All Grocery articles – Page 463
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Tesco, Ever Wondered Who Picks Your Groceries?
Tesco has started 2013 with the multichannel bit between its teeth, first poaching House of Fraser ecommerce boss Robin Terrell and then revealing a new dotcom store in Crawley.
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NewsWaitrose appoints Jackie Wharton as new convenience director
Waitrose has promoted Jackie Wharton to the position of convenience director replacing Diana Hunter, who is leaving the grocer to become chief executive of Bargain Booze.
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NewsSainsbury's teams up with Channel 4 on cookery show
Sainsbury’s has collaborated with Channel 4 to produce a daily cooking show to air in late February.
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NewsThe Co-operative dumps supplier after horse meat found in burgers
The Co-operative Group and Asda have said several of the beef burgers they withdrew from sale as a precaution amid the horse meat scandal featured equine DNA and The Co-op has delisted supplier Silvercrest.
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NewsIceland to DNA test meat but stands by supplier following horse meat scandal
Iceland is to introduce DNA testing following the horse meat controversy but will not delist supplier Dalepak.
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OpinionBlog: Could the industry adopt Tesco law?
The horse meat scandal is nearing the finish line, but the repercussions look set to change the food and drink sector for the long term.
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X5 Retail reports net retail sales growth
Grocery group X5 Retail has reported preliminary consolidated net retail sales growth of 8.3% to RUB490.09bn (£10.34bn) for its full year 2012.The group’s like-for-like sales decreased by 1.4%. Pyaterochka stores, X5’s core format, delivered only 0.5% like-for-like sales growth.Karusel hypermarkets also suffered - like-for-like sales fell 9.9% and revenues slid ...
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Ahold US division appoints executive vice-president of merchandising
Grocer Ahold’s US division has promoted Mark McGowan to executive vice-president of merchandising with immediate effect.McGowan was previously executive vice-president of supply chain.
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Grocery retailer Metro to sell part stake in convenience store
Grocery retailer Metro plans to sell 48.2% of its stake in convenience store operator Couche-Tard to BMO Nesbitt Burns, National Bank Financial and TD Securities.Metro chief executive Eric La Flèche said the company made the decision “given the market value of our holdings in Couche-Tard relative to Metro’s total value”.Following ...
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NewsTesco delists horse meat supplier as it invests in DNA testing
Tesco has delisted the supplier at the heart of the horsemeat controversy as it revealed that it will introduce DNA testing checks to “set a new standard”.
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NewsAsda’s controversial 'sexist' Christmas ad cleared by advertising watchdog
Asda’s Christmas advert has been cleared of allegations of sexism by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after viewers complained it depicted outdated stereotypes of women.
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NewsPoland confirmed as source of contamination in horse meat scandal
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has confirmed that horse DNA found in beef burgers sold in UK supermarkets originated in Poland.
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NewsTesco fights back as sales growth outstrips rivals, Kantar reports
Tesco has matched the wider grocery market growth for the first time since June 2011 and has outmuscled archrival Sainsbury’s, according to Kantar Worldpanel data.
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NewsOcado sponsors Jamie Oliver’s new online food channel
Ocado has agreed a deal with former Sainsbury’s brand ambassador Jamie Oliver to sponsor the celebrity chef’s new online food programme.
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NewsMajestic Wine poised to scrap TV ads after lacklustre campaigns
Majestic Wine is set to scrap TV advertising and plough investment into new store growth instead after lacklustre campaigns last year.
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OpinionComment: What Morrisons could do better
A visit to the refitted Morrisons in Camden on Saturday afternoon was revealing. One morning, in the autumn last year, the suits were out in force admiring the change that had been wrought in the store following a makeover.
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NewsMorrisons enters into new price negotiations with suppliers
Supermarket Morrisons is in negotiations with suppliers about securing better terms just six months after it called them in and asked for discounts.
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NewsTesco begins 'urgent' investigation after withdrawn burgers found on sale after horse meat scandal
Tesco has apologised and launched an urgent investigation after burgers that had been withdrawn from sale as a result of the horse meat scandal were sold to the public.
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NewsAsda income Tracker: Disposable income remains flat in December
The latest Asda Income Tracker has showed that families were no better off than a year ago in December with disposable income remaining flat.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers took a tumble in the horse meat crisis
The discovery of horse and pig DNA in beef burgers in the UK and Ireland has rocked food retailers. Alex Lawson looks at the checks on the industry and how well the grocers reacted.