All Grocery articles – Page 698
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Supermarkets accused of bullying suppliers
The European Parliament declared yesterday that big European supermarket chains may be abusing their market position to drive down prices paid to suppliers.
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Government should get a grip on responsible message
The Government will not be able to its achieve targets on climate change, health and fair trade without tackling its often confusing relationships with supermarkets, according to a report by the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC).
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Tesco cuts wine bottles' weight in eco drive
By Katie Daubney Supermarket group Tesco is to reduce the weight of wine bottles to cut their environmental impact. By 2010 the grocer aims to save 72,000 tonnes of glass by cut the weight of bottles by 25 per cent. Tesco category technical manager for beers wines and spirits Andy ...
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Wal-Mart backs Sony in DVD battle
Wal-Mart has said it will no longer stock Toshiba’s HD-DVD discs and players in favour of Sony-backed rival Blu-ray.
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Tesco targets £1bn of local produce sales
Grocery market leader Tesco will today unveil a sales target of 1 billion of locally produced food by 2011.
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Competition Commission botches remedies publication
The Competition Commission (CC) made a fiasco of publishing its crucial remedies report.
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Competition Commission wants more stores, but calls for ombudsman
The Competition Commission this evening gave supermarkets the green light to build more stores, but recommended the appointment of an ombudsman to provide suppliers with greater protection.
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Opinion
Has Whole Foods Market turned a corner in the UK?
Whole Foods Market opened in London’s trendy High Street Kensington to a fanfare last June.
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OFT accused of 'sensationalist' publicity seeking over milk inquiry
A High Court Judge has slammed the Office of Fair Trading for engaging in “public relations exercises” and accused the regulator of trying to attract “sensationalist publicity” over its inquiry into alleged price-fixing, according to the Daily Telegraph today.
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John Lewis delivers strong sales
Department store John Lewis has returned to form in the week to February 9, posting a 5.8 per cent increase in sales to 45.1 million.
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Competition Commission to deliver remedies report today
Competition Commission (CC) will publish its hotly anticipated remedies report for its inquiry into the 120 billion grocery sector this afternoon after 4.30pm.
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Morrisons unveils its £110m IT makeover
Morrisons has signed a deal with Oracle for what is set to be the biggest retail IT transformation project agreed this year.
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Grocers’ share price turbulence
Morrisons, the grocery victor last Christmas, took analysts on a tour of its Northern redoubts on Tuesday.
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Wal-Mart sets sights on in-store clinic empire
Wal-Mart wants to open 400 medical clinics, called The Clinic at Wal-Mart, in its stores by the end of 2010.
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Wine Rack gains stores from Threshers estate
Thresher Group is converting some of its eponymous off-licences to the Wine Rack fascia.
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Asda, Sainsbury’s and Co-op move in on Somerfield
Asda, Sainsbury’s and Co-operative Group are understood to have submitted provisional first-round bids for local grocery chain Somerfield last week.
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Sainsbury’s hires 150 in non-food
Sainsbury’s is to hire 150 staff to support its burgeoning non-food operation.
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Asda staff to share £21m bonus
Asda has now paid 107 million in bonuses to its staff since a performance-related bonus scheme was introduced in 2000, when Asda was bought by Wal-Mart.
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Harrods to sell £250-a-glass champagne for Valentine’s
Iconic department store Harrods is to have a sparkling Valentine’s Day by selling champagne at 250 per glass.
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M&S voucher drive sparks stock fears
Marks & Spencer has distributed 800,000 discount vouchers offering 20 per cent off clothing, food and homewares this weekend as the retailer attempts to drive sales in the final weeks of its financial year, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph .