All The Co-op articles – Page 91
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The Acid Test
>>Consumers and buyers give their views on the latest launchesBumblebee Honey AleFrom: The Co-operative GroupLaunched under the Co-op’s own Fair Trade label, Bumblebee Honey Ale is brewed using first gold hops...
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‘Regan matter is now closed’
Entrepreneur Andrew Regan, the majority shareholder in celebrity chef-backed shell company Conival, has ended a 10-year legal fight after agreeing an out-of-court settlement with the Co-operative Group.Regan, who staged an abortive hostile bid...
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loyalty cards are double-edged sword
from Paul Taylor, managing director, Catalina MarketingSir; As MD of the company that helps Somerfield run its Saver Card scheme, I read with interest your piece on loyalty cards (The Grocer, February 19, p44). It is not the...
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Giving cabinet approval
Tchibo’s non-food units built into 120 Somerfield stores’ grocery aisles are profiting both parties. Rod Addy examines the mixWhen Somerfield announced the roll-out of its Tchibo concessions last October, there were a few raised...
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Somerfield in the doghouse
The average number of dog food products is 140 per store across the six major retailers. Alongside this wide choice, Stockwatch also found good levels of availability for non-promotional lines, with only 7% at risk of being out of stock during peak...
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Texaco’s forecourt retreat
Texaco is looking to offload a further 100 company-owned forecourt sites over the next 18 months as it focuses on its core fuel distribution business.Speaking as the fuel giant revealed it was in talks with Somerfield about selling 140 of its...
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Grampian makes chicken easy
Somerfield has launched a new ‘Primary Plus’ fresh chicken range into its stores under the Grampian brand.The products, which went on sale on Wednesday, are designed to be easy to cook and offer short cooking times. They are selling alongside...
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Kwik fixes are not the solution for Baugur
Baugur could extract some synergies from teaming up Iceland and Kwik Save, but it could prove a marriage made in hell, warned analysts as news of Baugur’s interest in Somerfield Group broke this week.Just two days before the Icelandic...
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Co-op reworks depots
The Co-operative Group is building a new 320,000sq ft regional distribution centre in West Thurrock and extending its Fareham depot in a bid to improve its service to stores.The society, which is also opening a new national distribution centre...
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Cooksey says cheese
Farmer-owned milk co-op Dairy Farmers of Britain has appointed Andrew Cooksey as MD of its cheese and speciality division.The appointment follows DFB’s £75m acquisition of Associated Co-operative Creameries in August. Cooksey’s division...
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a cavalier way to treat loyal custom
from Simon Dee, Saxon Road, WinchesterSir; The home delivery service operated by Somerfield over many years, and still operating in nearby towns such as Hungerford and Basingstoke, has been removed from Winchester.For a purchase...
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Shoppers fail to live up to healthy aspirations
Consumers are duping themselves when it comes to healthy eating, according to early findings from the Co-operative Group’s new labelling trial.While shoppers claim to prefer healthy options, their shopping baskets often tell a different story,...
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Margram eyes further sites
Margram has sold off its entire retail business to Somerfield and is developing further sites for the supermarket chain.However, the independent retailer, previously ranked 30 in The Grocer Top 50, is planning to run company-owned forecourts...
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Yeardley takes reins at Lincolnshire Co-op
New retail operations manager Ray Yeardley began working with the Lincolnshire Co-operative last month, taking over from Mike Mawer, who is retiring.Yeardley was previously the MD of Supergifts Company, which has 40 Superpounds stores across...
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Co-op and Oxfam push for mobile phone recycling
The Co-op is urging people to recycle their old mobile phones to raise money for Oxfam projects across the globe. On the 3rd of January the Co-op launched an in-store drive to collect old mobile phones and empty inkjet and laser cartridges...
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Retailers yet to back OTM beef
The big retailers are refusing to commit to stocking over 30-month beef when the OTM rule is abolished, probably some time next year.Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons and Somerfield all stopped short of pledging to sell products made from the...
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n co-op’s a good eggThe Co-operative Group has won a Good Egg Award for increasing free range egg sales.The British Free Range Egg Producers Association praised the retailer for increasing the free range share of its total egg sales from 11% to 60% in six years....
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Somerfield rolls out budget back catalogue DVDs
Somerfield is rolling out a permanent budget range of back catalogue DVDs in larger Somerfield and Kwik Save stores.The budget range occupies a standalone spinner unit in the DVD sales area with three facings holding 45 titles. It will be...
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Somerfield enhances links with GCT
Somerfield and chilled consolidator Grampian Country Transport (GCT) have announced that GCT has entered into an agreement with Logistics Solutions Cambs to take over the operation of its chilled distribution warehouse in Littleport, near Ely....