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Waitrose to open 300 convenience stores
Waitrose will find it tougher than it thinks to meet its target of opening 300 c-stores within the next 10 years, experts have warned. This week, the retailer unveiled aggressive expansion plans to open the c-stores as well as nine new franchise stores in Welcome Break service stations. It also revealed ...
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NewsGrocer 33: Helpful staff secure win for Waitrose
The Grocer's shoppers were sent in search of ethical products this week and Waitrose in Brighton proved itself the best place for Fairtrade, organic and free-range items.
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Ocado takes value tack as Everyday up to 400
Ocado will expand its exclusive range of Ocado Everyday products, launched at the end of last year to provide more value in its bottom tier, in a move that provides further distance from the Waitrose range it currently stocks. In...
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Co-op takes on RDC after Tesco pulls out
An enormous new regional distribution centre, which is controversially sited near Stonehenge, has been taken on by The Co-operative Group after Tesco backed out.The Andover Airfield site was going to house a massive 863,000 sq ft Tesco...
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Lifeboat Tea sets course for Waitrose
Posh tea brand Williamson is launching its Lifeboat Tea range in Waitrose the first time it will be available outside RNLI outlets.The range, which is being rolled out now, has been revamped for its mainstream launch in order to clearly...
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NewsWaitrose evolution prompts supply chain review
Waitrose has started a review of the structure of the business that will examine every part of the supply chain and may result in changes to jobs at head office.
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Other Movers 12/9/09
Richard Greenhalgh has announced his retirement as chairman of farmer-owned co-op First Milk. He will depart at the agm on 29 October. Last week The Grocer reported that Robert Shearlaw had quit as vice chairman.
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NewsEditor's Comment: The new Abnormally Special range at Waitrose will top the mults' use of superlatives
A knighthood surely beckons for Mark Price if the likeable Waitrose boss has got his sums right.
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Duchy collaboration set to take Waitrose to three-tier system
Waitrose will use a new exclusive and expanded Duchy Originals range to balance its books, countering a potential margin loss through its Essential Waitrose range, according to sources close to retailer.
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Grocer 33: Tesco top on availability and service
Two retailers provided a full basket and impressive service this week, but Tesco in Amersham beat Waitrose by a whisker thanks to its shorter queue and a particularly "efficient and friendly" checkout assistant.
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Waitrose in all-British own-label dairy move
Waitrose has become the first multiple to convert its core own-label dairy products to 100%-British.From 1 September its staple own-label yoghurt, dairy ice cream, milk, cream, Cheddar and butter will be sourced entirely from British...
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Picture This... Sailor Jerry comes up trumps
Sailor Jerry golden rum won a listing with Tesco last week its fourth big retailer account in as many months after Waitrose snapped it up in May, followed by Sainsbury's and Asda.
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Premium boom prompts Waitrose range shake-up
Waitrose will introduce hundreds of new premium products over the next year as it aims to maintain the growth achieved since the introduction of budget range Essential Waitrose.The retailer wanted to dominate the market for quality food,...
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Top fruit quality boosted by new Mansfield depot
Sainsbury's and Waitrose's apples and pears will have improved environmental credentials after a leading supplier to the stores completed an £8.5m storage and grading facility.FW Mansfield & Son's one hectare complex in Chartham,...
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Co-op calls in suppliers to demand lower prices
The Co-operative Group is calling in suppliers to demand price reductions of up to 10% as it moves to consolidate its supply base.In May, the society sent an email to suppliers proposing an improvement in trading terms backdated to 1...
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Picture This... Co-op group and Variety Club join forces
Stand up comic Michael McIntyre has launched a new partnership between The Co-operative Group and the Variety Club of Great Britain. The Co-op Group will link up with the showbiz charity to promote the latter's Gold Heart badges in stores from early...
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Grocer 33: Morrisons shines with great service
Morrisons in Whitefield beat off tough competition from Waitrose and landed our top store award by a whisker. Both provided strong availability, but Morrisons clinched it thanks to a shorter time at the till and its great service.
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Who stands to gain most from Waitrose Duchy deal?
There is no reason the sight of Prince Charles and Mark Price deep in conversation at a recent event should have aroused suspicion. After all, it was only in June that Price kicked off a speech on sustainable fishing at the CIES World Food Business...
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NewsWho stands to gain most from Waitrose-Duchy deal?
Waitrose is in talks to rescue the struggling Duchy Originals brand. But there are pitfalls to a multiple owning a supplier, finds Nick Hughes
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Somerfield financial director Robson to move to Thorntons
Mark Robson has become the latest director to leave Somerfield following its acquisition by The Co-operative Group in March. Robson, who is finance director, will leave in the autumn to join confectionery retailer Thorntons as finance director....