All Supermarkets articles – Page 360
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NewsCo-op Group axe falls on more Somerfields
The Co-operative Group is to close a second batch of poor-performing Somerfield stores this month with the loss of around 250 jobs, The Grocer can reveal.As many as 11 stores, from North Yorkshire to Wiltshire and from Wales to Suffolk, will close in the next fortnight due to “poor trading ...
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NewsAsda's budget range gets smart new look
Asda is gearing up for a relaunch of its budget own-label range Smart Price.
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Grocer 33Asda, Workington
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsAsda takes Chosen By You bread making in-store
Asda has begun baking, slicing and packaging its Chosen By You own-label bread in store. Following a trial in 25 stores that saw a 30% increase in sales of Chosen By You loaves over a 12-week period, the retailer is now rolling the scheme out across its estate.
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News‘Hard work’ pays off for Sainsbury’s with half-year sales hike
Sainsbury’s has posted like-for-like sales growth of 1.9% for the past six months, excluding fuel. Total sales at the supermarket were up 7.6% to £12.8bn, or by 4.3% excluding fuel, in the 28 weeks to 1 October. Underlying pre-tax profits rose 6.6% to £354m.
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NewsSupermarkets’ price claims ‘cancelling each other out’
The supermarkets’ rival claims over price are cancelling each other out, new data from Kantar Worldpanel suggests. With year-on-year growth of 5.1% for the period, compared to a rate across the industry as a whole of 4.6%, Asda outperformed the market for the first time since the start of 2010.
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NewsAsda lines up Farmfoods as buyer for Iceland stores
Asda has teamed up with Farmfoods in a move designed to add momentum to its £1.4bn bid to buy Iceland.
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Morrisons pitches itself as high street hero to Mary Portas
Morrisons is championing its own credentials as a positive force in the fight to save our town centres, in a new report it submitted to Mary Portas' High Street Review.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's the deal with Tesco's resurgent discount ranges?
Tesco has trebled the number of lines in its discount dairy brand. What does that say about its own-label strategy?
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Comment & Opinion
Justin King isn’t dead, but there's a new king at Sainsbury’s
I think the Gok Wan clothing range will have a more material impact on Sainsbury’s bottom line…
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NewsNew tech will double ‘dark store’ pick rates
Tesco is to introduce a new automated system it claims will double its current pick rates for online grocery orders at its new London e-commerce distribution hub.
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NewsTesco brings counters over to online offering
Tesco has boosted its fresh foods offering with the launch of an online counter service that allows shoppers to buy loose items from its speciality counters.
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NewsSoft drinks brands eye growing gamer sector
Soft drinks brands including Coke Zero are battling for the hearts - and trigger fingers - of UK game players.
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NewsGiant avocado Torres gets listing at Tesco
Tesco is going super-sized in the fruit and veg aisle with the launch of a giant avocado.
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Marco adds a cider to his Governor line-up
Marco Pierre White is extending his Governor ale brand into cider this month - and has revealed plans to add a lager to the line-up next year. The 4.8% abv Governor cider, which is produced in conjunction with Westons, will roll out exclusively to all Morrisons stores in the next ...
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NewsMorrisons freshens up bakery offer with 100% British wheat
Morrisons is relaunching its entire own-label bread range and switching to 100% British-sourced wheat. The new line-up, which rolls out to stores next week under the Baked By Us label, comprises 90 lines and replaces the retailer’s existing own-label offer.
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NewsSainsbury’s bags Beckham to take over from Oliver
David Beckham is the new face of Sainsbury’s, fronting its Active Kids campaign and Paralympic Games sponsorship.
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NewsChosen by Prue: cooking school tie-up for revamped Extra Special
Asda is claiming to be the first supermarket to hand over the future of an entire range to a leading cookery school in a revamp of its Extra Special own-label range.
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News‘Terrible’ SEO: how do people find Waitrose online?
Waitrose’s £10m website isn’t just infuriating existing shoppers - it’s also virtually invisible to new ones.
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NewsFirefly to land on Morrisons shelves soon
Natural drinks brand Firefly is expanding into Morrisons next month. The brand’s peach & green tea, grapefruit & passionfruit, and lemon, lime & ginger drinks (rsp: £1.60 for 330ml) will roll out to 300 stores in November. The…