All Supermarkets articles – Page 17
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Co-ops form new venture
The Midcounties Co-operative has been formed following the merger of the West Midlands and Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester (OS&G) societies.
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Tesco tries its luck
All eyes are on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) following Tesco’s offer to buy 30 petrol stations from Morrisons. The sites were formerly part of the BP-Safeway joint venture and Tesco says if the deal is successful, it would convert them into Expre
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Craig slams ‘Tesco World’
Surviving in “Tesco World” would require resilience and the need for independent retailers, wholesalers and suppliers to join forces and work together Lizette Craig, managing director of Botterills Convenience Stores, told the Lanarkshire-based group
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New look for Co-operatives
New branding for several Co-op stores is being unveiled this week as the first stage in a re-branding exercise across the entire movement.
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Co-op closure row
The Co-operative Group is facing vociferous opposition as it attempts to dispose of around 100 of the stores it acquired when it bought the Alldays and Balfour chains. The group would prefer to sell the unwanted stores as going concerns. But where th
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Features and analysis
Tesco’s own cop shop
Police have set up home in a Tesco c-store’s back office in a bid to combat anti-social behaviour in Dorset.
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Merger plan for Co-ops
The Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op (OS&G) and the West Midlands Co-op have announced plans to merge and become the fourth largest co-operative in the UK.
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Co-op police unit trial fits the bill
The number of Co-operative Group c-stores with integrated police offices could increase after the success of the first one, in south-east London.
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Tesco under attack again
Tesco has once again come under attack over its growing presence in the grocery market, but this time some of its own shareholders have joined in.
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Irish move by Asda
C-store retailers in Northern Ireland could soon be caught up in a price war after Asda agreed to buy 12 Safeway stores in the province from Morrisons.
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Anger over Tesco rates reduction
A local authority in Norfolk has granted a Tesco superstore a 20% reduction in its business rates because it is having to compete with other stores owned by the multiple giant in the region.
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Co-op to axe 600 HQ jobs
The Co-operative Group is to shed 600 jobs at its Manchester head office by next year.
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Surprise as McGettigan quits Co-op
Eoin McGettigan has left his role as Co-operative Group food retail business chief executive after only three months.