Morrisons news and analysis – Page 104
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Supermarket shares fall
Shares in Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons fell yesterday after analysts warned the chains could struggle to hit sales expectations.“Consensus forecasts appear to assume that Tesco, Sainsbury and Morrison will all continue to grow UK sales...
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Tesco growth lagging but it will fight back say analysts
Tesco and Sainsbury's have underperformed the total grocery market for the second consecutive month, while Morrisons and Asda have built on sales momentum, according to the latest TNS Worldpanel figures.The total grocery market grew 5.9%...
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Price Survey - 8th March 2008
It has taken eight months but Tesco has regained its title as cheapest retailer in our The Grocer 33 price survey. Tesco has swapped places with Morrisons, which plummeted from first to fourth place this week. Tesco slashed the prices of four items...
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Price Survey - 15th March 2008
Asda has been consigned to the second-cheapest retailer position for a third week courtesy of Morrisons. Morrisons climbed from fourth place to the top spot with a £37.28 basket, but Asda's total was only 7p more and Tesco was close behind with a...
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All meat now 100%-British at Morrisons
Morrisons has become the first of the big four to source all fresh meat from Britain following a switch to 100%-British fresh beef.The supermarket already stocks 100%-British fresh pork, lamb and poultry, but previously sourced 5% of...
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Morrisons praised for support of British lamb
Morrisons has come out best in a survey by the National Farmers' Union tracking retailers' support for chilled British lamb.As part of the union's Storewatch initiative, 50 farmers went to supermarkets in England and Wales to find out...
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Morrisons awaits decision over E.coli
Morrisons' wait to discover whether it will be prosecuted over the death of a woman in Scotland is drawing to a close after police filed their report on last summer's E.coli outbreak.Margaret Rowan, 66, from Paisley, died last August...
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Morrisons polishes up its act - Q&A and Availability
Tapping into the tastes of the local Polish community in the Crewe Toll district of Edinburgh has helped Morrisons scoop its first Top Store win for 19 weeks. Morrisons' 28,000 sq ft Ferry Road branch was warm and welcoming and provided a full...
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Price Survey - 1st March 2008
Asda's attempt to record a fourth week as cheapest retailer has been foiled by Morrisons as the price gap between the big four becomes narrower than ever. Only 62p separated Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco from each other after they matched...
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Festive sales enhance Morrisons' reputation
A stellar performance over Christmas has helped Morrisons improve its corporate reputation more than any other major retailer in the UK, research shows. It leapt 56 places to 17th in TNS Media Intelligence's latest monthly Presswatch...
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Celeb chef gets behind Glorious! chilled soups
Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White is putting his weight behind a new chilled range of soups from food and beverage company Conival. Launched under a new brand - Glorious! - the soups are rolling into 375 Morrisons stores from this month....
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In Brief: Red banana; Fury with Brussels; Dried fruit bought
Red banana Morrisons has launched a range of Central American red bananas in its stores nationwide. The red-skinned fruit are smaller and plumper than their yellow cousins, and have a sweet raspberry taste. Fury with Brussels The Fresh Produce...
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Price Survey - 23rd February 2008
Morrisons came close to hijacking Asda's plans of claiming a third week as cheapest retailer but it did not make quite enough price cuts. Morrisons' £44.14 basket was just 16p more expensive than Asda's, and low enough to knock Tesco back into third...
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No Catch in administration
Organic cod supplier No Catch has fallen into administration.The business, which has listings in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and independent retailers, went into administration yesterday, with debts of £40m, according to the Financial...
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Price Survey - 16th February 2008
Asda has kept a tight grip on the cheapest retailer title this week, but Tesco fought off stiff competition to clinch second place. The competition between Morrisons and Tesco remained fierce this week, with just 10p separating the totals compared...
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What the papers said - 16th February 2008
Morrisons has issued a writ against the OFT accusing it of libel, which could result in a multimillion pound claim for damages. According to the Daily Mail, Morrisons has claimed the competition watchdog wrongly named it last September in relation...
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Stellar growth by Morrisons keeps up pressure on rivals
Morrisons' extraordinary growth spurt has accelerated, with TNS Worldpanel data showing its sales increased 11.3% in the 12 weeks to 27 January.The chain, which had registered growth of 9.3% in the 12 weeks to 30 December, has also...
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Price Survey - 9th February 2008
Morrisons' reign as Britain's cheapest retailer didn't last long. Asda reclaimed its crown this week with a £44.13 basket, while Sainsbury's leapfrogged Tesco and Morrisons to snatch second place. Despite doubling the price of minced beef, Asda...
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The reasons why Morrisons works
Morrisons' like-for-like sales growth has been more than twice that of its rivals and it's quickly gaining market share. So what is it doing right? The undisputed heavyweight food retail champion of the United Kingdom, by unanimous...
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Can Morrisons keep on wowing the City?
Who'd have predicted Morrisons would be hailed the darling of the City? Yet that is exactly what has happened following a stonking sales uplift over Christmas that left its rivals trailing in its wake. The analysts were fulsome in their...