury's stores. Alex Neves and Phil Pinnell first launched Scratch meals designed to be cooked at home in just 15 minutes at...
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NewsWas Tesco hoping to follow Yoo with MU?
Was Tesco planning to follow the launch of its successful Yoo yoghurts with a new tertiary Cheddar brand called MU? That is the question being asked after cheesemaker Adams Foods applied to register a trademark for MU Cheddar "exclusive...
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury’s in promo lead as focus shifts to own label
Only Sainsbury’s and Asda have increased promotional spending year-on-year as activity shifts from brands to own label.
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NewsCovent Garden scraps super-premium range
New Covent Garden Soup Co has abandoned its plans to roll-out a range of super-premium soups this year. The Dining Room range, which had been on trial in about 100 Sainsbury's stores since mid-January, was priced £2.99 for a 600g pot and...
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NewsCocktail pouches tap into premix demand
The Manchester Drinks Company has claimed a UK first with a pre-mixed cocktail in a 1.5 litre foil pouch. The My Cocktail range, which will be rolled into Asda in June under the company's Authentic Cocktail Company brand, comes in...
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NewsSainsbury’s £50 meal planner scheme gets off to ‘great start’
Sainsbury's has claimed its Feed Your Family For £50 meal planner has boosted sales and driven traffic to its website. The retailer launched the meal planner earlier this month, providing a list of ingredients and menu cards for a family...
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Grocer 33Waitrose, Weston-super-Mare
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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NewsAsda's new strawberry pricing is sound as a lb
Asda is to sell 1lb punnets of strawberries for the first time in more than 10 years to gauge shopper demand ahead of a potential roll-out of imperial measurements to other fruit & veg.
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Val Gooding to step down as Sainsbury's non-executive director
Val Gooding is to step down as a non-executive director of Sainsbury's at the retailer's agm in July.
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NewsSainsbury’s unveils part two of Feed Your Family for £50
Sainsbury’s has launched the second meal planner in its Feed Your Family for £50 campaign. The scheme was launched earlier this month, providing a list of ingredients and menu cards for a family of four for seven days – or 84 meals, including a Sunday roast.
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NewsMorrisons snares another brace of Netto stores
Morrisons has bought a further two Netto stores from Asda. The latest acquisitions – in Worsley, Manchester, and Dunstable – are in addition to the 16 former Netto stores it bought from Asda in January.
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NewsM&S claims quality the key as profits grow 13%
Food sales at Marks & Spencer grew by 2.6% on a like-for-like basis over the past year, which the retailer claimed was due to customers demanding quality despite their economic woes.
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NewsTesco: Euro supply shake-up is carrot as well as stick
Tesco is conducting a major shake-up of its supply chain across central Europe. The retailer revealed to The Grocer this week that it was hoping to establish an international distribution hub in the region most likely in Slovakia and...
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NewsTesco powers ahead to hit store total of 3,153
Tesco has lived up to its pledge to step up its expansion programme, adding 188 new stores last year. The retail giant laid out plans in its 2010 annual report to plough £1.6bn of capital into the UK economy through new store openings.
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Tesco puts new quality logo on fresh food range
Tesco has rolled out a new logo across its fresh foods lines in a bid to ramp up its quality credentials.The Quality & Freshness Guaranteed logo started going on fruit & veg as well as salads and a number of meat and fish…
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NewsHaldanes kicks off legal proceedings in spat with The Co-op
Haldanes has officially commenced legal action against The Co-operative Group over allegations the society "materially" breached terms of its agreement when it sold 26 former Somerfield stores to Haldanes in late 2009.
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News‘Carbon tax will slash company investment’
Justin King has warned that government changes to the Carbon Reduction Commitment scheme could slash corporate carbon investment almost to zero but vowed Sainsbury's would remain "one step ahead" on energy efficiency.
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NewsMr Kipling seeks slice of fresh cake market
Mr Kipling has moved into fresh cakes for the first time as part of Premier Foods' plans to breathe new life into its older brands. It has rolled out a three-strong range of chilled cakes into Asda and will be moving its Ambrosia brand...
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery Retail Structure 2011: Multiple retailer swap shop sees Tesco swell its numbers
Tesco and Booker have increased their estates this year, while the Co-op Group and Spar were among those reducing numbers. Beth Phillips reports