All Supermarkets articles – Page 386
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NewsWaitrose denies taking tougher line with charges for late orders
Just two weeks after being criticised by suppliers for demanding a 5% price cut, Waitrose has come under fire again for ramping up its use of technical charges. Suppliers told The Grocer the chain had increased artwork, technical and…
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NewsAsda’s milk premium to farmers cut by 20%
Asda cut the premium paid to its liquid milk supply group by 20% despite insisting the milk price war would not come at the expense of its dairy farmers, The Grocer can reveal. One week before it slashed its retail milk prices, Asda...
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NewsVitalite pledges a return to Sainsbury’s
Dairy Crest has pledged to do its utmost to get Vitalite back on Sainsbury’s shelves after the dairy-free spread was delisted last month. Sainsbury’s stopped stocking Vitalite spread less than 18 months after it went into stores in May…
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NewsFreedom Food switch for JS ham
Sainsbury's has claimed another Freedom Food first by switching its entire own-label range of canned cooked ham and pork to meat sourced from Freedom Food farms. The six-strong range has been redesigned and three new lines Basics ham,...
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NewsMethod claims UK detergent refill first
Eco-friendly cleaning brand Method has claimed a category first with the launch of laundry detergent refills. The Method Laundry Refill range, which is rolling into Sainsbury’s and Waitrose next month and other supermarkets later this…
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NewsMosey is promoted to build up the BWS range at Morrisons
Morrisons has appointed Steve Mosey as its new category director, responsible for beer, wines and spirits; tobacco and lottery. Mosey has worked for Morrisons since June 2009 and previously headed up the retailer's category development...
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NewsSainsbury’s: our web BWS must do better
Sainsbury's plans to relaunch its online beer, wines and spirits platform after admitting it "needs to do better". Online sales currently represent just 3% of Sainsbury's total BWS sales compared with the 10% of Tesco's £2bn UK wine...
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NewsTesco listing for Arla Middle Eastern lines
Arla has stolen a further march on the UK's ethnic market by quietly rolling out more products from its Middle Eastern Puck range. Puck Cream Cheese Spread (240g), Puck Medium Style Cheese (500g) and Puck Vegetable Cream (170g) went into...
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NewsAsda supply arm IPL quadruples its profits
Asda's strategy of cutting out the middleman by sourcing fresh produce direct appears to be paying dividends. Its direct supply arm, International Produce Limited, made a £6.1m pre-tax profit in the year to 1 January 2011 a £4.6m...
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NewsAsda adds £5 sweetener to Price Guarantee this week
Asda is offering shoppers a £5 sweetener in return for using its Price Guarantee. The supermarket is offering a fiver to anyone who spends £40 on groceries at Asda this week and subsequently uses its online price comparison tool.
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NewsWaitrose products head to New Zealand in new tie-up
Up to 100 Waitrose products will be hitting the shelves of a small New Zealand grocer called Nosh Food Market this Christmas. The two companies have signed a partnership deal that will bring Waitrose products to six Nosh stores.
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Comment & Opinion
Where will it end?
There’s a power dynamic in any relationship, even those where both parties secretly suspect they could do a bit better.
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NewsPrice ‘neutralised’ by Sainsbury’s till match
Price is no longer a competitive advantage. That was the bold claim made by Sainsbury's commercial director Mike Coupe as the retailer rolled out its Brand Match price-matching scheme across the UK this week.
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Comment & Opinion
We must grit our teeth during the downturn and just get on with it
I lost count of the times I was asked what I thought of the IGD Convention this week. Perhaps because I was so rude about it last year…
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NewsClarke: Netto conversion is ‘fantastic innovation’
Asda’s CEO claimed this week that its converted Netto stores had begun to recoup the £778m splashed out by Walmart.
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Analysis & FeaturesIt may be cool, but how much of a gamble is Brand Match?
Sainsbury’s Brand Match is the first price-match scheme to offer an instant voucher at the till. So will it work? Beth Phillips and James Halliwell report
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NewsPosh traditional beef range for Morrisons
Morrisons is set to launch a new premium range of beef from traditional British breeds in the wake of research conducted at the farm it runs in partnership with the Prince of Wales. The retailer has recruited 200 British farmers to...
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers and suppliers will battle
So Waitrose is demanding a 5% cut from suppliers and The Co-operative Group is looking for ‘one-off’ payments of up to 2%.
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News
Irwin’s Irish Batch Bread rolls into Asda
Northern Irish bakery Irwin's has won its first listing in England for its Irish Batch bread. The bread, rolling into 150 Asda stores across England now, is made using traditional recipes and is not baked in individual tins but at the...
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NewsSakata aims to repeat Oz success story in UK
PepsiCo is bringing a taste of the Orient to the UK with a new range of Japanese rice crackers. The Sakata Rice Crackers brand, worth almost £33m in Australia, has hit UK shelves for the first time in a trial at Waitrose. The four-strong...