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The Co-op news and analysis – Page 108
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The Saturday Essay - Jerry Marwood
I was interviewed last week by a journalist trying to get my thoughts on the current flurry of bid and counter-bid for Safeway. Buried among her questions were a couple about the fact that the Co-operative Group had started to claim it was the...
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Dundee set to close
The Co-operative Group has started talks with unions and staff over the possible closure of Alldays' Dundee distribution centre as plans to service Alldays' stores from its own depots take shape. As the first Alldays store in Scotland was...
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Braithwaite at helm as Alldays team finalised
Rod Addy The team managing Alldays and its integration into the Co-operative Group has been finalised. Neil Braithwaite, Co-operative Group general manager for retail finance, has been appointed Alldays' chief executive designate....
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Confused? Don’t be...
The Grocer is organising a seminar to help everybody in the trade get to grips with the wider implications of the increasingly complex Safeway auction process. Speakers confirmed so far include former Somerfield boss and Littlewoods chairman...
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Somerfield says brewers must share flak
Rosie Davenport Somerfield has defended its decision to slash the price of beer to a record low over Christmas, blaming brewers for chasing volume in the market. The retailer hit back at criticism for pricing a 24-pack of Carlsberg at £8.99,...
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A touch of class
Somerfield is rapidly building up a reputation as a serious wine retailer, says Tim Palmer Somerfield would never claim to have led the way in the development of the wine trade in the grocery business, but as the sector has grown in importance...
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Press round-up
The Co-op Group is eyeing up TM Group, the newsagent and convenience-store operator, valued at about £200m, said the Sunday Telegraph. The chain’s owners, HSBC Private Equity and Electra Partners Europe, have appointed Goldman Sachs, the...
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Press round-up
Somerfield will revalue its 1,300-store property portfolio in its full-year results in July, in an attempt to justify its rejection of a 120p-a-share bid approach from entrepreneurs John Lovering and Bob Mackenzie.The Daily Telegraph said that...
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Co-ops' rail sites bid
A clutch of leading co-operative societies is looking at opportunities to develop c-stores at railway station sites. The Co-operative Group, West Midlands Co-op and other societies have held initial discussions with the Co-op Union (now known as...
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Fairtrade pineapples for Co-op
The world's first Fairtrade pineapples went on sale in the UK over the Christmas period. The fruit, imported by farmer-owned AgroFair UK, joins bananas and mangoes as fresh fruit that can be certified Fairtrade. In response, the Co-operative...
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Brands dress up for the party
Morrisons remains at the top of the retailer chart, although Asda leaps into second spot with a New Year surge driven by promotion on alcoholic drinks. Somerfield is again last in the ranking although it has increased share during this period....
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Somerfield boosts local cauliflowers
Locally grown produce is being given a boost by Somerfield stores. Cauliflowers produced on the Isle of Thanet, Kent, and supplied by AV Produce are in the retailer's stores featuring a Produced in Kent' logo. The logo is used exclusively...
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Fair or fanciful trade?
Sean McAllister reveals complexities in the cocoa market that deter a major switch to Fairtrade After announcing that all its block chocolate has switched to Fairtrade, the Co-op is now calling on chocolate manufacturers to make at least one...
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Fair or fanciful trade?
After announcing that all its block chocolate has switched to Fairtrade, the Co-op is now calling on chocolate manufacturers to make at least one product in their range carry the Fairtrade mark. “I cannot see why that cannot be done,” says...
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In profile: John Howells
Operations Manager, West Midlands Co-op.How would you describe your role?I manage a team of group managers who are each responsible for a number of stores. I work with them to help develop the team and the strategy for the food division. ...
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Hubscher for Co-op sourcing
The Co-operative Group has picked Peter Hubscher to fill the newly created post of local sourcing manager. Hubscher will be responsible for promoting the purchase of locally sourced products for all CRTG members. He will also co-ordinate...
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Somerfield's MX2 factor
The plc's newest management scheme is designed to attract comercially astute employers and create a pool of home grown talent. Corporate resourcing manager Anita Craig goes through the basics.Last month saw the launch of MX2, Somerfield's...
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n more for cheese
Somerfield and its largest cheese supplier Glanbia have struck a deal to pay an extra £200/tonne for all cheese produced from November 1. Somerfield stressed the increase was a long-term agreement. First Milk said its prices to farmers for milk...
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Somerfield gains sales but loses Maguire
Somerfield’s second quarter like-for-like sales have rallied but also announced another high profile executive casualty with the departure of Kwik Save md, Graham Maguire, from the group.Group like-for-like sales for the 28 weeks to November...
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Hazlewood Sauces & Pickles has been developing new customer
Asda's Spicy Tomato & Pepperoni and Tomato, Sweetcorn & Tuna, along with the Co-op's Tomato & Herbs and Cheese & Bacon Pasta Bakes are said to be drawing new consumers to the category. Hazlewood cooking sauces product manager Damien Wurpillot...