All Supermarkets articles – Page 373
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Asda to stop below-cost booze sales
Asda has vowed to end the below-cost selling of alcohol in its stores.The retailer has unveiled a new commitment not to sell alcohol below cost including VAT and duty and has pledged to offset any potential increase in the cost of...
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NewsP&H boss Etherington next in The Grocer's hot seat
Next week Palmer & Harvey chief executive Chris Etherington is joining The Grocer team as guest editor, following the likes of Asda president Andy Bond and Unilever’s Dave Lewis.
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NewsGrocer 33: Homepage
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. The charts (left) show the scores from this week's survey. But if you click on the relevant chart you can find out all the details: the ...
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Sainsbury’s focuses on freshness with UK flower varieties
Sainsbury's is planning to stock more fresh-cut British flowers following a 40% rise in value sales of some home-grown varieties during the past year. The retailer, which now sources 25% of its flowers from British growers up from 15%...
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Picture This... franz ferdinand co-operates
Alex Kapranos, singer and guitarist for indie band Franz Ferdinand, this week launched The Co-operative Group's partnership with British Music Experience, which promotes the history, science and culture of British pop music. The society will give...
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Contactless payment rolls out at Co-op
The Co-operative Group is rolling out contactless payment to its food stores. Contactless payment allows customers to make purchases of £15 or less without the need to enter a PIN or insert their card into a terminal. The Oyster-style...
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury’s only let down by the aircon
Sainsbury's in Maidenhead won this week with no items out-of-stock. Our shopper asked for help finding two items and both times was accompanied by staff to the shelf and asked if she needed any further help.
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NewsAd watchdog finds fault with George’s ‘no quibble’ guarantee
An advert for Asda’s 100-day quality guarantee on George clothing has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for presenting standard consumer rights as a unique benefit of shopping at the supermarket.
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NewsWaitrose shines amid promotional shambles
Waitrose has been voted best for in-store promotions for the first time in a new survey on trade investment for The Grocer.
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Sainsbury’s Hodgson heads for Shanghai to spot opportunities
Sainsbury's has promoted category manager Michael Hodgson to the newly created role of head of trading strategy international, based in Shanghai.
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Slower inflation lifts Dovecote Park profit
Dovecote Park, the sole supplier of beef to Waitrose, has posted a 9.8% rise in pre-tax profits as cattle price inflation slowed. Pre-tax profits rose to £3.1m on sales up 8.2% to £106.3m in the year to 25 September 2009, according to...
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Waitrose opens its own cookery school
Waitrose is to become the first UK supermarket to own and operate a cookery school when it opens a new facility above its Finchley Road store in London in October.The 4,600 sq ft school will be equipped with a theatre, teaching area,...
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Picture This... The bees’ knees-up
Waitrose has donated £67,500 to a university project to decode the waggle dance of honey bees.Researchers hope to better understand how bees forage for food by studying the waggle dance they use to communicate with each other.
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Asda offers beef farmers greater pricing security
Asda is introducing pre-agreed prices into some of its beef farmer contracts in a move that producers claim could set a blueprint for the industry. Under the terms of the contract, Asda will agree to pay farmers £2.70/kg for their...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda cheapest with soups and sauces
Asda claimed first place this week, offering 12 items on promotion and six cheapest items, including McCain's fries (£1.92), New Covent Garden carrot and coriander soup (£1.50) and Sharwood's black bean sauce (£1).
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Retail Prices: What about EDLP? Asda ups number of promos by 17%
It has said it will be running fewer deals – but Asda has increased its number of promos by more than its rivals over the past month says Ronan Hegarty
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NewsAsda plays Christmas catch-up with premium lines
Asda is hoping to turn around its Christmas fortunes by introducing new premium food and general merchandise lines.
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NewsHeston brings his Fat Duck recipes to Waitrose
Heston Blumenthal and Waitrose have added a new dimension to their partnership with food designed by the Fat Duck chef set to go on sale at the supermarket later this year.
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NewsAsda defends record on overseas wages
Asda has shrugged off criticism over the level of pay given to Indian workers that make its George at Asda clothing range.
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NewsGrocer 33: Cottage cheese puts Asda back on top
Asda is back on top this week with nine cheapest items including the cottage cheese (£1), Parma ham (£1.18) and king prawns (£1.67).