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Small Business Worried By Number Of Supermarkets
New data released by the newspaper the Daily Mail suggests that more than two fifths of towns in Britain have at least five supermarket outlets within a ten minute drive of one another.
The report suggests that 42 per cent of all British towns were in such a position, with some chains owning more than one outlet within a ten minute drive of one other. The finding has alarmed small business.
David Amess, Conservative MP and and chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group is calling for a government inquiry into the supermarket industry.
Mr. Amess would like the government to investigate claims that supermarket retail chains are choking high street business. Mr. Amess claims that the retailers, through the employment of high priced lawyers, are able to overturn decisions taken by local authority.
The rise of the supermarket in the UK contrasts significantly with the number of independent retailers, which has declined considerably from 500,000 in 145, to just 35,500 today.
The ‘big four’ supermarkets – Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco have captured nearly 75 per cent of the £80 billion grocery sector.
Add to the mix the fact that the UK entered recession in 2008, and the story for independent retailers has not been good, with more than 2000 going out of business last year.
The diversification of supermarkets into multiple consumer segments has made it even harder for small businesses to be successful.
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Sales Growth At British Supermarkets Slows
A new report issued by market research firm Kantar Worldpanel suggests that growth in sales at leading British supermarket chains slowed down to their lowest level in nearly two years.
The pace of growth in the market slowed to 5 per cent during the quarter ending February 21st, compared with 5.2 per cent in the preceding quarter.
A spokesperson for the research firm says the slow down in growth could be as a result of price cuts and price wars undertaken by many retailers. Some analysts suggests however that customer loyalty may be declining as a result of the economic downturn.
Asda was the leading beneficiary in February, after having seen declines in January. The retailer engaged in an aggressive marketing campaign which produced sales growth of 3.3 per cent during February compared with 2,1 per cent in January.
Despite the increase, Asda’s market share has fallen to 17 per cent from 17.2 per cent as perennial rival Tesco gained at its expense, increasing its market share by 0.3 per cent to 30.4 per cent of the total market after aggressively cutting its prices.
Some analysts have expressed concern at the performance of Sainsbury’s, whom many believe lags the traditional market leaders Tesco and Asda.
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Sainsbury’s To Establish Home Energy Centres For Sales Of Energy Efficient Products
UK retailer Sainsbury’s is set to become the first supermarket chain to offer its shoppers the chance to buy renewable energy products.
Sainsbury’s in a joint effort with energy company EDF Energy says it plans to open three new concessions known as Home Energy Centres (HEC’s) at its retail outlets in Kidderminster, Leicester and Camberley.
The Home Energy Centres will behave as showrooms, and provide shoppers with information and advice, as well as a number of energy saving and renewable energy products such as solar panels, insulation and air source heat pumps.
Customers visiting an HEC will also have the ability to sign up for a new electricity or has deal, and staff members will help customers to apply for government subsidies to fund making energy efficient improvements to their homes.
The retailer says the centres have been established to act as a complement to its national sales line, where consumers nationally can order products from the retailer, and have them delivered and installed by an EDF Energy professional.
Sainsbury’s commercial manager Adam Zeiderman said: “There are lots of people who want to invest in renewable energy products but they don’t know how or where to start. We use some of these products in many of our stores, and now we’re making it easier for people to use them in their own homes.”
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Sainsbury’s To Expand Its FairTrade Product Range
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s says it will broaden the range of it Fairtrade products, as it seeks to attract more ethically minded shoppers. 
Sainsbury’s says it hopes the expanded range, alongside its RSPCA endorsed meats will help differentiate the retailer in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Sainsbury’s Fairtrade product range is currently 700 strong, including tea, coffee, bananas, sugar, rice and chocolate. The company claims to be the largest fair-trade retailer in the world, selling over £210 million worth of fair-trade goods.
Fairtrade is an international organisation that aims to provide better terms and working conditions for farmers growing products in developing nations, by branding the goods as being ethical, being able to charge a little premium, and ensuring that producers get their fair share as payment.
MP Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, said: ” Supermarkets stocking Fairtrade goods give millions of shoppers the opportunity to make a difference to farmers in the developing world.”
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Sainsbury’s To Reduce Carbon Footprint By One Third
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s says it intends to unveils its plan on how it will lower its carbon footprint by a third, by switching to carbon dioxide based refrigerators.
The retailer says it will release details at an Environment Agency conference in London, where it will outline its plan to convert its refrigerators from the current F-gas based fridges, to the less polluting CO2 based fridges across its store network.
The supermarket chain says it intends to convert all the fridges located in 135 of its 800 stores by 2014, with the entire sotre network being converted by 2030.
Sainsbury’s says that by converting its fridges to ones which use CO2 to cool rather than F-gasses, the company will reduce its entire carbon footprint by a third.
Commenting on the move, Chief executive Justin King said: Fridges are by far and away the biggest source of CO2 emissions in any supermarket through both the energy required to power them and the refrigerants themselves.”
“If all supermarkets in the UK switched to this sort of refrigeration, the reduction in CO2 emissions would amount to around two million tonnes a year.”
Mr King added that from next year all new Sainsbury’s stores will use CO2 fridges as standard.
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UK Supermarkets Improve Their Customer Satisfaction Rankings
According to a new survey of customer service, UK supermarkets provide a higher level compared with their non-food retailing peers.
In the most recent UK Customer Service Index, the UK’s supermarket chains received an average score of 80 out of 100 for their customer service in a study which polled some 26,000 shoppers.
The top retailer which provided consumer satisfaction in the index was Waitrose who scored an average of 86, and was closely followed by Marks And Spencer who scored 85 points.
Asda came in third in the rankings, scoring 81 points, and was followed by Sainsbury’s and Iceland. The UK’s largest retailer Tesco scored 79 out of 100.
Bottom of the supermarket customer service list was the Co-op with a score of 75.
The top non-food retailer in the UK John Lewis was John Lewis and as a category non food retailers managed an average score of 79 points.
The results of the survey show that the retail sector in general has managed an improvement of four points during the last two years, and now top the industry consumer satisfaction rankings ahead of tourism and consumer services.
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Tesco No Longer Amongst Big Three Retailers Globally
Tesco is no longer amongst the big three global retailers according to recent ranking and report authored by professional services firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
According to the report, the UK’s leading retailer has dropped from third spot to fourth in the ranking of world’s largest retailers, and was replaced in the number three spot by German retail behemoth Metro.
The report shows that perennial number one, US based retailer Wal-Mart, owner of the UK’s second biggest supermarket chain Asda, retains its position as the world’s largest retail group, ahead of French giant Carrefour.
UK chains Morrisons and Sainsbury’s were also included in the top fifty.
The report, which was featured in the Times newspaper suggests that recession was the primary reason for a fall in profits at tw-thirds of the companies listed.
Ira Kalish, author of the Deloitte report, said: “This has been a tumultuous year for the global retail industry. Sales growth slowed and profitability fell, sharply for some. Many retailers ‘bought’ sales with heavy promotions which hit the bottom line hard. However, we are already seeing evidence that as economic recovery takes hold around the world, retailers should be able to return to a path of improving profitability.”
Tesco is poised to release its Christmas trading update on Tuesday
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Waitrose UK’s Top Performing Grocery Retailer During Holiday Season
The top performing UK grocery retailer over the holiday season turns out to be Waitrose, who managed to record a 14 per cent year on year rise in sales growth during the four weeks ending Boxing Day.
According to market research firm Nielsen, the upmarket food and grocery retailer saw sales increase by 13.6 per cent during the quarter ending December 26th, compared with the same time frame in the previous year.
Waitrose sales increase was nearly double the rate recorded by the dominant British grocery retailer Tesco. The UK’s largest supermarket chain trailed its rivals during the period, registering growth of 7.4 per cent during the course of the four weeks. Tesco registered the lowest sales growth for the period.
Morrisons who placed second on the list recorded 11.8 per cent growth in sales during the holiday season, followed by Asda who registered an 8.6 per cent increase in its sales during the period. Sainsbury’s was fourth on the list, and saw a sales increase of 7.7 per cent during the Christmas shopping season.
Commenting on the results, Nielsen said the grocery market experienced a “robust” December and a “particularly strong” Christmas and said the sector had grown by an aggregate of 6.7 per cent during the four week period.
A Nielsen spokesman said “We had a slow start to the season and from the figures it looks like consumers held back until the final fortnight where we saw some exceptional growth. The level of promotional activity in supermarkets usually drops off in December but it remained at 35pc this year. Shoppers shared in the bonanza – price cuts, bigger than ever promotions and loyalty scheme give-aways all helped encourage shoppers to spend.”
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