All Supermarkets articles – Page 408

  • WAITROSE
    Analysis & Features

    How much ground has been lost by Waitrose web woes?

    2011-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has been the retailer seemingly impervious to hitches and glitches – until it came to the launch of its online delivery service.

  • News

    Co-op boss tells how Kenya trip ‘opened his eyes’ to Fairtrade

    2011-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group's CEO Peter Marks has admitted he "really didn't get" Fairtrade until a recent visit to Kenya. Blogging this week on the website of the Depart-ment for International Development about his visit to a 'co-operative to...

  • JOHN-BOWES
    News

    ‘A tremendous intellect’: sad loss of Bowes

    2011-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The industry is mourning the loss of John Bowes, a Fairtrade and The Co-op Group veteran, who passed away last weekend while undergoing treatment for a heart condition. Bowes, 59, worked at The Co-operative Group for more than 30 years...

  • News

    Focus On Canned Goods: Innovations

    2011-07-30T00:00:00Z

    The new Stay Full range (rsp: £1.69 for 400g), which includes beetroot, tomato & buckwheat and spiced butternut squash & edamame bean flavours, will make its debut in Morrisons before hitting Tesco shelves.

  • News

    NPD should be a combined effort

    2011-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Sir, Tesco's Dan Jago "hasn't seen any earth-shattering NPD in the last 18 months" ('How creative is the drinks business?', 16 July). That kind of NPD is seen once in a blue moon hence the longevity of the brands in The Grocer top 100 alcohol...

  • TESCO-IN-KOREA
    News

    Tesco’s virtual store in Korea could spark shopping revolution

    2011-07-30T00:00:00Z

    Tesco’s trial of virtual shopping in a South Korean subway station is set to be expanded next month and could pave the way for similar hi-tech ‘stores’ in the UK. Last month, Tesco’s Korean arm Home Plus transformed Seoul’s Hangangjin…

  • FRUIT
    News

    Tesco unveils new book to help boost fruit sales

    2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is hoping to nudge people to eat more fruit and boost its own fresh produce sales with a new book featuring recipes and buying tips. All You Want To Know About Fruit launches into Tesco superstores and Extra stores next week,...

  • CAMPBELLS CONDENSED SOUP
    News

    Campbell’s Condensed Soups return to shelves

    2011-07-29T00:00:00Z

    Campbell’s Condensed canned soups will be back on shelf in the UK next week for the first time in more than three years. The range, which rolls out to Tesco from 1 August and other retailers later in the summer, will feature flavours from…

  • Comment & Opinion

    Carrying the can

    2011-07-28T00:00:00Z

    Today’s figures from Wrap represent the first time since records began that the number of single-use carrier bags being handed out has gone up instead of down.

  • News

    Asda offers back to basics mobile

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Asda has become the latest supermarket to offer customers a new back to basics mobile phone.

  • TESCO-SHOP-FRONT
    News

    Tesco to offer free Wifi

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is following in the footsteps of coffee shops and hotels by offering customers free Wifi services in its stores.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Something wifi

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is reported to be offering free wifi access in four of its stores, and is expected to roll the service out across its estate should the trial prove successful.

  • CARREFOUR
    News

    World News: 23/07/2011

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    USA: Tesco is to launch a US version of Clubcard in a bid to turn around the performance of its embattled Fresh & Easy chain. It is launching a trial of a new card, Friends of Fresh & Easy, in seven stores in central...

  • News

    Tesco calling card arrives at One Stop

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    The first Tesco-branded product has been made available at its c-store chain One Stop Tesco international calling cards. A spokesman described the cards, available in One Stop’s 521 stores, as a good fit for the chain. He added that…

  • News

    McKeon made a commercial director at Asda

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Asda has promoted Adrian McKeon to commercial ­director for grocery. McKeon moves up from the role of category director for beers, wines and spirits a position he has held since January 2010. He is the former chief executive…

  • News

    Co-op’s Hive fails to drive enough buzz

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has ditched Hive, its social networking site. The site, www.hive.coop, was launched in February 2010 for members to discuss campaigns, ethics, products, values and principles. But the society pulled the plug last...

  • News

    Valassis slumps as Tesco changes tack

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Sales have plunged 24% at coupon company Valassis after Tesco decided to destroy paper coupons after scanning them. Valassis had counted and verified the coupons before sending the information to Tesco's suppliers. But in June last year...

  • JONATHAN-OWEN
    News

    New Percy Fox role for marketer Owen

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Diageo-owned distributor Percy Fox has promoted Jonathan Owen to the new role of head of customer marketing. Owen moves up from the role of business sector manager for Tesco and will be responsible for "providing vision and solutions to...

  • WAITROSE-DELIVERY
    News

    Waitrose running late on web improvements

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has come in for more fierce criticism over its online delivery site, after it failed to deliver a series of planned updates to fix problems that have plagued the site since it launched four months ago.

  • PANGASIUS
    News

    Pangasius lines removed from retailers’ shelves

    2011-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons and Asda have withdrawn a number of pre-packed pangasius lines, it has emerged. Asda said it had withdrawn three pre-packed lines of pangasius after internal testing had found "issues with the quality of the fish". The lines...