All Supermarkets articles – Page 389
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Asda goes direct and gets bottling in UK
Asda is cutting out the middleman and creating a UK bottling facility, as it switches to a direct sourcing model for the majority of its own-label wine.Over 2011, the retailer will extend the remit of its existing food procurement...
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NewsWhat happened to EDLP? Asda alone in upping deals
Year-on-year and month-on-month, Asda is the only one of the big five retailers to have increased promotion levels, writes Beth Phillips
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NewsSales are great, but will Fresh & Easy really break even by 2013?
Sales at Tesco’s US chain are growing. So why do experts maintain it doesn’t have a future unless it undergoes dramatic change, asks Liz Hamson
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Asda toasts local beer
Asda has reported a 47% rise in local beer sales compared with last month as customers “shun glitzy foreign brands”. The fastest rises were from Skinners’ Cornish Knocker, up 346% year-on-year and Easy Rider, which has seen sales rise by 115% at Asda.
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NewsTesco upbeat on UK recovery as like-for-likes rise 1.5%
Tesco admitted that sales have suffered in the past few days due to the severe weather but insisted that its UK performance had gained momentum over the past quarter.
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Supplier Q&A : The time to think smarter
After the collapse of Dairy Farmers of Britain in June 2009, confidence in the future of dairy co-ops was at an all-time low. But with pre-tax profits up a healthy £8.6m in the six months to 2 October and the co-op about to launch I Can't Believe It's Not Cheddar, ...
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Second Opinion: Tesco’s second engine powers up
Major retail and property developments in Asia will deliver years of growth, says Clive Black
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Retail Prices: Sainsbury’s takes the lead in price cuts to chilled food
The latest Grocer Price Index reveals Sainsbury’s cutting prices in many categories, and the biggest fall in alcohol since the World Cup, says Julia Glotz
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NewsBritish wheat move for Co-op own label
The Co-operative Group has become the first retailer to switch its own-label sliced bread range to 100% British wheat. The switch is across the society's 10-strong own-label bread range and includes both its value offering Simply Value...
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NewsBeetroot medley for Sainsbury’s top tier
Sainsbury's is adding three new varieties of beetroot to its Taste The Difference line-up this Christmas. The new Heritage Coloured Beetroot range comprises white, golden and candy-striped (known as chioggia) varieties and goes on sale as...
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NewsSt Mungo beer from Glasgow exclusively hits 200 Waitroses
Glasgow-based St Mungo lager is set to hit the big time following a new listings deal with Waitrose and a £6.5m manufacturing investment to expand into the off-trade. Produced by the West brewery, St Mungo (rsp: £1.69 per bottle) has been...
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Tesco ups its Race for Life involvement
Tesco plans to increase its support for charity event Race for Life, with it being renamed Tesco and Cancer Research UK's Race for Life from next year.
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NewsSainsbury’s shrugs off big freeze for Super Wednesday store openings
Sainsbury’s shrugged off the snow and ice yesterday to add more retail space in a single day than any other day this year.
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NewsVimto maker Nichols adds non-exec Longworth
Soft drinks group Nichols has named former Asda and Tesco board member John Longworth as a non-executive director.
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NewsTesco adds seven ranges to ethnic line-up
Tesco has dramatically beefed up its ethnic food offering with the launch of seven new ranges.
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Sainsbury’s stocks up on Lingham’s
Opies has added Sainsbury's to the growing list of retailers stocking its Lingham's Chilli Sauce.The company put the brand's popularity down to the use of fresh ingredients, which helped make it stand out from most rivals, said MD...
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NewsKenco takes on rival with premium sachet
Kenco is locking horns with Starbucks with the launch of its own range of premium instant coffee sachets.
The Kraft brand’s Millicano Wholebean Instant line will be similar in format to Starbucks Via single-serve packets, which hit Tesco… -
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William Smith heads Netto-to-Asda team
Netto has appointed William Smith as UK MD following the resignation of Charles Kay earlier this month.Smith will head up the Netto integration team overseeing the transition to Asda following the sale of its 194 UK stores for £778m in...
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NewsTyrrells joins ranks of ridged posh crisps
Tyrrells is the latest posh crisp maker to launch a range of ridged potato chips, following the roll-out of Kettle Ridge Chips in July. The Furrows range from Tyrrells is available in Waitrose and Booths stores now in sea salted, sea...
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NewsA people person: The Grocer meets Sainsbury's Gwyn Burr
Last year The Grocer named Sainsbury’s Gwyn Burr one of grocery’s most influential women. Now she’s in a new role, shaping everything from staff training to sponsorship, as she tells Beth Phillips