Although it is the smallest company bidding for Safeway,
Yorkshire-based retailer Morrisons believes it has the strongest
reasons for buying its rival - not least because its business model
continues to bear fruit, as its strong 2002...
Comparing prices between stores is a tried and tested means of
stealing a march on competitors in the food retail business. But
the basis for these comparisons must be shown to be correct and not
misleading, as the advertising watchdog...
Morrisons has reported strong growth in sales in the first four
weeks of 2003 - lending more support to its case for offering the
best opportunity for growth for Safeway.
The local impact on competition, rather than the national market
share of each retailer, is likely to be the best way of assessing
the rival bids for Safeway, claims new research. But it also means
that a carve up of the Safeway business...
Only Morrisons can guarantee a better deal for both customers and
shareholders of Safeway because only its takeover bid would not
entail the break up of the Safeway group, claims Sir Kenneth
Morrison. Meanwhile, press reports suggest...
The future of the UK's Safeway supermarket group has often been
linked to larger rival Asda, but it is in fact the smaller
Morrisons group which is to become the new owner of the chain. Such
a deal makes more sense, not least...