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Availability: Week of 16th August 2008
Asda Bishopbriggs, Glasgow 0 Good availability, pleasant staff and a clean and tidy store helped Asda net this week’s Top Store award. Our shopper was impressed by the store’s customer service team, who she...
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Price Survey: Week of 16 August 2008
Competition for the title of cheapest retailer was as fierce as ever this week, but Tesco kept Morrisons at bay again to claim top spot for a second week running. The race could not have been much closer as Tesco beat its nearest rival to the post...
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Top-Up shop: 16 August 2008
Every week The Grocer’s mystery shoppers also visit convenience stores to check out the price of 10 commonly bought fast-moving food items across all grocery categories
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A £5 family meal is no big deal, claims Tesco
Tesco sought this week to undermine Sainsbury’s ‘Feed your family for a fiver’ meal deal claiming it could feed a family of four for less than a fiver a day – covering all three meals. In a bid to underscore its low-price credentials, Tesco said...
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P&H and Booker rush to snap up Key Lekkerland’s accounts
Palmer & Harvey McLane and Booker have divided the spoils of Key Lekkerland as the buying group prepares to be wound down at the end of the month. The two rival wholesaling giants have each picked up nine of Key Lekkerland’s national accounts,...
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A sharp Glaswegian act
Fantastic service, a full basket and plenty of parking space available helped the Asda in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow, land this week’s Top Store award, despite some fierce competition
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Independent view: We ask... how do you manage the BBQ season?
Barbecue season can be a lucrative time for independent retailers – if the weather obliges. After last year’s washout, some store managers admit to approaching this summer with trepidation and, with the weather once again inconsistent, issues with...
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Whole Foods Market: why the numbers went bad
A dismal start in the UK is the least of its woes for Whole Foods Market. And nor is the credit crunch entirely to blame, says Charlie Wright
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Oddbins gets bailed out for a second time
The chain has been purchased by the son of its former boss. So does he have what it takes? By Andrew Catchpole
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Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels
Brakes boss Frank McKay has shrugged off rumours the company is struggling, pointing to double-digit sales growth and insisting the new 98p fuel surcharge is more fair and transparent than putting up food prices. “No-one has been immune to the...
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Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels
Brakes plays it cool over its debt levels: Convenience stores in deprived areas of England and Wales will be given help to sell more fruit and vegetables in a bid to stem the rising tide of obesity. In a joint initiative between the Department of Health and the Association of ...
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M&S brands cheaper than at Sainsbury’s, new survey finds
M&S brands cheaper than at Sainsbury’s, new survey finds: The brands in Marks & Spencer’s branded goods trial are cheaper than at Sainsbury’s, a survey by analyst Blue Oar Securities has revealed. The survey, which Blue Oar admitted was “fairly crude”, looked at 40 brands and found that M&S had ...
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Youngs brings scampi and Kiev together
Seafood company Young’s is combining two 70s favourites in its latest launch. Scampi Kievs are made from Scottish scampi stuffed with garlic butter and covered in breadcrumbs and retail at rsp £3.99 for a 250g bag. They join Young’s other scampi...
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Tesco wholesale ruled out for British market
Tesco wholesale ruled out for British market: Tesco has ruled out a move into UK wholesale after it announced the launch of a C&C business in India, marking the next phase of its international expansion. International director Philip Clarke, who will oversee the new Indian operation, said there...
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Independent view: Store visit Budgens, Virginia Quay, London
Date established: 2006 Number of staff: 25 Number of lines: 13,000 Turnover 2007: £1.4m Estimated 2008 turnover: £2.5m
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Corpora creating ‘Red Bull of wine’
Chilean wine producer Corpora is planning a blueberry functional wine drink, described as “the Red Bull of wine”. The functional wine is still in development and there is currently an issue over whether the tipple, which would also contain vitamin B...
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Growers call for flower price hikes as costs hit
Flower prices may rise and bouquet sizes get smaller as suppliers try desperately to mitigate soaring costs, growers have warned. Rocketing fuel costs have made the cost of heating glasshouses unsustainable, claimed a leading UK flower grower, who...
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Promotrack: Promotions of cereals go snap, crackle and crunch
The overall number of cereal promotions has fallen in the past couple of years but Kellogg’s is keeping up its impressive lead.