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Wal-Mart 13% up
Wal-Mart posted a 13% increase in second quarter sales helped by a 28% increase in food sales at its supercentres. For the quarter ended July 31, total sales rose to $59.7bn from $52.8bn last year. Like-for-like sales rose 6.4% with a 7.1% rise...
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The Grocer 33 proves success of Asda EDLP strategy
Wal-Mart said The Grocer had proved Asda's EDLP strategy was working as it announced its second quarter results. Jay Fitzsimmons, Wal-Mart senior vice-president for finance, cited Asda as having received The Grocer 33 award for the lowest priced...
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Independents fight 50/50 split
Anne Bruce Camelot has admitted that it is not sticking to a previous commitment to keep 65% of its terminals in the hands of independent retailers. During its bid for the National Lottery franchise, Camelot pledged to keep a 65/35 split...
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Adventure of most flexible nappy ever'
The world of nappies is set to get even more hi-tech with Kimberly-Clark launching a new product for children over 12 months. Updated Huggies Adventurers are "the most flexible nappy ever", claims the company. The upgraded nappies feature a...
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At Sainsbury we are committed to British agriculture, and th
Whichever way it is viewed, I believe it brings real benefits, not only to our customers through a greater variety of foods, but it also helps rural economies thrive and gives smaller businesses access to more markets for their products....
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Last of Albert Fisher sold
The last chunk of the Albert Fisher empire - seafood plants in Fraserburgh and Peterhead - has been sold to Peterhead based Macrae Seafoods for an undisclosed sum. Receivers KPMG were able to sell all of its constituent businesses as going...
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Aldi pushes suppliers to improve quality
Aldi is stepping up efforts to improve the quality of its product offering as it attempts to attract a more diverse customer base into its stores. Suppliers are being asked to provide better quality - although they still have to make tough deals...
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Special approach that's attractive to multiples
Volumes might be small, but local sourcing drives are giving new impetus to supermarket sourcing of specialist fare says Rod Addy Interest in speciality food and drink products is booming - and set to grow even faster in the next four years if...
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Lucozade muscles into carbo gel arena
Lucozade is set to become the first major energy brand in the UK to enter the much-hyped American-born carbo gel market. GlaxoSmithKline is launching Sport Carbo Gel under the Lucozade banner later this month - a squeezable 30g tube of...
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Gaining an edge in the online shopping arena is pretty tough
That's why the brains behind Ocado, the online shopping outfit in which Waitrose has a stake, are so eager to point to the 99% accuracy on delivery times and less than 2% substitution rate on orders they recorded during trials of their service....
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Keen industry watchers know that Asda has been going like th
Indeed, those reasons are valid and do play their part. Prices are coming down, thanks to our links with Wal-Mart's buying teams, and our ranges are widening daily. Yes, we're investing in building and refurbishing our stores. But the HR man in...
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It's official - Asda is the best
Helen Gregory It's official - a new survey proves Wal-Mart's little brother is the UK's favourite store for range, price, service and availability. The survey by ACNielsen Homescan quizzed consumers about where they liked to shop. Most...
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Asda has been voted the nation's favourite store for the sec
The ACNielsen Homescan survey of 6,630 households in May quizzed consumers about where they liked to shop and asked them to choose between Asda, the Co-operative Group, Kwik Save, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Safeway, Sainsbury,...
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Jerry Marwood is back at Spar for the second time in six yea
The second is London. Spar should be much stronger in the capital, he believes. "In the rest of the country we're densely populated. We do not have a presence to speak of in the capital." And, thirdly, increasing profit is a priority, of course....
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Baileys gets into a mini
Diageo is investing £3m in the launch of a new Baileys format. Baileys Minis are being positioned as an indulgence purchase aimed at occasional drinkers of the brand. Available from September, the miniature packs will contain four 70ml...
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Katherine Lilley has been running her Dedham Gourmet shop fo
She bought the shop, in Colchester, Essex, from a friend as soon as she left university. The oak-beamed store is in a prosperous high street. Bestsellers are cheese, teas, olives and farmers' honey. "We have been local sourcing for years and...
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Price slash threat to major beer brands
Simon Mowbray Big beer brands will be axed unless the multiples relax aggressive price cutting policies, a brewing industry leader has warned. Delivering a previously unparalleled attack, Chris Edger, sales md for the off-trade at Coors,...
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Fraser gets new role at Bellevue
Gerry Fraser has been promoted to senior trading manager by Bellevue Cash & Carry as part of its drive to develop the business. He replaces Sandra Johnston, who has left to open her own shop in Perthshire. Fraser will have responsibility...
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Publicity's big league
Football fans everywhere recognise the dilemma. It's one thing being into football, but quite another being lucky enough to back the winning team. Allegiances are often thrust on the average football fan at a young and impressionable age when, quite...
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Failure to buy British food and drink in season or produced
That's the hard hitting message behind this year's British Food Fortnight, when campaigners will also urge the slashing of food miles by strengthening local food networks and creating the shortest chain between producer and consumer. The...