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Morrisons news and analysis – Page 104
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They are separated by the faintest of margins, but Asda has narrowly undercut Morrisons to record its fourth week as cheapest retailer. Asda's £52.32 basket was just 9p less than Morrisons' total, although they did not match as many...
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What the papers said
?Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has signed a £100,000 deal to appear in a new TV advert for Morrisons. The tongue-in-cheek advert will spoof Hammond's near-death car crash and will feature him taking a smash in a supermarket trolley,...
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Grocer of the year
The dark days that followed the 2004 Safeway acquisition are firmly in the past for MorrisonsSir Ken Morrison may have retired to tend the flowers in his new walled garden, but he left the business on a high in February, able to proclaim...
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The Grocer 33: Availability award 2008
It was another close call on stock availability, but Asda edged ahead of last year's champion Morrisons to add the prize for availability to its The Grocer 33 pricing gong. Although Morrisons achieved three more full baskets over the...
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Price Survey
It may be a new year for The Grocer 33 but the story remains the same.Asda has again produced the cheapest basket - undercutting second place Morrisons by more than £2 to secure its third consecutive win.Asda made a number of...
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Morrisons first to carry healthy logo
Morrisons has become the first UK company to carry a healthy logo from the US Whole Grains Council.The stamp, which flags up the wholegrain content of a product, will be rolled out initially on one bread line throughout its UK stores....
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Morrisons the master of small to medium-size supermarkets
Morrisons is looking to open more small to medium-sized supermarkets, it has emerged - even if it doesn't snap up any of the Somerfield estate.Speaking as the retailer recorded a 7% increase in first quarter like-for-like sales, chief...
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Price Survey - 7th June 2008
Asda emerged victorious after another tussle with Morrisons to produce the cheapest basket. Just 36p separated their totals, but Morrisons - which entered the price war this week by slashing 2,000 prices - was undercut by Asda on 14 items. Asda's...
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Well done Morrisons (but none too soon)
Sir; At a time when dairy farmers are facing rising fuel, feed and fertiliser costs, supermarket group Morrisons must be congratulated for increasing its milk buying prices and for telling processors to pass the extra 1p a litre (0.568p a pint)...
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Morrisons' milk goes local at no extra cost
Morrisons has announced plans to become the first major retailer to locally source all its own-label, standard fresh milk and sell it at no extra cost to shoppers.The supermarket this week unveiled a raft of new dairy supply chain...
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Sainsbury's swaps its bogofs for lower prices
Sainsbury's has regained the top spot in the retailer activity chart from Morrisons. Accounting for 26% of the space allocated to promotions by the top five retailers, Sainsbury's choice of mechanics marked a dramatic shift from bogofs to...
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Price Survey - 31st May 2008
Asda has wrested the cheapest retailer title back from Morrisons as milk and bananas bore sweeping price changes this week. Asda sparked the banana price war last week by reducing them from 77p to 72p. The rest of the big four followed suit, but on...
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Banana wars are back...
A new price war on bananas has erupted this week, sparking condemnation of the big four from suppliers and NGOs alike. Asda triggered the war on Wednesday when it cut the price of a kilo of bananas from 77p to 72p. Tesco and Morrisons followed suit...
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...as ASA slams Asda's 'unfair and 'misleading' campaign
The advertising watchdog has slammed Asda for a "misleading" and "unfair" campaign comparing its prices with rival supermarket Morrisons.As part of its ongoing 'Why Pay More?' campaign, Asda ran two national press ads comparing the price...
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Morrisons' Yorkshire rose - Q&A and Availability
Morrisons has surged to joint first position at the top of our customer service leader board with its third Top Store triumph in four weeks. Its Pontefract branch in West Yorkshire sealed the victory with helpful and polite floor staff and strong...
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Price Survey
Morrisons has scuppered Asda's plans to record a fourth week as cheapest retailer, but only 49p separated the pair and the contest was settled on just one key item.Morrisons made no price hikes or cuts that affected this week's list, but...
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Price Survey - 03 May 2008
Asda snatched the cheapest retailer title back from Morrisons as the price gap between them and the other retailers widened this week. Asda climbed to top spot with a £46.73 basket, £3.78 cheaper than the third most expensive retailer, Tesco,...
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Morrisons pulls off a hat-trick
Morrisons has clinched the Top Store award for a second week thanks to a faultless performance from its ambitious Dukinfield branch in Cheshire. While the other stores floundered with poor checkout service, spilt milk and shaky availability, the...
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Morrisons takes a swipe at pay fiddles
Morrisons is installing a new clocking-in swipe card system in a move that will cut administration costs and stop staff claiming pay for extra hours not worked. The new system, from Autotime Solutions, which cost £1m, will mean all 375...
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Price Survey - 26th April 2008
The title of cheapest retailer has been hard to hang on to over the past four weeks with each of the big four taking a turn. This week, it was Morrisons' moment in the sun. Its £43.41 basket was 56p cheaper than last week's winner Asda. But compared...