Morrisons news and analysis – Page 120
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The people behind Caravan
>>The first of three features on the trade’s welfare charityTwo years ago Gillian Barker was a high flier at Safeway but she made the decision to get out and do some good for the retail industry she has worked in all her...
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Bacon and excellence
Bacon suppliers were asked to nominate their favourite buyers, based on accessibility, communication and negotiation skills, and promises delivered. Ian Lovell, Morrisons’ senior buyer, received several nominations from suppliers who said he treated...
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Look back with pride
As he gears up for a new challenge in Spain, Carlos Criado-Perez tells Julian Hunt what his fondest and proudest memories will be of his time at SafewayFormer Safeway chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez has been a busy man since he...
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Carlos: ‘UK will beckon again’
Former Safeway boss Carlos Criado-Perez is interested in making a return to the UK retail scene – but not until he has helped to turn around a 600-store food chain in Spain.In an exclusive interview with The Grocer this week, Criado-Perez...
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Wines post-merger are ‘leaner, fitter’
Claire Hu Morrisons claims the merging of its wine aisles with Safeway’s has been a hit with customers – despite culling more than a third of the range.Beers, Wines and Spirits director John Spurs told The Grocer that he found the Safeway...
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Morrisons catches a cold
Retailers demonstrate different strategies on promotions as they gear up to meet the autumn and winter demand for cold and flu relief products. A typical multiple retailer will stock 43 different lines, with some 7% of them on promotion....
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Co-op enters Sedgley fray
The West Midlands Co-op has opened in Sedgley after spending £600,000 on refurbishing a former Safeway store bought from Morrisons for £7m. This new store, in the centre of Sedgley, faces fierce competition and it needs to attract previous...
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Netto picks up Norwood
Netto has bought Safeway’s store in Norwood, Beverley, from Morrisons for an undisclosed sum. The Danish company, which is also interested in a raft of Safeway’s smaller stores, will pump £3m into refurbishing the store, which will re-open in...
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Meat chain questions
It remains unclear what steps Morrisons is taking post-Safeway takeover to consolidate its meat supply channels.The vertically integrated multiple runs a generally pro-British buying policy, though something like 5% of its beef supply comes...
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Morrisons keeps Exult on board
Exult, provider of HR-led business process outsourcing, has reached an agreement with Morrisons supermarkets to continue to provide accounting and payroll services for their Safeway businesses in the UK. Exult will continue with its existing...
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Tesco buys 10 Safeway stores
Tesco has bought 10 Safeway stores from rival retailer Morrisons for around £87.6m. This is the latest batch of store divestments by Morrisons since the completion of its takeover of Safeway in March. Morrisons was required to sell the...
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JS falls down on stocks
Sainsbury continues to lag behind its competitors in the availability stakes, according to The Grocer 33 survey.The multiple, which recently parachuted in former Safeway logistics chief Lawrence Christensen to tackle its supply chain problems,...
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Asda buys four Safeway stores
Morrisons has announced it has agreed to sell four more stores from the Safeway portfolio to Asda.Three of these stores are among the list of those Morrisons is required to sell as a continuation of the disposals required by the Office of...
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Expansion will feed Morrisons
Mushroom specialist Greyfriars is planning to diversify into sweetcorn, garlic and cabbage to help Morrisons meet its post-Safeway acquisition produce needs.The producer has unveiled a £300,000 packhouse near Ripon in North Yorkshire that will...
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Morrisons’ hell of a task is on course
It was finally open house at Morrisons as the retailer threw open the doors of a flagship conversion and talked in detail for the first time about how the programme is progressing. Liz Hamson reportsEver since...
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West Midlands Co-op opens superstore in Sedgley
West Midlands Co-op opened the doors to its new Sedgley superstore last week after purchasing the former Safeway site for £7m.More than 6,000 people passed through the doors in the first two days following a 10-day, £600,000 refurbishment and...
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JS signs Christensen as supply chain chief
Sainsbury has drafted in top logistics expert Lawrence Christensen in a bid to tackle the problems afflicting its new distribution centres.Christensen, who was group operations director of Safeway before its acquisition by Morrisons, has joined...
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Is Morrisons up to the task?
Its first profit warning in 37 years resulted in City analysts substantially cutting profit forecasts. So how do these analysts rate Morrisons now, asks Glynn DavisThe brief period of euphoria following the consummation of the deal...
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New branches will think local
Waitrose has started talking with regional food groups about introducing local sourcing to the 19 stores it has purchased from Morrisons after the Safeway takeover. A spokeswoman said that Waitrose has the capacity to tailor its assortment...