All Supermarkets articles – Page 353
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Samworth grows in a ‘tough’ economy
Samworth Brothers, the Leicestershire based food manufacturer, is creating 240 new jobs in Leicestershire and Cornwall. The chilled food company, which supplies major retailers including Tesco and Waitrose, will recruit the jobs at two...
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They’re not in front but Sainsbury’s and M&S still wow City
Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer dazzled the City with the latest year-on-year sales growth ahead of Tesco and Asda. In the 12 weeks to 8 August [Kantar Worldpanel] Sainsbury's posted year-on-year sales growth of 5.5% , while M&S...
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Asda opens second picking depot to tap north London online sales
Asda will open its second home shopping picking centre on Monday in a bid to increase its share of the London market. The 96,000 sq ft centre in Enfield would help it "significantly increase" its share of north London online grocery,...
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Arla Foods muscles into cottage cheese with own-label lines
Arla Foods has made its debut in UK cottage cheese and taken half the own-label market in one go. The UK subsidiary of the Scandinavian dairy giant started supplying own-label cottage cheese to Tesco last week and will supply Asda from...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda wins thanks to no queue
This week it was a closely fought battle with three supermarkets offering a full basket and only one out-of-stock across the board. In the end, Asda in Gateshead won by a whisker because there was no queue at the checkout. The store was...
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Asda shaves fuel prices
Asda has cut the price of fuel by 1p per litre for unleaded and 2p for diesel, meaning customers will now pay a maximum of 111.9p for unleaded and 114.9p for diesel. It is the fourth time Asda has announced lower fuel prices since...
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WI wages into milk price war
The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) has waded into the milk price war by calling for reassurance from supermarkets that they will support British dairy farmers. The move comes after Asda cut the...
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Sainsbury’s sources UK cherries for basic
Sainsbury's is offering homegrown cherries in its basic tier for the first time, following a breakthrough in negotiations with British growers. The retailer routinely stocks British cherries for its standard and Taste the Difference...
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Women’s Institutes go back into battle over milk price war
The National Federation of Women's Institutes (NFWI) has waded into the milk price war by calling for reassurance from supermarkets that they will support British dairy farmers.The move comes after Asda cut the price of four pints from...
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Pets at Home hires Asda veteran as its new trading director
Peter Pritchard, the former non-food trading director of Asda, has been appointed trading director for petcare retailer Pets At Home. Pritchard will join Pets at Home in January 2011 from Wilkinson where he was head of buying for 16…
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Tilda’s pre-prepared ambient rice range makes stir-fry easier
Tilda has claimed a first with its new Stir Fry Rice collection a range of prepared rice specifically tailored for stir-fry dishes. The four-strong gluten-free line-up is available in Waitrose stores and through Ocado now in Peking...
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Grocer 33: Sainsbury’s service wows our shopper
Sainsbury's in Cheadle, Greater Manchester had a full basket this week and a glowing report from our shopper.
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NewsGrocer 33 Online: Delivery of fresh veg impresses
Sainsbury's was the only supermarket to deliver a full basket of 33 items. The website was easy to navigate and the products arrived in good condition, including very fresh-looking fruit and veg.
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NewsAsda takes down price of bananas to eight-month low
Asda has lowered the price of bananas to an eight-month low.Loose bananas now cost 67p per kg 31% less than a fortnight ago.
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Asda adds Facebook photos to its album
Asda has become the first UK retailer to sell printed photos taken directly from the Facebook accounts of its customers.In a three month exclusive deal with Fuji and PNI Digital Media, booths at its 187 photo centres will sell collage...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda beats competition by a fiver
With the greatest number of cheapest items (9) and a basket £5.10 cheaper than its closest rival, Asda held onto first place. Its Chicago Town pizzas, Heinz ketchup and Conference pears were all the cheapest, at £1.
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NewsGrocer 33: Helpful staff clinch second Waitrose win
Waitrose delivered the best service for the second week running, with its branch in Towcester offering a full basket as well as boasting friendly and helpful staff.
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Asda guarantee: 319 prices are up, 236 cut
Since launching its Price Guarantee in April, Asda has made more price hikes and fewer price cuts than any of its big four rivals, according to data from pricing specialist Brand View.And the number of exclusively lowest prices offered...
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NewsCustomer satisfaction levels plunge at The Co-op
Customer satisfaction levels plummeted at The Co-operative Group last year, its own customer satisfaction tracker has revealed.
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NewsMilk is the new beer as price war erupts
Asda kicked off a milk price war last weekend after pledging not to sell alcohol below cost and "to invest in core grocery essentials like milk instead".