The Co-op news and analysis – Page 115
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Co-ops: UN offers store tip-off rewards
United Norwest Co-op is offering to pay suppliers a bounty of £1,000 for tip-offs that lead to store acquisitions. General manager Paul Griffiths told an audience of 700 at its annual supplier conference: "We will pay £1,000 for every c-store lead...
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Multiples: Somerfield runs to catch up
Somerfield's new management team has made the creation of new store formats one of its priorities for the coming year. Chief executive Alan Smith said: "The estate has not had effective investment for quite some time. The competition have been...
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Multiples: Somerfield axe falls on loyalty
Somerfield has axed its loyalty card scheme and joined Asda and Safeway in claiming such initiatives have lost credibility among shoppers. The troubled chain has been issuing Argos Premier Points since 1996. But chief executive Alan Smith has now...
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Somerfield: Annie is back but Jerry goes to Corrie
The star of Somerfield's TV ad campaign is to live on in a new series of commercials due to be aired within a matter of weeks. And the company's Kwik Save subsidiary is targeting Iceland with an aggressive press ad campaign. Annie has been at the...
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Co-ops: Forty jobs go as CWS closes Port Talbot superstore
The CWS has announced the closure of another unprofitable superstore at Baglan Moor, Port Talbot, after failing to find a suitable buyer. Although the organisation will try and redeploy staff from the store, 40 full-time and 40 part-time employees...
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Asda staff are bare but not the shelves
When Asda announces "everything's coming down", it normally means the price, but this time, they do mean everything. After the Women's Institutue and Somerfield's semi-nude effort last year, Asda colleagues at the Morley branch in West Yorkshire...
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John gets fresh with society
West Midlands Co-op has appointed a new general manager to head up its expanded food division. He is John Toal who was chief executive of the food group at Shrewsbury-based Morris and Co which the society acquired in July. Before working at...
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Multiples: Somerfield reticent about link to Nisa-Today's
Somerfield has shocked the trade, and many of its own staff, by forging an alliance with the major opponent of the supermarket industry Nisa-Today's. After challenges from The Grocer, the two companies put out a low-key joint statement admitting...
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Co-ops: Jobs go as CWS shuts loss makers
CWS has decided to close three unprofitable superstores in Leigh, Burnley and Leytonstone in the new year after failing to find suitable buyers. Although the cooperative society will try to redeploy employees, 51 full-time and 155 part-time staff...
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Corporate casualties: The fall and rise of David Simons
The end for David Simons came early on the morning of the last Wednesday in March at a Somerfield board meeting. With the company's share price in freefall, Simons was aware that his time as ceo was coming to an end, and the week before had been...
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Co-ops: United Norwest ambitious for growth
United Norwest Co-op is to step up its aggressive acquisition and refurbishment programme in the new year. The society plans to phase out the fascias of its Dawn to Dusk, Nevins, and AM/PM convenience chain acquisitions in 2001. Conversions are...
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Home delivery: Somerfield extends zones
Somerfield has extended its zoning scheme for home deliveries to two new areas. With the addition of stores within the M25 plus the Essex and East Anglia region, Somerfield now has about 95 vans in the scheme. Deliveries within the Kent, Sussex...
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Dairy: Axis talks Aeron
Milk producer co-op Axis, the Midlands successor to Milk Marque, is to enter exclusive talks to buy Aeron Valley Cheese from Milk Marque. While some potential bidders were put off by cumbersome HGV access, cheese packing alternatives will...
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Co-ops: CWS brings out buyers to meet Scots
CWS has been holding "meet the buyer" events in Scotland as part of a bid to significantly increase the amount of Scottish products it sources. Events in Glasgow, held in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise's Food and Drink Team, and Inverness,...
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Code of practice: Big five reel over naive' draft as CWS co
Exclusive Clive Beddall The CWS is urging Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers to involve the Co-op in the DTI's controversial new trading code for the top five multiples and their suppliers. In a letter to consumer affairs minister Kim...
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Co-op adds on to label
The Co-op has added to its own label New World wine offering with wines from South Africa and Argentina. It has introduced a Cape American Oak Pinotage (rsp £4.99) from Stellenbosch and Three Worlds Pinotage-Shiraz-Zinfandel (£6.99) from the...
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That was the year that was 10
November 24, 1990. Gateway is to launch yet another retail fascia alongside its Somerfield and Dunnes-link operations, chief executive Bob Willett revealed this week. The project, quite distinct from next month's Gateway Stores' revamp, is still on...
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Multiples: Somerfield: how Simons paid
Former Somerfield boss David Simons has publicly admitted that the Kwik Save acquisition was a mistake and one that cost him a £10m fortune. In an interview to be broadcast by HTV West on Tuesday, Simons reveals: "At the time of the flotation I...
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Carter says farewell to Welcome to drive Co-op loyalty schem
CWS has promoted Ged Carter to general manager, retail marketing. Carter, previously head of brand management, convenience stores, will be responsible for advertising and promotions and marketing development, which includes the Co-op Dividend...
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Floods: After that deluge praise for public spirited super
Supermarkets have been praised for their help for communities in East Sussex devastated by the recent floods. A Somerfield store in Uckfield and a Safeway store in Lewes will have to be completely refitted after they were flooded with sewage...