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Government rules out permanently relaxing Sunday trading hours
Minister for business and enterprise Mark Prisk said there are “absolutely no plans” to permanently relax Sunday trading hours after legislation was passed yesterday to relax trading laws during the Olympic Games.
Tesco market share slips as Asda continues to gain
Tesco’s market share continued to slip in the three months to the end of March as Asda gained share.
Plastic bag usage plummets in Wales after 5p charge
Supermarkets in Wales have experienced a plummet in plastic bag usage since a compulsory charge was introduced for them last year.
Co-op remodels stores to improve local appeal
The Co-operative Food is ditching its “one size fits all” store model to better appeal to local shopper demographics.
Sir Stuart Rose criticises Sunday trading relaxation
Former Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose has criticised the relaxation of Sunday trading laws during the Olympics.
The Co-operative Food records 2.1% like-for-like fall
The Co-operative Food faced a “severe challenge” in 2011 as like-for-like sales fell 2.1%.
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Retailers divided over Sunday trading
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Further redundancies expected at The Co-operative
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The Co-operative appoints group brand director
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New owner invests £50m to turn around Peacocks
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Co-op sales dragged down by former Somerfield stores
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Fairtrade sales hit £1.3bn as Morrisons makes commitment
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John Cleland named Maplin chief executive
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Co-op to axe up to 300 jobs at HQ
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Asda records strong Christmas performance
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The Co-op makes £40m in sustainability savings
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The Co-op set to launch in-store food magazine
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Scottish Government sets out detail on 'supermarket tax'
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Tesco moves UK operations head Robbins
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Morrisons acquires meat processing facility
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Co-op Food hires Steve Murrells as chief executive
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Morrisons brings back pay day offers
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The Co-operative makes senior job cuts
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Christmas sales uplift for The Co-op
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Co-op advertises to win more spend
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New year grocery discounting begins
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Grocery market to hit £184bn by 2016
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Sainsbury's and Co-op well placed to poach custom
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Co-op revamps electricals site
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Co-op food boss Tim Hurrell steps down
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Co-op profits and sales hit by tough climate
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Morrisons leads big four, while Aldi reports all-time record share
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Retailers count the cost as looters attack stores
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Co-op launches sandwich designing competition
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Wickes joins Co-op and Aldi in suspending News of the World ads
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Haldanes blames Co-op for forcing it to file for administration order
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Co-op members give £3m of profit-share to charity
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Co-op relaunches Truly Irresistible in sales push
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Hard discounters and Waitrose post strong growth
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Haldanes and Co-op in legal battle over former Somerfield stores - UPDATED
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Morrisons kicks off Easter petrol campaign
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Beales targets a return to profit after buying Anglia Co-op stores
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Co-op focuses on non-food as grocery growth slows
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Wilkinson trials contactless payment
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The Co-op profits soar despite like-for-like dip
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'Storm in a tea bag' as Co-op employee sacked 'for drinking Lady Grey'
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Grocers back Government healthy living pledge
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Naked window displays for Fairtrade Fortnight
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Co-op has store in every postcode with Strand opening
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Co-op disposals spark convenience space race
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Co-op revamps stock management system
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The Co-op to create 1,700 store management jobs
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The Co-op launches Valentine's campaign
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Sainsbury's increases market share, while Morrisons dips
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Everything Everywhere to launch contactless payment on mobiles
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The Co-op launches new food range
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The Co-op appoints Gill Barr as marketing director
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Morrisons and Co-op eye up Abel & Cole
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Co-op sales hit by bad weather
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The Co-op launches food ad campaign
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Morrisons hunts for brand director as part of management overhaul
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Christmas on ice
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Co-op to create 7,000 jobs
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Tesco’s share growing but Morrisons falters
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Co-op trials city-centre home shopping service
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The Co-op launches £200m Christmas promotional package
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Co-op members donate £1.2m of their dividend to good causes
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The Co-op to open in The Strand
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Grocers warn on level of promotions
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Record levels of promotions fail to lift grocery sales
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Somerfield nears the end as Co-op rebrand finishes
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Retailers count cost of payments breakdown
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Grocers and discounters prepare for bidding war over Netto shops
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Promotions at a high as Co-op profits rise
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Co-op profits rise despite Somerfield sales drag
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Tesco and Asda continue to underperform
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Co-op to lay off 872 Somerfield HQ staff
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Co-op marketing director leaves
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Tesco and Asda market share slips during World Cup
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Co-op share payout tops £50.4m
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Co-op tests electricals range in food stores
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Co-op hires independent directors to bolster food board
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Co-op chairman backs Peter Marks
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Co-op’s Somerfield crisis
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Asda lags behind the market
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Retailers among firms fined £225m for tobacco price fixing
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Supermarket profile key for thriving Co-op
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Co-op reports bumper profits, lifted by Somerfield acquisition
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Oracle Retail Week Awards 2010: The Winners
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Asda’s market share growth halted as Tesco hits back
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Co-op Pharmacy invests in new mobile devices
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Co-op reshuffles marketing and commercial teams
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Snow chaos to cost grocers ‘millions’
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Loyalty push helps supermarkets outstrip the festive competition
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Co-op reports Christmas like-for-likes up 5%
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Grocery sales robust in December
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Supermarkets launch Champagne price war
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Co-op and Somerfield launch £200m price war
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Sainsbury’s takes Tesco site after competition ruling
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Co-op plans price cuts as like-for-likes swell
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Co-op food sales soar
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Co-op overhauls IT in Somerfield integration
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Co-op says it holds the key to ‘democratic consumerism’, not Asda
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Co-op electricals site switches to greener servers
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Grocers slash plastic bag usage by 48%
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East of England Co-op to sell non-food stores
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Retailers are responding to obesity, claims BRC
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Co-op’s local format helps it secure record results
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Co-op reports record full year results
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Sainsbury’s gains market share as Easter promotions pay off
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Co-op server estate virtualisation almost complete
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Co-op launches digital TV channel
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Sainsbury's buys 24 stores from Co-op
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Paul Mason steps down from Somerfield
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The Co-op completes its Somerfield deal
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The Hut sticks with bespoke software in expansion drive
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Co-op to deploy workforce management system to 2,200 stores
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The Co-operative Group to close Somerfield head office next year
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Co-op to tout 'social' brand values
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Co-op uses entire Coronation Street ad break for brand campaign
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The Co-op uses Bob Dylan soundtrack in new ad campaign
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Co-op gets green light for Somerfield deal
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Alliance Boots and Co-op eyeing Rowlands stores
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Co-op to pursue shoppers with brand campaign
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The Co-operative Group reports strong Christmas
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Woolworths to launch Store 21 fashion concessions
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Food drives Co-op profit jump
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Co-op to install mini-banks in 250 convenience stores
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Co-op to sell 107 Somerfield stores
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OFT invites comments on Co-op’s Somerfield buy-out
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Co-op chief: Somerfield integration will be easy
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Co-op buys Somerfield for £1.56bn
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Co-op poised to complete Somerfield takeover
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Co-op to buy Somerfield for £1.6bn
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Co-op to sponsor Pride of Britain Awards
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Co-op in talks to sell unwanted Somerfield stores
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Retailers sign environmental pledge
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Supermarkets face cigarette price-fixing inquiry
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Co-op slams Soil Association labelling system
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Co-op boss aims to land Somerfield by summer
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QS to open in supermarkets
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Co-op needs to up Somerfield bid to seal deal
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Somerfield sale in jeopardy
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Asda could carve up Somerfield
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Fairtrade sales rocket 81 per cent
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Grocers go all out for Fairtrade Fortnight
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C-stores fuel Co-op’s Christmas growth
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Co-op distribution rethink lifts stock availability
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Co-op puts the fizz back in its stores
Co-operative Group, the egalitarian retailer, has unveiled a format in London that will set the pattern for the future. John Ryan visits.
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Diamond Jubilee: Raising consumer spirits
Consumer spirits are low but as a summer of big events nears, kicked off by the Diamond Jubilee, retail could have a moment in the sun.
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Safe and secure
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Retail resolutions for 2012
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A little local difficulty
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Supermarkets: The kings of convenience
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Security technology: A full arsenal of deterrents
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Joining forces to stop retail crime
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Christmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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Spaced out
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A world of international retail opportunities
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Contactless payments: Out of contact
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The Asda family tree
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Peter Marks
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Shopping centre Grade II listing alarms retailers and mall owners
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Getting retail mergers right
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Andy Bond: Asda is ready for battle ahead
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In-store marketing: Get to the point
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Top 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
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United we stand
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Stamp of approval
Can Somerfield acquisition reverse The Co-op's fortunes?
The Co-operative Group greatly increased its food retailing scale by acquiring Somerfield, hot on the heels of merging with the United Co-op.
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Small stores are big business
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Don’t fall into the VAT trap
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Baptism of fire awaits the new grocery chiefs
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Co-op needs to toughen up
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Supermarkets must still be ethical in the era of frugality
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A new era for grocery chiefs
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Co-op and Morrisons: the IT challenge
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Co-op should focus on what it does best
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A marriage of convenience
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Co-op is right to bid for Somerfield
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Convenience sector is the long-term favourite
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Somerfield bid will likely break it up
