19 September 2009
The Grocer
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Acid Test: McGuigan Classic Cabernet Sauvignon
19 Sep 2009
A bold and blackcurranty Aussie cab sauv, or over-priced plonk lacking complexity? Our panel decide
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Ad of the Week: Vimto's mixed message takes us all for a ride
19 Sep 2009
This column has previously noted (almost every week, actually) that advertisers seem to think 'zany' equals 'lucrative'. Usually the ghastly pantomime grates like children's knees on playground asphalt, but Vimto's trip to the fairground somehow pulls it off.
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Apples fight for share as sales volumes fall
19 Sep 2009
Apple consumption is falling as wide-ranging promotions on other fruit tempt shoppers to switch from the traditional favourite.Sales volumes of apples fell 3.2% to 501 million kgs in the year to May, TNS figures show. The market grew by...
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Around the Papers 21/9/09
21 Sep 2009
Morrisons non-food rejig; Xmas comes early; Spar sales surge
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Around the Papers 22/9/09
22 Sep 2009
Tesco ad row; Stilton 'from Stilton' sensation; Jesus 'would shop at Aldi'
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Around the Papers 23/9/09
23 Sep 2009
Cadbury drama continues; Suntory swallows Schweppes; Brits grow melons
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Asda puts fridge roll-out plans on hold after shopper feedback
19 Sep 2009
Asda has shelved plans to roll out the chiller cabinets with doors trialled at its latest eco-store in Liverpool, after shoppers claimed they made it difficult to reach certain products.The C02-powered refrigerators were launched when...
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Bestway aims to double symbol group sales over next two years
19 Sep 2009
Bestway plans to double its Best-one symbol group sales over the next two years.Best-one controller James Hall said the symbol was on track for sales to exceed £150m this year and that they had being growing at least 20% a year since it...
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Boardroom larks worth a King’s ransom
19 Sep 2009
This week The Guardian named Reckitt Benckiser boss Bart Becht as the top-paid executive in the FTSE100 taking home £36.8m last year in salary, shares and pens craftily snaffled from the office stationery cupboard.That's almost four...
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Around the Papers 24/9/09
24 Sep 2009
Cadbury backtracks; King surves his realm; 'pizza is bad for you' shock
