The Co-op news and analysis – Page 83
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Co-op Group consolidates distribution
The Co-operative Group is set to close two food distribution sites in the north east of England to make way for a new 270,000 sq ft RDC. The £12m site will be built next to the Co-op Group's existing RDC in Birtley, Tyne & Wear, and is...
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Milk co-ops welcome OFT merger approval
First Milk and Milk Link have welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's decision not to refer their merger plans to competition authorities - effectively giving it the green light. Having looked at territorial, milk supply, cheese production...
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Court slaps alcohol marking order on Somerfield store
A Somerfield store must have all of its alcohol products marked by police so they can be traced back to the store if they are found in the possession of minors.The condition was imposed this week by a licensing panel at Brighton and Hove...
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In Brief: Tesco deal passed; Carluccio's on a roll; Honey helps coughs
Tesco deal passed The OFT has cleared the acquisition by Tesco of five former Somerfield stores in Thurso, Bedlington, Little Lever, Ramsbottom and North Hykeham. Carluccio's on a roll Italian restaurant and deli chain Carluccio's recorded a 66%...
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Price Survey - 8th December 2007
For the first time in more than two months, Somerfield has replaced Waitrose as the UK's most expensive retailer, while Asda reached a 10th week as the cheapest. Somerfield's £49.43 basket reflected a 49p increase in the price of Cadbury Dairy Milk...
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OFT clears Tesco's acquisition of five Somerfield stores
The OFT has cleared the acquisition by Tesco of five former Somerfield stores.The competition watchdog said it had decided not to refer the merger to the Competition Commission based on the information currently available to it.The...
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Dairylea determined to stay the big cheese
Kraft's Dairylea accounted for 36% of featured space activity among the top five brands last weekend, 15 points ahead of second-placed Boursin. Asda and Somerfield allocated featured space chilled ends to the Dairylea range using save, x-for-y...
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Commission orders Tesco to sell store
The Competition Commission will force Tesco to sell a controversial former Co-op store in Slough after concluding it had reduced competition in the area.Tesco also owns a 100,000sq ft superstore in the area, which is less than a mile away...
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Burglar goes to sleep on the job
Peterlee Magistrates Court has heard that 31-year-old Dean William Stronach fell asleep during the burglary of a Somerfield, according to the Sunderland Echo.Stronach, who denies a trespassing with intent to steal, is alleged to have...
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Glum to glamorous at Asda - Q&A and Availability
Asda has transformed the former run-down Co-op store in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, into a modern and stylish branch and won our Top Store award just three months after opening. Any change on this scale is bound to cause a stir among local...
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My Alternative CV - Helen Bridgett, head of sales and marketing, The Co-operative Group
What's your nickname? Alas, I don't have one. Who was your first teenage crush and why? Although this ages me - it was Donny Osmond and I think he is still gorgeous! When was the first time you got drunk? I started on the good stuff and I ...
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Home-grown oats go into Co-op bars
The Co-operative Group has launched a range of cereal bars made with oats grown on its own farms. The products join a growing list of lines, including peas, pumpkin and onions, that have been repackaged and branded with the retailer's...
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Flavoured water withdrawn
Tesco, Sainsbury's and the Co-op have recalled bottles of flavoured still water due to mould contamination.Sainsbury's recalled six varieties of its own-label flavoured water, Tesco five and the Co-op three. The water was supplied by Cott...
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Co-op claims Fairtrade first for Christmas
The Co-op is launching what it claims will be the UK's first Fairtrade Christmas pudding and mince pies.The pudding has been made using 52% Fairtrade ingredients including raisins, demerara sugar, muscavado sugar, dates and...
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OFT called on to give merger green light
Dairy industry sources have called on the OFT to give the go-ahead to the proposed merger of First Milk and Milk Link.Opponents of the merger have argued that although the combined co-op would control less than 25% of Britain's raw milk...
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Chillcott takes top spot at Anglia Co-op
John Chillcott has been named the new chief executive officer of Anglia Regional Co-operative Society.Chillcott, who has worked at the society for 16 years, moves up from the role of food executive. He is taking over from Neil Double who...
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Co-op Group motors ahead on back of food profit up 17%
The Co-operative Group has reported bumper half-year results and a sixth successive quarter of like-for-like growth for the last trading period before its merger with United Co-operatives.Guy McCracken, head of food retail for the...
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One helps Co-op push water range as ethical
The Co-operative Group is harnessing the ethical water brand power of One for the relaunch of its own label water. Fairbourne Springs will go into all 3,200 co-operative society stores in a new format with One appearing as a sub-brand....
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Le Crunch is back in action
Undeterred by all the noise surrounding the start of the English apple season, the annual Le Crunch campaign for French apples has kicked off in the Co-operative Group and Somerfield. "The UK is our biggest export market and we are...
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Price Survey - 22nd September 2007
After a minor blip in last week's commodity based list, Asda is once again sitting pretty as the cheapest retailer in The Grocer 33 pricing survey. However, Somerfield is closer than ever to breaking into the top four. Usually the second most...