All Supermarkets articles – Page 398
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat it takes to become the Store Manager of the Year
“It was the best professional night of my life”, says Nathen Newark of being named Store Manager of the Year at last week’s awards. He reveals the secrets of his success at Asda Wembley to James Halliwell
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Comment & Opinion
Balance of power may soon shift in suppliers' favour
The protracted sale of Iceland looks like giving analysts and media commentators lots more opportunities to comment on the space…
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Sainsbury’s assures on beansprouts
Sainsbury's has introduced 'UK-grown' labelling to packs of beansprouts in the wake of the German E.coli outbreak.The label which reads 'beansprouts grown in the UK' has been added to packs of Sainsbury's own-label beansprouts and...
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Two directors tipped to take over in wake of Asda COO’s exit
Asda's retail operations director Mark Ibbotson and operations director Glenn Bowles have been touted as the favourites to replace Simon King, who left Asda earlier this week after just six months as chief operating officer.
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Asda teams up with LEAF on soil advice
Asda has teamed up with LEAF to produce a booklet designed to help farmers improve their soil health.Simply Sustainable Soils sets out six steps for farmers to improve the performance, health and sustainability of their land.
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NewsThe Co-op ties up deal for Netto trio
The Co-operative Group has bought a trio of former Netto stores from Asda.
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NewsForever Fish sustainability campaign begins at M&S
A new campaign by Marks & Spencer to educate shoppers on sustainable fish begins today. Forever Fish is being funded with a new carrier bag that costs shoppers 5p apiece.
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NewsAsda ups local sourcing targets after hitting billion-pound landmark
Asda has racked up sales of locally sourced produce worth £1bn over the past decade. The supermarket announced the landmark 10 yeas to the day after it began working with local and ethnic suppliers.
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Comment & Opinion
Back of the net
Typical. You wait months for a sustainable fish initiative and then a whole bunch come along at once.
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NewsDiscounters hang on to record share as shoppers get post-wedding blues
The discounters and Waitrose have made further gains on rivals over the past three months, as the UK’s economic woes continue to polarise shopping habits.
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NewsMarks & Spencer Plan A ‘behind plan’ for organic food
Marks & Spencer has admitted it is “behind plan” on its pledge to increase organic food sales. As part of its high-profile environmental and ethical programme Plan A, launched four years ago, the retailer said it wanted to triple…
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Sainsbury’s is hit by sweetcorn shortage
Sainsbury's has been hit by shortages in the supply of own-label canned sweetcorn as a result of floods in Thailand in March.The news comes six weeks after The Grocer reported that sweetcorn prices were likely to rise as events around...
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Ex-Ocado man Rudoe to take role at Sainsbury’s
Ocado's former head of retail Jon Rudoe is set to take a senior role on Sainsbury's online team, The Grocer has learned. In a major coup for Sainsbury's, Rudoe, who left Ocado three months ago, is understood to be joining the retailer...
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Joseph Heler in Cheshire cheese push
Cheesemaker Joseph Heler has launched a campaign to 'save Cheshire cheese', backed by Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.The company will be carrying out a series of in-store tasting sessions to encourage shoppers to buy Cheshire cheese....
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Analysis & FeaturesAsda wows shoppers to take 'favourite' crown from Tesco
Asda has prised open Tesco’s iron grip on the Grocer Gold Award for Britain’s Favourite Supermarket. How did it do it? Ian Quinn reports
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Asda scores a first with Pakistani mangoes deal
Asda is to become the first major retailer to offer highly coveted Pakistani mangoes to shoppers.
In a major coup for its direct sourcing arm, IPL, the retailer will be selling the mangoes in 20 to 30 of its best-performing ethnic stores…. -
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Asda was always cheapest, but now it’s the favourite
After a stormy 12 months of price wars and tit-for-tat press complaints, Asda has been confirmed this week as the UK's Cheapest Supermarket for the 14th year in a row and even managed to pinch Tesco's crown as Britain's Favourite Supermarket.
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Comment & Opinion
Store Manager of the Year offers a lesson to us all
Perenially optimistic, Justin King might once have gloated after Sainsbury’s 1.9% sales growth bested Tesco’s static first-quarter results…
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NewsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2011: Green retailer of the year
The Co-operative Group: ‘truly green’ for 150 years. "A standout winner, The Co-op is green to the core." That's how the judges described The Co-operative Group as it retained the Green Retailer of the Year title for another year...
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Analysis & FeaturesSalary Survey 2011: Climbing the greasy pole
Tesco’s CEO isn’t the only commander-in-chief to have started out on the shop floor. But what is it about the sector that makes such meteoric rises possible? Catherine Wheatley, armed with our new salary survey, investigates