Morrisons news and analysis – Page 144
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Safeway creates new trading manager post for Scotland
Safeway has appointed Andy MacLachlan to the newly created position of trading manager, Scotland. MacLachlan said the role gave him the opportunity to work more closely with suppliers with a view to developing range, space and incremental sales....
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And where the rest fell down
Morrisons Date of shopping trip: 5.7.02 Time taken in store: 60 mins Time of shopping trip: 9.45 Time taken at checkout: 3 mins ...
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Safeway has spent £45m on buying out its joint venture partn
Scottish Mace wholesaler Aberness has bought a former independent Mace store in Portgordon, near Buckie in Scotland. It now operates 44 company owned stores and distributes to 180 Mace independents. More than 60 UK companies have signed up with...
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Alcoholic drinks lose their taste for activity and Asda slip
Morrisons remains at the top of the fascia chart for the second week running, extending its lead to six percentage points. Safeway has moved up from number three to number two with a surge of activity, forcing Asda down to third position. In...
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Morrisons grabs the honours through canny local sourcing
Morrisons pipped Safeway by £3.88 for this week's cheapest full basket, partly through a special on red wine but also due to some keen sourcing of local fruit, veg and eggs. Promotional activity has seen a run on Hardys Stamp Shiraz Cabernet...
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City in optimistic mood despite slide at Iceland
Elaine Watson Marks and Spencer and Safeway defied forecasts of a downturn, but Iceland slipped badly in figures released this week. At Big Food Group sturdy first quarter performances by Booker and Woodward Foodservice offset a 5.8% slide in...
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Budgens failed to release its annual results this week as pl
Safeway has dismissed reports it is considering returning to TV advertising in the near future. The supermarket said it was reviewing media planning and buying and was meeting with four agencies, but had not yet taken on anyone new. Greencore has...
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Asda's brief encounter comes to grief as Morrisons stacks 'e
Morrisons reclaims the top spot in the retailer chart, just pushing Asda down to number two. Much of the success of Morrisons is due to the wide variety of promotions featured in store using floor stacks and side stacks to great effect. Promotions...
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Morrisons bows to Asda while Stella topples top brand Coke
Morrisons is finally ousted from the top of the fascia chart as Asda steals ahead by three percentage points to take the number one spot. Asda continues with a particularly strong alcoholic drinks section, most noticeably featuring price promotions...
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Online auctions come under fire
Exclusive Elaine Watson Every major UK grocery retailer is now using online auctions to drive down procurement costs. The Grocer can exclusively reveal that Morrisons has been conducting pilot auctions for own label and indirect goods, despite...
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Asda leapfrogs Safeway to No 2 spot,Coke thrives on multibuy
Morrisons remains top of the stores chart although its lead has been cut once again, with Asda just a little over two percentage points behind in second place, and Safeway a further three percentage points behind in third place. Tesco, Sainsbury...
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Safeway adopts EDLP strategy
Anne Bruce Safeway is initiating a revolution in its pricing strategy, preparing to mark down prices across the board with a permanent price cuts mechanism. The every day low pricing tactic will run in tandem with its deep cut approach known...
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Bogof's week
While on my travels north last week, I was horrified to see that one of the truly great signs of the A1 had disappeared. I had grown quite fond of Morrisons' billboard by the side of the road just as you hit the Midlands in which the ...