Morrisons news and analysis – Page 130
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Safeway in the top spot
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
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
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
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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The Saturday Essay
>>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
>>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
>>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
>>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
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...
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Possibly left behind by Ken
A member of The Grocer’s advertising team got a reminder of Grocery UK while on honeymoon in the Maldives.He was surprised to see a Morrisons carrier bag on the counter in the “broom cupboard of a shop” on one of the smaller...
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Suck with Natalie
While the grocery industry is immersed in Safeway, obesity and the GM debate, the folk at Tesco's press office had something more important to discuss at their summer party in London last week: Tim Tams. The retailer has begun stocking...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite
Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA secretary...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite
Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA...
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Alan Dardis
Pet care buyer, Safeway Recent brand relaunches in the dry market have encouraged consumers to switch brands to try new products. Innovation has been centred on health claims for dry products and they have led a trend out of wet food into dry or...
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Safeway moves to recruit more disabled people
Safeway is aiming to boost job opportunities for disabled people through a deal signed with recruitment agency Remploy. The company specialises in finding employment for disabled workers, a group which it claims represents up to 20% of the UK...