Morrisons news and analysis – Page 144
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Safewy: Restaurant freshened up
Safeway is experimenting with an instore restaurant concept called Cafe Fresco as it expands its Fresh to Go' operations. The licensed bistro style restaurant is already on trial at the High Wycombe superstore and is to roll out to Woking on May...
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No bars to Pavarotti singing. Probably
Keep your fingers crossed for Safeway. Earlier this year, it unveiled an Italian promotion with opera star Pavarotti leading the charge. But Big Luciano, as he is known to friends, is up in court charged with tax evasion. The prospect of a lengthy...
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Safeway: Plymouth gets first of 70 hypermarkets
Safeway is to launch its first hypermarket this autumn as part of a major overhaul of its whole portfolio. The multiple plans to open 70 of the hypermarkets over the next three years, starting at Pomphlett in Plymouth this September. Safeway...
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IGD: Sir Alistair's name for Safeway award
A new award launched in memory of former Safeway chairman the late Sir Alistair Grant will be presented at IGD's Food Industry Awards in London on October 9. Sponsored by Safeway, the Sir Alistair Grant Award for Outstanding Small Businesses will...
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Code of practice: Code rumpus as Gill attacks and Safeway go
Clive Beddall Nick Brown's food chain unity campaign suffered two embarrassing setbacks this week. The NFU gave a damning judgement on the government's proposed code of trading practice for the top five chains, and Safeway was forced to issue a...
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Multiples: Morrisons thwarted in bid for more sites in the s
Last year's Competition Commission report has failed to break the the biggest multiples' stranglehold on sites, according to Morrisons MD John Dowd. Speaking at the launch of its annual results, he said: "We would be keen to expand into other areas...
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Safeway: Fresh to Go adds flourish
Safeway is to roll out its flamboyant Fresh to Go hot food offer as 50 of its larger stores nationwide are revamped. It is also putting a freshly cooked food area into its smaller stores as they are refitted and redesigned. Staff nationwide are...
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Multiples: Somerfield Megadeals: Safeway is flattered'
Somerfield is investing an extra £200m in its promotional offer this year with its new price cutting tool Megadeals. The chain has promised shoppers £26m worth of discounts in the first two weeks, and a total of £500m worth of cuts during the year,...
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clicks not bricks: Locking out the hacker
E-tailers face hefty charges if they fall victim to persistent online fraud. But credit cards were not designed for use online, so is anyone developing a cyber-age alternative? Helen Smith reports Barclays, Safeway and Woolworths are among the...
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Multiples: Reborn Safeway motors on with drive to cut back l
Safeway is to step up its "less is more" approach to ranging as it enters the second stage of its rebirth strategy. The multiple wants ranging and merchandising to "come to the fore" in support of the work it is now doing on new store formats. And...
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SAFEWAY FINETUNES CAFE IDEA
Safeway has delayed the opening of its new supermarket café concept in High Wycombe until the end of March or beginning of April. The multiple hopes the concept due to be unveiled this month will set new standards by encouraging consumers to...
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He was a great boss
Sir; Your half page tribute to Safeway's former chairman Sir Alistair Grant (The Grocer, last week, p10) was spot on to say he was unique. I first met him as a Fine Fare management trainee at his' Bridge O'Dee, Aberdeen, superstore in 1970 and was...
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Channel Islands: Le Riche brings out Guernsey big gun
Channel Islands based food group Le Riche is stepping up its assault against Safeway with a new hypermarket in Guernsey under the Checkers fascia. At 52,000 sq ft, the store will dwarf other retailing outlets on the island. The opening is...
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Safeway plays safe with drugs
Safeway has teamed up with waste disposal experts Canon Hygiene in a Medicines Are Not Child's Playawareness campaign. Customers will be encouraged to return unused medicines to their local Safeway pharmacist, who in partnership with Cannon...
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Strawberries: Early UK berry bonanza
English strawberries grown under glass for the early market are becoming an increasingly important crop, and, judging by the investment, highly profitable, despite having to compete with imports. Humberside grower Nigel Walter, who counts Morrisons...
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Obituary: Sir Alistair Grant
Sir Alistair's legacy to grocery Clive Beddall The death of former Safeway chairman Sir Alistair Grant, at the relatively young age of 63, leaves the UK food and drink industry without one of its most charismatic visionaries. His death was not...
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Multiples: Somerfield axe falls on loyalty
Somerfield has axed its loyalty card scheme and joined Asda and Safeway in claiming such initiatives have lost credibility among shoppers. The troubled chain has been issuing Argos Premier Points since 1996. But chief executive Alan Smith has now...
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Safeway: After the deluge a model store layout
When floods devastated Safeway's store at Lewes, East Sussex, in October, the retailer turned it to its advantage by trialling its new supermarket concept in the refurbishment. Now the store has become the model for 50 other supermarkets in the...
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Company culture: Safeway
You lovely people! Safeway under Carlos Criado-Perez is going all out to make employees feel empowered and motivated. Helen Gregory reports Safeway staff talk about life BC, but it's not a religious reference, rather a term to describe life...
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Retail spotlight: Carlos' fun factory
Safeway St Katherine Docks Safeway's boss raises the curtain on retailtainment' where staff and customers are the players. John Wood reports UK grocery shopping seems to be a chore to be endured rather than an experience to be enjoyed,...