All articles by Elinor Zuke – Page 19
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Grocer 33Tesco, Maryhill, Glasgow
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. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsWill Asda deliver on its 10% cheaper basket guarantee?
Asda is a long way off its pledge to offer baskets 10% cheaper than its rivals, figures from The Grocer 33 have revealed.
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NewsHyperama is not for sale ‘and we intend to keep it that way’
Landmark Wholesale has quashed rumours that Hyperama Cash & Carry is to be sold to Bestway.
Rumours have been circulating that Bestway could buy the Landmark Wholesale member after it confirmed it was still on the acquisition trail… -
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Bond finally prepares to bow out from Walmart
Andy Bond stepped down from his part-time role as Asda chairman this week, after less than a year.He will continue as executive vice president of Walmart to finalise the retailer's takeover of Massmart in South Africa but will leave...
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NewsAsda ad for half-price toys slapped down
The advertising watchdog has banned an advert for Asda’s recent half-price toy sale following a complaint by Sainsbury’s.
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Eastenders depots in HMRC dawn raids
Eastenders Cash & Carry has shut all six of its depots following police and HMRC dawn raids last week. One eyewitness told The Grocer how officers surrounded and stormed Eastenders’ Birmingham depot at 7am last Tuesday.
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NewsTesco ups bogof dairy deals despite promise
Tesco has increased the number of bogof deals it runs on dairy products by almost a third despite a pledge to cut down on such deals to tackle food waste. According to Assosia, the chain has run 404 bogof deals across the chilled dairy...
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NewsSingle-price chains squeeze suppliers as VAT hike looms
Single-price discounters have promised to squeeze suppliers, change pack sizes or go elsewhere to maintain profitability when next month's VAT rise kicks in.
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NewsLocal authorities blasted over poor snow planning
With store closures, empty shelves and food wastage costing the industry millions in lost sales during the big freeze, business have rounded on the authorities for their lack of readiness. There was no excuse for the failure to clear...
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NewsChange4Life’s fruit and veg chillers hit the east
Change4Life's convenience store programme has been rolled out to stores in the east of England. Under the scheme the Department of Health offers funding to 'beacon' stores in deprived areas with poor provision of fruit and veg. The...
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Grocer 33Asda, Ipswich
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. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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Asda toasts local beer
Asda has reported a 47% rise in local beer sales compared with last month as customers “shun glitzy foreign brands”. The fastest rises were from Skinners’ Cornish Knocker, up 346% year-on-year and Easy Rider, which has seen sales rise by 115% at Asda.
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Grocer 33Sainsbury's High Wycombe
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. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsM&S ‘strongly refutes’ Champagne bait claim
Just days before the Office of Fair Trading publishes its report into 'bait advertising' and other potentially misleading pricing practices, Marks & Spencer has denied allegations that a £10 Champagne deal contravenes the rules.
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NewsViva! to release proof new cages are ‘a sick joke’
Egg producers using the new 'enriched' cage systems for their laying hens could come under intense public scrutiny over the coming months as animal rights groups prepare to release new undercover footage, which they claim 'exposes' the new cages to...
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Marwood to leave Spar MD role next summer
Wholesale rivals have paid tribute to industry stalwart Jerry Marwood, who this week announced he was stepping down as Spar UK MD next summer "to seek new challenges". Marwood joined the company as retail director in 1996 and returned in...
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Asda go-getters make missing unforgettable
Asda is bringing in extra Christmas staff to fetch forgotten items for customers who are already queuing. One or two dedicated "go-getters for forgetters" will be in every store from 18 December until Christmas Eve. They will be...
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Grocer 33Asda, Chesser, Edinburgh
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. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsMarwood stepping down as Spar UK boss
Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood is to step down and will leave the company next summer.
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NewsViva! appeals to Lidl to remove reindeer meat from shelves
Animal rights campaigners have called on Lidl to "take Rudolph off the menu" as the discounter became the first grocery multiple in the UK to to introduce reindeer meat to its shelves. The frozen steaks, £5.99 for a 350g pack, were...