All Supermarkets articles – Page 400
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NewsGok Wan clothing range arrives at Sainsbury’s
Style guru Gok Wan has launched his first clothing range into Sainsbury’s. The Gok for Tu range of 13 items launched into 200 Sainsbury’s stores this morning, with prices starting at £20.
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NewsTesco suffers worst first half in 20 years
Tesco vowed to take “decisive action” to get its core UK business back on track after suffering its worst first-half performance for 20 years.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco's fighting talk
Philip Clarke today had the unfortunate task of unveiling what many have described as Tesco’s worst interims for 20 years, despite a tidy rise in profits across the group.
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NewsTesco's 12% reduction in Price Drop
Unilever and Procter & Gamble head a long list of brand owners targeted in Tesco’s Big Price Drop.
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NewsAsda puts No Fear’s energy drink on shelf
No Fear Extreme has secured its first supermarket listing and set out its stall as a major player in the energy drink category. From 10 October, it will be rolling out to 238 Asda stores in 485ml cans (rsp: £1.29) featuring a resealable…
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NewsAsda clears up labels on Uruguayan beef
Asda is introducing new labels to some packs of its Butcher’s Selection steaks to make it clearer when it comes from Uruguay not the UK. The move comes after the retailer was criticised by the NFU for using the name ‘Hereford’ on packs…
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Comment & Opinion
Big Price Drop has left me both underwhelmed and baffled
Did the earth move for you? For years, Tesco was able to surprise us and delight/terrify us with its bold initiatives, but it’s lost the knack of late.
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NewsLittle Dish wins big in Tesco’s tot meal rejig
Tesco has shaken up its chilled toddler meals by delisting Annabel Karmel’s lines and making Little Dish its exclusive brand. Distribution of Little Dish’s chilled ready meals has been increased from 450 to 800 Tesco stores and the…
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Comment & Opinion
Suppliers will take biggest hit from Tesco price cuts
That Tesco is to start yet another price war comes as no surprise. What is surprising, however, is an apparent indifference towards the impact on suppliers.
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NewsTesco eyes fresh boost with ‘hot house’ trial
Tesco is exploring ways to dramatically boost its fresh foods offering with a ‘hot house’ availability trial.
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Analysis & FeaturesSuppliers fear the worst over Tesco's cuts
Tesco’s new Big Price Drop offensive slashes the cost of 3,000 lines. Who’s going to pay - and how?
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NewsM&S fills out its sandwiches
Marks & Spencer is bucking the trend for smaller pack sizes by adding extra filling to its sandwiches without increasing the price. Its prawn mayo sandwich has been bulked up the most and now contains 40% more prawns, followed by the…
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NewsMorrisons to launch its M Kitchen range
Morrisons is to debut the first products in its much-anticipated own-label relaunch next week. As revealed by The Grocer earlier this month (‘Morrisons to launch host of new own-label brands’ 10 September, p6), the retailer is…
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NewsAsda reignites banana wars with new price cut
The banana price wars are back, after Asda this morning cut the price of 1kg of loose bananas from 68p to 58p.
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Grocer 33Waitrose, Cheadle Hulme
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.
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NewsProfits take a tumble at Scotmid Co-op
Profits have tumbled at Scotmid Co-operative for the first half of the year. The co-op blamed deteriorating economic conditions for a slump in trading profits from £4.2m last year to £2.6m for the latest period.
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NewsAsbestos failings land M&S with £1m fine
Marks & Spencer has been hit with a million-pound fine after “turning a blind eye” to an asbestos leak at two of its stores.
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NewsMorrisons unveils first phase of M Kitchen revolution
Morrisons will next week debut the first products in its eagerly awaited own-brand re-launch. As revealed exclusively by The Grocer earlier this month, a convenience range dubbed M Kitchen will comprise 150 new lines, including a bistro range and a number of pan-Asian and tapas-style dishes.
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Comment & Opinion
If shoppers really cared about going green, Tesco would be plugging its latest eco-store
We’ve all read surveys ‘proving’ ‘green’ products and practices go straight to the bottom line. Like the fact 25% of consumers in The Grocer/YouGov survey say the environment is of greater concern now than at the start of the recession vs only 20%…
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NewsAsda takes top turkey retailer prize
Asda has been named turkey retailer of the year at this year's British Turkey Awards. The supermarket was praised for its "excellent range to suit all budgets", ranging from Smartprice turkey steaks drumsticks to innovative products such...