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Morrisons news and analysis – Page 131
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Thorntons tubs roll out
High street confectioner Thorntons has kicked off a campaign to expand its grocery portfolio with a new range of luxury 500ml ice cream tubs. Rolling out to Safeway, Booths and Budgens stores this week with other listings planned, the range...
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Coke leads the charge
Asda put on a spurt last week and its rise in the chart has continued to improve this week, taking it to the top. Safeway also moves up the chart to take the number two spot, focusing mainly on price promotions. Morrisons and Tesco move...
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They're in the money
Winner or loser, the price of entering Safeway's bidding war will be a multi-million pound bill. Glynn Davis reveals where the money goes While the outcome of the bid battle for Safeway remains unknown, what is a racing certainty is that the...
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shop and go stops
Safeway has halted a roll out of its self scanning service. It offers its Shop and Go device from 150 stores, but has no plans to introduce it at further sites said a spokeswoman. big scots deal The Big Food Group has awarded logistics...
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Ferocious but honest'
Grocery buyers do not always have a good image and the power they wield has once again come under the spotlight recently with the Safeway auction and the code of practice review. But buyers are also the consumer's champion and many are respected and...
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Up close and personable
Although Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer chart Asda has rapidly closed the gap between them and comes in just two percentage points behind at number two. Buy one get one free offers and other multibuy promotions appear to dominate...
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Safeway bills soaring
The final bill for those involved in the battle for Safeway could top a massive £150m. Research by The Grocer suggests Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury and Philip Green could each face bills of up to £40m, mainly from the professional advisors working...
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Sainsbury takes a leap
Morrisons remains top of the fascia chart for promotions. A combination of price promotions and multi-buy offers across all categories helped Morrisons to open up a big gap between itself and its competitors last week. This week the gap has...
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Safeway backdrop as code review launched
Elaine Watson The OFT has announced plans to review the code of practice as concerns over Safeway's alleged heavy-handed tactics towards suppliers gather pace. Although a review of the code is separate to the OFT's inquiry into the Safeway...
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Cereals is one of those product areas that any store manager
In the cereals category this week the two highest promoters were Sainsbury and Safeway, with a promoted to non-promoted sku ratio of 28%. The average ratio is just 18%. The results are interesting for a number of reasons. The average out of...
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Safeway ready to uncork new wines
Safeway insists it is “business as usual” as its wine department prepares to unveil its new range amid speculation over the multiple’s sale. The new line-up will be showcased at a trade event in April. In the meantime, the beer team has...
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Waitrose would be the winner
Waitrose and Marks and Spencer will be the winners in a Safeway sale, with Somerfield, Sainsbury,Big Food Group and the Co-operative Group likely losers. That was the consensus of opiinion at the seminar.If Sainsbury lost, it would be exposed as...
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How should porcupines try to mate?
The headline on my Opinion column this week was one of the questions posed at the seminar we organised to examine how the Safeway sell-off will affect the industry, consumers and investors. For those who don't know the answer, porcupines should...
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Weaker suppliers in firing line
Anne Bruce The sale of Safeway will produce a "killing ground" of weak brand and private label suppliers who face crippling reductions in margins and the possibility of losing their entire business, former Somerfield chief executive David Simons...
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Safeway extracting the last penny
from Safeway supplier, name and address supplied Sir; Safeway is certainly a focused business now focused on threatening its suppliers to bolster its short-term cash and profits. Having supplied Safeway for many years, we have got used to...
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Share needs defining
The Competition Commission will be torn between consumer and manufacturer best interests if the Safeway sale is referred to it by the OFT, according to seminar speakers. An Asda/ Wal-Mart takeover would benefit consumers by bringing prices down...
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A case of low expectations
Safeway investors should expect cash bids of no more than 280p a share if, as expected, the major trade buyers are referred and the tussle ends up between the leverage bidders and Morrisons. CAI Cheuvreux food analyst Mike Dennis said Morrisons...
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The Saturday Essay - Jerry Marwood
I was interviewed last week by a journalist trying to get my thoughts on the current flurry of bid and counter-bid for Safeway. Buried among her questions were a couple about the fact that the Co-operative Group had started to claim it was the...
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Poundland winning supplier confidence'
Drinks, snacks, confectionery and household goods suppliers are starting to sit up and take notice of Poundland as sales approach the £200m mark, its bosses have claimed. Poundland chairman and former Safeway chief executive Colin Smith said the...
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Bidding frenzy turns to a PR campaign
Elaine Watson Tesco and Morrisons have launched a charm offensive to persuade shareholders, suppliers and consumer groups they are the best bet for Safeway. The bidding frenzy surrounding the chain has fallen into a lull as potential...