25 February 2012
The Grocer
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£1bn target for non-food at Sainsbury's
25 Feb 2012
Sainsbury’s is to focus on its entertainment website, Gok for Tu range and home products this year as it bids to push its general merchandise sales through the £1bn barrier.
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A big pay squeeze hits major industry execs
25 Feb 2012
As Tesco hit the headlines this week for offering unpaid work experience to jobseekers, executives at the top of the food chain have seen their own pay fall.
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Asda in cheesecake allergy alert
20 Feb 2012
Asda is recalling twin packs of its frozen Extra Special White Chocolate & Raspberry cheesecake as the label doesn’t warn allergy suffers the products contain egg and sulphur dioxide.
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Arla shrugs off downturn to grow profits
24 Feb 2012
Global dairy giant Arla beat the global downturn last year to post a 3.4% increase in global profits, to DKK1.3bn (£152.8m).
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Albert Bartlett rolls out all-American line
25 Feb 2012
Albert Bartlett has bolstered its branded presence with American Style Russet Potatoes.
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A boost to duty fraudsters
25 Feb 2012
Any proposal to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol will be ineffective unless measures are taken to stop the growing illegal trade…
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Aldi plays up British angle as it launches new site for suppliers
25 Feb 2012
Aldi has launched a new recruitment website for suppliers as it looks to boost the amount of British produce it offers in stores.
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A year on, is Clarke getting Tesco back on track? Subscription
25 Feb 2012
He’s had a rough ride in his first 12 months, but the CEO could soon appease his critics with a raft of measures for the UK.
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Clarke: clarity on pricing key to sales success
21 Feb 2012
Like-for-like sales at Asda grew by 0.5% in 2011, excluding VAT and fuel.
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Campbell jogs the memories of sobering times
25 Feb 2012
There’s none so zealous as the converted. Panorama had retired spin king and former boozehound Alastair Campbell…
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Belief in sustainability
25 Feb 2012
While I agree with Tom Hind about the need for retailers to be less short-termist…
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Colin Holmes
25 Feb 2012
Holmes spent the vast majority of his retail career at Tesco, joining the supermarket giant in 1988 and working his way up the organisation.
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Buyers want category returns, not mates. Show them the money Subscription
25 Feb 2012
If you can’t demonstrate how your product will make money for them then get out your wallet and get down on your knees.
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Black market accounts for a quarter of tobacco
24 Feb 2012
More than a quarter of all tobacco smoked in the UK is either fake or smuggled - costing the country billions of pounds in lost tax revenue.
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Caravan and Sweet Charity to join forces
25 Feb 2012
Leading grocery charities Caravan and Sweet Charity are to merge.
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Booker opens another depot in Mumbai
25 Feb 2012
Booker has opened its fourth depot in India.
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Bisto ads put emphasis on family meals
25 Feb 2012
Bisto is hoping to encourage families to sit and eat together in its latest push.
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Broker's Gin to be distributed by Hi-Spirits
25 Feb 2012
Broker’s London Dry Gin is aiming to up its retail presence following the appointment of Hi-Spirits as its UK distributor.
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Barbie and ghoul girls lead boom in doll sales
25 Feb 2012
Anyone who feared dolls were falling out of favour with today’s technology-mad girls can think again.
