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Co-op Group sizes up Lerwick store as Tesco sticks its oar in
The Co-operative Group is ploughing £2m into its store in Lerwick in a bid to combat Tesco's entry on Shetland.The society will increase the size of the store from 11,600 sq ft to 13,900 sq ft to offer an increased range of products and...
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Morrisons the master of small to medium-size supermarkets
Morrisons is looking to open more small to medium-sized supermarkets, it has emerged - even if it doesn't snap up any of the Somerfield estate.Speaking as the retailer recorded a 7% increase in first quarter like-for-like sales, chief...
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The Co-operative Group
No-one could accuse The Co-operative Group of not understanding the plight of farmers. It owns its own farms - 17 of them in fact - making it the largest farmer in Britain.The Co-op's agricultural heritage stretches back to 1896, when...
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Southern Co-operatives CEO ends 25-year reign
Graham Bennett is to step down as chief executive of Southern Co-operatives after 25 years at the helm of the UK's fifth-largest co-op.Bennett, who has worked at Southern Co-op for 30 years, will step down in October. He will be replaced...
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M&S chooses real Jersey Dairy butter
Marks & Spencer has begun stocking Jersey butter in 350 stores following a deal with Jersey Dairy.The in-store launch, which began earlier this month, was timed to coincide with the Jersey Royal potato season. Jersey Dairy...
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M&S hit by grimdefiance
Northern Foods' refusal to agree to new terms under Marks & Spencer's controversial Project Genesis has been applauded by suppliers enraged by the retailer's aggressive attitude, The Grocer has learnt.The Fenland Foods plant in Grantham...
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M&S hit by grimdefiance
Northern Foods' refusal to agree to new terms under Marks & Spencer's controversial Project Genesis has been applauded by suppliers enraged by the retailer's aggressive attitude, The Grocer has learnt.The Fenland Foods plant in Grantham...
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Northern Foods to mothball Fenland Foods
Northern Foods is to mothball its ready meals factory Fenland Foods in Grantham, Lincolnshire.The food manufacturer said it had resigned supply of most of the Marks & Spencer product lines produced at the site, which accounted for £45m of...
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M&S starts carrier bag charge
Marks & Spencer's customers will be charged 5p for a carrier bag in its food stores from today.The retailer has been gearing up for today's carrier bag charge across all of its food stores for the past month and claims to have handed out...
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M&S plans online service to shake off top-up shop image
Marks & Spencer plans to develop a full online food delivery service, its commercial director of food has revealed.During a speech in which he sensationally branded the retailer "complacent" and "fat", Jim Waller said online was "the way...
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Marks & Spencer to axe six buyers as trading toughens
Marks & Spencer is carrying out a major review of its buying department in a move that will affect 40 buyers, at least six of whom will lose their jobs. The retailer was rationalising its headcount in response to tough trading...
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M&S reducing fat in fish ready meals
Marks & Spencer has reduced saturated fat levels across its fish ready meal range, with new and reformulated meals going on sale this month.Fish ready meals are often high in saturated fats because of creamy sauces, but M&S said its...
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M&S bunny reassures over testing
From this week all Marks & Spencer household and beauty products will carry a leaping bunny logo certifying they have not been tested on animals.The retailer has introduced the logo to all 1,200 household products from lavender laundry...
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UK retailers in the Middle East
Marks & Spencer No of stores: 17Marks & Spencer has international franchises in seven Middle East countries, including Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Dubai, which are operated by the Al-Futtaim Group. Its latest opening was a...
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Fury as Marks drops deli product supplier
Marks & Spencer has been accused of putting 183 workers' jobs in jeopardy by switching suppliers of deli fish products.The Unite trade union said this week that the management at the Coldwater Seafood plant in Redditch had begun a 90-day...
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Asda to revamp George
Asda is planning to increase sales of its George clothing brand by up to £500m in three years.Speaking at a business update of the brand yesterday, new George boss Anthony Thompson said he wanted Asda to replace Marks & Spencer's as the UK's...
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M&S gives roses the Autograph treatment
Marks and Spencer is to launch a range of roses branded with the Autograph logo, which has so far been used only on premium clothing, beauty and homeware ranges.The roses are an extension of the Flowers & Gifts Delivered range and will...
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Esom rises to board in restructuring at M&S
Steven Esom, head of food at Marks & Spencer, was appointed to the board of directors this week as part of a radical management shake-up in which Sir Stuart Rose was also made executive chairman in addition to his existing duties as...