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Own label to Morrisons own brand?

Possibly one of the most impressive hires by Morrisons was Richard Hodgson who was the subject of an 11th hour...

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Dalton rolls back the clock with non food

Despite Morrisons long standing aversion to non food taking over vast areas of stores, they’ve always retained a small selection...

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M Local – an asset for any location.

The title of this blog is bold and after spending 3 hours with the management team at M Local, it’s...

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Morrisons ‘driving’ efficiency + a bit of M Local

Tesco have been striving for more efficiency for an age as they continue year in, year out to deliver a...

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Swinton store selected for next lab phase

I heard via the drums (the M company magazine and via email) that Swinton had been selected as the next...

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Vertical Integration via Hong Kong?

Yesterday saw the formal opening of the Morrisons sourcing office in Hong Kong with Dalton Philips, Richard Hodgson and Morrisons...

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Asda slide again – Bentonville won’t be pleased.

Kantar revealed their latest market share findings on 24th May and barely a ripple has been made regarding their findings,...

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Three steps closer to M Local?

  As the opening date for ‘M’ Local Ilkley gets ever closer I re-visited the store last week to chart...

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