24 January 2009
The Grocer
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A pie maker with royal appeal Subscription
24 Jan 2009
Premium pie supplier Toppings is a small family-run pie company that's made it into the supermarkets and is now targeting the export market. Nick Hughes reports
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Acid Test: Chairman's Reserve
24 Jan 2009
The gang sit back and swig from Chairman's special favourite rum
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Ad of the Week: Three trees, two dead birds and one confusing commercial
24 Jan 2009
Toilet roll is surely one of the more ironclad categories in a resilient sector - barring some dramatic change of shoppers' bathroom habits or an unlikely evolutionary leap altering our anatomy. Which is lucky for SCA, whose latest Triple...
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Advertising: Baileys is the Christmas big spender Subscription
24 Jan 2009
Despite Diageo’s efforts to extend Baileys’ appeal beyond a Christmas treat, the festive period remains a crucial time for sales
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Around the Papers 26/1/09
26 Jan 2009
Cocoa crisis; Tesco's secret poultry talks; alcohol improves bedroom performance, claim Aussies
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Asda to create 7,000 jobs
28 Jan 2009
Asda has become the latest retailer to pledge to create thousands more jobs this year.
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Asda's Bond warns of tough times for shoppers
26 Jan 2009
The average family has £4 a week less discretionary income than this time last year, a drop of 2.9%, according to a new study for Asda.
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Banana price wars warning
27 Jan 2009
The latest wave of price cuts on bananas will have a devastating impact on plantation workers in developing countries, charities have warned. Asda and Morrisons slashed their banana prices last week and other retailers were likely to follow suit, they said...
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BA teaches how to sell value ranges
24 Jan 2009
BA Cash & Carry is setting up tutorials in its depots to help its retail customers to choose the right products during the recession.Its customers are being offered free lessons on which ranges are selling well, how to lay out their stores...
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Bargain Booze proud to open its 50th store
24 Jan 2009
Off-licence chain Bargain Booze has opened its 50th convenience store in 18 months, despite controversy over the format's launch.Joint MD Matthew Hughes claimed Bargain Booze Select Convenience had "proved to be a success story in a...
