All Supermarkets articles – Page 455
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No stores – but Sainsbury’s and Asda are players in the Republic
Asda and Sainsbury's have more than doubled their combined share of the grocery market in the Republic of Ireland to 2.4% despite not having a store in the country.Their market share in the Republic rose from 1% in the year to 5 October...
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Food chief bows out at Midlands Co-op
Pete Whitmore, the head of food at Midlands Co-operative Society, is set to retire after 45 years' service with the society.Whitmore joined Midlands as a shelf stacker back in 1964, when it was the Birmingham Co-operative Society, and...
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Savanna wins new supermarket listings
Savanna Cider has reported double-digit sales growth and is set to double sales over the next year on the back of new listings in Sainsbury's and Morrisons.The South African brand, which is already sold in Asda and Tesco, will be...
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Sainsbury’s tweets recipe and meal tips
Sainsbury's has launched a Twitter feed to tempt customers with new recipes.The account, which went live this week, was designed to encourage shoppers to discuss cooking ideas, said a Sainsbury's spokeswoman. "Our aim with...
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury’s enhanced by concessions
An impressive range of extra services and a near-full shopping basket won Sainsbury's in Castle Boulevard, Nottingham, the top store award this week.
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Eco-friendly Midlands Co-op store rises up from the ashes
Midlands Co-operative Society has opened one of the UK's most eco-friendly stores on the site of a shop destroyed by a fire 15 months ago. The new 33,000 sq ft supermarket, in Oakham, Rutland, cost £4.5m to redevelop and its eco-features...
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New chain Haldanes launched by industry veterans
A new supermarket chain run by industry veterans is set to burst on to the retail scene during November.
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Ecover concentrates on improving sales
Struggling household brand Ecover is locking horns with Unilever and P&G with its debut concentrated laundry cleaner.The bio and non-bio concentrates (rsp: £5.69) have been on trial at Waitrose and Ocado for three months but will be...
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Waitrose eyes plan to grow in Glasgow
Waitrose has lodged plans for its largest Scottish store yet, which could open in East Renfrewshire by February 2011. Spanning 36,000 sq ft with a 25,000 sq ft sales area, it would create 200 jobs in Newton Mearns. If approved, it would...
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Bulletin: Waitrose oil shame... Weetabix Welsh woe... French farm hand-out
Palm oil rankings embarrass supermarket; cereal maker obliterates island; Sarkozy gift for onion-growers
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Amy’s Kitchen adds touch of India to soups
California-based convenience brand Amy's Kitchen is adding an Indian Dal soup to its Waitrose range.Indian Dal Curried Lentil soup is made from a mixture of organic lentils and beans flavoured with a mild blend of spices and herbs (rsp:...
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Sainsbury’s sold alcohol to the underage
Sainsbury’s has been fined £15,000 and paid £29,832 in costs after being caught selling alcohol to kids at stores in Derbyshire by a test-purchasing operation.
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Grocer 33: Sainsbury’s shines with great service
Sainsbury's in Barnwood, Gloucestershire, netted our top store award this week for its outstanding customer service.
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Pukka Pies upgrades to family size
Pukka Pies has launched its first family-size pies with the aim of becoming market leader in the family-size hot pie market.The 700g pies come in chicken and steak varieties (rsp: £3.89) and will be in Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco from...
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Bulletin: Gates tackles world hunger... Sainsbury's bid talk... PepsiCo iPhone gaffe
Microsoft guru's foundation invests in food production; supermarket's shares soar on speculation; PR gaffe? there's an app for that
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Around the Papers 12/10/09
Co-op cashes in; Deloitte on rack over Bakkavor sale; Cadbury update looms
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NewsGrocer 33: Tesco pips Sainsbury’s to the post
Two retailers boasted strong availability this week, but a super-efficient checkout assistant helped Tesco in Coatbridge pip Sainsbury's in Ipswich to the top store award.
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Blakemore appoints ex-Somerfield man as trading director
AF Blakemore has appointed Mike Boardman as trading director, replacing David White, who retired due to ill health.Boardman joins from Somerfield, where he was head of ambient trading, following the supermarket group's acquisition by The...
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Quality Test: Own-label small French baguette/baton
Waitrose offered the most expensive baguette, at 59p, and it showed. Not only was it the softest of them all, it had a light, fluffy texture and a pleasantly sweet taste.
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NewsEditor's Comment: Categories must work harder than ever for shelf space
Whether you think Sainsbury's is doing better than Tesco or vice versa (an apples and pears scenario if ever there was one), there's no getting away from the fact that growth has slowed for both.