Morrisons news and analysis – Page 115

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    Morrisons turns up the non food style

    2006-01-28T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons is developing a new range of premium non food products under its Morrisons The Best range.The Best non food range is hitting shelves now, headed by 11 lines, including The Best bedding, The Best corkscrew and The Best enamel...

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    Tesco conserves energy in Diss

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons would have felt the pressure just before Christmas, as Tesco opened a new store on the doorstep of one of its ex-Safeway stores. Tesco will be making the most of the positive PR surrounding the fact that the store in Diss, Norfolk, is...

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    Tesco conserves energy in Diss

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons would have felt the pressure just before Christmas, as Tesco opened a new store on the doorstep of one of its ex-Safeway stores. Tesco will be making the most of the positive PR surrounding the fact that the store in Diss, Norfolk, is...

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    Aldi targets Scotland

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    German discounter Aldi is targeting Scotland as it continues to drive its ambitious store roll-out programme.It has just opened three new stores, in Stirling, Carluke in Lanarkshire and Berwick. It has also acquired the site of a former Safeway...

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    Aldi targets Scotland

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    German discounter Aldi is targeting Scotland as it continues to drive its ambitious store roll-out programme.It has just opened three new stores, in Stirling, Carluke in Lanarkshire and Berwick. It has also acquired the site of a former Safeway...

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    Fruit2day is juice and pieces

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Nutritional products will form the basis of a push into the UK by Swiss food giant Hero, starting with the £11m launch of a unique fruit drink.Fruit2day, which goes into Sainsbury, Asda, Morrisons and The Co-operative Group stores this month,...

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    Fruit2day is juice and pieces

    2006-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Nutritional products will form the basis of a push into the UK by Swiss food giant Hero, starting with the £11m launch of a unique fruit drink.Fruit2day, which goes into Sainsbury, Asda, Morrisons and The Co-operative Group stores this month,...

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    Three rise at Morrisons

    2006-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has appointed Andrew Pleasance as grocery director responsible for household, health and beauty, and ambient grocery.Morrisons said Pleasance had a profound understanding of trading. Pleasance was most recently home and leisure...

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    Morrisons to close two depots

    2006-01-10T08:17:00Z

    Morrisons is closing two of its distribution centres with the loss of 1,600 jobs.The closure of the depots, which are situated in Kent and Bristol, follows a strategic review of Morrisons’ distribution network.Later this week...

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    Morrisons sells four stores

    2005-12-20T08:17:00Z

    Morrisons has exchanged contracts with Somerfield to sell four former Safeway stores at Comely Bank, Burnside, East Craigs and Kings Heath, which are now operating under the Morrisons fascia.Morrisons said that the aggregate value of the...

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    Planning disputes

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons is embroiled in a planning dispute over what is likely to be its biggest store in Scotland at Granton, Edinburgh, and is now planning to sell its last remaining Safeway store, situated in Wimbledon. The retailer is hoping to open a...

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    Asda retains lowest price position

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Asda remained top for price, Morrisons was brilliant on availability, while Waitrose has proved to be the star in customer serviceThe results are in – and the past six months have had little impact on the identity of...

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    Tesco splashes out with biggest ad spend in run up to Christmas

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is trouncing rival chains when it comes to dominating TV and press advertising space in the run up to Christmas.It spent £12.5m on TV and press ads between the end of October and last week, with Morrisons the next biggest at £9.5m,...

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    Standards at converted Safeway store ‘appalling’

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    A new Morrisons conversion in Plymouth has performed well below its previous Safeway levels for availability and customer service in this week’s The Grocer 33.The store had featured as a Safeway in The Grocer 33 in May 2004, just two months...

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    Waitrose aims to make it big

    2005-12-10T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose aims to double its 3.7% market share over the next 10 years by increasing the number of stores in the UK from 173 to 250 and strengthening its foothold in the north. Speaking to The Grocer at the opening of the last of its five Safeway...

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    The death of ‘Safeway’ was a bit exaggerated...

    2005-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Safeway’s consignment to the history books has been delayed by a planning wrangle.Morrisons sounded the death knell for the fascia last weekend after completing the conversion, sell-off or shutdown of the Safeway store estate.But a row...

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    Heartland: the whole country

    2005-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons’ directors north and south are confident of winning at all their stores by listening and adapting to local customers, as they explain to Ronan HegartyThis week Morrisons opened four newly converted Safeway stores. When the...

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    Rebranding wins consumer approval

    2005-11-26T00:00:00Z

    Shoppers in the south believe that product range and quality has improved since Morrisons took over the Safeway business last year.This is the finding of the latest research conducted for The Grocer by Harris Interactive which contradicts the...

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    Aulds rises from ashes

    2005-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury, Tesco and Morrisons have had their full range of own-label frozen and chilled desserts restored following the opening of a Scottish supplier’s new factory. Its production facilities burnt down in September.The £2m temporary factory...

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    NI Safeway wrap for Asda

    2005-11-19T00:00:00Z

    Asda has finally agreed a deal to take over the running of the last Safeway store in Northern Ireland not yet under its control.The store in Downpatrick was bought by localbusiness couple John and Helen Miskelly earlier this month, after...