All Supermarkets articles – Page 357

  • TESCO NEW
    News

    Tesco is UK’s most valuable retail brand, claims shock report

    2011-03-31T12:57:57.717Z

    Supermarkets dominate a new list of the most valuable names in UK retail, with Tesco – perhaps unsurprisingly – crowned top.

  • TESCO INTERIOR
    News

    Tesco fined £48,000 for staff safety breaches

    2011-03-31T12:15:14.717Z

    Tesco has been fined almost £50,000 after putting the safety of its staff at risk. Bracknell Forest Council prosecuted the retail giant over a of health and safety offences involving the unloading and loading of vehicles at its Warfield store.

  • WAITROSE
    News

    Waitrose to open Lancashire DC in drive to double northern estate

    2011-03-30T11:10:15.210Z

    Waitrose is to open a new regional distribution centre in Lancashire as part of plans to double its estate in the north. The centre in Chorley remains subject to planning approval but is expected to open in the autumn of 2012, creating 600 jobs.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Feeling co-operative?

    2011-03-30T00:00:00Z

    Today The Co-op unveiled some pretty dismal like-for-like numbers for food sales, down 2.5% on last year. That wasn’t a huge surprise coming off the back of a disappointing Christmas.

  • WAITROSE
    News

    Tesco price match ‘will hit Waitrose margins’

    2011-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose's pledge to match Tesco's pricing on key branded lines could be costing the retailer up to 200 basis points, industry insiders have warned. Exclusive figures compiled by BrandView.co.uk for The Grocer have revealed the chain is...

  • GOLD-JEWELLERY
    News

    Website takes on Tesco over falling gold price

    2011-03-26T00:00:00Z

    An internet pawnbroker is taking on Tesco after the supermarket slashed the price it is paying shoppers for their old gold. Tesco controversially launched its used-gold service, Tesco Gold Exchange, in January with a buying price of £10...

  • News

    Co-op Group launches new voucher site

    2011-03-26T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has launched a new website where customers can download vouchers to spend in Co-op stores. The Save More site, accessed via the society's website and through www.beforeIshop.co.uk, allows shoppers to download...

  • News

    Mary Berry has entered the cake mix

    2011-03-26T00:00:00Z

    Gourmet brand Mary Berry & Daughter is making its first foray into baking with a range of cake mixes. The Mary Berry branded range, available from Waitrose, comes in Lemon Drizzle, Luxury Carrot Cake and Double Chocolate Fudge (rsp:...

  • BRITISH-CAULIFLOWERS
    News

    The 100% British caulis that turned out to be...French

    2011-03-26T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has been caught prominently advertising '100% British cauliflowers' in stores despite also selling cauliflower from countries such as France and Spain, an investigation by The Grocer has revealed. Sainsbury's was found to be...

  • TESCO NEW
    News

    Tesco closes pricing loophole exposed by mystery website

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has been forced to put a cap on its Double the Difference price pledge after super-savvy shoppers exploited the deal to actually make money while doing the weekly shop. Consumers were guided by a new and anonymous website,...

  • Comment & Opinion

    Buried alive

    2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

    'Sainsburied’ screams the headline in today’s edition of The Sun. It’s a nice line. Just as pleasingly, though less dramatically, the Financial Times notes that ‘Good shares cost less at Sainsbury’s’.

  • MARKS SPENCER SPRING GIRLS
    News

    M&S adds Jamie Redknapp to spring campaign

    2011-03-22T12:33:19.070Z

    Marks & Spencer has unveiled details of its spring advertising campaign, with football pundit Jamie Redknapp making his TV debut for the chain alongside the likes of Lisa Snowdon and Twiggy.

  • YOO-YOGHURT
    News

    Tesco turns patriotic with UK-sourced Yoo yoghurts

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has thrown down the gauntlet to yoghurt ­giants Danone and Müller with the launch of a new 'patriotic' tertiary yoghurt brand that promises to be 100% British and 20% cheaper than "foreign" yoghurts.

  • RUGBY-RUNNER
    News

    Maxinutrition gets set for sharper focus

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Functional food brand Maxinutrition is collaborating with retailers to create a more coherent sports nutrition fixture in store.  With parent company GlaxoSmithKline, Maxinutrition is working with Tesco, Sainsbury's and Boots to improve...

  • News

    Douwe Egberts makes debut in refill packs

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    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...

  • News

    DCS welcomes Smith Coats as head of sales

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Personal care wholesaler DCS Central has appointed Bill Smith Coats as head of sales. Smith Coats was head of impulse sales and Tesco business unit manager at Typhoo. Previous to this, he worked at SHS Sales & Marketing as a national...

  • WAITROSE-FRENCH-CAMEMBERT
    News

    Range review swells Waitrose cheese offer

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has completely revamped its pre-pack cheese fixture, adding 80 new lines as well as an entirely new 'better plus' tier of high-quality artisan cheeses. The chain is also expanding its own-label Essential range by a further 15...

  • Comment & Opinion

    Careers File: Companies should ease the path for women to gain top roles

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's appointment of Google UK MD Matt Brittin to its board as a non-executive director in January was a smart move. He will bring valuable expertise to the retailer's web offer.

  • BLACK-GARLIC
    News

    Black Garlic gains listing with Tesco

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Black garlic has taken a step further into the mainstream by gaining listings with Tesco. The unusual-looking bulb largely used by chefs will roll out into Express and superstores on 27 May. It is already available through Ocado as well...

  • AFRICAN-HAPPY-SUPPLIER
    News

    Sainsbury’s sits down with African suppliers

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's enlisted the help of the Kenyan government, the British High Commission and the Fairtrade Foundation to get more than 100 African suppliers to attend its conference on its supply chain in the continent this week.