All Supermarkets articles – Page 418

  • News

    Co-op Group launches new voucher site

    2011-03-26T00:00:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has launched a new website where customers can download vouchers to spend in Co-op stores. The Save More site, accessed via the society's website and through www.beforeIshop.co.uk, allows shoppers to download...

  • GOLD-JEWELLERY
    News

    Website takes on Tesco over falling gold price

    2011-03-26T00:00:00Z

    An internet pawnbroker is taking on Tesco after the supermarket slashed the price it is paying shoppers for their old gold. Tesco controversially launched its used-gold service, Tesco Gold Exchange, in January with a buying price of £10...

  • TESCO NEW
    News

    Tesco closes pricing loophole exposed by mystery website

    2011-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has been forced to put a cap on its Double the Difference price pledge after super-savvy shoppers exploited the deal to actually make money while doing the weekly shop. Consumers were guided by a new and anonymous website,...

  • Comment & Opinion

    Buried alive

    2011-03-24T00:00:00Z

    'Sainsburied’ screams the headline in today’s edition of The Sun. It’s a nice line. Just as pleasingly, though less dramatically, the Financial Times notes that ‘Good shares cost less at Sainsbury’s’.

  • MARKS SPENCER SPRING GIRLS
    News

    M&S adds Jamie Redknapp to spring campaign

    2011-03-22T12:33:19.070Z

    Marks & Spencer has unveiled details of its spring advertising campaign, with football pundit Jamie Redknapp making his TV debut for the chain alongside the likes of Lisa Snowdon and Twiggy.

  • MADONNA-AND-VITA-COCO
    News

    Coconut water tipped to become £100m category

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Product launches and increased distribution have reinforced coconut water's position as a product to watch in 2011, say industry observers. In the same week that coconut water brand Vita Coco was rolled out to 250 Tescos across the UK,...

  • AFRICAN-HAPPY-SUPPLIER
    News

    Sainsbury’s sits down with African suppliers

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's enlisted the help of the Kenyan government, the British High Commission and the Fairtrade Foundation to get more than 100 African suppliers to attend its conference on its supply chain in the continent this week.

  • BLACK-GARLIC
    News

    Black Garlic gains listing with Tesco

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Black garlic has taken a step further into the mainstream by gaining listings with Tesco. The unusual-looking bulb largely used by chefs will roll out into Express and superstores on 27 May. It is already available through Ocado as well...

  • Comment & Opinion

    Careers File: Companies should ease the path for women to gain top roles

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's appointment of Google UK MD Matt Brittin to its board as a non-executive director in January was a smart move. He will bring valuable expertise to the retailer's web offer.

  • WAITROSE-FRENCH-CAMEMBERT
    News

    Range review swells Waitrose cheese offer

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Waitrose has completely revamped its pre-pack cheese fixture, adding 80 new lines as well as an entirely new 'better plus' tier of high-quality artisan cheeses. The chain is also expanding its own-label Essential range by a further 15...

  • News

    DCS welcomes Smith Coats as head of sales

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Personal care wholesaler DCS Central has appointed Bill Smith Coats as head of sales. Smith Coats was head of impulse sales and Tesco business unit manager at Typhoo. Previous to this, he worked at SHS Sales & Marketing as a national...

  • News

    Douwe Egberts makes debut in refill packs

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Douwe Egberts is following the lead of other major coffee brands with the launch of refill packs. Two variants of its Instants Pure range Pure Gold and Pure Indulgence will be in Asda and Morrisons nationwide in refill packs from this...

  • RUGBY-RUNNER
    News

    Maxinutrition gets set for sharper focus

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Functional food brand Maxinutrition is collaborating with retailers to create a more coherent sports nutrition fixture in store.  With parent company GlaxoSmithKline, Maxinutrition is working with Tesco, Sainsbury's and Boots to improve...

  • YOO-YOGHURT
    News

    Tesco turns patriotic with UK-sourced Yoo yoghurts

    2011-03-19T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has thrown down the gauntlet to yoghurt ­giants Danone and Müller with the launch of a new 'patriotic' tertiary yoghurt brand that promises to be 100% British and 20% cheaper than "foreign" yoghurts.

  • ROBERT WISEMAN
    News

    Robert Wiseman squeezes out Dairy Crest in milk deal with The Co-op

    2011-03-16T12:51:12.757Z

    The Co-operative Group has handed a two-year deal to supply all its own-label milk to Robert Wiseman Dairies. The mutual had previously sourced 25% of its own-label milk from Dairy Crest, with Wiseman providing the remaining 75%.

  • NECTAR CARD
    News

    Nectar scheme takes flight with easyJet tie-up

    2011-03-14T12:40:26.587Z

    Sainsbury’s shoppers will now be able to swap their Nectar points for flights via a new tie-up between easyJet and the loyalty scheme.

  • Comment & Opinion

    Looking after number one

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    A little later on this afternoon, BBC Radio 4 will broadcast an interview with Sir Terry Leahy. Filmed in the final few weeks of his reign, the former Tesco chief will trace his path from Toxteth tearaway to retailing legend.

  • DEBBIE ROBINSON SPAR
    News

    New Spar MD is ‘Good with Food’ marketeer Robinson

    2011-03-14T00:00:00Z

    Debbie Robinson, the former director of food marketing for The Co-operative Group, is to replace long-serving Spar boss Jerry Marwood as managing director, The Grocer can reveal. Robinson will take over from Marwood in the summer when he...

  • CLOWN
    Comment & Opinion

    Ad of the Week: The Co-op’s call to arms is a very bloodless revolution

    2011-03-12T00:00:00Z

    You might think DC10's talk about adopting a granny is cynical rhetoric that aims only to mask the wreckage of savage spending cuts, like a razor blade hidden in a cupcake. And you'd be right.

  • PLUM-YOGURTS
    News

    Plum launches new yoghurts for babies

    2011-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Plum is hoping to challenge Danone and Nestlé in the yoghurt aisle with a new line-up under its organic babyfood brand. The Fruity Yogurt range, available now from Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado, contains a higher percentage of fruit than its...