Morrisons news and analysis – Page 127

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‘Delays bad for everyone’Manufacturers reader panel

2003-08-23T00:00:00Z

The Safeway takeover is unlikely to be resolved until early next year, according to City analysts.Trade and industry secretary Patricia Hewitt finally received the Competition Commission’s 840-page report on Monday after a six-day delay. She...
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View from the top

2003-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Grocer asks industry chiefs who their money is on to win the battle for Safeway and whether they believe the protracted sale has hurt the market over the past six monthsSince January, the challenge for my colleagues and I has...
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Consumer vox pop

2003-08-16T00:00:00Z

>>consumers say safeway is out of step with the timesConsumers may not know or care who is in the running for Safeway. But that does not indicate that they have no views on the outcome nor how it will affect the price of their weekly...
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Consumers back Green

2003-08-16T00:00:00Z

As the Safeway saga nears a conclusion, shoppers and industry chiefs reveal their preferred end result. Liz Hamson reportsMost consumers think the supermarket sector would benefit if retail entrepreneur Philip Green bought Safeway. As...
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Which way Safeway?

2003-08-12T00:00:00Z

The threat of legal challenge from Asda's US parent Wal-Mart could delay publication of the Competition Commission ruling on the takeover of Safeway. The Sunday Telegraph said the report is understood to recommend that Asda, Sainsbury and...
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Working week...

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

>>The highs and lows of a week in the industryProduct development has little to do with sitting around eating, says Carolyn Rastall, a senior product developer for Safeway.In fact, one of the things Rastall likes about her...
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Safeway in the top spot

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

Safeway leaps ahead this week to take the top spot in the chart, forcing Sainsbury down to number two. The multiple at the centre of takeover activity appears to be focusing on price promotions and buy-one-get-one free offers and is...
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vital safeguards for independents

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

from David Rae, chief executive, Association of Convenience StoresSir; The Competition Commission’s inquiry into the proposed acquisition of Safeway – due to report this week – offers a timely opportunity for regulators to introduce...
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Safeway slashes distribution costs

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

Safeway will save millions of pounds in distribution costs with a nationwide scheduling system due to launch in seven weeks’ time, according to supply director Mark Aylwin.The new computerised scheduling system, which integrates existing...
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Safeway unveils own label Oriental

2003-08-02T00:00:00Z

Safeway is forging ahead with own label developments despite the uncertainty surrounding its future.The retailer is bringing out a 70-strong Oriental range that covers ready meals, grocery and deli products from across south east Asia....
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Sir Ken will not risk morrisons by paying the wrong priceNobody should be too surprised to see Philip Green pulling out of the Safeway auction. Despite his blustering, it is clear Green has been having second thoughts for some time....
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>> reflection is no bad thing…The Grocer top 50 independents...And now, the end is near...So it was that with these words Ol’ Blue Eyes (Frank Sinatra; not Carlos Criado-Perez) ended the Safeway EGM this week on a somewhat...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>The commission’s decision will set new rules for store portfoliosAs the industry awaits with bated breath for the Competition Commission’s report into Safeway to be published, what I find so intriguing is not the debate about who...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>BEWARE ANTI-AGEISM LEGISLATION; SAFEWAY IS PROVING A DRAGWhen we last touched on the issue of ageism in grocery, we clearly hit a nerve with readers, as our coverage sparked a flurry of letters from those who felt they had failed to...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>consumers will remain an unpredictable forceSafeway and obesity. On the surface these two words have little in common. But, as two of the biggest issues of the year for the UK grocery market, the circumstances around them display...
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The Saturday Essay

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>food needs good science – Colin Gutteridge, md, RSSL, provider of science outsourcing to fmcg sectorAmid the media feeding frenzy that accompanies takeover talk such as Morrisons and Safeway, one can almost be persuaded that the...
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The Saturday Essay

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>How can the industry combat deflationary pressure? TONY SMITH, SALES DIRECTOR, UNILEVER BESTFOODS UKAs I’m writing this essay all eyes are on Safeway. After months of wrangling, a decision has at last been made and, as many...
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The Saturday Essay

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Is Chip and PIN really shaping up? jeremy wyman, business systems manager, safewaySome people have questioned whether chip and PIN might be an attempt at closer European integration through the back door. After all the French have...
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The Saturday Essay

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Jeremy Baker, senior lecturer in marketing, London Metropolitan University – the Office of Supermarket regulator is nighThe supermarket industry is going to be very sorry that it ever got caught-up in the Safeway takeover. The...
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Multibuys come good

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Morrisons moves one place to reclaim its position at the top of the chart closely followed by Tesco and Safeway, both of which also move up one place. Buy-one-get-one-free offers and other multibuy deals feature heavily across the two...