All The Grocer articles in 21 March 2009
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IFE09 celebrates top 10 Fresh Idea innovations
Tax-free brandy cooking gel? Garlic juice spray? Retailers looking for something different for their shelves need look no further than the winners of the Fresh Ideas Award at this week's IFE show.A judging panel of food experts presented the...
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World News: 21/3/09
CANADA: A strike at Safeway has been averted after the workers union ratified a new collective agreement. A five-year deal that improves pay, benefits, compassionate leave and department transfers has been agreed by the UFCW. Under the new deal,...
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Other Movers 21/3/09
Former Sainsbury's supply chain director and convenience director Lawrence Christensen has joined the advisory board of logistics giant TDG's parent company LIT.
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Analysis & FeaturesPromo Dynamic: Salty snacks steal into top 10 ranking
Confectionery has widened the gap at the top of the Promo Dynamic table in a week marked by almost identical levels of activity as last week
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NewsDisplay ban 'will shut down 3,600 c-stores'
As many as 3,600 independent c-stores are at risk of closure if the repercussions of a proposed tobacco display ban in the UK are as severe as those felt in Canada. The estimate, calculated by The Grocer, comes in the wake of new data from…
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NewsGrocer 33 Online: Tesco shines with service and stock
Tesco’s online service has blown its rivals out of the water in the latest online Grocer 33 survey. Improved search and navigation on the site sped up the shop, and once again the retailer was the only supermarket to offer an alternative to bags....
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NewsGrocer 33: The Extra that does a little bit more
Tesco Extra in Ipswich netted this week's top store award in a week where customer service and availability were hit and miss for the supermarkets. The store boasted strong availability and a neat layout that was unobstructed by the...
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NewsMorrisons' non-food to grow by 500 lines
Morrisons is planning to move further into non-food this year with the launch of 500 new lines. The chain had chosen not to offer an extensive non-food range like its rivals, but CEO Marc Bolland said the 500 lines would be added to...
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Editor's Comment: The problem is a culture in which heavy drinking is accepted - even expected
What a storm in a pint glass Sir Liam Donaldson's daft proposal to introduce a minimum 50p price per unit for booze has whipped up. Once again, the finger of blame for our 'binge-drinking culture' has been pointed at grocery retailers for selling...
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Ad of the Week: All Rhodes lead to London for Flora's flawed fauna
There's a danger for any company touting its socially responsible cuddliness that more or less anything it does will come off as a cynical PR stunt rather than altruistic act of ethical enterprise. After all, companies exist to make cash -...
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'Sexist' ad lifts Oven Pride's sales
Oven Pride claims sales have rocketed 100% since the brand's controversial TV campaign kicked off two weeks ago. The 'So easy, even a man can do it' strapline had prompted complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority of it being sexist,...
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Advertising: Detergent feels the chill of recession
Despite being the biggest-spending fast moving consumer goods category in terms of advertising, the washing powder and liquid sub-category cut its year-on-year ad spend a whopping 65% to £5.32m in the four weeks to 1 March. The reduction in...
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Cadbury aiming for a bigger share in bagged chocolates
Cadbury has thrown down the gauntlet to rivals Nestlé and Mars with three new sharing products. Next month, the confectionery giant will roll out a Bitesize range consisting of Cadbury Raisins and Cadbury Peanuts in 200g resealable pouches,...
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NewsSecond Opinion: Cut-price alcohol costs us dear
Price of booze must go up if we are to tackle the problem of binge drinking, says Tim Lang
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NewsCheaper Alternatives feature is hit with Tesco online shoppers
About 40% of Tesco online customers are using the Cheaper Alternatives feature, the site's marketing director told The Grocer. The option, launched last September, suggests cheaper own-label products or rival brands when consumers pick more...
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Another one bites the dust at Moy Park as Rooney departs
The commercial director of poultry and food processor Moy Park, Seamus Rooney, has become the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the company since December. Rooney, who has led the UK sales and marketing team for 10 years,...
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Rustlers appeals to credit-crunched lads
Kepak has launched a new cut-price range of its Rustlers branded fast food to appeal to credit-crunched shoppers. Two products, The Bacon Roll and The Hotdog, have been added to the microwave snacking brand's offerings in convenience and...
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Ethical approach puts Co-op on IGD's elite list of retailers
It takes a certain type of retailer to thrive in a downturn and that's what makes IGD's 10 to watch in 2009 list so interesting. Nick Hughes reports
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Comment & Opinion
Saturday Essay: Preparing arms for war over climate change
Dairy farmers need accurate information to combat accusations about greenhouse gas emissions, says Brian Lindsay