All Supermarkets articles – Page 386
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NewsTesco focuses on quality message with new campaign
Tesco is to retreat from the supermarket price war with a marketing strategy to improve its reputation for quality.
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NewsCarrefour's one-queue trial
A single queue might work in a Post Office or M&S Simply Food, but a large supermarket?
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NewsMorrisons HR boss Pickavance packs his bags
Norman Pickavance, Morrisons’ group HR and communications director, is to leave the supermarket chain in June.
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NewsMults suspend supplier over pig welfare abuses
The major mults have reacted to today’s revelations of animal welfare abuses on two Norfolk farms by suspending contracts and launching urgent investigations…
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Comment & OpinionClarke and the ‘what if’ factor
Tesco headed up the section on its Japanese operations with the brutally blunt heading ‘Discontinued’. Not so for the US - yet.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco's £1bn gamble? It would have been riskier to do nothing
Facing the UK’s Fourth Estate this week, a cheery Philip Clarke briefly started munching on some Everyday Value grapes as Tesco’s CEO outlined his vision.
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Comment & Opinion
Will Adjudicator be all bark and no bite?
The industry waits with bated breath to see if the forthcoming Queen’s speech contains proposals for a Grocery Code Adjudicator.
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NewsTesco tells suppliers: work harder to cut carbon
Tesco expects to see “more concrete action” from its suppliers to help it meet its carbon emission reduction targets.
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NewsTesco plots £1bn fightback as UK profits slide
Tesco has posted its first drop in UK profits in 20 years, down 1% to £2.5bn.
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Comment & OpinionDid Phil answer the big questions?
Considering he was announcing Tesco’s first fall in UK profits for two decades, chief executive Philip Clarke appeared remarkably relaxed as he faced the world’s press in London.
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Analysis & FeaturesIsn't Tesco's improved value range rather... Everyday?
Branding experts agree Tesco’s revamp is a start - but only that, given the increasing sophistication of its rivals’ budget own labels.
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Analysis & FeaturesSpirits under the 40p regime
Spirits are widely considered the alcoholic drinks category that would be most vulnerable to minimum pricing, especially own-label products.
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NewsUS shoppers get a savvy new screen-based coupon system
Supermarket shoppers in the US are being targeted by a new touchscreenbased coupon system that o ers savings while they shop.
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NewsSainsbury's uses Hovis to differentiate c-stores
Warburtons may be the second biggest-selling brand in the UK and the nation’s favourite bread, but Sainsbury’s has chosen to carry…
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NewsMorrisons takes fight to specialists with new garden centres
Morrisons has opened garden centres in more than a quarter of its stores as it looks to lock horns with the specialist operators.
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NewsOcado joins BRC as trade body becomes more e-savvy
Ocado has joined the British Retail Consortium as the trade body steps up its activity in e-commerce.
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Marketing boss Lancaster quits Morrisons
Richard Lancaster has quit Morrisons just months after being handed a beefed-up role as corporate marketing and operations director.
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NewsMorrisons woos yoghurt lovers with 20 new lines
Morrisons is boosting its yoghurt range with 20 new lines and improved recipes.
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NewsTesco sparks adland scramble with £110m advertising review
Tesco has sparked a battle for its estimated £110m advertising account, as it seeks to breathe new life into the brand after its turbulent recent performance.
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Comment & Opinion
We're becoming a nation of Apprentices
Morrisons was under the spotlight this week for its substantial use of apprentices. Make that ‘very substantial’.