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What's in a name...?

What's in a name...?

Sainsbury's has announced they are pooling their value brands into one new label "Stamford Street".   Sainsbury's operates a good, better best range policy where Taste the Difference and Branded products...

What's in a name...?

Sainsbury's has announced they are pooling their value brands into one new label "Stamford Street".   Sainsbury's operates a good, better best range policy where Taste the Difference and Branded products...

How supermarkets entice you to spend

How supermarkets entice you to spend

Hi, this is a look at the ways supermarkets tempt you in to their stores or online and what they hope to achieve through marketing. Supermarkets spend fortunes on branding and image....

How supermarkets entice you to spend

Hi, this is a look at the ways supermarkets tempt you in to their stores or online and what they hope to achieve through marketing. Supermarkets spend fortunes on branding and image....

How fresh is your bread?

How fresh is your bread?

Ever wonder how small stores can offer fresh baked bread throughout the day? Running an instore bakery is expensive with high energy costs and the need for experienced bakers through...

How fresh is your bread?

Ever wonder how small stores can offer fresh baked bread throughout the day? Running an instore bakery is expensive with high energy costs and the need for experienced bakers through...

Career options in supermarkets

I want a career in a supermarket... said nobody...

Retail is one of the most challenging environments to work in. It is a thankless task where the work is never done and colleagues are constantly battling between serving customers,...

I want a career in a supermarket... said nobody...

Retail is one of the most challenging environments to work in. It is a thankless task where the work is never done and colleagues are constantly battling between serving customers,...

Till Receipt

Why do I have to scan a receipt to leave my sup...

Several supermarkets are currently trialling barriers at the exit from the self-scan tills, where you must scan a receipt to leave the store. This is in response to a significant...

Why do I have to scan a receipt to leave my sup...

Several supermarkets are currently trialling barriers at the exit from the self-scan tills, where you must scan a receipt to leave the store. This is in response to a significant...

Where's me biscuits gone?

Where's me biscuits gone?

A question I was constantly asked instore and at every family gathering was "why have you stopped selling a particular product?" Unfortunately I didn't carry the entire range file in...

Where's me biscuits gone?

A question I was constantly asked instore and at every family gathering was "why have you stopped selling a particular product?" Unfortunately I didn't carry the entire range file in...