All The Grocer articles in 18 February 2012
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NewsFoster’s revives Fast Show favourites for ‘brilliant’ new comedy
Foster’s has commissioned another six new episodes of classic nineties comedy sketch show The Fast Show, to be shown exclusively on its website.
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NewsFour jailed over £50m alcohol tax scam
Four men have been jailed for their part in a £50m alcohol tax evasion fraud.
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NewsKing: 'Don’t blame us for high street decline'
Justin King has waded into the debate over the future of the British high street, blaming traditional retailers for failing to adapt to the changing needs of society.
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NewsFree food mag from The Co-op to push value message
The Co-operative Group is to launch a bi-monthly in-store magazine next month.
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NewsKellogg’s in surprise swoop for Pringles after death of Diamond deal
Cereal giant Kellogg Company has announced it is to buy P&G snack brand Pringles.
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NewsNoble's tank gears up for March Fourth
Noble Foods has unveiled a Challenger II tank made from more than 5,000 egg boxes to celebrate the launch of its March Fourth campaign in support of the armed forces.
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NewsGenius makes European debut with Carrefour
Gluten-free bakery brand Genius is making its first move into Europe through a tie-up with supermarket chain Carrefour.
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NewsSecond helping of Partridge for Foster’s
Heineken UK will be airing a second series of Mid-Morning Matters with Alan Partridge this summer through its Foster’s comedy website.
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NewsTesco hopes for Halo effect with femcare venture brand
Tesco has launched what industry observers believe is the retailer’s latest venture brand – a range of feminine hygiene products called Halo.
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Weir takes over from Cassoni as FD of John Lewis Partnership
The head of the retail division at Lloyds Banking Group, Helen Weir, has been appointed group finance director of Waitrose owner the John Lewis Partnership.
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NewsMark Ronson and Katy B move to the Olympic beat
Coca-Cola has launched its global Olympic ad campaign ‘Move to the Beat’, fronted by music producer Mark Ronson, singer Katy B and a number of Olympic athlete hopefuls.
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NewsSainsbury’s to hold Jubilee Family Festival
Sainsbury’s is to hold a family festival in London this summer to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Penrith
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsWas £15.79... still £15.79. Study finds 80 Tesco.com errors
Tesco bamboozled online shoppers with at least 80 contradictory promotions in a single day, a study by online price monitor Profitero has revealed.
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World news: 18 February 2012
The Netherlands: Heineken has posted a 9.2% increase in full-year profits to €1.58bn, ahead of expectations. Sales rose 3.6% to €17.1bn during the year. However, it warned that input costs would increase by 6% in 2012 due to rising malted barley prices. “The company expects to mitigate this impact through ...
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KMI streamlines offer as it looks to grow its sales by 50% to £20m
Beauty company KMI Brands is looking to sell some brands and invest more in its core business.
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Tesco complains about 'avoidable damage' of late deliveries
Tesco has accused its suppliers of costing it millions in lost sales after imposing a new system of fines to tackle availability problems.
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NewsSuppliers: 'fines from Waitrose are an abuse'
Small suppliers have accused Waitrose of “an absolute abuse of power” following its introduction of fines for late deliveries.
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NewsCrime-cutting scheme is rolled out across UK
Retailers are set to gain free access to a new weapon in the war against retail crime.Facewatch, an online system for reporting low-level crime, has been released for free to all UK businesses. The system makes it easy to report crimes and share CCTV footage with police.Trials of the system ...
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Lactofree backed by 'say yes' TV advert
Arla has recruited a hedgehog for a new ad campaign for Lactofree in a bid to get shoppers to ‘say yes to dairy’.