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The Co-op news and analysis – Page 90
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Who we visitedLondis Hollyhead Road, CoventryJacksons King Edwards Drive, Harrogatespar Main Street, Torrance, Nr GlasgowTesco Express Amersham Road, Buckinghamshireco-op Little Common Road,...
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In Brief: Spotlight on Chile; German wine launch; Jungle art for bubbly
Spotlight on Chile The Co-operative Group has put the spotlight on Chile for its summer wine promotion. Its top South American picks include red wine of the month - Co-op Chilean Merlot 2005 (£2.99) - and a red fine wine of the...
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Spar replaces Somerfield supply at 18 Total forecourts
Spar has signed up 18 forecourt stores formerly supplied by Somerfield as it launches a five-year partnership with Total UK, its second major forecourt deal in the past two months.Speaking to The Grocer about the move, Richard Bennett,...
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Lothian Co-op buys former Somerfields
Lothian Borders & Angus Co-op has beefed up its estate with nine Somerfield stores in Scotland. The shops measure from 1,450 to 3,460 sq ft and are in locations ranging from Blackburn to Aberdeen. Most are thought to be former...
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Somerfield to switch to Simply Value sub-brand
Rachel BarnesSomerfield is to ditch its Makes Sense! value range in favour of a new-look sub-brand called Simply Value.The 200-strong range of food and non food products will replace the 90-line Makes Sense! range from September....
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Somerfield to switch to Simply Value sub-brand
Rachel BarnesSomerfield is to ditch its Makes Sense! value range in favour of a new-look sub-brand called Simply Value.The 200-strong range of food and non food products will replace the 90-line Makes Sense! range from September....
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United Co-op finds hi-tech solutions
United Co-operatives is rolling out electronic shelf-edge labelling and chip and PIN technology across its estate in a £4.2m overhaul of its in-store technology.The society is also introducing self-scanning and hi-tech touch-screen till...
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Co-op tells it like it is about shoplifting
The Leeds Co-operative has been doing its bit to serve the community and crack down on store crime by highlighting the consequences of shoplifting to more than 1,000 school children in the Selby district. The society joined forces with...
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McCracken hails recovery in food sales
The Co-operative Group's food retail business is enjoying its first period of like-for-like growth after almost two years of negative same store sales. In an exclusive interview, Guy McCracken, who heads the food business, said: "In the...
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Disney walks on the wild side with health
In moves that associate it further with healthy eating instead of fast food, Disney is linking up with two UK retailers' fruit offers. Its latest animated release, The Wild, is being promoted with on-pack offers in Somerfield. Customers...
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Marketing guru rises at United Co-op
Patrick Allen, head of group marketing at United Co-operatives, is joining the management executive. Allen joined in May 2004 from running a consultancy. He introduced a corporate marketing department, which brought together the marketing...
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architect of change
Better shops. Better products. Better service. Better execution. That's what shoppers want from the Co-operative Group's food stores. And that's what Guy McCracken has been focusing the business on delivering for the past 12 months or so....
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Price Survey
Iceberg lettuce prices have plummeted at Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons, Waitrose and Somerfield this week but the order of our top six supermarkets has remained unchanged. Asda is still The Grocer 33&'s cheapest supermarket for...
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Free to grab shoppers in an irresistible way
Somerfield is raising its promotional game and has particular enthusiasm for the free-standing display unit's power in-store. Merchandised displays play an important part in optimising visibility for brands in-store. They often...
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"Our food price inflation figures won't grab headlines but the story is no less interesting for that"
As of this week Somerfield will no longer feature in The Grocer 33. You can call it foresight, if you wish, as The Co-operative Group confirmed its interest, on Wednesday, in swallowing it whole, but in fact we took the decision for a very...
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Plea for co-ops to be freed up to compete
Britain's farming co-operatives need to be freed from the constraints of competition law to enable them to raise their game and become class acts like their counterparts abroad, according to a report from First Milk. The...
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Somerfield setsits focus
Simpler, better, cheaper. These are the priorities for Somerfield&'s new management team as it looks to inject some life into the chain&'s like-for-like sales performance.Suppliers attending a conference in Birmingham this...
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WHO'S THEGREENEST?
We've had Sainsbury's plastic packaging plan; Tesco's carrier bags scheme; The Co-operative Group's switch to green electricity; Asda's direct to store delivery scheme in Cornwall; Waitrose's "best supermarket" Soil Association awards; and...
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Oakes leaves at end of Somerfield project
Martin Oakes, logistics, IT and new business development director at Somerfield, has left the retailer.Oakes left this month after completing a project to outsource all of Somerfield's logistics to distribution company Wincanton, a...
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Oakes leaves at end of Somerfield project
Martin Oakes, logistics, IT and new business development director at Somerfield, has left the retailer.Oakes left this month after completing a project to outsource all of Somerfield's logistics to distribution company Wincanton, a...