Mike Watkins news, comment and analysis – Page 20
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Best-ever share for Asda at Christmas
This week sees the launch of our new TradeTrak market share barometer using ACNielsen’s Homescan Panel.Each month we will measure retailers’ market shares based on total till purchases bought into the home by an in-home scanning panel of 10,000...
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Sainsbury has much to play for
With the run up period to Christmas now in full swing evidence is emerging that food sales are holding up well this year for most of the major food retailers.The underlying growth in sales for the out-of-town sector is an encouraging 7% over...
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This is no time for distractions
Could Sainsbury’s focus on its new non-food range be causing a distraction for its food offering? This month’s TradeTrak survey from ACNielsen suggests the multiple may have taken its eye off the ball when it comes to food as its market share of...
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Why the bidding may go soft
Morrisons still has to wait a month to hear whether it has got the green light from the Competition Commission to bid for Safeway. But the indications are that, if given clearance, it will lower the price of its takeover offer on the back of the...
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Mirroring market constraints
Our latest TradeTrak data from ACNielsen Homescan covers the 12 weeks to J anuary 25, giving a full picture of the Christmas trading.The figures are based on value sales of all grocery purchases, and the market share performance here tends to...
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Why Sainsbury wants Safeway
If Christmas trading figures from the big five are anything to go by, it is no wonder Sainsbury is so desperate to pick up Safeway. Its 2.8% rise in like-for-like sales, including petrol, came in as the lowest of the major multiples with even...
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IFE 2001 preview: Now this is show business
Big names and a new venue promise to make IFE 2001 a must for the food and drink industry When it opens later this month, IFE 2001 the UK's largest exhibition devoted exclusively to food and drink promises to be one of the most memorable ...