Morrisons news and analysis – Page 156
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receivers called in to tinsley
Receivers have been called in at Lincoln based sandwich maker Tinsley Foods. A major employer in the Holbeach St Marks area with 950 staff, the firm supplies prepacked salads, sandwiches and prepared vegetables to Marks and Spencer, Morrisons and...
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Tesco: New deli trialled
Tesco is following Safeway and Sainsbury's lead as it trials new deli counters at its Bar Hill superstore, north of Cambridge. The new look store boasts Continental-style touches such as Tesco's first ever self service olive bar. Other innovations...
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Safeway: Gas powered lorries aim to beat curfews
Safeway is hoping gas powered lorries could mean an end to delivery curfews in built up areas. The multiple took delivery this week of the first of 40 compressed natural gas powered lorries, the first to be converted and recycled from its diesel...
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Online shopping: Golden gateway for Tesco.com
The US roll-out of Tesco.com's online shopping system will start in San Francisco, it was revealed this week. Last month Tesco licensed its technology to US supermarket chain Safeway and took a 35% stake in the latter's warehouse based online...
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On your marks for opera with Safeway
The supermarket business is all about entertainment, and that's certainly the case with Safeway. Their Pavarotti Picnic in the Park bash in London last weekend, which raised half a million quid for the Prince's Trust, will go down as one of the...
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Apple keeps VK drinkers sweet
In order to maintain interest in its VK Vodka Kick range GBL has added an apple version. The brand made its name in the on-trade but has been picked up by the major players in the take home market. It is listed by Safeway and Somerfield and ...
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Multiples: Safeway set to trial low cost format
Safeway is to trial a low cost fresh food supermarket to allow it to roll out "total localisation". The 15-18,000 sq ft stores are planned for less affluent areas and will trial lower building and fitting costs along with different ranging....
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Leading edge: TV advertising - who needs it?
Safeway's decision to shun small screen advertising and place its faith in the good old fashioned flyer 10 million of them to trumpet its offers every week has been a resounding success. So, is TV advertising all it's cracked up to be? Steve...
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United States: Tesco delivers to US Safeway
Tesco.com is exporting its successful online shopping model across the Atlantic in a bid to turn around the fortunes of Safeway Inc's flagging net shopping division Grocery Works. Under the deal, Tesco will license its store based technology to...
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MULTIPLES: Fresco evening trade surprises Safeway
Safeway's new restaurant concept Café Fresco has exceeded the chain's low expectations of picking up a trade in evening dining. David Jeanes, commercial manager for prepared foods and deli, said the concept, which opened in High Wycombe and...
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Exotics: Mania for mangoes
Sainsbury and Safeway have already given their support to a Mango Week from August 17-27 to coincide with the peak arrivals from Puerto Rico and Israel. Sant Mehta, chairman of the UK's largest supplier Minor Weir & Willis, aims to create an...
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Morrisons: First of seven stores opened
Morrisons opened the first of seven stores planned for 2001 in Jarrow, near Newcastle this week. The new 70,000 sq ft store carries over 20,000 product lines and extends Morrisons market street concept - a collection of individual in-store fresh...
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The Grocer Focus on frozen food
STOCK OUTS: NOT ON SAYS SAFEWAY Working with frozen foods is always difficult but Safeway is taking a zero tolerance attitude to out of stocks says Sheila Eggleston Three little words that strike fear into any multiple's logistics department ...
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Crime: Staff must be trained to restrain people properly'
Training staff to tackle violence instore is dangerously low on the priority list for most retailers, warned former hostage negotiator and Safeway external consultant Mark Dawes. Speaking at a retail crime conference hosted by Reliance Security…
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Dalepak Foods appoints two commercial managers
Dalepak Foods has appointed two new commercial managers. Tim Redman, 30, joins from William Jackson Bakery where he was national accounts manager. He will be responsible for national accounts, including Asda, Morrisons and Dalepak's food service...
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Opinion: Beware the cult of Carlos
Talk to anybody at Safeway these days and you can't help thinking they have all joined some strange religious cult. Almost without fail, and always without any prompting, they will rattle on about how Carlos has done this, that and the other. Store...
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Multiples: Safeway boosting variety on record length fish co
Exotic fish offerings including barracuda from Australia among 160 different types Shoppers in Woking are being offered the chance to taste some truly exotic fish and meat products at Safeway's newly opened superstore. The fish counter is 21ft...
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Multiples: Carlos presents new Safeway'
Safeway claims to have blended catering and retailing to create a food concept that is totally unique in the UK supermarket sector. Speaking at the opening of the chain's new 34,000 sq ft superstore in Woking, chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez...
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Safeway: Top team shaken up as Ramsden decides to go
Safeway has made a number of changes to its senior management team shortly after store format director Roger Ramsden quit the food chain. However a spokeswoman insisted the two moves were not connected. Ramsden became famous last year when as...