All Supermarkets articles – Page 378

  • JONATHAN-OWEN
    News

    New Percy Fox role for marketer Owen

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Diageo-owned distributor Percy Fox has promoted Jonathan Owen to the new role of head of customer marketing. Owen moves up from the role of business sector manager for Tesco and will be responsible for "providing vision and solutions to...

  • News

    Valassis slumps as Tesco changes tack

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Sales have plunged 24% at coupon company Valassis after Tesco decided to destroy paper coupons after scanning them. Valassis had counted and verified the coupons before sending the information to Tesco's suppliers. But in June last year...

  • News

    Co-op’s Hive fails to drive enough buzz

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has ditched Hive, its social networking site. The site, www.hive.coop, was launched in February 2010 for members to discuss campaigns, ethics, products, values and principles. But the society pulled the plug last...

  • News

    McKeon made a commercial director at Asda

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Asda has promoted Adrian McKeon to commercial ­director for grocery. McKeon moves up from the role of category director for beers, wines and spirits a position he has held since January 2010. He is the former chief executive…

  • News

    Tesco calling card arrives at One Stop

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    The first Tesco-branded product has been made available at its c-store chain One Stop Tesco international calling cards. A spokesman described the cards, available in One Stop’s 521 stores, as a good fit for the chain. He added that…

  • CARREFOUR
    News

    World News: 23/07/2011

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    USA: Tesco is to launch a US version of Clubcard in a bid to turn around the performance of its embattled Fresh & Easy chain. It is launching a trial of a new card, Friends of Fresh & Easy, in seven stores in central...

  • MIKE-SNOWDON
    Grocer 33

    Waitrose, Cheltenham

    2011-07-22T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Tim Mason's two-way Main Street

    2011-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Today the Financial Times talks to Fresh & Easy boss Tim Mason about his wider brief at Tesco since taking on the group deputy chief executive job earlier this year.

  • SAINSBURYS NEW
    News

    Sainsbury’s adds non-food to smartphone shopping

    2011-07-19T11:02:46.890Z

    Sainsbury’s shoppers can now buy the supermarket’s complete range of non-food via their smartphones. The retailer launched the mobile version of its general merchandise shopping website on Friday.

  • MIKE COUPE SAINSBURYS
    News

    Greene King bolsters board with Sainsbury’s heavyweight Coupe

    2011-07-18T10:26:37.917Z

    Sainsbury’s commercial director Mike Coupe has been appointed to the board of brewing company Greene King. Coupe, who is responsible for trading, marketing, IT and online at Sainsbury’s, becomes a non-executive director role at the Old Speckled Hen maker on 26 July.

  • Comment & Opinion

    How to win friends and influence people

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Tesco today announced plans to launch a loyalty card in the US. The card will initially be available at seven stores in California.

  • TAHIRA-KEBAB
    News

    Tahira unveils range of Turkish halal food

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Halal meat supplier Tahira Foods is launching a new range of frozen halal products into Asda to target the UK’s Turkish community. The four-strong range includes the Adana kebab, which is intended for barbecues, light lunches or evening…

  • RODDAS-MILK
    News

    Rodda’s gets its first Tesco milk listing

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Cornish dairy Rodda's has won Tesco listings in Devon and Cornwall for its range of branded milk. Rodda's semi-skimmed, sold under the 'Rodda's the locals' milk' brand, went on sale in 10 Cornish and two Devon Tescos last week. The milk...

  • News

    Co-op Group in director shuffle

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has appointed two new regional operations directors for its food business. David Parker will manage food operations in the South East, taking responsibility for 480 stores. He moves from the role of regional...

  • CHOKABLOK
    News

    Chokablok demand forces Tesco to take its ice cream offline

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Strong sales of Tesco venture brand Chokablok ice cream forced the retailer to pull the brand from its website last week after supplies ran low. All five variants of the brand, launched last month, were removed from tesco.com in some...

  • News

    Tesco launches site selling high-end beauty products

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has launched a website selling high-end beauty products including a ­collagen drink and a £91 moisturiser. Nutribeautyproducts.com offers products and supplements from more than 50 brands including Dr Hauschka, Weleda and Neal's...

  • Comment & Opinion

    Risks of damage by association

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    The News of the World phone hacking scandal, which caused major retailers including Sainsbury’s and The Co-operative Group to withdraw their advertising support and other retailers to stop selling the newspaper before it folded…

  • CHANGE-4-LIFE
    News

    Change4Life campaign slammed as “gimmick"

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Asda and a number of leading suppliers spearheading the government’s anti-obesity drive have found themselves under fire from opponents who claim they are unfairly boosting their profits.

  • Comment & Opinion

    It's not you, it's me

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    Is there such a thing as an amicable divorce? Yesterday Sainsbury’s announced that its 11-year romance with Jamie Oliver is drawing to a close.

  • PARIOLI
    News

    Tesco’s latest venture delivers a taste of Italy

    2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has ramped up its branded activity this week with the launch of a range of Italian products. The Parioli line-up, rolling out to stores now, includes pasta, cooking sauces, olive oil and tinned tomatoes, but industry insiders have…