Archive of all The Co-op articles – Page 110
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ICL failed to deliver' on IT
The Co-operative Group is taking legal action against ICL to recover "several million pounds" relating to a dispute over the installation of a Globalstore IT package. The dispute dates back to the merger of CWS and CRS in April 2000. Nick Eyre,...
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There are few industry stalwarts left from the early days o
The first self-service store was, by popular consent, opened by the Co-op in Portsmouth in 1947. The chain was then at the forefront of retailing and had 100 factories producing most of its products. Then, store managers were responsible for their...
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United buys Willis chain
United Co-op is still on the acquisition trail, following the purchase of the 12-store Willis convenience chain. The Willis group is the sixth chain of c-stores which United Co-op has acquired in the past four years, and has an annual turnover of...
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Pumpkin proves a Cinderella in Somerfield and best buy at As
Hallowe'en was the focus for our special purchase of a pumpkin. The majority were labelled as small but sizes varied from store to store. Small pumpkins at Asda were enormous and they were the best buy at 98p, while those at Safeway, Diss, were a...
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Siviter made Stars News md
United Co-op's head of food marketing Paul Siviter has been appointed managing director of the Stars News c-store chain. Stars News, part of the Wolverhampton based Express and Star group, owns mores than 220 c-stores and has been searching for an...
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VISIONS OF EXCELLENCE AT ACS
Vision, excellence, innovation and motivation will be the key themes of the ACS annual conference in March. Speakers and chairmen include United Co-op chief executive Martin Beaumont, Aberness Foods md Stanley Morrice, T&S chief executive Jim...
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Gill blasts OFT's swatting' of producer co-op moves in UK
Farmers need to set up co-ops to help them stand up to the financial muscle of the major multiples, but are being thwarted by the Office of Fair Trading, according to NFU president Ben Gill. He said that after tax, currency differences and...
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Phenomenal success' of first CBC net auction
A major new procurement initiative from Nisa-Today's has demonstrated internet auctions are not only for the big boys. Nisa CBC members Londis, Budgens and Somerfield used their first web auction to procure four million cases of soft drinks on...
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David Simons takes over from Haghighi at the helm of Parisa
Former Somerfield chief executive David Simons has taken over from Nader Haghighi at the helm of Warrington-based Parisa Group. Simons, who left Somerfield after overseeing its disastrous purchase of Kwik Save, now has full executive responsibility...
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Decline in home cooking skills needs to be arrested' says buyer Meat eating habit must be broadly reaffirmed' In common with most other outlets, it has been a tough year for red meat sales for the Co-operative Group. And, in spite of...
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Targeted promotions and leafleting campaigns as superstores feel the pinch Tactical marketing action launched for larger stores The Co-operative Group is taking urgent action to help its larger stores maintain market share in an increasingly...
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Somerfield reshuffles its senior team
Somerfield has denied it will be working more closely with buying group Nisa-Today's after a management reshuffle promoted former Nisa-Today's director Keiron Mayes to deputy buying director. The multiple surprised the industry in January when it ...
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First Quench boosts top team
Off licence operator First Quench has plundered talent from Somerfield, Wal-Mart and M&S to boost its senior management team. Robert Plummer joins as trading director beer/cider, tobacco and minerals. He joins from Somerfield where he was trading...
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Record profits boosted
by former Somerfields Waitrose is set to announce record interim profits when the John Lewis Partnership announces its results for the first half of the year this week. Waitrose md David Felwick told The Grocer sales for the first half were up 13%...
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Co-op/council alliance launches Store to Door
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op has teamed up with social services at Oxfordshire County Council to launch a new home shopping service for the elderly and housebound. The society beat off competition from Tesco, Sainsbury and Iceland to win the...
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The Co-operative Group has launched a new range of own label
German hard discounter Lidl is moving into the Hungarian market this year, according to local press reports. Kraft Foods has boosted its ready meals portfolio with the purchase of Borden Foods' US ready meals business It's Pasta Anytime! C-store...
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More trials for smaller Welcome c-store format
The Co-operative Group is to extend its trial of a Welcome format for small c-stores. The concept was unveiled at a former CRS outlet in Kingston in south London earlier this year. Ranging at the 1,100 sq ft store was changed so that 65% of what...
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Co-operative Group: Three in One divi card is a hit with sho
The launch of a new variation on Co-operative Group's Dividend card has proved a hit with more than 200,000 customers signing up. The Three and One Dividend card, which earns 3% back on all Co-op branded and fresh goods and 1% on all other...