All Supermarkets articles – Page 487
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Value-driven shopping isn’t just about price
As well as offering low prices, Asda and Morrisons have improved their ranges - to dramatic effect, says Nick Harrison
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: VAT hike gives January sale claims an added élan
It’s the January sales and, once again, Britain’s supermarkets are offering some spiffing deals…
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News
A phoenix from the ashes
When Midlands Co-op’s store in Oakham, Rutland, was burnt to the grount in 2008, it signalled a new beginning for the store…
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NewsBooths reduces prices of non-food groceries
Booths has permanently cut the price of more than 1,000 non-food groceries across its larger stores…
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NewsHaldanes buys eight Co-op Group stores
New supermarket chain Haldanes has snapped up a further eight stores from The Co-operative Group.
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NewsSupermarkets get sweet on Candyking
Candyking, the former pick’n’mix supplier to Woolworths, has secured listings at 1,400 new stores in the past year…
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NewsCheatle named CEO of Midlands Co-op
Martyn Cheatle has been named as the new CEO of Midlands Co-operative Society after its CEO John Fitzgerald…
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NewsAs the snow keeps mounting up, so do the costs to industry
Cancelled deliveries. Closed stores. Frozen crops. The industry is counting the cost of up to three weeks of disrupted trading…
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NewsRetailers up prices under cover of VAT
Supermarkets have used the increase in VAT to pass on thousands of price hikes over and above the cost of VAT…
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News
Tory ombudsman model ‘does not go far enough’
The Conservative Party’s decision to champion a supermarket ombudsman will increase pressure on the government…
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News
Waitrose wine boss heads for Direct Wines
Direct Wines has completed a swoop for Waitrose wine chief Justin Howard-Sneyd.
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News
Grocer 33: Full basket puts Waitrose in first place
A full basket, no queue and helpful staff made Waitrose in Rickmansworth the clear winner this week.
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News
Baker leaves Duchy but remains central to Prince’s interests
Andrew Baker, the chief executive of Duchy Originals, is to leave his post after handing over nearly all functions of the job to Waitrose management.Baker has now been employed by the Prince of Wales as a consultant on a range of other...
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News
Second Opinion: Who’ll be the Christmas winner?
Waitrose and Morrisons will do well, and Tesco is set to improve on 2008, says Clive Black
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News
Waitrose launches ‘vital’ frozen range
Waitrose is relaunching its frozen food range to offer a "vital store cupboard" that includes scratch ingredients, bakery lines, risotto and slow-cook dishes.The 50-strong Waitrose Frozen range has been developed by chef Nigel Nugent to...
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News
Waitrose set to try out several Boots formats
Waitrose and Boots are considering trialling several different store formats simultaneously as they thrash out details of their forthcoming tie-up, The Grocer has learnt. A source familiar with the negotiations said the two may launch...
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News
Sainsbury’s builds sustainability links
Sainsbury's has launched three crop sustainability groups to forge closer links with its grower suppliers.Groups have been set up for field crops, protected crops and orchard crops to assist growers in making the supply chain more...
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News
Midlands Co-op food helmed by Spencer
Michael Spencer has taken over as head of food at the Midlands Co-operative Society following the departure of Pete Whitmore last month. Spencer was formerly head of distribution operations at Musgrave Partners GB, which owns the Budgens...
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News
Waitrose fish counters sell samphire
Waitrose has started selling samphire, sourced from Carmel Agrexco in Israel, as it looks to take the niche product mainstream.
The product, which is being stocked by a major UK retailer for the first time, goes well with fish and went… -
News
The Grocer review of the decade: the Noughties in a nutshell
The decade began with a game of supermarket musical chairs. Somerfield chief David Simons was the first to go, followed quickly by Sainsbury's Dino Adriano, replaced by Alan Smith and Sir Peter Davis respectively...