Morrisons news and analysis – Page 138
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TURBULENT YEARS
When we launched The Grocer 33 shopping survey in 1997, we promised to track trends, price variations and availability across the regions. One of the first chains to spot its promotional potential was Morrisons which used it in a campaign to tell...
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Drinks pile up on floor stacks for a World Cup and Jubilee j
An increase in activity in Safeway and Asda has reduced Morrisons lead for the second week running from 13 percentage points to eight. There are no changes in position in the chart this week, with Safeway and Asda remaining in positions two and...
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Expensive on space, heavy on wastage and a constant headache
Certainly, its space has been eroded by new formats such as the serveovers with ready to go ethnic meals in Asda and Morrisons, rotisseries serving roasted poultry in Sainsbury, plus the extensive fresh food to go' counters in Safeway's larger new...
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Brands display chart mobility but Coca-Cola hangs on to that
Safeway has moved up the chart to second place, reducing Morrisons lead in the top spot to 13 percentage points and forcing Asda down to number three. The rest of the chart remains stable. Activity in Safeway focuses most heavily on the household...
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Ian Deste has been replaced as marketing director of Coca-Co
Morrisons sales during the first 15 weeks of its current year show an increase of 10.4% and are up like-for-like 6.5%. Receivers have sold the bakery division of Aberdeen-based McIntosh of Dyce to specialist pie and cake supplier Bell Bakers,...
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Fresco turns into cafe bar
Safeway has abandoned plans for a chain of Cafe Fresco restaurants and instead will convert the concept into a cafe bar after piloting a compact version in Welywn Garden City in Hertfordshire last December. The smaller cafe format is licensed, but...
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Budweiser Ice 10 x 330ml Price promotion £6.99 Floor s
Budweiser 24 x 330ml Price promotion £13.98 Side stack Asda Cadbury's Chocolate 200g 2 for £1.50 Side stack Asda Cadbury's Chocolate Football Price promotion £4.99 ...
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Somerfield and Safeway in mega scrap
Somerfield and Safeway are in a battle over the the use of the word megadeals to flag up promotions. Somerfield is attempting to trademark the word despite the fact Safeway uses the term in store and has used it on promotional literature. A...
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the food chain
Most serious attempt so far to solve supply chain problems Safeway builds regional with Northumbria line Safeway has launched another regional lamb promotion, aiming to match the success of its West Country brand which went into stores last month....
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Safeway stresses no big plan' as discount format gets teste
Rod Addy Safeway has confirmed it is "experimenting" with discounting in a Glasgow store. Safeway chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez explained: "We have been trialling the idea, reducing prices, ranges and focus in one store dramatically." He...
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Jane Hills, Safeway instore bakery buyer
We have done a lot of work with bread in wicker baskets and slatted boxes. We've seen lots of growth not just in instore bakery but in speciality bread, and our treats muffins, doughnuts and pastries are also growing. If you can merchandise them...
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Morrisons backs up plans to head south with purchase of thir
Elaine Watson Morrisons is negotiating the purchase of a third major distribution centre to support its expansion plans in the south. Joint mds Bob Stott and Marie Melnyk said the new site was "more southerly based" to form a distribution triangle...
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Good things stack up for alcoholic drinks as categories rema
Morrisons continues to lead the field in the fascia chart this week standing 15 percentage points ahead of Asda at number two. Safeway and Somerfield have each remained in the same positions as last week while Tesco moves up to number four, and...
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Windsor wheat for royal loaf
Safeway is launching four royal bloomers to celebrate the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Two 800g loaves, a Jubilee ring and a Jubilee Coburg have been made for Safeway by Rank Hovis using 100% wheat sourced from the royal estate at Windsor. The move...
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Morrisons storms ahead 13 points and alcohol dominates categ
Though competition has become increasingly close between different fascia in recent weeks, this week Morrisons storms ahead of the field, extending its lead to 13 percentage points. The remainder of the chart remains relatively stable in terms of...
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D emand for energy and sports drinks shows so sign of waning
But retailers still remain unprepared. Space hasn't been made available and lucrative sales have been lost. A Zenith survey in September 2001 found 62% of Tesco, 31% of Safeway, 18% of Sainsbury and 12% of Asda stores had shortages of brand leader...
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Total confusion reigns in brands
Sir; Safeway chairman David Webster hit the nail on the head when he suggested an all-British food brand (The Grocer last week, p4). I agree we are seeing a cumulative fragmentation of branding between the English regions, Scotland and Wales,...
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Cask ale's in Safeway
Efforts to find a way of selling real ale in the off-trade are beginning to pay off for Bedfordshire brewer Charles Wells. After lengthy trials in the multiples it has won a listing in Safeway for its Bombardier Fresh Real Ale eight pint mini...
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Alcoholic drinks get high on floor stacks and household clea
Morrisons remains at the top of the fascia chart although Asda continues to close the gap, standing just two percentage points behind at number two. Tesco and Somerfield retain their positions from last week, while Safeway moves up the chart to...
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Retail food division's chief retires to return to the UK
Julian Hunt, Hong Kong The boss of Hong Kong's top food retail business is retiring next month. Logan Taylor a former marketing director of Safeway in the UK has been in charge of the AS Watson retail food division for seven years. During...