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AnalysisSupermarket price wars: Battle of the baskets
Sainsbury’s Brand Match is the latest in what has been a barrage of price promotions to entice hard-pressed shoppers. Are the grocers marshalling their forces for a price war? George MacDonald reports.
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NewsMorrisons showcases M Kitchen at pop-up restaurant
Grocer Morrisons brought new range M Kitchen to London’s West End to showcase its quality when it opened a pop-up restaurant opposite famous department store Liberty for three nights.
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Penny plans revision of store network
Rewe Group-owned discounter Penny has plans to revise its store network in Germany, forecasting the closure of 120 to 140 stores during the next year. According to reports, nearly half of the approximately 2,400 stores are currently in the red. As for the remaining network, Rewe Group reportedly wants to ...
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Carrefour director Alain Fretellière to leave the group
Carrefour director of private label Reflets de France Alain Fretellière will leave the group at the end of the month. Fretellière, who also leads relationships with small and medium-sized enterprises, was a driving force behind the creation of Reflets de France, a range of French gastronomic products, which has enjoyed ...
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Lidl implements ‘1 now & 1 later’ promotions
Schwarz Group’s discount store chain Lidl in the Netherlands has begun to implement ‘1 Nu & 1 Later’ (‘1 now & 1 later’) promotions. According to the retailer, it plans to reduce food waste at customers’ homes with these special offers. The products promoted in Lidl’s leaflets have a multi-buy ...
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NewsWar of words over Asda own-label market share claims
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s has rejected a claim made by Asda chief executive Andy Clarke at yesterday’s IGD Convention about the pair’s respective own-label market shares.
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OpinionPrice wars are fine, but what about the suppliers?
Another day, another price war. Or so it feels. Great news for shoppers on a budget, terrible news for suppliers.
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NewsAsda overtakes Sainsbury's in own brand market share, claims Andy Clarke
Asda has overtaken rival Sainsbury’s in private label market share according to the Walmart-owned grocer’s chief executive Andy Clarke.
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NewsAsda launches 'price war' on toys
Asda has kicked off a price war on toys in the run up to the crucial festive period as it launches a new TV ad campaign that takes it head-to-head with Argos.
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NewsRival grocers 'can't get near Morrisons on pricing' says Dalton Phillips
Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips said Sainsbury’s exclusion of his business from its Brand Match programme is testament to Morrisons’ price-competitiveness.
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NewsSacrifice profits to help cash-strapped shoppers, says Tesco boss
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke told the IGD Convention that sometimes it is right to sacrifice earnings in order to help hard-pressed shoppers.
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NewsWaitrose to install self-service nationwide
Waitrose will roll out self-service checkouts across branches nationwide in a bid to provide customers with more multi-channel payment options.
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NewsSainsbury's buys online entertainment business
Sainsbury’s has bought online digital entertainment business Global Media Vault, which supplies the supermarket’s entertainment ecommerce platform.
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NewsSainsbury's to launch Brand Match nationwide on Wednesday
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to launch its Brand Match price initiative across the UK from Wednesday as grocery competition hots up.
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Pick n Pay enters Mauritius
Pick n Pay has entered Mauritius with the launch of a 43,000 sq ft franchise superstore and plans to add two further outlets in 2012. The move is part of the retailer’s foreign growth strategy across the sub-saharan region. Having withdrawn from Australia this month, Pick n Pay now has ...
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Intermarché to grow convenience format
Intermarché is to increase its presence in big French urban centres by growing its Intermarché Express convenience format. The retailer has 22 convenience stores and expects to operate 50 by the end of 2012. Eight Express stores will open in the next four months, said Philippe Manzoni, president of ITM ...
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NewsSainsbury's poised to extend Brand Match across UK
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to launch its Brand Match price promise nationwide after testing the idea in Northern Ireland.
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NewsAsda posts full-year profit rise
Asda’s operating profit rose almost five per cent to £998.6m last year, excluding charges such as royalties to parent Walmart.
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NewsIceland hits the right note with Solomon
Getting celebrity endorsements right can be tricky as many retailers struggle to make the link between the star and brand credible, however Iceland has struck gold with Stacey Solomon.
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Aldi's views on new debit fees upheld
Aldi has had its views on new debit fees upheld by the Australian Federal Court, it has been reported. The discounter went to court to stop banks and its rivals Coles and Woolworths from making what it says are misleading comments about the effects that new fees on the Eftpos ...