Morrisons news and analysis – Page 111
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Morrisons gauges online opportunity
Morrisons has tested an interactive version of its weekly Best Buys leaflet, in what looks like a tentative step towards expansion of its internet presence.The electronic flyer, produced by online marketing technology company Activepoint...
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Brilliance at Bishopbriggs
The Bishopbriggs Morrisons on Kirkintilloch Road in Glasgow has won this week's Top Store award. Our mystery shopper there was impressed by the helpful and friendly staff. She noted that the managers made sure new checkouts were opened as soon...
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Austin lands logistics role at Morrisons
Morrisons has appointed Neal Austin as director oflogistics. He is set to start his role, which is a new one for the retailer, on 2 October, and will be reporting directly to David Hutchinson, Morrisons' manufacturing, warehouse and...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest supermarket for the third week in a row. In a tight race, Asda's basket price of £46.42 came in barely cheaper than Somerfield's total of £46.86. Tesco was third at £47.24, or 1.8% more than Asda, followed by Morrisons,...
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Q&A with Paul Chapman Manager of the Week
Have you have won this award before? Yes, I was the manager here when we won the award last June. We were trading as a Safeway back then, but the store has since been refitted and rebadged under the Morrisons brand. In fact, I think it is 12… -
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest supermarket again this week at £38.26, while Tesco was once again in second place, this week with a basket price of £39.31, 2.7% higher than Asda. Sainsbury was third at £39.80, nudging Morrisons back to fourth place at...
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New season orange push
Outspan, the UK's leading importer of citrus fruit, has been celebrating its new season citrus with a promotional orange pack in all Morrisons stores. The new branded six-pack of oranges retails at £1.49 in Morrisons only and went on sale...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
The Waitrose store in Sandbach, Cheshire, won The Grocer 33 Top Store Award this time last year. At the time, manager Andy Woodcock had run the store for three years, spanning its ownership by first Safeway and then Waitrose.In October...
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Price Survey
Asda has regained the top spot this week, after temporarily losing its title to Morrisons. Asda had a basket price of £35.47, or £0.50 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second. Much of Asda's lead was due to a price drop on...
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Bolland's baptism by fire
In less than a fortnight, the unfamiliar figure of Marc Bolland, former chief operating officer at Heineken, steps into the shoes of former Morrisons chief executive Bob Stott. His arrival signals the end of Sir Ken Morrison's executive reign...
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Price Survey
Morrisons has overtaken Asda to become the cheapest supermarket this week. Morrisons' basket came in at £45.53, just pipping perennial price leader Asda and Sainsbury's, which has been cutting prices to regain market share. The spread on the...
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Morrisons aids sufferers from allergies
Morrisons has launched an own label free-from food range aimed at customers with allergies or special dietary requirements.The initial range of 14 products includes gluten and wheat-free bread, and pasta free from wheat, gluten, eggs and...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
The Morrisons store on Saxon Street in Denton, Greater Manchester, won The Grocer 33 Top Store award this time last year. Deputy manager Pete Matthews credited the success to the store's high morale and staff retention. When we...
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Morrisons bows to palm oil pressure
Morrisons has bowed to pressure from environmental charity Friends of the Earth and joined its Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Last month Friends of the Earth ran an advert in The Independent newspaper slamming the supermarket...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
The Morrisons store at The Gyle, Edinburgh, won the Top Store award at this time last year, as a result of its perfect availability and flawless service. Store manager Joe Turner was especially proud of his hard-working staff and gave...
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Morrisons buys bio-fuel Focus
Morrisons took ownership of the millionth Ford Focus to be sold in the UK at the British International Motor Show in London this week.The car, which runs on bio-ethanol or petrol, will be used as part of a fleet of company cars but will...
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Star Buyer Adrian Gash
Gash has been with Waitrose for two years, joining from Safeway, where he spent six years, covering pharmaceuticals and healthcare, bread and then crisps. His earlier career included three years with Unichem and spells with Peter Black...
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Waitrose snaps up Morrisons stores
Morrisons has sold six stores and a non-operational distribution site to Waitrose. The stores are situated at Eastbourne, Formby, Hexham, Lymington, Parkstone and Portswood, while the distribution site is located in...
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In Brief: Morrisons' new look, Age of robotics, Give us Respect
Morrisons' new look Morrisons is set to unveil a new store design. The new look will be an "evolutionary change from the existing format". The first of the new stores will be a renovated Safeway that will open in Crowborough, East...
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Price Survey
Asda's decision to join Tesco and Waitrose in raising the price of its own label milk has had little impact on its position as the UK's cheapest supermarket, according to The Grocer 33's latest survey. Both Asda and Morrisons have...