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The forgotten man reappears with £500m promise

As a fellow blogger puts it, Richard Brasher is indeed a bit of a forgotten man at Tesco. Recently speaking...

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The first offensive by Phil Clarke?

Around a week ago now, the Tesco employee forum had a somewhat cryptic message regarding a secret launch with 18...

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Good half year delivered – bigger picture?

Probably useful to read the slides that were used at the announcement alongside this blog post. As expected, the half year...

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Good half year expected – what about the deeper picture?

According to several sources, Morrisons half year results are expected to be well on target with another good financial performance...

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Bakery – Much more than bread.

The good old Bakery, an area where retailers love paying lip service to, ‘we’re investing x,y,z in freshness’ and the...

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A few loose ends to tie up in Kirkstall…

Its been a while since the last blog, for which I apologise, Indeed this blog will be a bit shorter...

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First Ilkley, now Wilmslow for M Local

Leafy Wilmslow with its Aston Martin garage, Toni + Guy salon and upmarket Space.NK.apothecary (posh high end moisturiser/make up retailer)...

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Swinton gets the Kirkstall treatment

        Last month I was tipped off that a new tranche of lab stores were being launched,...

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