Morrisons news and analysis – Page 135
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Safeway:winning the battle locally
The rumour factory had been doing overtime in the week that Safeway's marketing and trading director sat down to do his first major interview since taking up his post. But when asked about the reports that Wal-Mart was about to launch a takeover bid...
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Mr Morrison says he's able to pack today
Morrisons in Barry might not have had this week's cheapest basket at £37.95, but it romped home as the store for a great shopping experience. Helpful staff appeared to reverse an earlier company policy when assistance with packing was...
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Expansion ramped up
John Wood Morrisons has stepped up its expansion plans as it revealed interim figures that showed its like-for-like sales were well ahead of the figures Tesco announced earlier in the week, at 5.7% compared with 3.9%. The no frills retailer...
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And where the rest fell down
Morrisons, Hazel GroveDate of shopping trip: 13.09.02 Time taken in store: 34 mins Time of shopping trip: 09.40 Time taken at checkout: 6 mins Quick ...
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Brands make thirsty work of it
Morrisons and Asda sit at numbers one and two respectively and have drawn further ahead of the field, standing eight percentage points ahead of Safeway at number three. Tesco slips just one place, now standing in fourth position. Sainsbury and...
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Morrisons interim like-for-like sales ahead of Tesco
Morrisons has said its first half like-for-like sales rose 6.3% and as its growth continues apace it has firm plans for expansion in hand.Interim pre-tax profit to August 11 increased 16.1% to £114.5m up from £98.6m last year boosted by...
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Stormin' Stella takes second slot
Though Morrisons remains at the top of the chart, competition has become increasingly fierce with the four leaders standing within six percentage points of each other. In addition Sainsbury and Somerfield, in positions five and six, are just...
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Barton's key trading role
Safeway has recruited one of Marks & Spencer's key former executives as commercial director for produce, meat and bakery. Peter Barton's position represents a new role within the multiple's trading division. As well as managing trading...
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Asda must prepare to take a hit
Safeway has begun its fight back for market share in Scotland with the opening of its first Megastore north of the border at Anniesland, Glasow. As reported in The Grocer on August 24, Safeway is determined not to let Asda's ambitions push it...
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TV plugs for new stores
Supermarket Morrisons is planning a return to TV in autumn and winter with new executions of its ongoing ad campaign.Regional clips at the end of the TV adverts will draw attention to six new stores Morrisons is opening this...
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New quartet shakes up brands
Morrisons has pulled further ahead of the other retailers in the chart this week and now stands six percentage points ahead of Tesco which has moved up to number two. Sainsbury has shown improvement, moving up from fifth place to number four...
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A case of the blues...which means NPD, and hands on fun
But retailer behaviour is also crucial. Glanbia supplies to most of the major multiples in the UK, including Asda, Safeway, Somerfield, Kwik Save, Iceland, Sainsbury and Marks & Spencer. Development work at its groundbreaking Malpas Centre of Cheese...
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ÂAnd where the rest fell down
Tesco Date of shopping trip: 20.09.02 Time taken in store: 55 minsWhaley Bridge Time of shopping trip: 08.58 Time taken at checkout: ...
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Safeway to invest £3m
Elaine Watson Safeway is pumping £3m into its biggest ever own brand development programme. In order to boost its own label penetration from 31% to the market average of more than 40%, Safeway will "substantially increase" the size and...
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Safeway puts shelf edge labels on trial
Safeway has confirmed it is trialling electronic shelf edge labels in stores in St Albans and Woose Hill, Wokingham. Supply operations director Mark Aylwin said ESL represented a "massive opportunity" for the company, both from a pricing and a...
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Scottish fight heats up
Anne Bruce The top three supermarket groups in Scotland have declared war for market share as Asda catches up with Safeway and Tesco widens its lead at number one. Asda became joint number two in Scotland last month according to Taylor...
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Safeway and Sainsbury close in
There are no changes in the retailer chart this week with Morrisons still at number one. The top three, Morrisons, Asda and Tesco, have, however, lost ground in the number of percentage points held with Safeway and Sainsbury both improving on...
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Morrisons keeps up the pace
Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer share chart for a fourth week running, with 35% share of promotional space, followed by Asda with 24% and Tesco with 16%. Safeway and Sainsbury follow, with Somerfield again finishing bottom of the...